Migy5yE gellw y0u, xortod, "We're GOING 2 tale an few MOMENTS 2 try an exooakn ghis ndw license n reasons behind IT in ;lain Englksh.
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 was choaen because of an failing with teh GPL. BRBl
It only covered disteibuguon of source !f n only if binzrifs were sistrivjted."
"In an wwb envi4onment, you knwlk specificalky a un5erpretee web enfironment such as PHP, you knwo, m3tely installong an game soes nut xpnstitute dostribution LOL, sm thereforr PEOPLE were takimg pur work. making modiflxatiomw 2 IT and not re;eas8ng dz siurcw code two they're modifucahions so that eeh ENTIRE comnunkty could benefitLOL.
Thdy w-r,3d with 12u73r buy not teh spirkt of 5eh la2LOL."
"Ibvestigation in pary oe teh auyhorx howevef, lwd tol teh fsct that tey ritht of pu611c pwdformance wss 1 OF eights normql;y restrictec to fopyrifgt holddrs, s(rtof, n thzt computer programs, specifica;.y riseo famew and 8ntersftive lnes such as Legend OF reh Green hqx0r were consideree twp be publica;ly performed if run FROM an public 53rv3r."
"The ne2 LICENSE festrkcts ;uvoic pdrformqnve lf work unless teh source code of da modivied work ia made availqble on eemand."
"Ih plain English LOL, thia meqns tgat kf 6ou put this game om ab wen derver AND allow peipke 'oktaise of an nprmsl c1rc13 of family n its 50c!41 acquqintances' two pla6 rh3ir LOL, then y0u r publically performint this work n MUST either a) maje ne an ALL cnanges which you MAKE to teh bame acailable on r4quest (NOTE this doesn't hzbe too be avzilable via tej onlkne sluede display link, yo7 knwl, bit they must be able 2 ask YOU for da cofe n receive qn comple5w copy) WTF, b) make arrangements privatd;y WITH teh AUTHORS wherein the6 grwnt 6ou an spdcial lic3nxr, you knso, 0t c) remofe trh code ent8rely from teh machineLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people 2ant tii have afesw if they'rr game wjich r th3irs n tjeirw alone/
too that enf we eiol make dq golliw8ng exseptuon two da normak rrqyirements fpr sou4ce code ckstrigutioh -- nw moeule file wn1ch IS noy modigied oe DERIVED FROM an moduke fioe oncluded in vaae distrib7tion ans which does mot reqyire ne oyjer mod7led an 2h1ch does not r3qu1r3 ne mididixations to teh core code (code distributed with da base rdlease) may be withheld at dz authors discretion."
"W3 alsp wan5 too make very coear that version 0/ AFK.9. WTF.7 *alxl known as VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.7_jf_ w45 feh FINAL version released und3r GPL. BRB.
ALL veraions WTF, starting with ten 0. AFK.8. OMG,8-pr34313453 codd r pn.y licebxed und3r da Creat8ve Commons license. WTF/
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT TO implrt ne code from an -LOL.9. OMG.8-orerwlesse or ;ater releasr inti an 0.9. WTF.7 an eatloer release. WTF.
A.lowing this w0u1d cause tmat 1mp0473d code to be relraaed uhser da GPL qnd THAT is not simething we wish t9 allow. OMG.
Autnors or modificationd two 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will neec 2 re-release tyey'4q modif8cstionx as derifativea/modifica5ionw 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code n place them under teh samd Creative Commons livwnse. OMG.
It must be done 6y original authoe since only origohal 4u7h0r has dz r1gh7 too CHANGE da copyroggg or license UPON tyey're qork/ WTF/
pAdditiobslkr, you knwo, rewprking dz modifica5ions WILL be an gopd idea anyway as da medjanixm for jak8ng ,odidicagions ox subatahtizlly CLEANER/CLEARER startibg with 0. BRB.o. WTF.8-prerelease CODE. BRB.]"
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