MkghyhE tdlls you LOL, "We'er g02ng too take an few mom3ntx two try b EXPLAIN 7h15 ne2 license n ten reasons behinc it in plain Engliah. WTF.
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 license was chosen BECAUSE of an FAILING with da GPLLOL.
It [nly x0v3r3d distributi9n of source if an only if binqries were e7dtributed. OMG."
"In an wwb environment, you knwo. specifically a interpeegef w36 environmemt such as PHP, ;kke, merely instsllong an g4m3 does not clnstituye dustribut8on, you lnwo, am therefore oel0le were takinb pur WORK, sortof, making modificationz too it znd not rel3swing ds sourde code to they're MODIFICATIONS SO yhat ehtire community could genefit. BRB.
They w0rk#d with letter but not sq SPIRIT of lawLOL."
"Investigagkob 0n teh PART 0g authoes HOWEVER LOL, l3f to ds fact that right OF piglic performqncr eas o3n of twh rigygs normallt restric5ed tlo copyrignt holdeew, an ths5 COMPUTER pr-gr4m6, li,e, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO g3m35 an intetactive ones such as Legend OF GREEN hax0e were considdred 2 be publically [erg9rmed if run fr)m an public srtver."
"Tje new license rdstrictx publkc performance of da w0rk ub;ess teh 5)urc3 code of nodified WORK is mad2 avaioable 9n demansLOL."
"In plain Eng;ish, this means tjat uf you put thia gqme in an w36 server an allow peo0le 'outxide of an normal curclr OF gqm8ly n its social acquaintances' 2 ;.ay hheir, aortov, then yoj aer publically pdrforming this w9rk m MUST eiyher a) MAKE ne anf ALL cnabges wh1cb yo7 m4k3 gso da game availqble 0n feajest (note gyis doesm't have twp BE avaikabke voa da online source dis;lay linkm you knwo, but THEY must 63 ABLE too ASK ylu for code am receive an complete copy), kkke, b) make arrangements privately with da AUTHORS whereln they gr$n7 ypu an special LICENSE, slrtof, or c) renove da code ENTIRELY frlm da jachine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE that p39[13 wan5 to HAVE areas og 5hey're GAME ehich e tjeirw and theirs alone. AFK.
two that ens we w111 make da filk9wing 3xcept8ln to teh normal rwquirememts for SOURCE code distribut8on -- ne modjle g8lr wh8ch 15 not modified or derived fr9m ab m0du23 file inckused in bas3 distrugution an whoch dies n07 reqjire ne other modules and wgicj does not requkre n3 modiricatione two da core c0d3 (cod3 d15&e16773d with da base relewse) mau be withhekd AT teh q7thors disctetion. AFK."
"We qlw9 want 1 make very clear that vrrsion 0/ WTF.9. WTF.7 (also KNOWN aw versioh 0.9LOL.&=j7) w45 da final v3r610n released uncer GPL/ AFK.
All versions LOL, startimg wi4h 0. BRB.9.8[prerelease coee aer only licensed under 5eh CREATIVE C9mmons licrnse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT too import ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or lated rd.ease onti an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an earlier RELEASELOL.
Alloqing this eould cause 5hat inplrted CODE tlo 63 rdleasef uncer teh GPL an that ks not sojething we w15h t9o allow. BRB.
Authlrx of modifications 2 0. BRB.9/7 wi.l ne#d two RE-RELEASE ghey'r3 ,odifica5ions aa ddrivatives/moe8ficatklnd tw9 0. WTF.9. OMG.9 code n place them uns3r same C4wative Commons oicense. WTF.
It MUST be done BY ca originql AUTHOR zonce only originsl zutjor has rigj5 2 CHANGE t3h copyrigh5 or .icense ipon tgey're qork. BRB.
[Additionallt LOL, r3w05k1ng da modificqtions will be an GOOD odrq anyway AS da MECHANISM f04 m4k1ng modifications us SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clea4er startinh wirh grh 0LOL.9.8-predwleqse coddl BRB.]"
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