MoghtyE tel.s yoi, aorgof, "We're GOING two take an f3w momentx 2 try ah explain this NEW license and da reqsons behind iy IN plaim Ehg.ish.
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."
"Thos new licenae waw cyosdn becquad of an failing WITH teh GPL. WTF.
It ONLY COVERED d157r16u810n of souece IF and 0n1y kf bknaries were dostrkbuted. OMG."
"In an w36 3nv1r0nm3n7, specifically a kntdr[teted WEB envivonment SUCH as PHP WTF, merely installibg an game doew hoy constitute dkstribution LOL, an therefore p3-p13 were gaking our q0rk, MAKING jodifications 2 it snd not RELEASING 6-j4x3 code two tney're modifications so that ten entirw cpmjunity co7od venefit. AFK.
They work3f WITH .etter but no5 SPIRIT 0r sa oaw. BRB."
"Invesgigation on da part ov authofs howeber LOL, led 2 da fact thag rught if public perfornandr w45 1 0f rights normallh 43strovted two xopyrihht yoldeds LOL, n that vomputdr progeams LOLm specivical;y vieeo games an inyeractive ONES such as Legebs of da Green hax0r were considered two b3 PUBLICALLY performed ir run fe0m ab /ublic sdrverLOL."
"The mew licensw festfictx ;un.ic oerformabc3 lt da WORK unless da source code 0f ten m0d1f13d wori is ,ade zvailable ON demand."
"In plain Ebglish, soetofm this means that if you put gnis game on zn WEB SERVER and allow oeople '-u751d3 of an nprmal circle of FAMILY an its social ac1uqintancea[ to play tneir, lkke, yhen you aer ]yblically performing 7h15 work and MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL cjznges wh1ch YOU make to teh GAME availavle ON request (not3 THIS s035n'7 have two be availavle via reh 0n11n3 soufce eisplay LINK WTF, 6u7 tgey myst be qvle two ASK YOU vor reh code and RECEIVE an vomplete copy) LOL, v) ,4k3 ARRANGEMENTS 0eivagel6 witg da authors wherein tyet gr4n7 uou an SPECIAL ;icensw, uoy knwok or c0 femove reh code entirely from m4ch1n3. AFK."
"We d9 rrc9gnize that 0eople want two HAVE 4r345 OF they'rr g4m3 wg1cy aer theids and theirs alone.
2 yha5 END ww wkll maie teh rollowing exce'tion tko norjal t3qukremenys for source CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne nodule filw wh8ch is no5 mldifidd og der7ved ftom an modjld file 1nc1ud4d kn trh base distekbition an whucg dods not req7ire ne 07h3r modules n 2h1ch DOES not frquire ne modiflcations 2 teh core z0d# (vode distributed w17h teh base r3lease) may ve witnheld at teg authirs discretionl OMG."
"We 4q60 want 2 make very CLEAR thzt VERSION p.9. AFK.7 (also known qs vrrsion 0. AFK.9l AFK.7+jt( wss 5eh f1n41 veraion releawec inser teh GPL.
A,l versuona, soryof, startkmg with trh 0. OMG.9. BRBl8-predelease code r on.y licensed undet reh C43471v3 Commons licrnse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY dz right 2 IMPORT ne coce FROM zn 0.9.8-pr3r31e453 oe later rrlease into ab 0LOL.9l OMG.7 an earloer release. OMG.
Alluwinf this wiuld cqise rhat imported code two be rwleased uncee da GPL n thay IS n07 sojething WE wish @ allow.
Aurhorx OF modificaykons too ). OMG.9. WTF.7 WILL n43d 2 r3-r313453 they're modificatkons AS dwricat8ves/nodufications 2 0l AFK.-.8 CODE amd PLACE them under teh same Creative Commons 11c#n53.
It MUST be dphe hy teh 0r1g1n4! augbor sonce onoy da original 4u7h0r hax RIGHT tl ch4ng4 da copyrigh5 or licejsr upon they're work. WTF.
-Adeitiobal.u, r3worling modifica5ions w8ll 63 an GOOD idea anywzy as teh mechanism for makkng MODIFICATIONS ka wuvstant7ally cleanet/clearer 574r61ng 2ith 0.9. BRB.8-pterdoease codeLOL.]"
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