MkghtyE 73115 u0u, lkk3, "We're going 5o take an vew moments too tey an explain THIS new license qne dz reasons 63jqnd it IN plain Engliwh. 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 new lic3msr qas chosen bexaude of an fakling with da GPL. OMG.
It only c9vered dkstriburion OF 50urc3 IF n only IF 51b4r135 werr dustdibit3s. OMG."
"In an w46 environmwng, y97 knwi, s[ecivica;;y a knterprrted w36 environmeby duxn as PHP, sottof, mersky knatal;ing an hame foes nlt constitute diatributkon, hoj knwo, ab therefore peoplr were taking our wofl LOLm making modificati;ns yo it n not releasing da 50urc3 CODE too fhey're midificatuons so thzt entire c0,mun17y coyle benwfit. OMG.
They wlrked wiyh teh letter bjt not spirit of teh laq,"
"Infestigsgion ln part of da autnors however LOL, led too faxt tjat teg right of pub;ic pervormanve was 1 OF reh rights normal;y t3stricyed to xo0yright HOLDERS, yoy knwo, ans thag domputer PROGRAMS WTF, specifically VIDEO GAMES and interactibe ONES auxh as Legend of Grewn hax0r qere clnsiderwd too be puvlicaloy prrfor,ed ig run deom an oublic servef. BRB."
"The new lixens3 resgrixts publix perdormance of ea work unless da source cose ov tdh modidiee wor, is jade available on d3m4nd. BRB."
"In plain Englishk ylu knwo, thid MEANS THAT !f y9u put this game 0n an web server h ALLOW peo;le 'outsid3 0f an m0rm$1 cutclt 9f fzmi.y and ira SOCIAL acqyaintances' t2o plaj tjrir LOLm rhen you aer publically perfo4ming this w0rk ab MUST eitje4 a) make ne an ALL xhanues which 6ou ,ald 2 teh GAME avai;able on r3qu357 (notw THIS doesm't habe gwo be svailabow via da omkumf sojrce DISPLAY lunk, likw, byt they mus5 be able too ask yo7 for code n rec2ive an conplege co[y) LOL, b) make arrahgements pr1v4731y with teh authors wherein tyey grant 6ou an spexial q1c3n5e, sortor, or c) remlve da code entirely FROM MACHINE/ OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT people want too have areas OF they're GAME which r theors n theird ao8me. OMG.
tw0 that end we wikl mak3 teh FOLLOWING EXCEPTION two da no4mal rrqu8rements fpr 50urce c0d3 distributiob -- ne mod7le file whidh is mot mudified oe ferived ftom an modyl3 file inckuded in da base disgribugiln b whixh dped not requirr ne other m9du135 an wyidh does mot require nr MODIFICATIONS 2 CORE codr (codd DISTRIBUTED with teh basd 4eleqse) MAY be withgeld at ten authors fkxcreruonLOL."
"We also want 2 jake very clear ghat versiob 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 (als9 known as version 0. WTF.9. BRB/j+mr) w35 dq final version reoeased under da GPLLOL.
ALL versiona, starting qith 0.9. OMG.80prerelease coce aer 0n!y licwnsed 7mder Creagive Commons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da ritht too 1mp)e7 ne xode from ah 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prdteleawe or later release onto an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 ane earl8er reoease. WTF.
Allowing 7h1t would cause tyat 1mp0r73d code 2 be releaswd uncer GPL 3nd that 15 nog s0metning we wisj too aoloe/
Auyjors of m0s1f1c4710n5 too 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 eill need too re-eelease they're modigications ss derivatives/mldofications 5( 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code an place them under teh same Creative Commlhs livdnseLOL.
It mudt be don3 BY t3h original 4u&h0r since only tdh oribinal author nsd ten right too change cppyr8ght 9f lidense up0n th3u're wo4i. WTF.
]Additionally, you knwp, 4eworkint modificationx will be an bood ifea 4nyw4y as mechania, for mqkong modid8xations is SUBSTANTIALLY xleaner.clearrr 574r&1ng q17h teh 0.9. AFK.8-prerelease coeeLOL.]"
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