Might6E tells you, "We're GOING to tale ab few mijentw 2 7ey an explain 7h15 new licrnse b da reasond behund 8t im plaob 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."
"Tyis new 1qc3n54 waw chpsen because of an failing with teh GPL. BRB;
It omly cov3red distribution of source if and on;u if vknqries were dkstrobuted,"
"In an web environment, likd, specifically a intdep4eted w3b envieonment such as PHPk you knwok MERELY knstaoling an game d035 not constiyjte distributkon, dprtof, an therefire people were takkng 0ur WORK LOL, ma,ing n0didicatuons tpo it an not releas8ng sourxe code two thry're modofications x9 that da ehtire communi5y vould 63n3f17LOL.
Tyey workdd 2ith teh ;etter but not teh s[ifit of da LAWLOL."
"Invesgigation on teh 0art or autgors n0w3v3rm ;ec too fact that sa r1gh7 of public performancw was own of ds rignts b0rm4q1y RESTRICTED 70 clpuright g01d3r5. you kn2o, and that cojpute4 prog4ams LOL, spwcifkdallt video games and interactivw ones 5ucy as Legenc ov fq G4een hax0r WERE considered two be publically performed ir run fr8m an pub.ic server. AFK."
"The new LICENSE featrictw public pervormzncr of WORK unless teh sojrce dodw of da modified 2ork us made availagle on se,and. AFK."
"In plq8b English, s9rtoe, THIS meana thq5 1f you put this game ON an web SERVER qn allow PEOPLE 'outside OF an normal CIRCLE of fa,ily an itd SOCIAL acquaintanc3s' twp p.at tneir, gheh you r publically pe4vorming this work n MUST ei6hrr 4_ uaie ne an ALL changes which you ,ake too g4m3 abaiiable on rwquext 9NOTE tyis DOESN'T jave 2 bd acailable via da 0n21n3 SOURCE display link, you ,nwo, but THEY mu5u BE sble 2 ask you for da cod3 ah receive an complete copy) LOL, B) makd arrangements privately WITH 4u7h0r5 wherein they grant you an sprcial license, or c) removd da vode 3n71e32y rrom mschib3. BRB."
"We do eecognize that people want 2 gave areas og theu;re game which r 7h31r5 n thekrs ALONE.
too tnat end WE will ma,e da folliwong exception roo 6eh normal r3qj1r2m3b76 for source c0d3 distrkbution -- ne modike dile wnich is np5 modified or serived fr0m an module gile included in bas3 disgrobution ahd wjich does hot require ne other ,oaules n which do3s not REQUIRE m3 modifications 2 core code (cofe disreibured with teh bawe release) m4y be w17hn31d at teh authors didcr3tion."
"We also want teo make v3ry c134r that version 0. WTF.9, AFK.7 (also KNOWN AS v3f51-n 0. AFK.9LOL.&+jt) was final verdion feleased undrr da GPL. AFK.
All veesions WTF, star58ng witj da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-peefelesse code e only licensed unfe4 Creatuve Cimmons livensw.
We EXPLICITLY cent RIGHT 70 import ne c0d3 from an 0. OMG.9.8-prere;ezse 0r latrr reldase imyo ab p.9LOL.7 and ear.idr relesqe. WTF.
Allowinb tyis WOULD c4u53 thay ijported cide to be relwased under da GPL n THAT is not simething we wkqh to allowLOL.
AUTHORS 0f modifications too 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE theh're nodificatioms 45 derivatjves/modkfications 2 -l WTF.9, WTF,8 code AND place them und3t same Cre571f3 Cpmmonx lidrns3. BRBl
It mis5 be done BY teh o4iginzl a7thor 51nc3 i,ly da origknal author has da right too vhante copyrighy or livrhsw upon thet're work. OMG.
[Add1710n411y LOL, r3w0rk1ng modif8catkohs w111 be an vood IDEA anyway 45 da mecjanism glr makihg midificationx 8s substantiall% clraner/xlearer STARTING wigh tdh 0.9. WTFli-prerelease dode.]"
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