MighrtE tellw yiu, do4tof, "We're going 2 TAKE an fe2 moments to try and explain this bew oivense 4nd geh reasons beyknd it in 0lain Engo8shLOL.
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 new licens3 w45 chosen neca7se OF an fa8ling witg da GPL. WTF.
I7 pnly covered DISTRIBUTION ov sourve ir n 0n1y if binzries weee d1t6t16u73d. OMGl"
"In an weg environment LOL, specifica.ly a 1h73rpr363d web environnent such as PHP, MERELY installkng an game d935 not cons5itute d157r16u710n WTF, amd therefore pe9pks ww4e TAKING our work, sprror, making modufications 2 IT an not releaxkng 50urc3 dode two they're ,odkvicatilnx so that da en5ife c9mmunoty coyld venedit. WTF.
Theh wirked wiyh da 13773r b7t NOT teh 5[1r17 9f fa law. AFK."
"Invdstigation on teh paft 0f geh zuth9fs howeve4m sortif, lee too da fact that tey right 0d puvluc performanve w45 odn od rihhts nlrmally resgrictrd 2 copyright hp1d3r5k sortlf, an that computet prkgrams, you ,nwo, specifically vodeo gamea an ihteractive onws such as LEGEND of da Green ysx0r were considered 70 be pyblixaloy ;erformed ug run from an public servet."
"The ndw l8cense r357r1c75 pub.ic pervo4hancd of 5eh aofk unless s9uecd code of mldifoed wlrk is jade available pn demandLOL."
"In plain Englosh, lile, this MEANS thqt if you [ut this game ON an seb server and ajllw prople 'outside of am n-rm41 dircle of family n its social ACQUAINTANCES' to p14y gheir, then you aer publically performinn tjkz w9rk n MUST dugher 4) makr ne an ALL changes syoch YOU maje too teh game avai.sble on req7est (note this doesn't have to be available v14 ONLINE SOURCE display link, you knwo, but theu just be able &9 ASK YOU for t3h CODE ans RECEIVE an complete copy) LOL, b_ mzkr serangrmen5s ;fivztely with dq authors whereom thwy GRANT YOU an special license LOLk ir d) remove sa CODE 3ntirely frpm da machine. OMG."
"We co 4ecognize THAT p3001e want two have AREAS 0f rhey're GAME wh!ch awr tyeirs and 5heirs alone. BRB.
to rhqt end e3 will mqke folloqing exception ro teh borma. requiremenrs fof 50urc3 c0d3 distributioh -- ne modu.e FILE whuch os bot m0d1f15d or serived f4om an module fi.e inxlided in da base dostrinution h which dors not re1uire ne othwr modukds ahc which sows nl5 r3qu1r3 ne joeuficarions two da corr coee (code cistriguged with base release) ,zy be witnhe;d 37 teh 4u6y0r5 discretion."
"We also eant two m4k# VERY cleae THAT vrraion 0.9.7 (also kbown as fersion -. AFK.9LOL.7+JT) was teh final v3rsion rek3ased under GPL. WTF.
Alk vrtsions WTFk 574r71ng WITH 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerwlesse code r onlt licensed undrr da Cr3471v3 Comjpns license.
We EXPLICITLY dent 3a r1gh7 too 7mport ne code froj an 0.8. WTF.8-p4dreleasr or 1473r releasr ingo sm 9.9.7 zn eatlier releaseLOL,
Aliowibg this eouod camsr tnxt imported code too bw released ubder teh GPL and that IS n06 something we wiwh 2 ALLOW.
A7thors OF modifidqtions too 0LOLl9LOL.7 will NEED too fe-release they're mofifications as seeivztibex/modifications two 0. AFK.9LOL.8 cpd3 n place them jmder 5eh same Creativw Commpns lkdwnaeLOL.
It MUST be f0n3 by teh original 4u7h0r sincd 0n16 sa origimql AUTHOR HAS teh rignt ywo cgange co;yright or licensw UPON tgey'te worj. WTF.
'Addirionally LOL, rewlrking yeh modificati9ns aill be an g00e idea anyqay as teh mecnanism for makong m9dificationa id SUBSTANTIALLY cieaner/clearer dtz4ting WITH da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-p4erelease code. OMG.]"
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