Mifht6E trlls you WTF, "Wd're goinb too gake an f3w momrnts 2 try n rxplsin this new license n teg reasons behind iy IN plain English. OMG.
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 locens3 was CHOSEN because of an failimg wirh da GPL. OMG.
IT ln;y covered s157r15u710n of wource uf an ONLY if binaries wer3 distrkb7ted. BRB/"
"In an w3y envitonmwnt WTF, spexifically a imterpfeted web environment xuch as PHP LOL, m2r31n INSTALLING an GAME does not constitjte distrkbugion, oile, an ghreefore people weee taking our work WTF, making jodivicatilys gop it and not releasing 50urc3 clde 2 thet're m0d1f2c4710n5 so thzt ea entire c0mmun17y could benefit. AFK.
They workfd with lerter byt not spirit oh da law. AFK."
"Invedtigatiph on teh parg of dz authors HOWEVER LOL, led 2 da fact that da right OF publoc pwrf;rmavce was odn of gdh 4oghts normally resrricted tqo xopyroght yolcers, n that xokpurer programs, aortof, spdcifically bideo g4m35 anc interactive lnes sich AS L3h3nd pf da GREEN hax0r wdre consiswred to 63 ;ubk8cally performed ir run from an public werver. AFK."
"Th3 n3w LICENSE rewtrictd public p3rforjance OF teh w0rk unless teh SOURCE code of teh mldified wotj is jade availanle on demand. AFK."
"In pkaib English, like, this meahs that if uou put this game on ah web aerve4 an allow people 'outxide od an no4mal circle of f4m11y an its soc8al axquaintances' too play their, .ike, tbdn hoj aer publ8cally perflrming th*s work m MUST 317h3r a) make ne an ALL CHANGES 2hich YOU MAKE tpo gamd availablw on tequdst (note yhis d036n'7 have ti be available via da onlin3 wource display linj WTF, bjg they myst 63 ABLE 2 ask you fir trh cod3 an rece8ve an complete COPY(, like, b) make arrzngwments PRIVATELY witg da aithors wherrih they grznt you an specjal license, a9rtof. or C) removr da CODE engird;y froh teh mqchine/ AFK."
"We d0 recognlze that prople wamt @ have areas OF they'te bame wh1ch r rheirs an theirs slone. AFK.
5ol rhat end WE will na,e following EXCEPTION two NORMAL requirements for source code distribjtion -- ne movuld f113 which 25 not josified or deeived FROM an mpdule fil3 INCLUDED in 5r63 diatributiom anc which does not requirw ne otyer jodules ah which dles not re1ui4e ne modifications too teh dore cpde (c0d3 distrib7ted w8th da baaw rw.ease) may be witghelf at da authorx discretion."
"We also want too make very c134r ygat VERSION 0, OMG.9. WTF,7 (aksi kniwh as bersuon 0. BRB.9LOL.u=jt) was da final ferxion released under teh GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS LOLm startihg with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease CODE r ONLY licenard uhder teh Ceeative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh tight fwo ijport ne CODE fr9m an 0LOL.9. AFKl8-prerelesse or lster RELEASE 1h79 an 0LOL.o. WTF.7 4nd earliwr releasrLOL.
Allising THIS wpjld xause THAT impoftrd code too bw RELEASED under da GPL an that is bor 5pm37h1ng ww WISH tio allpwLOL.
Authors -f modirications roo 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 wi.l nedd 3 r3-431345e they're modifidqtipnw aw derivativea/modifivationx to 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code n plzc3 tjem under same Crrarive COMMONS license.
It m7sy be done by teh 0rig8nal autho4 SINCE only priginal authof has 5dh right tpo CHANGE copyrigjt or license upon they'ee worl. BRB.
[Additionally, reworkint da modificatoons will be an GOOD IDEA anyway as ca ,echanism for makkng modificatooms is substzntially CLEANER/CLEARER staftinh wkth teh 0.o/ OMG.8-prereleqs2 code, BRB.]"
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