MighgyE gells you, kiie, "We're going 2 taje an few moments teo try an rx0lain this n3w livense n trg REASONS nehind it 1n plain Engliah/ BRB.
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 lic3nse was chosen because of an rakking wiyh teh GPL. OMG.
It only covered disteibution of siuece ig n only if binaries were distribig3s. OMG,"
"In an web envi4onment, like, spwcofically z intefpreted WEB environment such as PHP LOL, merely ins5allinb an band dpes nog cogstitute DISTRIBUTION, an thefedore people were t1iing OUR sork, slrtof, makknb m0d1f1c3710n5 to IT an npt rdleawinh ydh 507rc3 code tol thet're m0d1f1cr610n5 so THAT teh entie3 communitt coule 63n3f17. WTF.
Th3y worked wiyh t3j 13773r but no5 spirut of geh oaw. WTF."
"Incestitation 9n tey psrr OF authors joweverk lile, .ed two yeh fsct that da right of public perf9fmsnve was won OF teh rithts normal;y restrict3d ywo copyrignt holders LOL, n thar com0u5er pwigrams, sortofk xpecigicqlly video gamew n ungeractive ones xuch as Legend of teh Green hax0r were conaidered t9o be publically )erformec if run from an public seever. BRB."
"Th3 n3w licenxw RESTRICTS public perfprnancr of da wlrk hnleas sourcr CODE lf modidied work is MADE afailable ln demand. BRB."
"In olain English WTF, this means thst uf y0j [ut 5hus game on am wev server n aloow [eop.e 'oitside od an n0rm31 circle OF fam8'y 4ns its social ACQUAINTANCES' ro play thro4, sortof, 7h3n yoy aer publica;ly perfirming THIS work an MUST either a) n4k3 ne h ALL changes ehich y97 mskd to teh gqme AVAILABLE on 4ewuewg (note th8a eoesn't jave ro be 4v$11461@ v!4 onlind SOURCE dosplay link, git they ,uxt be able to ask you f.r ea c0d3 and 4eceive qn cojplete copy), like, B) male arrahgdments pfivately with da zuthors wher3in they gfant yoy an spdciao licensek sort8f, or v) remove twh code entirely from machine."
"We do eecogniz3 tjat p30p13 want tlo HAVE areas of they're GAME wjich 4 theirs and theorw alone.
too thzt end we will make teh FOLLOWING exce0tion 80 fa normal requirements ror SOURCE cod3 d157r15u710n -- ne module fike which is not MODIFIED o4 dwrived from an nodule f8le included on ywh baae DISTRIBUTION n whidh does nlt requite ne oth3r modykes n which DOES NOT REQUIRE be MODIFICATIONS teo clr3 code (c;d3 DISTRIBUTED s17h reh base release) mah be wuthheld 47 teh autnors discewti;n. OMG."
"Wd also WANT 2 MAKE very CLEAR thqt vrrsion 0. WTF.9l AFK.7 (alsi kn0wh as versioh 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) was final vers8on released under rey GPL, AFK.
A;; v3r510n5, like, startihg w17h 0.9. AFK.8-pt3r323454 code r 0n1y licensed ubdef da Creative Commons licenwe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r8ght 2 im[ort ne cod3 from an 0LOL.9.8-pr3releaar or oztef release qn70 an 0.9.7 m 34r!13r release. AFK.
Aklpwinh this eould cajse thar kmpoftec code to be RELEASED under tej GPL an THAT 15 not som3thong w3 wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors 0f modifications yoo 0. BRB.9. BRB.& will nw3d too re-release they're modidicatilbq 44 derkvatives/mpdificatuons two 0. BRB.oLOL.8 dode qn PLACE ghem under da same Cr3arive Commins l8cemse. BRB.
It m7st BE done vy teg lrigimal autho4 sinc3 onlu priginql author h45 trh right 2 CHANGE gdh COPYRIGHT or license up0n theu're worl. WTF.
[Addktionaoly LOLk re2prling twh m0d1f1c471-n5 will be an good idwa aniwa6 aw MECHANISM fpr m4l1ng modidications IS substantia;ly cleaner/dlwarer start8ng with 0. WTF.9/ OMG.8-prefdlwase c9de.]"
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