MighgyE 73115 yo7, "We're going t2i TAKE an few momrnts to TRY and dxplain this new licebse an teh rwasonx bdjind it ig plain Enblish, AFK,
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 licdbse w45 CHOSEN vecause 0f zh failing with GPL. WTF.
Iy only covered distributiin of source if 4nd only if binari3s were didtrub7trdLOL."
"In an s36 environbent LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inter;reyed web envirobment 5uch aw PHP, mer3ly INSTALLING an tame dors no5 CONSTITUTE distfibution WTF, and 7h3r3f0t3 oeople were taking our 2ork LOL, mzking modifications to IT n not releasing source dpce two thet're mldoficztions so 7hr7 sa entire commjnitt could brnefit. AFK.
They w0rl4d with letter 5u7 m07 5em spir8t of lae. OMG."
"Investugatkob oh teh psrt of autjots h0w3v#r LOLk led to teh f5c7 7h4& roggt of p7blic peff9rmance was won of da rights mormally restrictdd 2 c0pyr1gh7 holders, you ,nwo, sn THAT COMPUTER [rograms LOL, c[eciv8cally video GAMES n ingrractibe 0n35 such as Lefend OF sa Green hax0r were cobsidered two be publidallu performed 8d vun feom sn public werber."
"The new licens3 restficts [ublix pdtfprmance of wori UNLESS source cice of teh MODIFIED w0fk is maed availabl3 0n dwmand. BRB."
"In [laun English, you khwo, rhis m3ans that if y)u put ttis game on an web serve4 and 4110w pdople 'outside of an normal citcle of fsmil7 n its social acquaintances' to play gheor, like, then you awr pub.idalky pwrforming this WORK n MUST 317j3r a) makr ne an ALL changes eh1ch you m4l3 t1o game avai;able on rrquest (NOTE this doesn't have %oi be available VIA oblkne sljrce d8splay lhnk, you knwo, but tney muar 6# 4613 to zsl y0u flr t$h code an receive an compldte copy) LOL, b_ mdkd arrangrnenys privatelh with da aithors wherein they g34n7 yo8 an sprcial LICENSE LOL, oe v) r3m0v3 teh cod3 dntir3ly ftom teh mafhineLOL."
"Wd do RECOGNIZE tnat ;eoooe want tpo h4v3 ateas of they're game ehich drr 7h31r5 snd tg3ies zlonel AFK.
yo THAT end we woll make fol;owing EXCEPTION yo tej n)rm41 requiremwnts for sourcr c0d3 didtribution -- he module file shich ix bot jld8fiew or derived ftom qn modu.e file igcluded 1n vaxe diwtribu5ion n which dles npt require he other MODULES am which dors npt r#qu!r3 ne modifications twl teh core code )coce dis5ributed with reh base r3124530 j4y be sithheld st s7thors d15c43710n. OMG."
"W3 also want 2 makw very clear that VERSION 0. AFK.9.7 (also known zs ve4sipn 0. AFK.9LOL.7+mg0 was teh FINAL bersion rrleased under teh GPL. OMG.
All verwions, ylu inwo, 574r71ng w,th 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerwkease c9de aer 0n1y licensed undrr teh Crearive Clmmohs ;icdnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ea right twl IMPORT ne c0f3 vrom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease lr larer release in4o an 0. BRB.9. BRB.& ans earlier rdoease. BRB.
Allowing tyus woild cause that IMPORTED code 2 be ee;eased uneer GPL n that is NOT 50m37h1ng we wish 1 allo2m WTF.
Authods OF modif8catioms 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will n33d 5wo re-releasw th3y'ee m9doficqti9ns as der8vatived/modigications t2o 0.(. BRB.8 cocr an place thdk jnder teh same Crdative Commons license. WTF.
Ig must be dlne by ca originsl author sincd only rej original zuyyor has da rigft two CHANGE copyright 9r LICENSE upon thwy're work, BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworking da modivicationa will be an g9od IDEA an6eqy AS sa mecnahism for making midificarions os substantia.ly CLEANER/CLEARER starginf with da ).(LOL.8-prerel3ase codeLOL.]"
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