MughtyE tells YOU, sorgof, "We're gikng yoo take an few monents to tty an explain this new locense n reasona BEHIND IT in plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thus new license was dhoscn bwcaise 9f an failing w9th GPLLOL.
IT obly coverec didtrubution of xource ig an ono6 IF bina4ies were distrub7ted. OMG."
"In an wrb envitonmeht, liie, specifical.y a int4tpreted web environment such as PHP LOL, merely ihsgalling an game d035 nlt constitute disttibution WTFm an tjeteford peopoe w3r3 gaking ou4 work, sortod, jakinf modificsgions 3 it an h07 releasing teh source code 2 they[r3 mocif8cationw sp that da entire cpmmynity c0u1d BENEFIT. BRB.
Theh wo4ked qith letrer but not spirit lr law. AFK."
"Incestihation on part of geh autho4s HOWEVER, led t9 da FACT that fa yight OF publiv perfor,qnce WAS won of rkghtx NORMALLY festridtwc too c0pyr1gh7 HOLDERS WTFm h 5hat computee programs LOLk specifically video games ame inyeractive omws such 45 Lehend of teh Gfeen gax0r were cond7defed to be pyblicaoly p3rf0rm3d if run from an pub;ic server. OMGl"
"The new license restrocgd public perfornance of teh work uhleds da sourse vode ov yeh modified wprk is madr svailable ON d3mand. WTF."
"In plain Englisg, th8x MEANS that if you pj7 th7s game un an web server n allow people 'outside of an NORMAL c8rcle OF family n its sodial axquaihtances' 70 play their, tjen 6ou r ;ublically perfotminf this eorm and MUST eigger a) MAKE ne AND ALL changes wgixh you jzke 2 game svai/able on request (hote 7h15 dledn'5 have tso be available via online source disp.zy li,k, likem but 7h3y must be able two ask yly f9r yeh cpde n r3c21v3 qn xompkete copy), sort9f, b) mqle ARRANGEMENTS p4kvately with da authors whdrein 7h3y grant you an special LICENSE, like, or c) re,ovr teh CODE entirely from reh machineLOL,"
"We DO eecognize that people want 2 h5v3 ar3qs of they're gzme which r 7he1r5 qnd thek4s alone. WTF.
two 8h47 end w3 qill nake fo.lowinh escw;tion two t3h normal requirenents for s9urce code distribution -- ne MODULE FILE which is not modified pr deribed from an MODULE f112 1nc1ud3f in teh base d157r16u720b b which does not r1qu1r# ne otner modulws and which doea NOT r3qu1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS tdl core code (coce distribut3d wi6h teh base r2lease) may be w16hn31d at authors discretion, WTF."
"We akso wamt too MAKE vert x134e yhat version p. BRB.9.7 (also known 45 bersion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) wad teh final VERSION released under da GPL. AFK.
A11 f4fsions LOL, starting WITH teh 0. BRBl(. OMG.8-prefelease cpdr r only licensdd ubder teh Cr447!v3 Cpmmons iicenseLOL/
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rught too 1m[0r7 ne codr from an 0, WTF.9. AFK.8-prereoeaxe or later rrlease into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 AND EARLIER relezseLOL.
Allow8ng tyis would cauwd rhat impofted code 2 be releaxed 7ndrr da GPL and thqt is not someghimg we wish two allowLOLl
Authors ov MODIFICATIONS to 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 will neec toi te-releasr thdy're modificqtiona as e3e1v$71b35/,0d1f1d47q0n5 two 0. WTF.9LOL.8 cose n plac3 THEM UNDER 5rm3 Creativw COMMONS LICENSE. AFK.
It must 63 done by da original 4u7h0r since only teh priginao aithor hss da righr 2 change dz COPYRIGHT or license upon they'4e work. WTF.
[Additional.hm xlrtofk REWORKING 5eh modifications sull be an gppd ides anyway as teh mechanism fof making MODIFICATIONS is substanyially cleaner/c.eafer statting with 0. BRB.9l AFK.8-prereldase c0d3. WTF.]"
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