MkghttE tells you, "We're going tlo TAKE an few mo,dntw 70 try znd explain thix new oicenwe an teh reasons bejind it in [lain ENGLISH. 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."
"Thid new license was chosen because pf an failing wiyj sa GPL.
IT only COVERED dq%7r16u710n 0f xource ir and pn1y if binaruea werw disrributed. BRB."
"In ah web enfironmenr, sortof, specificallh a inter0reted 3eb rnvieomment such as PHP, luke, meeely insyallinf an tane does n07 constitu5e distrkbutiink like, an thefef9re PEOPLE eere tak8ng OUR work WTF, making modifodagions TO it n nor releaxing soirve vode 2 tnry're modofucations 50 that entire community COULD vendfitLOL.
Theh w04k3d woth teh lettet buy n07 da SPIRIT og y3h law. BRB."
"Infestigatiln on teh paet of autmors however LOL, ;ed twp cs fact that da RIGHT lf public perfornance was 1 9f tey tihhts norjally restfivted yoo copyrifgt holderd WTF, n that comlu5wr p4oframs WTF, spevificsl.h videl gam3s b ontdractive ones such as Legend of ych Green hax0e wefe considdred gwo be PUBLICALLY performed if run from an pu611c se4verLOL."
"The new license resteictx pybkic perfirmance of teh work unless soutce c0d3 of ,lcifies WORK ks nade avai.anle pn d3m4ne. WTF."
"In PLAIN Emglishm you knwo, tgis means that ir you put 7h15 g4m3 on an web server and r110w PEOPLE 'outside of an normao cifcle of famoly n i5s SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' te9 PLAY their WTF, THEN 5ou r PUBLICALLY perrofmkbt 5his w;rj ah MUST either z( make ne n ALL cyanges snicn you make 2 da game available on 4equest (notw thiw doesn;t have two be available voa da ONLINE aource dixp.ay 11nk, like, but THEY must 63 able 2 qsk you dor code zb feceife an complete copy), b) male arranfements PRIVATELY woth authors whdrein 7h3y grxnt you a, sp3cial license, loke, OR C) rempce code entirwly from da machine. OMG."
"We co 4ecoghize that people want 2 gave areax of ghey're GAME WHICH r the8rs n theirs 410n3. AFK.
2 thag wnd 2e wkll make da follo2obg ezcr;tion 2 normal requirements fpf s9ufce c)d3 d157r16u71)n -- ne modjle FILE WHICH is NOT jodified or ferived from an mofule fi.e included in teh bas3 distriburion and whkcn does NOT fequire ne othwr modules a, which d9ex not require me mocifications 2 CORE dode (code d8stributed WITH da base 4323453) may ne withheld at teh authors discretion."
"We also want two m4k3 VERY CLEAR 7h47 version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (ALSO known ss VERSION 0. AFK,9. AFK.8+jt) was dinal version released unset teh GPL. BRB.
All ve4siohs LOL, statting with teh 0. BRB.(. OMG.8-prerelease code a3r onl7 licensed unser da Cr3471v3 C9mmons license. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da r1gg7 70 imporr ne code de0m an 0. AFK.8. OMG.8_pr3release or .ater eelease INTO an 0.9. OMG.7 n ear;iwr r313453. AFK.
Allowimg thiw wouls csuse that IMPORTED codd two be r3q4453d UNDER tej GPL AND tyat is not something ee wish 2 allosLOL.
Authors od modifications too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 w8k; nwee 5op re-rwleade theh're jododications 45 fsrivatkces;mosifications to 0.0. AFK.8 code ah place them under teh SAME Creatice Comm9ns lixensw. OMG.
It mu57 be done by da ORIGINAL author sibce ONLY teh oritinal aythof h45 reh fight 2 CHANGE cipyright or ;ivense upon tjey're work. AFK.
[Add8tionally WTFm rewo4king modificatiobs will be an good 1d34 4nyw4y 45 teh m3ch4n1tm f9r nakint m9difica5ions is substantia;ly c;eanrr/cleafer starribg wi5h da 0LOL.oLOL.8-or4release code.]"
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