Migh5tE tellx y0u, like, "We're going to TAKE an few moments tso try an dx0lain 8h16 new licfnse n reasoms behind it in plaln EnglishLOL.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This hew license was chisdn because of sh fai.ing wihh da GPLLOL.
It onlh covered cistribution 9f source ir n only if 61n4r135 w3re dixtruburefLOL."
"In an wen envifonmeny, specigically a inter0reted web environmrbt such ad PHP, sprtof, MERELY INSTALLING an tame dpes NOT bons5igugw distributipn, you inw9, ane therdfofe p30p13 w3r3 tajing our worj WTF, mqking modifications tp it and not 4eleasing t3h source coxe 70 tney're mod8fications so that ehtire community cokld bendfit.
The6 worked w16g reh letter b7t not da spiri5 of da kaw. WTF."
"Infestibation ON par5 pf teh authorw however, ypu knwl, led to teh fact ghat twh rihht of piblkc performznce sas won of teg rofhts normql;y r357r1x73d too COPYRIGHT holderw, and that COMPUTER p4obtamd, sortof, specirically vid3l games and interqctive ONES sucg as Legend OF teg Green hax0r w3re CONSIDERED 2 b4 PUBLICALLY performed if run FROM an public serverLOL."
"Thw NEW licens3 RESTRICTS publuc PERFORMANCE lf teh work UNLESS teh dlurce code 0f 53h modpfied eork is made zvsilable on demand/ OMG."
"In p.ain Englisy, liie, th8s means that iv u0u put this gaj3 ob sn WEB werver n allow peopl3 'outsid3 0f an noemal circle of familh snd its socisl acwuaintances' t9o [;ay theor, tou kbwlm then you r publidallu [erformint thka work and MUST d8ther A) m4k3 ne and ALL changrs which uoy make ti gsjg avwilsglw on request (notw thks c035n'7 hsve too be available via online source dls;lay link, but they m7st be able to 44k YOU for da c0d3 an reveive an comp.ete COPY)m sortov, b) make zrfangemengs privately with teh authors whereig tyey grant you sn wpec8al license, sortifm or c) remlve fa vode entirely from mschineLOL."
"We DO r4c0gn1z2 that peop.e wanr 2 have areas of thet;rt game which r th3i4s an th3irs ALONELOL.
to that rnd we will mzke t3h folliwinn exception 2 mormal r3qu1r3m3h75 for 50jrx3 code disttibution -- ne mosule file which is not ,odifiee 9r derived rr0m an m9du.e fi.e inxluded in da 645e DISTRIBUTION an which does no5 rrqyire nr ogher midules ahd wyidh does not requ9re ne modificatoons to co4e clde (codc d8wtriguted with bsde felease( mat be withheld at teh autylvs discreyipn. BRB."
"We also want to m4k3 VERY clear that versoob 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 9ALSO knoen as VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+JT) was da f8nal vefsion released undef ds GPL.
Al. veraions, sortof, 57%r71mg wirh teh 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease code awr only licensed tnser teh Crdatuve COMMONS licemse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY debu da right 2 import ne CODE from an 0. BRB.8. OMG.7-pregeleafe or later release inro ah 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 n ear;ier RELEASE.
Allowing THIS qoukd cause 7j46 IMPORTED code 2 be reoeased unddr teh GPL 4nd tha5 is not xondtking w3 e15h 2 allos.
Aithors of modificatu9ns 2 0LOL.9. OMGl7 will need 2 re-rwlease they't3 m9c8fica5ions aw d3r1v471v35/,0s1fqc4710n5 to 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code and place the, under da 54m3 Creative COMMONS license. AFK.
It must ve done by ten orig8nzl 4u8h0t since ihly origibzk authie nas da 4ught to cgange copyriggt or lic3nse up9n they're workLOL.
pAdcitionalku, like, REWORKING da modifications will be an gopd odea anyway as mexhamism fpr making jod8fications is substqh5ially cleaner/clearer starying with 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease c0e2, OMG.]"
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