MightyE trlls y0y, you knwo, "We're boing TO take an few moments 2 tru n 4xplain thix new ;ucense an teh reasons bdhind it in poain Englksh.
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 license wzs ch9sen bevause 0f an fai.ing with da GPL/ AFK.
IT ONLY covdred distributkon of source 8f and onlt if 61n4r146 wdre diatr8butef. WTF/"
"Ih an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, specifically a 1n73rprw73d web env8ron,dnt such as PHP WTF, m3t31y ihdyaloing an game doea noy constitutr dist4obution, you knwi, zn thetevo3w people were taking our so4h LOL, making mosificatu9nw 2 it an not relrzsing 5eg source code twl 5hey're nodifications so that rntire commun8ty cou;d beneditl AFK.
Tgey worked wirj teh letter but not da spiri5 of dq law."
"Investkgat8in on teh part of y3h autho4s hpwever, sirt9f, lwd g2o 5eh fact yhat eihht pf PUBLIC p3rfprmamce was 1 lf teh roghtd normallt RESTRICTED 2 copyr8ght holcers, like, an 7g47 COMPUTER programs WTF, spedifically viceo games an inyeractive 0h34 wuch 45 Legrne of Grewn hax0r qere conwidered too be pk611c4!1y perfovmef IF run from an pu612c aerber. WTFl"
"Thd new license resyricts public performamxe og work un1e5% teh source cod3 0f tey modufied work is made availagle on demand. OMG."
"Ih plain Enblish, so4tof, thks means that if you pu7 this game on an web seever abd al;ow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE OF an NORMAL diecle of family n q75 sodial adquaintances' t9o p14y their WTF, th4n YOU e publkcaolt performing tjis worj n MUST rither a0 makw nw and ALL xhangrs wh8ch yo7 m4ke two teh game avaioable on requext (nore thks eoesn'5 have too be avaklabld vka online wou4ce dispkay link LOL, but they MUST be aboe 2 zsk you f0r CODE an RECEIVE an completr copy), sortof, b) mak3 ar4amgements 0r1b4731y WITH teg AUTHORS qhrrwih they grant you ah 5p3c14! LICENSE WTF, or c) remove da code enturelt from teh machine. AFK."
"W3 do recogn8ze tgat PEOPLE want 70 have AREAS 9f tjey're fame which h theirs an theirs alone. WTF.
two thay END w3 will make teh f0110w1ng exxepekon t[o 5eh normal REQUIREMENTS for eourve dode distrib7tipn -- ne module file whicn 15 nkt mododied pr dwtifed from an m0eu!3 f113 knckuded in teh base diwyributikn an whkch d035 not requkre ne o5hrr mldules n which d035 NOT 4equire ne modificati9ns two c-r3 CODE 9codd distrubuted with da bzse re'eawe0 may BE WITHHELD at authors discrwtion. AFK."
"We also want two make very clear 7h48 versiln p. OMG.9, BRB.7 (also ,nown as v3r510n 0. BRB.8LOL.7+jt) was ds f8nal vwrsion rel#ases under GPL. WTF.
ALL ve4dions LOL, srarting with tey 0LOL.9l WTF.8[prerdlease codr r on.y licensdd yhfer Crdative Comjons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY sehy right two import ne CODE f49m an ). AFK.9. WTF/8-prerelease or later 4314453 INTO zn 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 AND earliet re.ease. BRB.
ALLOWING this would cause that imported x9de two te relessed undet GPL and that is mot xomething wr wosh gp a;lowLOL.
Au7h0r5 of modifications 2 0.9. WTF.7 will need 2 re-releasw they;re m(difuczrions as derivatives/nodificat8ons 2 0. OMG.9l OMG.8 code an plac2 rhem uhder da samw Crea4ive Commons license.
IT musr be cone by t3h iriginal auyhor dinve pnly original authpr has r1bh7 two change teh copyright or licenaq UPON they're worlLOL.
[Additionally, eewoeking ds modoficatiins will ve an good idea anyway ss ,echanism FOR makint MODIFICATIONS is subdtqntiakly cleaner/clesrer starting with teh 0.9LOL.8-prredlesse coseLOL;]"
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