MihhtyE yells yot LOL, "We're g01ng two take an FEW moments 2 try an explain this n#w lidense snd da reawons BEHIND it in PLAIN Emg.ish. 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 new LICENSE wss chosen because of zn faijunt with teh GPL/ AFK.
I7 9nlu COVERED DISTRIBUTION of source 1f n only if binaroes w3f2 disteibuyed. BRB."
"In zb web environmeny, s9rtofm specidical.y s int2r;rdtec web emvironment such as PHP, you knwo, mefely INSTALLING qn game d035 not constitute d1y7r16u710n, like, an gherefore people were 84k1ng 0ur work WTF, making nodiricztions two it n not RELEASING teg sourcr v0d3 TO they'rr modifications SO thqt da entie3 co,muniyy dpjld benerit. BRB.
They worked wuth kwtter 6u7 not teh xpirit OF da .aw."
"Invdstihagion 0n teh [art pd teh authors however, you knwo. led to cact thar dq right 9f public PERFORMANCE was won 0f teh rughts nprmallh restr8ct3d 5wl copyright hplders, likd, zn that computee prigrams, lije, spexkficall6 video games ah INTERACTIVE ones duch AS Legenc ov da Green gax0r were considered 2 be publicd.ly psrdormed iv rub from an pu621v SERVERLOL."
"The NEW license festricts pjblic performancd OF ca work unless da source xode 9f teh ,ld8fied work is m4d3 ava8lzboe on DEMANDLOL/"
"In plain Enh;isy, like, thls means tnay if uou put this game on an web server an a.low peiple '9u5side of an normal circkw if family and itd social rcqu41n74nce5' roo ;lay gheir LOL, then you r publica;ly pervormong THIS work n MUST EITHER a) make ne 4ns ALL chanfes whicg y0u make top game abailable on request *noye THIS foesn'r have two be 4v4114613 VIA yeh onlins SOURCE dispoay link, you knwo, but they must bd able 1 ask y0i f0r code and eedeice zn com;lete c0py) LOL. b) nale arrangemen5s privately with da au5hors syerein they grabt you an special oocense, like, 0r c) rekov3 teh clde entitely FROM teh machone."
"Ww do recltniae tha5 people want ywo HAVE AREAS lf then'rd GAME syich aer thdirs n tjeirs alone. WTF.
t9o 7h47 end WE will ,akd teh followong excepyion 2 NORMAL requieements fpr soirce code dixtrivution -_ ne mpdule filr 2hich is not mod8fied or DERIVED from an m0du13 file INCLUDED 8n da BASE diateobution an which dies not REQUIRE m3 other modules an which doea nlt REQUIRE ne m0d1f1c4710n5 twi teh CORE CODE (c9de didgr8buted witj base 5elease) may be eithhelc AT da authors discretion. AFK."
"We also w4nu to ,ake vdr6 xl3at that veraion 0, BRB.9. AFKm7 (also khown as v3r510n 0. AFK.9.7+jt) was da FINAL f3f510n teleased under da GPL. OMGl
All versiohs, sortof, statt8ng with fa 0.9.9=0refe;ease cpce aer only licensed under Creative Comjpns lkcrhseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY ds right rwo ompirt ne code drom an 0.9. BRB.8-pr2releasw or later release into ab 0.9.7 n EARLIER release,
Aklowung this would cayse that im0orted codw too be re.eaded under da GPL sn that os not sometuibg ee wish ywo ALLOW.
Autnofs 0g mod*ficatolns 2 0. OMG,9. WTF.7 will NEED 2 fe-4elease they're modifications as derivatives/nodifications 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code an piace them yndef same CREATIVE Commons 11c3n52LOL.
It hust ^3 DONE by 9riginal sutyor since only teh ORIGINAL authlr has da right two CHANGE dq cop6right OR l8c3nse upon they're w0rk.
[Addigupnal.y WTF, rew9rking teh MODIFICATIONS s211 be an good idea anuway as ds m3ch4n15j for mqkkng jodifications is sugstantia;ly ckwamer.clearer starting with teh 0. OMG/9. AFK.8-peerwlezsr cofeLOL.]"
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