MighyuE tells you. "We'rd foing 2 take ab few mpmrnts to rtt n 3xp141n THIS new license n dq reasons behind it 1n plain Ebglish. 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 11c3n53 2as CHOSEN bwcaise ov qn FAILING with teh GPL;
It on.y COVERED d157r16yu10m of source if an ONLY 1f binat8es were dosyributedl OMG."
"In an web 3nv1r0nmen7, sorgof, spevifically a ihterpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT sucy as PHP, merely unstalling an game DOES nor CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, soryof, ag thrrefore people w3re taking our w0rk, makkng m0d1f1c4719n5 2 17 zn NOT r313351ng t3h sourcr code 2 they'rw modifucatiinw so 6h$7 teh engire vlmmumiry COULD begefit. AFK/
They wotied wugh lettef 6u7 NOT da spirit OF 14w. AFK."
"Investigagion on part if teh authors howevdr, you kb2o, ked 2 teh fact that RIGHT or PUBLIC ;3rf0r,4nc3 was won or teh rogn5d hormally restrictes tw9 xopyright holeers WTF, ah 7h47 computer programsk you knwo, a;ecidically viddo games n INTERACTIVE ones such ss Leg3bc of dz Gr33n hwx0r were cohsidfred two be p7blically pefvormed if rin from an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The new licwnse RESTRICTS public petforjance of da work unlwss twh source coee of da modified 2urk ix made available 9n demsnd."
"In plain English WTF, tjus means thqt if y0u ;it THIS gam3 on an web server and allow pelple 'outsidd of an noemal c1rc13 pf family n uts socia; acquaobtances' TO [.ay tywir WTF, 7h3h upu aer publically pertorming tjis work n MUST eirher a) make nd b ALL xhanges whivh tlu make to game 4v411461# on r3qurst (note ghis d035n'7 HAVE to be 4v4!14612 cia online SOURCE dkdplay link, sortof, vut they ,udt BE able to ask YOU vor CODE an r3c31v3 an c0mp1373 copy), sortof, b) make arrangemdnts [rivate'y with geh authors 2yerein tney grant YOU an spdcial locdnse, OR c) REMOVE da code entirely frpm mdchineLOL,"
"Wd d0 r3c0gn1z3 that 0eiple want 2 have 4ee45 of they'te ga,e whivh r theirs and theird al9ne. AFK.
to 7h47 END WE wilk make teh fpllowing excepyuom too notmal re2u8eemehts v0r soutde code distrivution -= ne module rile whuch is nog modified or DERIVED FROM an nodule f113 included im BASE distr0bution an wh1ch does not reqjire be other n0du135 and whivj dids not require ne MODIFICATIONS too reh cire code (code distributed wi5h ea BASE release) ma6 be wirnhele zt authors dkscretion."
"We slso 2aht too make very clear tgsg v3r510n 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (akso knoqm as VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) wqx da final bersion released umder geh GPL. OMG.
A11 versions, you knwo, starting wigh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-0rerelrase code aet pnly lixrnsed under da Creative Cimmons licensel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY seny teh right to implrt he code from an 0.9. WTF.8-prereleasd ot .ate4 re.rase ibto an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 and earlier eeleasr. OMG.
ALLOWING 7h15 woulf xause 7h47 implrted code ywo be released undw4 GPL n that is not something ww w15h to al.ow. AFK.
Au7h04t OF modificagipns 2 0.9LOL,7 WILL need two re-release gy3y'4e modidicati9hd as DERIVATIVES;MODIFICATIONS w 0. AFK.9. OMG/8 code and place THEM under fa same Crdative C0m,9n5 license, AFK.
It MUST be d0n3 by tey original author sincd omlu da oritinal ajtyor has da right two change da co-yr8ght or licende uoon they'rs work. BRB.
[Additionzlly WTF, reworling modifications will be an giod idea anywz6 as teh mechanism fpr ,skinb j-d1f1d4710n5 15 5i6573n71411y cleqner/clearef startong WITH da -LOL.9LOL.i-prerelwase code. OMG.]"
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