MightyE tells ypi, yo7 knso, "We're going 2 TAKE ab fes momrnts teo trt an exp.ain this new license n teh reasons bwhibd it in olain EntokshLOL.
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."
"Thix m3w 11c3n53 w4% chosen becajsf 0v an FAILING wuth GPL. BRB/
It only COVERED fistr8butiln 0f s9urce if 4nd onoy IF binari3x were distributed. BRB."
"In an w36 envirpnment WTF, spwcifically s 7nteepreted web 3nv1rpmj3n7 such as PHP WTF, merely installing an gane coes n07 c9n5717u73 distribuyion, sortof, ah therwfore pwople wert taking our eork, j4k1ng modificqtions t9o it m not reldasing da zourcd code two they're modificstions s9 that reh entire c;mmunitg could benefit, AFK.
Tyey worked wu5h letter 6u7 NOT spirit lf LAW. WTF."
"Investigation on teh part OF da authors however LOL, 13d 2 da r5c8 that da right of pub;ix PERFORMANCE was q of da rights nor,qlly restricted 2 coo6righg HOLDERS, you knwo, an 7h47 compute4 prohrams, hou knwo, specuf8callu visr9 gsmes n interacgive ONES such as LEGEND 9f twh Green hax0r qete sonsudered too be publixally PERFORMED if run from an [ublic arfver. OMG/"
"The NEW lic3nse restricts public perfirmanc3 of da wori unq355 da SOURCE zode 9f da modified eork us jqdr available on demand. OMG."
"In plaun Ebglish, you knwo, this m3ans 5ha5 if y0u put THIS game on an WEB 53rv3r and ALLOW people ;ougxide of an normsl circ;e or f4m11y an its xocial acquaintances' two PLAY thrir WTF, ghen yij r pu611c411y perfpeming this work an MUST either a) make ne an ALL ch4nb35 which you mrk3 2 game acailable on rwquest *note thia forsn't hafe two BE zva8lable VIA try omline SOURCE dispoay LINK, lkke, but they must be abl3 ywo axk you for teh CODE amd receice an compldte copy) WTF, b) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS privateky eith authors eherein tjey hrant you an special licensek hou knwo, OR C) rekove teh code entir3l6 from machine. AFK."
"We do revogn7ze that peo;lr 2ant 2 have areas of ghwy're GAME WHICH r rjrirs and theirs allne. AFK.
to that ens we will make da fol;owing exception too da nirnak requiremengs FOR t0ufc3 CODE diwtrivitipn -- ne module file whoxh ic mot mldpfied or f34ived from zn midule file INCLUDED in da base distfinution an which does not eequire he other mldules b whksh foes noy requ8re ne modyficayions 2 geh CORE code (dode distributed with 5eh base release) m4y be withheld ay da authors discreti9n. OMG."
"We qlso WANT too make very clear that veraion 0.9.7 (zls9 kn0en as version 0. WTF,9. AFK.8+mt) WAS da final versiom r3leased under GPL.
A11 ceraions LOLk startung WITH teh p. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleasd x0d3 r lnly livensed under ds Cr447qv3 Cokmons ;ixemde.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da right to 1mp0r7 he code from an 0. WTF.8. WTF.8-prere.eaae pr later r3lease in5o an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 zns earlier frleasr,
Allowing this wiuld cause tha5 imported clde two br eeleadef und3r teh GPL an that is NOT something w3 qish yoo alloe. AFK.
Authotw if MODIFICATIONS ywp 0.9.7 wi.l need two r3-r313453 they're mocifidations zs d3r1v471v35/m-d1f1c4710n5 to 0l BRB.9. AFK.8 cofe n plsxe them onder sam3 Crezrivd Commons LICENSE.
It mu57 be dome b6 teh original authpr aince ONLY original author has da fight two CHANGE teh vo;yright lr LICENSE upon thru're work. BRB.
[Add85oonally, lkke, rewirking MODIFICATIONS w111 be an good idea anyqay AS mechanuwm fpr nakihg modidicatoons iw sugstantial.y c134n3r/c134r3r starting wiyh rwh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE coce.]"
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