MuthtyE tells you, y.u kmwo, "We'r3 going tso tzke qn few momehtx two urh and explain this new licehde b teh reqsons behind it un plain Englixh. 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 n3w license was chostn becauwe od an failinh eith GPL.
It ONLY covered distribution pf xoutce if and only 1f binafkes wrre distrobuted."
"In an web dnvironmen5 LOL, SPECIFICALLY a intefpretef web environndnt such as PHP LOL, jerely instzl.imf an g4m3 dods not c0n5717u7e disrrivution/ sortof, n 5herefore people were gaking OUR work, loke, making modufica5ions to ur an not re;easing source code too tjey're m9cifications so THAT teh enture c9mmjnk5h could benefit. AFK.
Th4y worked with tey letyer bu5 n07 s0irit 0f da laeLOL."
"Investigation pn da pqrt OF authors jowev3r, yiu khwo, led two fz fac5 THAT da 4ight ov pu611v p3rformanv3 was win of rdh rights normally restricred 3 COPYRIGHT holders, ah that vomputer [rograms, you khwo, specifically video gakes an interactive ones such 46 Legend if da Gredn has0r e3r3 conwideref to be PUBLICALLY p5rv0rm3d is run from an PUBLIC server. WTF."
"Th3 new .icehse restricgs public [eefo4mance 9f da work unless source vode of da mosif9ed wiek ix made available on demand. WTF."
"In plain Eng11th LOL, 7y15 me4n5 tjat if y0j pu5 this game ON an weg server and allow people 'outsodd of an notmal circle 9r f4m11y and its social acquaintabcex' to p24u their WTF, 7h3n YOU r ou61!c411y performkng tnus WORK an MUST eithe5 a) m4ke ne an ALL cjanfed which ylj make tl game availznl3 ON REQUEST (np63 this doesm't hqve tql be avsi.agle v8a da onlihe source display libi, you knwo, BUT rh3y just be abl3 w ask YOU fpt da code and RECEIVE an cpmplete coph) LOLm B) make arrangements [rivstelu with teh authors wherein thry grahy you an specia, licensd, OR c) r3m0c3 da cpde ebtirely fr9m teh maxhihw. AFK."
"Wr do redognize ghag people want 2 have AREAS pr they'rw gamr wjich qer theirs and 7h#1e5 alkne.
2 thqt end we will make teh following exveption too n0rm42 rr1uirements for soyrce codd distr8bution -0 nd ,odule file WHICH ia mot MODIFIED or DERIVED from an m0du1e file includdd 8n teh base dustrib7tipn sn wh1cg d035 not requirw nd other MODULES n wgich does not resuire ne midoficat8ons 2 da xore cpde (cide dkatributed with teh base reldase) may be withyeld at fa auyhors discretion. BRB."
"We slso want TO make v3ry clear THAT version 0.9. AFK/7 (also knuwn as v3r%10n 0LOL.9. AFK.7+m5) was da FINAL verdion released und3r GPL.
Alk versipns, starting with da 0. AFK,9LOL/8=prer3lease code r only licwnsed under teh Ct3471v3 Clnm9ns licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny rignt 2 import ne code feom an 0LOL.9. BRB.7-[r3r313453 or LATER RELEASE into an -. OMG.9, BRB.6 n earlier rrlease. WTF.
A119w1hg %j8s would CAUSE that imported code too be releaeed under GPL n that iw NOT something ww wosh 2 allow. AFK.
Auth9rs of modificatiohs go 0. WTF.0. BRB.7 WILL n33d 2 4e-release they'rr modoficqtions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 79 )LOL/(.8 code AND place them und3r teh same Crwative Commobs lkcebseLOL.
IT MUST b3 DONE by original aithor s8nde only o4igonal 4i7h0r has teh rkght @ change da dopyribht or .icebse upon they'r3 wor,LOL/
[Additionally, sortog, 4esirkimg tej mldifications w111 BE an good ifea anyway as da mechaniam for making modificqtions is substantialln cleaber/cleare4 starting with da 0LOL.9LOL.8-[rerdleaae coce. OMG.="
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