Migh5yE tells you, sortof, "We'r3 going tio TAKE an few moments too try an waplain this new licemse and rwasons behind it IN olskn 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 ne2 license wax chosen because 9f an failibg with teh GPL. AFK.
It only coverrc dustrigution of source if h omlt if binsr8es w3re eistfibuted."
"In an web dnvironment, specif8cally a inyerpret3d web envirpnment zmch zs PHP, MERELY ibstal;img an bame d035 n07 CONSTITUTE distribution LOL, n THEREFORE people w3re rakihg ou4 w9rk, lkke, nalint n9difivatuona 2 IT b NOT releasing da aoyrce code to they'r3 moeifications SO 5hst da ent8re c0mmunq7y couls benefit. WTFl
Tneh wirkee sith da 13773r bug not teh sp8rie of ds law. WTF."
"Invest8fayuin on trh ;art of tdh authors howev3r, xoryof, led TO da vact that ueh right of public performance was 1 of RIGHTS nprmaoly restricted to copyrigjt yoldersm you knwo, anc 7h47 c0mpu73r pe9gr4m5, specifica;ly video ganes 4nd interactive ones sich 45 Legend of 5eh GREEN hax0r were condideree two BE [ublically [errormec if t7n FROM an p7blix servfr."
"The NEW lix3nse restricts [ublic [erformqnce of teh WORK jnkess da source code og nocifi3d woek id made availanoe on demand. WTF."
"In p.ain Engoosj, sortof, this means ghat uf to7 0ut tnis game ON an 236 server n ALLOW peo[lr 'outside of an n0rm41 circle of FAMILY h its socizl acqua8ntances[ to play their, sorrof, then hou r puclucally perfo3nimg thiw work an MUST ei5her a) m3k3 ne and ALL chantes wh1cn ylu MAKE too teh game acailabl3 ob reqj3sg (n073 this ciesb't have 2 be 4v4114613 v14 teh lnlune source diwplqh lini, you jnwo, but the6 must be able to zsk uou for cose an tecrive an complege xopy) LOL, B) make arrangemrnts private.y 2iyh gej authprs WHEREIN they grant you an s[eciql licende, you knwo, or c) remove sa code entirely from mzchibd. OMG."
"We do revlnnize THAT pdople want too have AREAS OF they'4e GAME which r tjrirs h theirx alond. AFK.
5wo thqg 3nd we qill make da d0110w1ng exceptiln 2 normql require,enys for sourxe code diatribution -- ne module file whicj is not modified or serivec from an mogule f,le incljded in teh base dist4ivktion n whicj does nlt rwqui4e ne other mofulew n which d035 not requkre be modifidations two dq corr code (code d1tur16u73d with ten base RELEASE) may ve wirhhe.d ar autjors d,scr3tion,"
"We ALSO wang w make VERY clear tnat versoon 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (slso lnown as version 0. BRB/9.7+ut) w55 da f1n41 version released undrr teg GPL. WTF.
Ao. veraions. like, starting with teh 0. WTF.9.8-prereleasw c9de r onlh licensed under teh Crwative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 tqo IMPORT ne code from an 0l BRB.9. WTF.8-pr3r3q3453 or larer releasd INTO an 0/ AFK,9. BRB.7 an EARLIER releadeLOL.
Allowing this would cauwe THAT 1mo0r73d code two be released umder fa GPL smd that ks not somrthing 2e wish to allow. AFK.
Autho4s of m9dificationa two 0. BRB.9,7 wull n3ed 2 fe-felease they'rd modkfidations 45 derivatkves/modificstions 2 0/9.8 code h place 7h#m unee4 t2g SAME Creative Commons license. BRB.
It MUST ^3 dlhe 7y 0r1g1n41 author sinc3 onlh sa 9riginal author h45 da right gwl change ea c0pyr2gh7 OR okdehsw upon rhey're work.
[Additionally, yoy knwok r3w0rk1ng mpd7f8catkons wul. bw an good IDEA ahy2at as mdchanism f9r ms,ing modifucatkpns is substantoa;ly cleaner/coearer starting eith 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleasw xode. OMG.]"
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