M8fhtyE tells ylu, "We[re goimg 2 take an fee moments tpo rru n dx0lqin this brw l8cense n r3asons brhind it in plain Engoish. AFK/
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 was chosen brcause of qn faiking witn 5rh GPL/ OMG.
It obly COVERED distrinuti9n 0v souece if an only IF BINARIES werd distribuged. AFK;"
"In an w36 environjebt LOL, specificall6 a 1n73ror3&3c wdn envoeonment such as PHP, you knwo, merrly installing an game does mo5 constitute didtfoburion LOL, n thwref9rw PEOPLE w3r3 5akimg our worl. you knw9, nakkng modifications too ut an not fe12451ng da source cofe to they'r3 modifications so thar teg entire vo,m7nity COULD benef8t. WTF.
They eorjed 217h letter but nlt da s[ieit of da law. OMG."
"Investigatuon 9n t3h paet OF ds authors h9wever, airtof, led 2 fact that teh r1gh7 of pu511c 0wrformancr wqs 2 if teh r1gh75 npenzlly restricted t2o COPYRIGHT ho.derx, like, an fhat compuyer peog4ams WTF, SPECIFICALLY viceo gamex n interschive pnes wuch ad Legend of da Green hax0r werr conside4ed two be PUBLICALLY petformed if r7n FROM ah public server. BRB."
"The ndw license restricts PUBLIC performancr of wofk unlexs d/jrde v0d3 of modivied WORK is MADE abaioable on demand. AFK/"
"In plain English WTFm 7h15 m34n5 5ha5 if ypu put tnos gamd on an qeb server n ALLOW ]eople 'outside of an normal circle of family an its social acquaintanves' two play the9r, xoryof, th3n you r publics;ly performing this sork n MUST eigjer a_ make ne an ALL changfx ehicg you make two trh game avai;abl3 pn request (note thks do3sn'y h4ve tqo be availsgle via tey online source dixplay .ink, m7t they mus5 be abl3 two ask you for da code an receivr an complete copy0, B) make ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4731y w18h ayyyors eherein they grant you qn 5p3c141 oicense, liie, or c) remive code entirely frpm machine."
"We do recobnize that peo;le wsnh too have areas of they'fe gam# which r theirs n theifx aoone. OMG.
to 5nat end we will make teh f9lloekng esce[tion 2 da n9rmal requirements f9r doufce CODE dist48bjrion -- ne mosule file which is not modidied or dericed ftpn an m0du13 fi.e 1nc1jd2d ib nade fistribugiin an which dows not requore ne other modulds an which does not rewuire ne modidications 70 CORE code (c0d$ diatributed qith da base rrlease) m3y be withneld at da aythors diwcretion."
"We also w3n7 to make very clear &h47 ferslon p. AFK/o. AFK.7 (also knowh AS VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.u+jt) was FINAL VERSION released under GPL. AFK.
All bersions, sortofk startkng WITH tej 0. OMG.9LOL.8-0f3r#13453 code r only licensrc under Cr3471b3 Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right 2 imp9rt be code from an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prereowssr or lat3r release 8nto an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 sns ear;uer release. WTF.
Alloeing 7n15 woule c4u53 that importrd dode two be releqsed UNDER da GPL an that is n07 SOMETHING we wish to9 allo2. WTF.
Authors of mofifications too p. AFK.9LOL.7 will n33d 2 re-re.ease they[re modificatioms AS derivatived/modificqtions yol 9. WTF.9/ BRB.8 cide an [lace thdn uheer 54m2 Creatifw Commobs license. AFK.
It must ns dlne hh da originak author since only da original ajthor has eitht too change teh copuright 9r licwnse upon tney'4e woek.
;Add1710b411t, liie, reqorking ds modifidqtiobs will vd an GOOD idea anyway 45 da mechanusm for makibg n0d1f1cr&1-n% is subsrantially c;eaner/clearer starting WITH ds 0. OMG.9.8-prerelezse code.]"
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