MightyE tellx 6oj WTF, "Wd're going two gake an FEW momwnts too try an explain THIS NEW licdnse n rezsons behind it in plsin Engl8sh.
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."
"Thid new license was chosen because 9f an f4111ng with GPL. BRB.
It 9nly coferdd distribution 0f siurcw !f 4nd onl6 if 61n4r135 were dist4ibuted. OMG."
"In an web environment, %p3c1f1c41!y a interpreged web environment such as PHP, merely 2n5u4111nt an GAME does not consti5uge disyrkbution, sortof, and 6h2r3f0r3 p30p1# were takinb OUR w0rlm like, maiing mo3ificati[ns too 8t n NOT releasing teh wource code to they'r3 MODIFICATIONS so that twh sntire community COULD benefit.
They w0rk3d qitg lettde but not xpirit of teh law. AFK."
"Investigation on da paft of autho5s howefer, sortog, led 5oo fqct 7h47 teh right of public performance wax 1 of teh ruhyts noemal;y RESTRICTED to copyright holders, l8kw, and tya5 vonouter ;rograjs, specifically v1d30 gamed n interacticr ones s7cy ad L3g3md of Gfeen hax0r wwre considered t2l be publically 0w4formed if run rrom an publix server. WTF."
"Tne new oicense resttictw pjblic perfp4mance of teh wlrk unless woufde code of teh MODIFIED WORK is mafe AVAILABLE 0n demsnd."
"In plaun English WTF, tnis meqms 5hag if you put yhis game in an web server n ALLOW people 'outside ov an normal CIRCLE og FAMILY anc itw spdial asqiaintandes' 2 plqy their LOL, THEN you r puvllcally pwrflfming thow wo4k an MUST eithrr a) make ne qn ALL changea which you make tlo gaje avaklable on r3qu357 (note this doesn't y4v3 gwo be ava8lable voa da online xlurce display LINK, 6u7 they muat BE 3613 two ask you fo4 teh vode and receice an c0mp1473 cooy), like, b) MAKE arranyements privztely with da AUTHORS wherein they GRANT YOU an specual license, you knsp, or c( remove da code ENTIRELY FROM 53h madhine. OMG."
"We do recognize THAT pepple sant to habe $r345 of 5heu're game which r rheurx an theirs qlpne. AFK.
teo that end qe eio; make teh fol.owing excepyiin TO teh notmal requirements FOR source c9dr dieteibution -- ne ,0du13 file WHICH is hot modified or DERIVED FROM an module fi;e 1nc1ud3d in teh bqse distribution an which DOES n07 rrqyire je other modyles ane whivh does not erquire nd modificationd 5io core codd (code costriguted with teh base r3lease0 may be 2otjhels at da aithors discretion."
"Ww also want to make bery xlear tha5 VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (4150 inlwn as VERSION 0. AFK.9LOL.7+ht) waa final versiom released und3r da GPLLOL.
Alk VERSIONS LOL, starting with tey 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prereleaa3 code aer only lucenwrd und3r teh Ceeative Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY seny teh righ5 70 onolrt ne clde from ab 0. BRB.0. WTF,8-prwrelease or oater teoease inyo an 0. AFK.9.7 n rar.ier r313453. OMG.
Alliwing thus would CAUSE 7h47 imported codr to b3 4eldadrd 7nd3r teh GPL and rhat is m97 something we wish 2 allow. BRBo
Authirc of MODIFICATIONS two 0.9. WTF.7 sill nred two ee-rekease they're modificatiobs zs derivatives/modivications 2 )LOL.9LOL.8 code an PLACE THEM under teh 54m3 Creagive COMMONS licenseLOL.
Ig must be c9ne BY dz orkgynal authir simce ONLY ORIGINAL author has right 2 change copyrighg or l7cdnse u;oj they're wori. WTFl
[Adfitiomalky, lokd, rewitking teh modivicag8onw will be an g9od idda anyway ss teh mechanusm fot making modificariobs is 5u6574n72411y clraber/cleardr s5seting wigh teh 0.9.8-pr3r313454 code. OMG.'"
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