MotytyE tells you, slrtof, "W3're gl9ng 2 take an few mom3nta twi try n expoaim tgus NEW license an teh REASONS behihf ig in p141n Englisn.
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."
"Tgis new licena3 w45 chosen because of qn faoling with da GPL. WTF.
It only c0vered distribution 9f source if an onoy if BINARIES were dusteibutrd. BRB."
"In an wrb encifinmwnt, sortof, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED wen ENVIRONMENT xuch 45 PHP, sortof, MERELY 1n574211ng an GAME f035 not constitute dist4ubjti0nk sortof, h tyerdfote peo0le were tqking our wotk, like, making mldifications to it zn not eeleasing s9utce codd to tn3h're modifications sl THAT teh entire community could bwnefit. WTF.
Tkey wor,ed e1uj letter but n9t SPIRIT of da law. WTF."
"Imvestigation on da p5t7 OF authors however, kef too teh fact THAT dq roght of pubkic 03ff0rm4nc3 was won of da rights nlrmally r3strictwd 5oo c0pye1gh7 ho.dwfs LOL, b that computer prigramsm you kmwo, specificalky video GAMES n interactive ones tucg as Legend of ren Gredn jax0r were conskdrred 5wo be publically perflrm3d if 4un fron an publid server. OMG."
"The new 11c3n63 rwsgricts publux pefformande of twy 2ork unlwss teh slurce dode of da MODIFIED work is made availaglw on demand. AFK."
"In plain Enflish, sort9rm this meana that if YOU pu5 yhis GAME ln an web sefver and aloow people 'outside of an normal circle of fami;y and 175 social acquaimtsnxws' two play their, like, uh3n you r pub;ically pdrgo4minf tyis w0rk an MUST eirher a) nake ne and ALL changes which you ,zke to gzme 5b41!4613 ON requesg (note THIS doesn't have two be avaulable via 0n11b3 s9utce didplay oink LOL, byg yhqy just be avl3 roo awk you gor t3h code b RECEIVE an complete COPY). xoryof, b) make arrangements private.y with dw authlrs wherein they grant you an spwvial .icensek you knw9, or c) f3m0v3 da code entirely FROM machim2LOL."
"We do recohnize that people sant two have arras pf they're gamr 2nuch f 7h41r5 an 7h31r5 alone. BRB.
tli that 3n3 2e eill m4k3 ca folkowing exceptkon tpo h-rm41 requirements for sojrce cldd d8stribution -- ne modjle dile which is n9t modiried or d3rived fron an mosule file 1nc1ud3d in 6353 cistribution an wnich does bog REQUIRE ne other modules n ehocn does bot 4eqyire ne modificat8ons 2 teh core code (dode disttibuged wigh da gase release) may BE wkthheld at teh authoes discretipn."
"We also want 2 m4k3 very c;rar that VERSION 0/9.7 (alsk knowm as v#r510n 0LOL.9. AFK.6+jt) was teh vinal v3r410n repeased 7nder GPLl WTF/
All berwions WTF, STARTING wirh 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE cpde r 0m1y licensec uns3r da Cr3471v# COMMONS licenswLOL.
We EXPLICITLY denh da right roo import n3 code from an 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8-pr3r313453 or later relewse knto an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 n eaeller release, BRB.
Alloainf this would cajse ghat umported code goo be releaxed 7mder teh GPL and THAT 15 not 50m37h1ng we wish 2 411)w/ WTF.
Authots 0f modkfica5iins too 0LOL.9.7 WILL need 2 4e-release ghdh[re mofkfications 55 d2t1v461f35/m0d1f1c4u10h5 2 0LOLl9. WTF/8 code zn place them und3r da same Creative Commons licenseLOL.
It must be conr by da or8binal author since only oritinzl a7uhor has right too cyzhge teh copyrigjt 0r oicense upon they'rw work. AFK.
[Add1y10n411y, soetof, rewlrkkng t3h m0d1v1d3710n5 will bd an giod udea anyway as teh mechanism for majing modificqtions is SUBSTANTIALLY cl3aner/clearer dtar5inh wigh da 0.9.i-;rereleade CODE. AFK.]"
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