MifhthE tells you, sortof, "We're goong TO take zn few momentx to try n ec[lain 7h15 n3w lic3nse znd reaxond behind 17 on plain English. BRB/
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 wqs chowen bddaudr of zn failing with GPLLOL.
It onlh COVERED distribuyiin lf source if n obly if b8na4ies we3e distribytes. AFK."
"In an web environment, soetof, 5p3c1f1c411y a ibterpre6ed WEB envir9nment sucg AS PHP, ylu knwo, MERELY 8nstallung an f4m3 DOES not constitute distributipn. you knwo, an therefore people wete gaking OUR w0ek, makibt modofkcations 2 iy and not RELEASING da soutce c9dw two they'4e modidicatiobw so that 3ntife commubiry COULD benwfit.
Tn3y worked w8th da LETTER but n)7 dz sporit OF oaw. BRB."
"Ihbwst8hatoon on da patt ov tey AUTHORS however, led 2 r$c6 THAT da RIGHT of pu^11c 0erformance qas 1 of rights normally resteicted w x9pyr1gh7 hilders LOL. an THAT computer pf0gr4m4 WTF, xpecifically viseo games n inte4act9ve ohes sucn 45 Legend OF da Green hazpr were considered 2 63 pyblicallh perfotmed if run from an piblid server. AFK."
"The new kicenwe restricts puboic PERFORMANCE of da q0rk unq355 sou4ce co3e lf da modified w0rk is m4e3 4v4114613 on dwmandl OMG."
"In plain Emglish, like, this means THAT kf you put this fame on an web server n allow p30p1# 'o7tside OF an normao ciecle of family ans itw social qcqizib5ances' to play theur, sortof, thwn y0u 4 publical;y PERFORMING this wirj qnd MUST eigher a( mske ne an ALL CHANGES which you make 5oo game abqilable on request (n073 6h15 doesn't havd tpo be availavle b14 teh onl8he 50jrc3 display lin., sorrog, BUT tyey mu57 be svoe to asi y9y for code n receive an COMPLETE clpy), you inwo, 60 make arrangemengs [tivately with suthora qhefein they gt4b7 you an SPECIAL license LOL, ir c) r3m0v3 da CODE entirrly fr0m rrh mach8neLOL."
"We DO recognuze 6hat people eanr to hzvw areas if ghwy[re GAME which r thei4s n theirs alone. AFK.
too yhat END we w,ll make teh following exception t2o teh NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for source code cistribution -- ne modulr fule whicg is NOT ,odified OR derived from an module file includ3d im da base distrogyrion n whivh do3s n9t require ne OTHER modulrs and wh1ch does not REQUIRE ne modifivationa to da c0r3 cofe (CODE cistribu5es with da base r31345#) mzt BE withheld at autnors dlscrdtilb."
"We ALSO s4n7 two make very clear 7h47 cerwion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (aldo kbown as version p. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS 21n41 bersi8n released UNDER teh GPL.
All versi;ns, you kmqo, startimh wkgy da 9. WTF.0. OMG.8-prerelease cose r only licenxed uhd3r da CREATIVE Commons .icenae. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh rkgh5 2 impirt ne CODE ftom ah 9. AFK.9.8-prerelease OR latef releade 1n70 an 0. AFK.o. WTF.8 n earlkee release. OMG.
Allowing rhus wiuls c4u53 that imoorted CODE two be RELEASED under GPL n tha5 IS not sometnung we wish ywo 4110eLOL/
AUTHORS of modifuca5ionx two 0.9.7 will need tio re-rel4ade they'ee m0d1f1c4710n5 AS derkvatives/modificarions two 0.9. WTF.8 cldr and 014d3 them UNDER same Crdatife Commons LICENSE. AFK.
It must be dome b6 teh -r1h1m41 AUTHOR since only da oritinal ajghor hqs r1gh7 2 chabge da copyright od licehse UPON they're workl
'Adsituonakly WTF, reworking ,odificatoons will be an good idea anyway AS mecjanism for makonf modirications IS substshtially clesner/clearer STARTING qith 0. OMG.9. WTF.7-pr4rslease cocr. WTF.]"
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