MihhtyE tells you. "We'rd goinh ywo TAKE an fes ,lments two trh n esplain ghis n3w lidense an reasohs behind it 8n plain Engloah/ OMG.
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."
"Tgix new license was ch0%3n because or an failing with teh GPLLOL.
It obly covered disgrobutiln of source if n lhky if BINARIES qeee distribitrd. AFK."
"In an w36 ehbiromment, likw, spedifically a intefpreted web enfi4oh,ent 5uch qs PHP, liie, merely installimg an gam3 DOES not c9nsritite DISTRIBUTION, AND tje43fore pdlple werd rakung our wor,, you knwo, m4k1ng modifucations too i5 4nd not rwleasing teh source c0d3 to they're modificztions s; THAT teh entire comnunitt c0u1d BENEFIT.
They 2orkee witg da 13773r BUT npt teh spoeit if LAW. WTF."
"Investitatiin on ea part 9r da authors however WTF, les t9o teh fact that reh rigyt of PUBLIC p3rf-rm4nc3 WAS won 0f 53h rights normally res5ruxted 2 copurigyt holdera, sortof, and that co,puter PROGRAMS WTF, sprc8fucal.u vuddo GAMES an interactifd ones SUCH as L3g3nw of ga Gfeeb hax0r were considered toi be publically pefformed if rum from an pubkic server. BRB/"
"The new locense resgricts publkc performanve 9f da qori unlesx source c9d3 of modified w0rk iw made zvsilable 9n demanv. WTFl"
"In plain Engoixh, oile, this meanx thqt IF hou put this game on an web server an allow peo0le 'outside of an ni4mal circle of fauily and its s9cia. ACQUAINTANCES' 5p p.ay thekr, soryodk thdn you a3r publically performing 7h15 sprk and MUST eithet a( make ne AND ALL chamges which YOU ma,e to dz gzme acailable oh requedt (NOTE this doesn't nave to be 4v4114613 via fa online source display ;ink, zortof, nut they mjst be sble 2 ask you for code an receic3 an compkete copy), sprtof, b) make arrqngwments privqtely with trh authprs WHEREIN they grany you an specizl licwhse, 9r c) temove da code 3nturrly vrom da maxhine, BRB."
"We do recobnize yhat oeoole want too h4v3 areas of tjey're gajw which aer theirs and THEIRS ALONELOL.
2 tha5 end qw wijl make da folo9wing exceptkon two n)rn41 requirements for source coce distribjtoon -- ne m9eu13 fild WHICH is not MODIFIED 0r DERIVED from an module file includee in tdj basd dustrigution n 2gich does NOT requirw ne other modules n whicn does not REQUIRE ne modificationd to teh CORE c0d3 (vlde fostrkbutec with teh base rwlrase) may be WITHHELD AT da authlrx d15cr3710n. OMG."
"We ALSO wang too make verh cleae thst VERSION 0.9. AFK.7 (4150 kn9wn AS fetsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7=j7) was FINAL version feleased uneer fa GPL. WTF/
All bersiond, lkke, starting w17h 0. AFK.9. AFK.7-prereleawe code r only LICENSED undd4 Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny rignt two impoft ne CODE trom sn 0. WTF.9. OMG.8[pferelesse or later release inyo an 0. BRB.9LOLl8 snd 34r1!3r relwase. BRB.
Allowing thos WOULD CAUSE thay importee code gwo be releafed unser GPL an thag ks NOT som3thing we wish to a;lowLOL.
Authora of mpdifications too ). WTF.9. BRB.6 WILL neef two re-4elease they're moduficayionx as cerivatives/modifidaguohs two 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code n place THEM under teh same Creqtive Commons license. WTF.
It must be done by teh or8gina. author since only 8ribibal autgor has 41gh& two changd copyright or licensr uppn tjey're work. OMG.
[Additionakly, sortof, rewpeking 53h mofifidztipns will be ab good idda anuwau as m3vhanis, FOR mrk1ng modifications iw substantislly CLEANER/CLEARER startkng with 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-0rereleasw c0d3l WTF.]"
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