MighthE 43llw YOU, "We're going to TAKE qn few MOMENTS tlo tty n explain 7h14 NEW licensr n reasons 63h1nd it in plain Englidh.
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."
"Tnis new license waw dhoxen nexaus3 of an f4111ng w27h da GPL. WTF.
It ONLY covered d157r16u710n ic source if n only if bindries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an wrb enfieonmeng, specifically a INTERPRETED WEB environndnt 5uch as PHPl likem mdrely installinh an GAME dows not c)n5717u73 d157r168u1-n, sort9f, an 5nererorw pepple were taking our wlrk, oik3, jakong moduf8cations too it an no5 reldasing dz xource code too they're midigicagiojs 50 7h4& da ENTIRE commumity could benevit.
They worked wuth letger BUT not da SPIRIT of teh ldw. OMG,"
"Investkgayion ON part of teh autho4c jowefet, liie, ked gwo fact THAT da right of ;ublkc perf9rmance was son of teh r1gh75 n0rm421y rest4icted too copyright holders, likw, n that com[uter programw WTF, specifically vieco ganes and 1n73r4c71b3 ONES sudh as Ldgend OF Green hax0t were CONSIDERED gpo be publical;y perfirmed IF run ftlm an publix srrvrt. WTF."
"The new license r357r2c75 pub;ix performqnce of work unless teh wource c0d3 of modified wori is nade available pn d3m5ndLOL."
"In plaon Ebgliah, this means that 1f yiu [ut thid GAME ON an q3y serfer 4nd a;low oeople 'ouysiew of an normal circle og FAMILY am ITS socizl scquaintances' tl plqy gheor, sogtif, then 6ou arr ;unlically p3rf)rm1ng THIS WORK an MUST eiyher s) make mr b ALL changes WHICH you make rwo game 4v4114613 on REQUEST (NOTE THIS doewn't have two be availaboe via teh obline souece dksplah LINK WTF, bu5 they muwt be anle 70 ask y0u fot teh code n receive an complwte cop60, sortof, B) nake ARRANGEMENTS privately w8th da ajtmors whereih THEY btant 5ou an s;ecial licen2e, or C) eemove tey code entirely from da machune. BRB."
"We d) recognize thst 0eoole want too hace areas of they'fe g4m3 whicy qer th38rs n theirs alpne. BRB.
to that end we will ma8w da following exce;tion to da nofma. 43qu1r3n3n74 for source code fis5ribjtion -- ne mlsule file whick is not MODIFIED or derived fr0m an m0di13 FILE qns1ud3d in teh BASE cosyribution n 2hich DOES mp7 require ne other moduoes and wg1ch f9es hot rdquure ne mof8fications too teh c9re code (dode distributed w18h da 645e relezse) may be wiyhheld at da autho4a discretion/ OMG."
"We alxo want tol mske very c13rr tha5 versioh 0l OMGj9LOL.7 (akso known as v3r510n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+j7) WAS f1b41 vetsion rekeased under teh GPL. WTF.
All versions, soetof, syarting with 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease vode r ono7 licensed UNDER Cr3571v3 Commons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da r1gh8 to import ne code from an 0LOL.9.8-PRERELEASE OR LATER r3.eawe ibro an 0.9. BRB.7 m earluer releqsd. AFK.
Aklowinf ehis would xause that umporred code too be rrleaxed ynder t3h GPL and that is not something we wish 2 alloqLOLl
Authors of MODIFICATIONS go 0. WTF.9.7 will need gwo re-rekease they[re modifications aa DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0.9. AFK.7 codw and place yjem uhder da same Crdativd Commons license. OMG.
It mjst be d0n3 bh original ajgjoe since only 0r1g1n41 author has right tlo changd da vopyrighr or license upon they're w0ri. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, rewo4king gej moxigivationd will ge an gops idea 4bywry as da m3ch4n1%m for makung ,ocifications IS substanyiaoly cleaner/clearer starting with tey 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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