MightyE gells youm you unwo, "We're goinb 2 tak3 an few nomebys too tru n explain thks new license h trj reasond b3hind it in plsin 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 locensw was CHOSEN becauww of an failing witg GPL. BRB.
It only coveres d147r16u710n of SOURCE IF n onl6 if binaries we4e disrributed/ BRB."
"Im sn seb environment, ypu knwo, specufisally a interpreted web rnvironment such AS PHP, like, MERELY knstalling qn game DOES not consgitute DISTRIBUTION LOL. 4nd therefpre peopke were taking oue wotk, like, MAKING modifkcatiinw 5wl it b not releawing da source code too yney're modifications 5( thst da entire dommunity c0u1d benefit. OMG.
Tje6 wlrkwd with 5eh letter 6u7 not da spirit og law."
"Inv3stigati9n on pary og ten authors howeve5, you knq9, .ed tqo tey fact 7h47 teh right of pu611v performance qaw 1 0g teh r1hh75 normally restrictfd to copyribht nolcvrs, sorgovk and that clmputdr p4og4ams, sortof, SPECIFICALLY cideo games ah interactive ones 5uch as Legend 9f da Gfeen hax0r were consiceeed 2 63 publicslly perf9rmed if run f4pm an publiv setver."
"The bew license r357r1d75 public [ergormancr if teh wirk unldss soirce cow3 of modified eork is mace available on demand. BRBl"
"In plzin English, kike, THIS means that ig you put this game on qn web servwr n allow p30p13 'oursidd if zn notmal CIRCLE od family an ITS socuql acquaintahxds' teo pkay theit LOL, yhen YOU aer publicallu p3rf9rming this work qnd MUST either A_ ,ake ne and ALL changew which y0u MAKE two teh game availanle on rwquest (note this doesn't havd to ge available via online sourc3 DISPLAY link, you kneo, bjt they just be able 2 2sk ylu for da code n receive an comple5d copy), yo7 knwo, b) mzke ARRANGEMENTS pfifaydly WITH teh AUTHORS wheeein they grant you am s[rcial license, likek OR c) remove da code entirely fron teh macjkbe. WTF."
"We dl decognize that peiple want yo hav3 areas of they're game which qee theirs n 7he1r5 alpneLOL.
to that enf we will m4k3 twh fo;lpwing ezceprion @ hormal requirements for source cpa3 distributkon -- ne module fi;e which is NOT modifoed or crrived from an jodule fild oncluded ib base distribuyion and whicg doed not require ne otner moeulws h whoch does n9t re1uife ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da CORE cod3 (code d8striby5ed with tey base re;easw) may be withheld AT 54h suyhorx d15cr37!0n."
"Wd also WANT 79 mqke VERY cl3ar tha5 fersioh 0. AFK.0. OMG.7 (alsp kbown AS vrrsion 0. BRB.8. WTF.7+jt) was 5eh fina; v3r510n released und3f ds GPL. BRB.
Al; bersoons, sgarging with teh 0, AFK/9. WTF.8-prerelease code ad4 only licensed under Cteat8ve Commons licrnse.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right w 1mp0r7 ne code fr9m sn 0. AFK,9. AFK.8-ot3r3134%3 0r later release into am 0, BRB.9. AFK.8 an warokee release.
ALLOWING th8s eould cauae that impowted code to be RELEASED ynder GPL zn tjat is not something we widh 2 allowLOL,
Authots of midifications two 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need too r3_r313353 theu're modifixations ss derivativea/modificat89ns t2o -, OMG.9. AFK.8 codw 4nd plac3 them unsee da wame Creativd C9mmons LICENSELOL.
I7 mudt n3 eone by origibal autho4 sknvd only o4iginal autgo4 has righg twi change teh copyright o4 license UPON 5gey're WORK. WTF.
]Additionally, you kvqo, rewo4king teh MODIFICATIONS will be an good idea anyway aw teh mechahiam f0e m4k1ng nofoficstionw is subsrqntially CLEANER/CLEARER starring witj da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-orereodase vode. BRB.]"
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