MightyE tel.s you, .ike. "We're goibg two TAKE an FEW mlmengs twl TRY an explain this new license n teh reasonc behind kt im plain Enhlish.
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 bew licrnse was chosen becausw og an faiking with teh GPLLOL.
I5 only COVERED diwt4ibuyuon 0f 50u4c3 of an only if bunaries 2ere DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an wrb environmemt, aort9f, specifically z ihrrrpretrd web enbironment such as PHP, sprtof, m3r31y installing an game does not constigute d15&r16j710n LOL, h 5hdrefore pqiplq WERE yaiigg our wirk, making nodifications 2 17 n n07 RELEASING da source clde to9 theu're modifications 60 tgat enrure comnjnity c9uld nemefit. OMG.
THEY wofkes with da lwtter but not teh spirit of teh la2. BRB."
"Invrstigatkon on da part of teh 4u7h0r6 howevef, 13d too ywh fact that r2gh7 of puboic performancw was oen 0f rights n0rm411y resyrictwd 2 co0urignt holders, aortof, an thag computer prphrams, like, specifically v1d40 games an intwractove pnes such qs Legegd or GREEN hax0r were considedrf 70 be publical;y perfo4m3d if rhn vrom sn public servwrLOL,"
"The new licemxe restricts piblic perdormance oe da w0rk unless siurce code of 5eh moeified wotk IS mad3 available on drmand. WTF."
"In [laim English, you knwi, 5hid means THAT ir you put 5his GAME oh an web servef n 4110w people 'ou5side of an normz; circle of family an pts SOCIAL acquainyances' too plsy ghrir, sortld, THEN you aef publically p3rdorming THIS WORK 4nd MUST fither z) make he an ALL CHANGES whivh you MAKE TO teh g4m3 avaikable ON rwquest (hore this do3sn't habe 70 be AVAILABLE v14 dz online source d15p14y 11nk, but they must be $614 teo zsk you f0r da code n receove an compldt3 copy) WTF, 6) make arfangwments ptivately w17h reh AUTHORS wherein thry grant ypu an special license LOL, or c) 4emove xode entirelh f4om dq jachineLOL."
"We do recognizf tyat p20p14 want yol havw arras lf tj3y[re game which aer theirs n rheirs alone. WTF.
tio THAT end we w1!1 MAKE tey follo2inh exception top da NORMAL rrwuirements for sourde code didtribution -- ne MODULE f113 which is not mockfied or deribed from an moeule fioe includec in geh base e157r16u710n sn which does n;t r4qu1r3 ne otger moeilea and sh1ch does not rwquife ne modifications 1 da xore code 9CODE distfibuted with base relwqse) m4y be wjthh3ld 47 teh ajthlrs discretion. OMG."
"We a;si wsnt 2 make very CLEAR 7h47 version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known as vers8on 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) was final version rdleased under GPL. OMG.
All versions, you knwpm startinh with rey 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-;f3r313r53 c9de ae4 on;y licensrd ubdef teh Creative Co,mona license. OMG.
W# EXPLICITLY deny da righg 2 impprt ne c0d3 from an ). WTF.9.8-peere;easw or lster 4eleasr 8nt9 an 9. AFK.9LOL.7 and earlier re.ease. OMG.
Allowinh this would cause &h47 imoort3d xode two be r313443d ynder da GPL an that is b07 something WE 2ksh tl ALLOW.
Ajthorx ov modifications two 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 wu.l n33d 2 re0r3lease they're modifica5ions qs serivatives.modifications too 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 code n place thej under trh samw Ce3r71v3 Comjons oic3ns3.
It mus5 BE donw gy t3h ofiginal author sibc3 9nly da -r8binal authlr has sa rigyt to change teh copyright or livenae upon tyey're workLOL.
[Addirkonally, kike, eeworking modoficayions will be an g00d idrz anyway as da mechanism for mqkibg m'dificagions is substantially coeanwr/coeaeef dta4tong woth teh 0. OMG.0. AFK.8-pr3r313e53 code. OMG.]"
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