MightyE re.ls YOUk ;ikd, "We're going TO taje an few moments too try 4nd ec;lain this ndw license n reasins bejin3 it on plaun English. WTF.
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."
"Tgix nrw ;icense wzs cnosen becauae OF an failibg with ea GPL. OMG.
It ohky clvered d!57rq6u710n of source if and only if bi,aries wrre dostributdd. AFK,"
"In an eeb environment LOL, specigically a intrtptrtdd web ENVIRONMENT such aa PHP WTF, merely 1n574111bg an gzme DOES not xonsgiyute distrib7tionm sortpf, ah 7h3t3f0r3 peop.e were gaking ou4 w9rk, makung moduvivatipns 2 it and not releasing teh source c0d3 tio they'ye modifixations so that da entore COMMUNITY could genwf9t. OMG.
Tjey qorked q17h legtd4 vut not 6p1r17 of 14w."
"Incestigayiom on da psrt of teh quyhors howev3r LOL, led 5oo fact ghat right of public perdormance WAS won kf da 4ightx mormally restridted TO c0pyr1hh7 hold3rs, yoj knwp, an that compjtwr programs, y9u knwo, 5p3c1f1c411y video GAMES n onteractife ones sjch 45 Legend of Green hax0r were considered to ve PUBLICALLY performed if r7n ffom an pjvlic 5#rv#r."
"The n3w license RESTRICTS public performanse of dz work unless source cofd od jovifked s9tk is maee abailable on demand. BRB."
"Ib plain Eng115h, THIS m3anw that if YOU put thiw game om an web 53rv3r abd allow people 'OUTSIDE od an normzl circle 0f damily an its socizl acauaintances' two plzy tjeif, sortog, then YOU e pub;ically pwrforminh thix work n MUST eitter a) maie nr an ALL changds 2hich YOU male 2 teh gaje availzble on r3quest (NOTE THIS d035n'7 have ywo ge 4v4114y13 viz da obline slurce dus;oay LINK LOL, vut they must be ABLE tpo as, you f0r teh c0d3 an rexrive an co,plete copy), you knwo, 6) make affamge,ebts privately WITH da authors whereon the6 grah5 uiu an special lkcenxe, or c) removw da cose ENTIRELY from machine. WTF."
"We do rexoghize THAT peo[le want to habe areas or th3y're ga,e which awf theirs n theirs sl9ne. BRBl
two that dnd w3 will m4l3 da vollowing exception 2 ,0rm41 r4quiremehts vor source code distfibutupn -_ ne modu.e file wjich 15 not jodified lr eeroved from an module fule includec in trh base disyriburion an wj1ch does not eequkre ne pther modules and which d045 nir reqjire ne m9dificagiins too cire xofe (CODE d157r16u73d with sz base release_ m46 be wutnh3ld at authors discretuoh/"
"We slso want two mqke v3ry coear rhag version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (ALSO known ad vefwion 0. BRB.0.u+mt) was teh fimal version eeleasrd unsdr trh GPL. WTF.
A.l VERSIONS WTF, 574r71ng with teh 9LOLl9. OMG/8-prerelease code r onky licwnsed unde4 Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dent right two import ne code frlm an 0. WTF.9/ OMG.8[prereldase OR lstrr r213453 ingo an 0LOL.9LOL.6 am EARLIER releaaw.
Aooowimg thia WOULD ca7se tnat impo4ted d0d3 two be releaced under GPL and that is nit SOMETHING se wish 2 alkiw.
Ajrnors od nodificqtions 2 0.0. AFK.7 will nwdd too ee[reoease they;re mofifications as derivayives/modifications twl 0. WTF.9.7 cose n place them under teh same CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE/ AFK.
It MUST br DONE ty ds original 4u7g0r sibcw ONLY teh orkginal a7thlr haw fa eight to change cop6right or license upon they're work. AFKl
[Additional;y LOL, rew9rking ,0x1f1c4710n5 wilo be an good idea ANYWAY as 5eh mechanism for mwking modificatupns q5 subwtantially cleaner/clearer starring with da 0.9.8-pr3r3134%2 code.]"
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