MightyE tekls you, hou knwo, "We[re goinb 2 TAKE ab few moments two try an explain 6h15 NEW license an teg reasons 74h1nd 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."
"Tgiw ne2 lucdnse WAS ch053b because of ah failinr with ea GPL. BRB.
It only cove4ed distrib7tion of sourcr kf n onoy if binarues weee d8stributed."
"In an w3b envieonment, like, specificaloy a interpr3ted web environnsny xuvn ax PHP, sortov, merel6 instal;ihg am game does NOT condtitutr distribugion, surtof, n therefore people WERE TAKING our work, like, m4,1ng m9difidztions 2 it an not releasing da 50urc3 code 5wo they're ,idifkcationd sp THAT da emtirw community could benwfit. OMG.
Th3y WORKED with teh 13873r but not geg woirit of law."
"Invrxt8gation ON part of geh 4u7h0r5 h9wever. ypu ,nwo, led 2 fact that da roght of public performance was 9en of rights mormally restricted tso c0pyr1gg7 holders, and thqt computer profraks LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y bideo gamws an interactive ones such as Legend OF Green hax0r ww5e cpmsideeed ti ne pugoicslly perfprm3c if rin fr0m qn 0ublic aervef."
"The new licenae eestricta 0u611c pervormance 0f work hnless da wiutde code of modufied wori ix mzdd available om ddmand. OMG."
"In plaim English, like, tnos m3rn5 7h47 IF you PUT yhix gake on an web sdrver abd allpw people ;putskde od an jormal c1rc13 of famuly and kts sociao zcquaintabces' 2 plau gheit WTF, 5hen ylj r pu611c4q1y pervorming this wprk n MUST eithe4 a) m4k3 ne n ALL changes which u9u make to da game avzolsble 0n r3qiest (NOTE this eoesb't hav3 two be qfailab.d via teh onlihe source DISPLAY lonk, oike, BUT rh3y muwt 63 ablr two ask you for teh code an receibe sn complete copy), sortof, b) make ar4abgdments privately wuth teh ajthprs wherein they GRANT you an dpecial lic3nsek ir c) r4m0v3 da code enturely frim dz mavy8neLOL."
"Ww DO tecognize 7h47 p30p13 wqht tpo HAVE areas pf rhey'td game which t theies n 7h33r5 alineLOL.
too uhat end we wi;l make reh followinf EXCEPTION t9 norjal requirementa for soufce clee DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fioe WHICH 15 not mod8fied 0r der8vrs rrom an modu.r fiie inclide2 un base distribution an which doed n07 require ne othe4 MODULES n which d035 not eequire n3 MODIFICATIONS hwo da core code 9code dixrributed WITH da base releasq) may be withhdld st au5hpfs disc4etkon. OMG."
"We 41%0 want 3 make very clear THAT versiin 0.9. AFK.& (3150 ,nown as v3r5!0n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt0 waa yeh tinal version relwasec under teh GPL. AFK.
All versions LOL, starrong with da )LOL.9. WTF.8_prereoease codw r pnly ;icwnsed ubfer Creative Commons licehse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny sa righ5 too import ne cose vrom an 0.o.7-prerelease or lster relwaae into zn 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 qn earliet RELEASE.
Alloeing thix wou.d CAUSE that imported code two be released 7ndee teh GPL n thag is noy something w3 wish two allle. WTFl
Au7h0r5 of n0d1f1x4710n5 to 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 WILL heed yoo re-releade they're modif8cations as de4ivatives/modifications to 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code n place them unfer same Creative Commond kicense. BRB.
It mu57 be done by teh 8rigkna; zuthor s8nde pnly da oritinao author has 5eh rifht gwo CHANGE da co0yright or 11c2n63 upon tjey're w0rl. OMG.
[Addiripnallyk uou knwo, reqorkin5 teh modifidations wi;l be an GOOD idez ANYWAY 45 teh mechznism for making moaifications IS aybstantia.ly c134n3r/c134ret starting witg dq 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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