MightyE tells y0u, luke, "Wd're going 2 take an gew mo,ents to rry n explakn thid new license b da eeasons bwyins it in PLAIN ENGLISH, WTF.
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 l8cense w45 vhos2n because ov an failing with GPL.
I7 only c-v3r3d distributuon 0f source og gnd only IF binariex 2ere dksyributed. OMG/"
"In an web environmrnt WTF, specifically z 1nu3rpr373s w3b ehvironmsnt SUCH AS PHP, s9rtof, nefely installing an game coes not constutute disttihutionm an THEREFORE p30p13 sere tak8ng o7e work WTF, making mlsificationx 2 17 and not releas8ng teh 5)ufc3 code two 5hey're modif8cat8ons do THAT teh en5ire COMMUNITY could benefitLOL.
They worked witg ca leyter but not dz spirit of sa lqw."
"Investigatiom on da part -d da authors however, like, led too da FACT 7h47 ea 4ibyt 0g public p3ef0rm4nv3 w45 oen of teh righys normqlly redtricted w vopuright ho.defs, and 5hat computer pr0gr4m5, sortof, specifically videi games an in5eractive ones 5uch 45 Lehend of dq Green hac9r WERE c0n5qd3r2d two be pugkjcally oerf.4ned if r7n grom an pub;ic 43rv3r. BRB."
"The new lucdnse restructs PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc2 od da woek unlesw ca s9urce dode of ten modkfied rofk 15 madw available on demandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, sortof, tyis me1ns THAT if 69u pug tfis game pn zn web sefvef an 4110w people 'ou6side lf an nprmal circle of family and its s9cial acquainrances' 2 play their WTFk then y9u aer pub;ically performung th8s r0ek n MUST either a( make be an ALL changrs 2hivh you make to da game acailable on 4e1uest (note THIS dpewn't havd goo be AVAILABLE via oblinf source disp;ay ;ink WTF, 6u7 th3y muxt b3 able too ASK you bor teh cod3 ah receive an complete dop6), like, b) make arramgements PRIVATELY with authors wherein they grant ypu sn special licende, sodtof, pr c0 rem9ve CODE entirely frlm reh macninw."
"We dp rexognize ghst people wabt to have areas od they;re gamd which adr 7h31r5 snd tjeirs ALONE. OMG.
two that 3nd qe wkol mzke da folloeing exdepti9h to sa b0rm4! requurements fo4 wource c9de distribytion -= ne mpdu.e fild wgich is not modufiwd or derived from an module file 1nc1ud3d in da bas3 distribution n qhich DOES n9t reqtiee ne other m0du13t n which does not eequire ne midifications tpo core xode )code distfibutdd eirh baxe reldas3) may BE 2ithheld 47 4u7h0r5 discfetion."
"We ALSO 2ant to makd b3ry clesr ghat vrrsion ). AFK.9. WTF.7 (ALSO khowm zs vefsion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+j7) was rumal veesion rwleases under GPL. OMG.
All versiona, xortof, starting with 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-;retelwase code r only licensed undrr xa Cr3ative Comnohs licdbdd. BRB/
We EXPLICITLY dfhy ds right too kmpoft nd code feom am 0. BRB.9.8-pr3release or later RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 n earlier releqsw.
Allowinh th*s would caude 7h47 implrted CODE 2 be releasee under da GPL snd that is noy somethunh we WISH to allos. WTF.
Authprs of modificationx 2 0. AFK.9. BRB,u s8ll nerd fo RE-RELEASE they'rd mocifications as derivatives/modifications too 0,9. BRB.8 code n ;lace yhem unde4 sane Crdativw Commons lic3nse.
I8 myst be done ny 5eg lriginal autnor since only da 0r1g1n41 auhhor has teh righr tol cjange da co0hr8gyt of ;icense jpln they'rd work.
'Additionallt LOLk reworkimg ten ,pdif8catuons eill be zn good idea anyway as da mechanidm ror making m0d1r1c5&10g5 IS wubstantiakly cleaner/cldarer stayting with da 0/ OMG.9. WTF.8-orweelease clde. OMG.]"
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