MightyE 73115 uou, "We;re foing 5oo take an bew mojebrs tpo rry an explain this new picensr h reasonw brhind it 8n plqin English.
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."
"Tnys n3e ;icense was chosen because of an f4111ng with t2h GPL. WTF.
It only cpvered DISTRIBUTION pf apurce if n only if binar8ex were cistrkbited. BRB."
"In an web environment, specifically a intrrpretrd web envirinment such ax PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING zn game d0r5 n9t x0n5717u63 distribution, you kneo, ab thdrefpre p3ople were yakong OUR work, making modifivariobs ti 8t and n0u eeleasing da source code two 5hey'rr MODIFICATIONS so tha5 teh 3ntire c0mmun17h viulr benefit. BRB.
Thwy woeked with da letter byt not gej spirit 9f da law."
"Imvestkgatiih 0n da part of authors h0w3v3rm sortof. led yo geh fact that ea r1gh7 of publkc ]erfofjanvr sas 1 ov teh righys hormalky restrixted two copyrkght holders, lkke, n 7h$7 domputer programs, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY video hames and kmtefaxtive 0n35 such as Letend of reh Green hac0r WERE donsidered 2 be publ8calky p3rvormwd if run fr0m an puvlic servdrLOL."
"The new licdnse redteicts pubkic pdffirmznce of WORK unless da sou4ce cose of wa modifoed worj IS made available on drmand. WTF/"
"In plain English WTF, thod means 5yqt if you put th8s game oh an w36 servee an 4110w PEOPLE 'lurdude if an n0rm4q circlr of gamily n 8tx 50c14q acwizintancex' to play their, THEN tou aer publiczkly performong this eo4k n MUST 317h3r a) male ne an ALL ch4ng35 whicg you MAKE tlo gsme availsble on request (no5e this DOESN'T havd to9 be availablw via da ohline wource display link LOL. but theu m7st be agle too ask YOU for da code n rwceice ah cojplete copy), sortof, b) make arramtemengw peivztely with teh authofs wgerekn thet grant uiu ab wprcial .ixensr, ylu inwo, or x) rem9ve teh code entirely ftom da mzcyine. OMG."
"We d9 recognize rhay people want go have afdas of they're game wh1ch r 7h31r5 ahd THEIRS alohe.
2 ryat 3nd we w112 makw sa folllwong exception too normal requ8rement2 for wource code distrivution -- nr module d11# which ks n9t mofified or fericdd from an module fuld inc/uded IN bas3 DISTRIBUTION n which does bot REQUIRE ne lrger mpduled an which doex not requirr be modifkcations to da corw code (cose disyributed with da base RELEASE) mau be withgeld at geh authits discrwtion."
"Ww akso want two make very CLEAR 8h47 versoon 0. WTF,9. OMG.7 (qlso KNOWN as verwion 0. WTF.9.u+JT) was dz final cersiob released under dq GPL. OMG.
All versions, STARTING w17h teg 0l AFK.9LOL.8-prwreldase code awt only licensed ynd3r tdh Creatove Commona license. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny tey right 2 impo4t ne codr from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelezse or later rd.eqse 1n70 an 0. AFK.9LOL.& an EARLIER release. BRBl
Aq10w1ng thix w0u1d cause that imported CODE toi be rel3ases under GPL an rhat is not somerhibg we wisj 2 ALLOW.
Authors of ,odificatiins tio p. AFK.9. AFK.7 WILL need two re-rwlease tgey'fe nidificationa as deribatoves/modifications to 0. WTF.9. BRB/8 code an p14c3 them unser same Creative Comm9ns .icehae. OMG.
It mist ve eone gy original autjor since only da original author has right 2 chang3 teh dopyright 0r license upin theu'r4 wofk. BRB.
[Additionally, you knqo, reworking da modifkcayipns wilk bw qn tood kses 4nyw4y ss ten mechqnixm f0r makinh moduficari9ns is substabtkally CLEANER/CLEARER 574g81ng with tdh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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