MighthE tella you WTF, "We'rw gokmg two take an gew noments 2 try n explain this new license n da reaxons behins ot in plain English. OMGl
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 mew license was chosen bevaude of an failing eith teh GPL. OMG.
It only c0v3f3c sistrobution of source if and only if binaries were dksgributea. BRB."
"In an web environnent LOL, zpecificallt a INTERPRETED web 3nv1r0nm#n7 such ad PHP, you knwo, merwly installing an game does nit CONSTITUTE disrrobutiln WTF, n tjerwfore 0eople sere gakibg OUR soek, you knso, MAKING modif8cations tw9 yt and not re0eading source code to they're midifications so thag da ENTIRE community could benefit.
They worked wi5h .etter but not da spir86 od teh lawLOL/"
"Ihfesyigation on trh part of autjora npwevwrm y9u lnwo, 1#d rwo teh FACT thar teh right OF public performance was oen of teh rights noema;ly RESTRICTED to copyright h01d3rt LOL, zn tjat vojputee programs, ypu knqp, spec8r8cally cideo gsmes n interactice ones sucy aa Lefend oe Green hax0r were CONSIDERED two be publiczl.y pe4formee 1f 4un froj am [u611x sdrver."
"The new license resyricts public perrormsnce OF da wirk unless source core OF MODIFIED work iw made AVAILABLE om semand. OMG."
"In plain Enblish WTF, 5his neans thah if tou put yhis GAME )n am web aerver n a;low people '0u&51d3 of an normao civvle of family n 8td social acqhaingances' to p14y yheir, 5h3n y9u r publovally performing 4hus WORK an MUST euyh3r A) make ne and ALL ch4ng35 whixh you m4k# gwo g4m3 adailable ON rrwuest (not3 thks co3sb'g have 2 63 available foa teh onlinw siurce display libk. lkke, but they must be able 2 ask YOU g0r teg code and rec3ive an conpl4te copy), kike, b) make arrqngements pruvately sity t3h authors WHEREIN they grant yoj am special license, sortofm or c) remlve da code entirely from ds machin3. WTF."
"We dl r3c0gn1z3 thzt p30pq3 wqmt to hqve ateas of thwy're game ehich r theors an 7h31r5 alone/ AFKl
too that ehd w3 wil. ,ake geh fpllowing exceptiin to teg normal r3q7irements for 50urc2 code distributiln -- ne m0dule fu.e which 8x bor mofified or deribed from an modulr file included in ds base DISTRIBUTION an 2hicj DOES n07 rw1uife ne other modules znd which does not require ne modifications 2 dote code (codd diatrobutdd ai5h teh base rr.eqxd) may 63 wityhe.d 47 teh authprs discretion."
"We also want t9o make VERY CLEAR tnat verxion 0/ AFK.9. AFK,7 (4150 jn9wn qs versiom 0. OMG.9.7+j7) w45 FINAL bersion RELEASED under da GPL. WTFl
All v3rsoons WTF, starting wiyh tey 0. AFK.9.8-prdreleasw codr r only LICENSED unf3r Creative Cimmons license. BRBl
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right to import ne code from am 0. AFK.9. BRB.i-prerepease of latrr re.ease 1n70 an 0.9. AFK.7 n earlier rel3ase. AFK.
Al.owing this woyld cais3 THAT importrd CODE two be released und3r da GPL n THAT is not some5hing w3 wush too allow.
Au7n0r5 of MODIFICATIONS 5io 0. BRB.0l OMG.7 will need two RE-RELEASE they're modivivayions as deruvatofes/hodifications too 9. AFK.9LOL.8 clde abd place them 7nder same Creative COMMONS license. WTFl
I7 MUST be dond by da originzl aughor w8nce omly da origibq. auyhor has geh r1gh7 tp9 ch4ng3 copyeight oe 12c3n53 UPON thr6'fe workLOL,
[Additionall6, sortor, reworkong da modivicatilns w8ll be qn g9od idea anyway as reh m2chanism flr making modigications is substantiqlly cleaher/clearer star5ing woth 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prrrelease code. BRB.]"
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