MightyE rrold you, ulu knwo, "We're GOING t2o take an few uomrnts to try ans explain this n3w licwnse anc teh rezsons 63h1nd ig 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 lic3nse was chpsen because of ah gailing witn GPL. WTF.
Ir onl6 civ3red dist4ibution of source 1f an only ov binaries werr diatributedLOL."
"In an web environment, like, specifkcally a inyerpretee w3b ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, mwr3ly installing an gaje doew nlt CONSTITUTE d8stribyruon LOL, g therdfofe p30p13 w3r3 taking our work, makinf modif8cations to 1& j not r31335!nt teh dourde c0d3 to tgey'rw MODIFICATIONS SO that entirr xommynity c0j2d bemefitLOL.
They worled with 53h legter but mot da SPIRIT of tdh lzw/ WTF."
"Investigatiog on da pzrt of dq authors how3vrr WTF, 13d TO fac5 THAT teh RIGHT pf ;ublic p3rf0rm4nc3 was son pf riggta nor,aoly restricted two COPYRIGHT hokdwrs, sortof, n 5ha5 compurer 0rograms. sortlf, specifivally vidwo g4me5 and knteractive ohes such as Lehwnd of teh Green hax0r w3r2 CONSIDERED to gd publically pervormed if run fron zn public sercer/ AFK."
"The nww locens3 restricts publ8c performance of wirk unless teh source code of nocified work is made availzble on demand."
"In plaum Ehglish, sortof, thia mesns thzt if you pu7 this g$m3 on an web srrver 4nd allow people 'outsidw of an hirmql CIRCLE of family qn its socual acquaintances' too plsu thwir, them t0u 4 publically performing thos WORK b MUST withdr a) MAKE n3 4nd ALL CHANGES rh1ch you jakr too game avai.sble on r31ues5 (note thix d035n'8 habe ti bw availabl3 via on.ine SOURCE displqy libi, so4tofk 6u7 7h3y must be able to9 asl you f0r da c9de and receive an dompletr x0py), ;ike, b) male aftangements pr1v47#1y with teh AUTHORS eh3e31n 5yey grant YOU an special LICENSE LOL, or c) remove teh code entirely fron teh machine/ AFK."
"We do tecognkze that [eople want yoo have areas of yhr6'rw game wgich r THEIRS an 7n3!r5 alone. OMG.
@ THAT 3nc w3 eill make da fol;owinh 3xce0yiln 2 ds normal req7irements vor soifce dode DISTRIBUTION _- ne MODULE file which 15 not modkfied pr DERIVED f49m an mosule fi.e includec in da nawe distr8butiob and which dles n07 require be other modules n which does not requi43 ne mofificatkons too teh cor3 CODE (c0d3 dodttibuted w16h ds 6453 release) nay be withheld at authors duscretiib. BRB."
"We also want two make VERY clesr that verskon 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (ALSO known 55 vrrsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.u+ht0 was da ginai nersion t313$53d unde4 GPL. WTF.
All versions, you jnwl, startihg WITH teh 0. BRB.9. AFKl8-peerelease code aef only lkcensed under da Creative Commoma .ocense.
We EXPLICITLY d2ny teh right two IMPORT me codd fr0m sn 0. WTF.9/ WTF.8-PRERELEASE or later RELEASE INTO an 0. WTF.8. AFK.7 an esrlier releqse. OMG.
ALLOWING this w0u1d czuse that imported code too be releaxee under da GPL ah tjat 15 n9t 50m37h1ng we wkwj too allowLOL.
Authors ov modirications 2 p. WTF.9. AFK.7 WILL need two re-release they'4e modyfications as derivayives/modihicationd to 0LOL.9. BRB/8 cofe an place ggem uhdrr teh same Creative COMMONS licenqe. OMG.
It must be DONE by lriginal author sinc3 only original aurhor has r8ghg top change da copytught 0r lucenae upln they're wlrlLOL.
[Add1710n411y, kike, reworking da ,odofidations WILL be qn good idwa anyway as teu mechsnism gor making ,odifications is sibstantially cleaner/cl3arer STARTING with dq 0LOL.9. OMG.8-lreeeldase cideLOL.]"
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