Mifht6E tells you WTF, "We're goung ylo 7$j3 an few moments rp try anf ex;lain this nww licrnse n eeasons beyind it in p141n English.
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 n3w l8cense was chosen gecause 9f zn f4111ng qith GPL.
It 0n1y COVERED didtribution if source if qnd onlh if n8nar8es w3re distrifutedl"
"In an wen environment, yoy inwo, specifically a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, merely knstalling an game dp#5 not doms5ituge distributiob LOL, n therefpre people wwre takkng our eork, you knwo, ms,ihg modiricat8oms 2 it qm n9t relesxint teh fourve vode top they'te mofirications so thst entire communiyy cojld benefjr. AFKl
They worked WITH reh let5e4 BUT not teh spirit 9f law. WTF."
"Investifagion on ten part of da quthors jowevef, like, LED teo fact that tdh right pf punlic performznce was won pf rigjts NORMALLY redyficted too COPYRIGHT holders LOLm n 5yqt comp7ter 0rograms, yiu knwo, specificaliy fidei games n ihte4active onew such qs Letend if fa Green has0r were cohs8dered two b3 publically perdotmed if run from an ;uboic server. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restricrs pubkic petforjance if woek uhless teh aourde cpde of m-d1f1#d work is MADE afailable on DEMAND."
"In PLAIN Emblish LOL, tyis means that if yoy put t6is GAME in ah wen aerver n ALLOW pdople 'putside od an normal circle of family anf ITS sovial acquaingances' too PLAY theit, hoy kmwo, ghen you a34 publicalky performing thos worl n MUST 3ither a) make ne n ALL changes which you make 1 teh game avai.able in reqjest (note this doesn'r HAVE too be avai.ab[e via pnlune %0urc3 DISPLAY oink, 6u7 thwy nut7 be sblw yoo ask yoi fof cpde an receive an COMPLETE c0py), so4tof, b) make a4rang3hents privately with gej 4u&h0r5 wh3r31b they gr4m7 you an special LICENSE, tou knwo, or c) remove code entirely FROM da mqchine. AFK."
"We do recoghize that people WANT 70 habe aresd of they're game whuch r thdirs n ygeifs skoneo BRB.
to tjat end we will ,akd followinf EXCEPTION too NORMAL req7oremengs for soirce CODE distriburiln -- nr midule fk;e which 16 not modified or derivdd from an m0cj13 f123 ibclueed in da base distribugion an which dpes not tequire nr other m0dj135 and which foew not requife ne modigications 2 teh core c.de )codr dis5ributed with teh bssd rel3zdd) MAY be withhwld at fa authota discreyion."
"We also wamt ti make very CLEAR that version 0.9/ BRB.7 (a.so knpwh as versi9n 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) w45 teh dinsl verwiom released 7nder da GPL, AFK.
All verxions, sortof, atartib5 woth da -/ OMG.(/ OMGl8-prrrelease code r only licensef under da Creative COMMONS lisense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh ritht to inoort ne code f4om an 0. OMG.9LOL.9-peer3kwase or later rw.eadr INTO an p.9LOL.7 n earlier re;ease. AFK.
Aklowing this w9ulc CAUSE ghat imporged code gop be re.eased ind3e teh GPL ah rhat is n07 sometjihg we eish 2 allow. AFK.
AUTHORS ob modifications too 0.9LOL.7 will heed too re_release theh're MODIFICATIONS qx derivatibes/mpdificationa 2 ). AFK.9. AFK.8 cpde sn place THEM under teh same Crestibd Commons lkxenseLOL.
I7 must be cone by teh oroginal quthor 51nc3 ONLY reh 9rigknal AUTHOR HAS ca right 2 change cophrifht ot license uppm they're woek. AFK.
[Adcitionally WTF. 4ework8mg da modigications will be an good ideq amyway as mechanism for jzkint m9difications is wubstantially cleaner/cldxter xtarring with da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8[0rerelease codeLOLl]"
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