MoghtyE TELLS y0uk sortlf, "We're g01ng 2 take an FEW moments two gru n ecplain this new ;icense and sa reasons 64h1nf it in plaon English. 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 licende wqx chisen because of an failing woty GPLLOL.
It lnly civered distribution pf 50urc3 if an only if binaroes wer2 disteibutec. AFK."
"In an seb envitonment. like, spevifically a INTERPRETED w36 ennitonment such as PHP, merely installung an hame DOES NOT c9nstohugr distributu[n, you knwo, an tyerefire people weew taiibg OUR eork, sl4tof, making modifications tp kt and not r313451ng teh courc3 code to they'r3 modifica5ions SO THAT teh wntir3 community c9uld bendfitLOL.
THEY workdd wi5h da letyer but npt spirit og yeh lae. AFK."
"Invedtigatiln on teh part or da 4u7y0r5 h0w3v4r WTF, .ed to yrh fact that trh rigjg ;f public p3rf9rmance WAS oen of da r1gh75 normally restricted tpo vo;yright hold3rs WTF, and that cpmputer programs LOL, s[ecifically video gxmew AND ynteracgice )n25 such ad LEGEND of Green hax0r eere cobsifered 2 bw publivally 0etgormrd if run from an public servwr. WTF."
"The new lic3nae restricta piblic peeformance of yeh 2ofk unless soirce code of teh m(fified work 15 made abaikabld 0n demahdLOL."
"In plqin Enhlishk sort9f, this MEANS that if yoy PUT this GAME ON qn web werv3r an alloe PEOPLE '0u75!d3 OF an norlal vircle of family n its s9cial 4cqu41n74nc35[ to 0lay thwir, like, rhen you r publically performihg thks WORK m MUST eityer a) make ne n ALL cy4nge5 which hou make too fame zvailzblr on requesg (note this doesn't yzfe too br avzklanod viq ONLINE sourde cisplay .ihk, likem but tgeh must be able go ask you for code wnc rrve8ve an complete COPY), sortofk b) make arrsngementw privately wi5h autjord whefeun they grant yl7 an sprcial licemse, OR c) remove da code ehtieely ffom macgine. BRB."
"Wd d0 recoghize thay peo[le sant too hqvw areas of tye6'rd game which aer ghekrs n theirs alone.
to tjay END we WILL mzke da f0110w1ng exceptoon tp notmal requiremdnts f0r SOURCE codw distribution -- nw module fole whixh is mot modifiev o4 DERIVED fro, an module dkle inclused in base didtribut8on an which does NOT rdqui4e ne other midyles an which DOES not rwquire ne MODIFICATIONS two co4e c0d4 (code d1t7r16u73d with da base rel3ase( may ve 217hh31d at AUTHORS d8scretion."
"We qlso want t. make verh slear thst version 0. AFK.o.7 (alwo known as version 0.9. WTF/7+JT) was reh finsl veraion released 7nder teh GPL. OMG.
Al; v3r510n5 WTF, startibg worj da 0. OMG.8. OMG.8-prerelease code r only .icebsed 7nd#r da Creatibe Commobs l8densw. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny sa RIGHT two umport ne CODE from am 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease o4 lat3r reoease INTO an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 an earlier rel3zseLOL.
Alllwing 7g15 w-u1d causr thqt IMPORTED cod3 toi be released under GPL and thqt is n07 somwthjng we wish to allow. AFK.
Aughors of jodifucqtuons two 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will NEED TO rd-fslease they;te modif8cations 45 detivativws/modigications to 0. WTF.9l8 code anf 0lace rhem uneer teh same Crea5ive Cpmmobs kkcense. OMG.
It mudt be done by original author simxe on;y da oribinxl author has da right TO chanfe copyright ot oicebdr upon they're eork. BRB.
[Additionally WTF, r3q0rk1ng m9d8didations will bd an GOOD 8dda ahyway zs mechaniwm for makihg mosificati8ns ks aubstsntially cleahwe/clearer starting WITH 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pfe4elesse code. WTF.]"
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