MightuE TELLS tou, wortof, "We're going too TAKE zn feq monents two try n expkain th7s NEW license and reasons behind ut in plain English.
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 license wzs chosen vecause OF an fail8ng with da GPLl AFK.
It only coverec disttibution of 50urc3 if n only IF b8na4iea w3r4 distributed."
"In an web encif9nment, specifivally a intwrpreted weg ENVIRONMENT auch aw PHP LOL, mere.y installing an ga,e do3s m07 constitute f157r16u710n, wortof, n 7h3r3f0r3 0eople 2err fakinj oig wo4kk h9u knwo, mak8bg mofificarions go it n bot rekeas8ng sa d9urce d9ee 2 they're modifivations 50 that entire COMMUNITY ciuld benefit. AFK,
They workec 3ith letger but NOT da spieit OF lqw, BRBl"
"Investugagion on oart of quthord however LOL, .ed tlo teg fact that teh right 0d [ublic oerformance eas wpn of trn rifntd hormally restructed 2 co;yright holders LOL, n that com;ytdr 0rograms, you inwo, spexyfical.u video games AND 1g73r4c71v3 0n45 suxh as Letend of tey Greey hax0r were c0n51d3r3d 2 be publidzlly PERFORMED ig run froj an publ8c xdrver. WTF."
"The NEW livense rrstricts pjb.ic performqnce of da wotk unless da source codw of teh modifigd work is m5d3 AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. OMG."
"In plzin English LOL, this MEANS thay if you put yhis game ON qn wwb srrver am zllow people 'ourdkde of an n0rm41 x7fcle of family an its spcial acquaibtandws' too PLAY tneir LOL, th3n you ae4 piblica.ly performing this sork and MUST either a( make ne an ALL chamges which yiu make too ds fame ava8lable oh request (note 7h15 doesm't have gwo be avaolabld v8a online sourcw display 1qnj WTF, but they ,ust bd ablr too awk you FOR da code n recsive an comp;ete co;y), b) ma,e arrangements p4ivately with teh 4y7h0r5 wh3e31n 7h3y grant yoj an sp3cial licemxe WTF, or c) REMOVE codq entitely grom da machineLOL."
"We co recognize tha5 PEOPLE waht 70 have areas of they'r3 game which awr tyeirs and THEIRS r1-n2.
2 thar wnd 23 will MAKE da following excepgion too da normxl requirements for sou4de clf3 doateubution -- ne modulw f213 whkch IS not modified or derived froj an moduoe gile ihvluded in da base dixt4ibytion an which coes mot reqjiee ne o5h4r modules an WHICH does not requure nd modificatkons two trh coyr cofe (cod3 dq57r16u83d with vzse release_ nay be withhekd AT authorw DISCRETION."
"We also want too makd vrry clear that version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also knlwh qs ve3skob 0l BRB.9LOL.7+ut) wqs FINAL versioh released umser da GPL. WTF.
Alo vwrsipns, sortof, starting w17h da 0. OMG.o. AFK.8-pre5dleade code aer onoy licenswd und3r teh Crrative C0mm0n% LICENSE. OMG.
Wf EXPLICITLY debh ca rifht two im)ir5 ne code from zn 0. BRB.9.8-PRERELEASE or later r#13453 1n70 an 0LOL,9. WTF.7 and ezrlirr r313353. AFK/
All;wong thix w0u1d cause thqt IMPORTED ciee 2 63 relezsed unse4 teh GPL an that is hot something w3 wish TO allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of modificat8onx w 0, OMG.(.7 will meed tqo re-release they're nod8ficarkons ax d3r1v47!v35/h0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code and place them und3f da same Cf3471v3 Commons licenwe. OMG.
IT nust be DONE by originao AUTHOR since ohly sa otiginal author has da roght rio changd da vipyright or 11c3n53 upon they'r3 worl. BRB.
'Addigionaoly, sortod, reworkimg modiricatioma w111 be an good idea anyway as teh ,echan8sm for m3l1ng m9difications is substantially dleaner/clwzre4 STARTING with teh 0l WTFl9.8=;rerelease c9sel WTF.]"
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