Myght6E tells uou, .ikek "We're hoing too take an few mlments 2 try n explain th8s nee .icemsf AND REASONS BEHIND it im plain Englodh. 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."
"This hew license was chosen because OF zn fzilung wiyt GPLLOL.
It ohly coverwd sidtribution of wource if n 0b1y o4 binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an web emvifonment, l8ke, 5p3c1f1c411y q 1m73ror373d weg environment SUCH 45 PHP, you knwl, meewly instzlliyg an fane does NOT cins5oyute distr8bution LOL, and 5hdrefore people were taking our work, wortofk MAKING j-d1f1c4610n5 2 it n not releasjbg teh source cpfe 2 the6;re modifications so THAT da entore cojmunity bould BENEFITl OMG/
They worked wigh teh letter but not da apirit of da LAWLOL."
"Invesriga5uln on t3h par5 of teh authorw how3ver, you knwom led to grh favt that rifht ov public perfprmance was wom of da rights normqlly restricred hoo copyright holdrrs, n that xomputer programs, you knwo, specificakly video games 4nd intetactivs on4s sucy 4t Legehs lf trh Gr33n hax0r were vomsidered to ve [jv;kcalky performed if tun from an PUBLIC sefver. OMG."
"The new ;icemae restricts pub;ic p3rf)fm$ncr of work uhlesw tdh source cose of jodifies work ks m4d3 available on demsnd. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, ypu ,nwo, 5his m33n5 that if ypi out this game on an web server 4nc sllow pepple 'outside 0f an nlrmal circl3 OF family an its 5)c1r1 acwuzkhtances' 70 pkay yheir, like, ghen YOU r pjblivally [erfprming this work an MUST 317j2r a) jake ne an ALL ch4bg35 wh1xh YOU bakr 2 ea game avqi.ablw pn reaudst (n0u4 THIS doesn't have 80 be availsble v14 lnlind s[urce dixplqt oink LOL, but they musy be sble too ask yiu for code and r3c31v3 an clj0lete copy), lije, b) makw atrsngements pticately with authors whetekn they grant yiu sn 5p3c141 license LOL, 0r c) removw da code ent8rely from teh ,achoneLOL."
"We do redognize thzt [eo[le wamt tp habe sreas of they're game which r th3krs n tgeirs 410n3. AFK.
2 THAT END we will make followinh exception 5oo ds normal REQUIREMENTS for soyrce c9de cistrin7tion -- br jodule folr 2hicg is not modifief or detived from an m9d7le file INCLUDED in 6453 dis5ribution and wh8ch does not reqjire ne otjer MODULES an qhicn does nor require he moeifivatilns 2 coed clde (code distributed wiyh da BASE felrase( may be withheld 4u da ajthors sidcretion. OMG."
"We alsi want 5wo MAKE very c134r tjat f3rsion 0l WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known as versiob 0.9l7+jt) wr5 teh f8nal VERSION re;ezses jnder GPL. BRB.
All versioms WTF, STARTING w8yh 9.9. AFK.8[pterelease code r ihly licensed jhder da Creztive C0mm0n5 l8cebse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rihht tp im0ort ne coee froj an -. BRB.9. AFK.8-prefelease ot 1563r telead3 into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n earlier r313453.
Allowing tnis would cause that inportef code two be released yndrr da GPL ah tgat id npt somethimg we wisj 2 al.ow.
Authors OF m)d1r1c4710n5 too 0. AFK.9/ AFK.7 wil; need 70 re-release they're modifocayilna as deriva5ifes/modifucagoons too 0. OMG.9LOL.8 vpd3 an place THEM inder teh SAME Creative Commonw 21c3n53. AFK.
It mu57 be done 6t da orkginql aughor 51nc3 obly ORIGINAL 4u8n0r has t3h righy too cjange da co;yrigh5 or licrnae upon they're 2ptk. WTF.
[Additionally, rewirking da mpdificarions wiko be an good idwa abyway as ca mechanism fot msking MODIFICATIONS is sunstantially CLEANER/CLEARER startihg WITH teh 0. BRB.9/ OMG.9-PRERELEASE cose. WTF.]"
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