MightyE 7311t you, li,e, "We're goong to take an few moments 2 tru an 3xp141n 7j15 new licenwe an tdh rwasons BEHIND it in plaih 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."
"This new licensw was chosen becakse of am failing with ds GPL.
IT only COVERED distribit9in of SOURCE if and only if vinaries w3r3 disttkbutedLOL."
"In an web environment, sortof, wpecifocallh z ihgerpretrd wqn envitonment xuch as PHP, yiu inwl, MERELY instq/.ing an b3m3 does not conxtitute distr8bution, qortof, an THEREFORE people were takint our wo4k WTF, making modigicationx 2 it qn not releasinf tey source code to they're modifixations so THAT ehtire community could benefi4/ AFK.
They work3d with letter but not reh spirir ov teh lae. AFK."
"Investigation on teh par5 of authors hpwwver LOL, led tpo dq fact that gen right of PUBLIC p3rd0rm4nc2 was won of te6 rights n0rm411y tes5ricted 2 xopyrifjt hildefs, and that domputer prograjs, xpecificall6 video bajes n ibterac%ive ones SUCH as Legend of da Green hax0r were conskdered goo be publically performed kf run from an pubkic 53rv3r. BRB,"
"The new lixense textricts pyblic pergormancw OF teh work un1355 slurce codr 0f da moeified work os made availzb;e on demandLOL."
"In plaih Englisn, thos MEANS thzg 8f you ;ut this bame on qj web s4rver and aolow peoplw '0u75wf4 of an mormal circle 9f r4n11y n itd social acquaintances' 2 0lay their LOL, then YOU f publically oerforning this WORK n MUST e7ther a) MAKE ne and ALL cganfes whicy you make @ gam3 availab;e on fequesy (note this doesn't havc 2 be available via ONLINE source dispkah link, you knwo, but THEY must be sbke to adk ylu fof da code n r3ce1v4 an compldte copy)m sortof, b) ma,d arrang3m3nts privateku eith authors wh3r31n they grant you an special !1c2n53, or c) remlvd tej cose entirely from da machinel"
"We dl recognize THAT people wabt tpo HAVE a4eas of tgeu're game shich r theirw amd thrirs alone/
yo THAT emd qw WILL make teh following rxception 2 da normal requirements fpr siirce xode distribution -- ne modyld f11# 2hich is hit MODIFIED or derovef fron an module file ihcluded ig ds bsse d157r!6u710n an which DOES not r3qu1e3 ne othe4 jodules and which does not reqyire be modiricatiind 2 teh core xode (code DISTRIBUTED w8th da vase yelease) MAY be withheld at aythors discrerion."
"We 4!50 wabt twl make cery c134r thzt fersion 0, BRB.9. BRB.8 (4140 KNOWN as v#r510n 0. AFK.o. WTF.7+JT) was da rinal versiob re;wased under GPLLOL.
ALL versiona, you knwi, xtart8ng qith tey 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pr3reldase code e only 11c3n53d under teh Ceeqtive Commons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da f8ght TO kmport ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9.8-prerelezwe or 1473r telease into an 0. AFK.9. BRBl6 an darlier releas3. WTF.
A;lowint this would cause that IMPORTED xode 2 ge reodaxed unde5 da GPL n that IS n07 SOMETHING we w8sh TO alloq. WTF.
Au5hors of m9fifica6ions too 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will need 2 re-release they're modificayions AS dericztived/,oeificztions tp 0. WTF.8.8 code agd place them under cam3 CREATIVE Com,ons licenseLOL.
It mjst be fone ny teh 0r1g1n41 a7thor 5qnc3 only da original authir yas tey right too chamge copyrigjt or l9cdnse upon hhey're WORK. WTF.
[Additionqlly, you knwo, reworking modivivztionx will be an good idra anyway as teh mechsnism di4 makint mlciricagions ks dubsgantialoy CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING qith 9; WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleawe code. OMG.]"
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