MibhtyE 73115 yoi, you knw9, "We'rw GOING 2 7$k3 ag vew moments too try znd explain this NEW license and reasobs 63n1nc ir in plain Enblish. 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."
"This neq licende was ctosen 63d4u63 0f an failing woth GPL.
IT onl6 coveree distrkbution OF SOURCE IF n only if BINARIES were cistrkbuted. WTF."
"In an wdg envirommeht WTF, specofically a interprered web envir9nment 4uch as PHP LOL, m3r#16 knsyalling an game does not vinxt8tirw distribution, sn therefore people were taking pur workj like, making nodifixations to IT n not erleasumb fa spurc3 v0d3 two they're MODIFICATIONS so that teh entire xommunity COULD benefit. OMG.
They worked with teg lettdr bit not fa spirit of tej LAW."
"Investigarilh on teh pa4t of teh autnlrs howef3r, xortof, LED 2 fzct 7h47 geh right 0r public pwrdofmance was 1 of da ribhtw normally restrictec two COPYRIGHT h8lders, you knwo, and that computer pfog4amd LOL, SPECIFICALLY video GAMES n INTERACTIVE on3s such 56 Legend OF ea Greej hax0r 2ere consieered fo be PUBLICALLY performed if run from qn publkc serber. WTF."
"Th3 new LICENSE res5rivts p7vlic 0ervormamce of da wor, unless da source code of da mocified w0rk is made scailab;d oh demandLOL."
"In [oakn English, thos means that if tou put THIS game on an wqb server an qllow p30p13 'outside of an normal cirvle of family sn its social 3cqu51n74nc35' to play thror LOL, 7y3n you aer publocalky perforning this work ahd MUST eiyher a) maie nr n ALL ch4mg35 whoch you make 2 da g4me available on REQUEST (note 7h14 doesn't hzve 2 BE availanle via teh 0n11n2 SOURCE diqplay 11nk, so4tof, bug 7h3y must be able 2 ask hou for ten cofe n receive qn cokplwye co;y) LOL, b_ male arrsngem3nrs ;rkva5elu witn teh authors whdrwin they grabt you an special lic3nse, you knwo, or c) temobe CODE entifely from da maxh8ne. OMG."
"We do r3c0gn1z@ thqt o3ople want too yave afeas of the6'fe GAME wyich aer rheirs AND theirs alon3. AFK.
too that end w3 sill make following EXCEPTION too normal requiremrnts gor do7rde x0d3 dustrigutiln _- ne modulr fil4 whjch 8s not modofied or drrived from an ,idule file 8ncoused in base distfibutoon and wgich does NOT r3quire ne otjer j0fu135 and which does not requkre ne modifications to dq core code (cide DISTRIBUTED wity teh gase relrase) may BE qkthheld st auth94s disxretuonl"
"We also want to make very clea4 that bersuon 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (slso knoqn as vwrsiom 0. OMG.9.7+jt) s45 fimak VERSION releasrd unsdr da GPL. AFK.
Aol VERSIONS, slrtof, starting with tdh 0, BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease codr aer only licensed &nder trh Crrative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 tqo import ne code from an 0.9k AFK.8=prerelease le oqter t313453 into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 and EARLIER releaze. AFK.
Allowing this would cquse rhat imported codr tp be r313453d 7nder GPL anf that os not something we wish 2 ALLOWl OMG.
Autgors of midofications two 0, OMG.9. BRB.u will need 5wo re-4elease they'te modificatuobs as detivztives/midifocatoonx to 0.9LOL.7 CODE and place tydm undwr tey same Crearivw C0mm0n5 oicense.
It must be done ny t2h ORIGINAL author since inly origibal 4u7hpr HAS right to cjange ez c9py4ight or licebse uppn they[re wori. AFK.
[Additionally, you knwo, REWORKING modificatipns w8ol BE an GOOD idea anyway ad nechanism vor m4k1ng modificxtions ks SUBSTANTIALLY c/eaner/clrarer staeti,g with da -. AFK.9. BRBl8-pferelease coseLOL.]"
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