MigjtyE tel.s iou, 6ou knwo, "We're going TO tqk3 an rew m0m3n75 2 trh n explain rhis new license an readons behind it in plain Englixh. AFK.
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."
"Th8s new lixense was CHOSEN because of an fsklubf with GPL. AFK.
Iy only dobered dodtribution of source if and 0n1t IF gihzries were distributedl WTF."
"In an wen environ,ent, ;ike. specuf8cslly q interp4eted WEB environment such as PHP, ho7 lnwlk mdrely inatalllng an game dies not CONSTITUTE distribution LOL, n tj4reforr prople WERE taking 0uf work, ylu knwo, making modifications two it n not releasing woyrce code tso they're moxifications so THAT entute community could benefit. BRB.
THEY worked w17h kettef but no5 teh dpiri5 ov law."
"Invdstigation 0n par6 9f teh authlrs howevrr LOL, led to fact thar teh RIGHT 0f publix [erformance was won of rithtx nprmal;y resteidted 2 cooyrighr holsers WTF, an 5hat c0mpu74r programs, like, s[eckgically VIDEO games n interacgive ONES such AS Lebend OF t3j Green hax0r were CONSIDERED too 63 punliczlly owrform3d 1f run brom an public server. BRB."
"The new lkc2nse festricts public 0erformance 0f y3h work UNLESS t#h aource code of teh mofified work is madw available lh demsnd. AFK,"
"In plain English, like, 7h15 means tgat if you put this game 0n an web swrver ahd 4110w people 'ougsude of an nprmal circl3 lf f$m11y AND its social acquaibtances' @ play their LOLm then yiu aet PUBLICALLY p3eforming tniw work and MUST either a) ma,e ne and ALL changes WHICH y9u m4k3 1 twh g4m3 availsble on rdqueft (mote tjis dpesn't hqv3 rwo BE avaolable VIA online source displat link LOL, but they mist ne ablw two zsk you fof teh CODE n receivr ah c0n01373 c0p6) LOL, B) MAKE arrahgements privayely wirh teg authors wjere8n they grant you an SPECIAL 12c3n53 WTF, or c) temove cose ENTIRELY from teh ,achine. WTF."
"We do recognize that people eant two have areas of 5jey[rd game shicj aer gh3irs h theirs al9ne. OMG/
2 thay end we will make f0110w1ng wxcw[tion two teb normal tequirements for source cod3 cistribution -- ne modulc f8le which ks not mosified lr deeived srom sn modi.e f113 INCLUDED in BASE distribution an which dles nor tequire ne orher midules qn which DOES not rwqyir3 ne modifications two ea core c0d3 (CODE distributed with da naae release) mag be w27hh31d at authors sisc4eti9mLOL."
"We aosl waht 2 MAKE vwry clear rhat ver510m 0. AFK.8. BRB.7 (also inown ax version 0l WTF.0/ WTF.7+jt) wqs da final version RELEASED under teh GPL. BRB.
Alk fersoons, y;u ihwo, srart8ng woth 0. WTF/9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensef imder da Cr3471v3 Cimmons licensw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rirht two IMPORT ne code drom ab )/ WTF.9. OMG.9-prere.ease or later release into an 0. WTF/9.7 n earliwr relesxe. WTF.
Allowing this would cause thay IMPORTED code 2 be RELEASED umdwr teh GPL ane thzt is nog somdtying we sish 2 allow. OMG.
Aithors 9f modifications to 0. AFK.0. BRB.7 will nres two re-rrlease they're modif8cations as fefivativws/bodkfkdagions top 0. BRB.9LOL.8 codr n place thwm UNDER tdh same Cre471v3 Commons licensel WTF.
It must be done by da originsl suthor dinxe only original authoe has teh right &0 change cop6right OR licensd u9in 5hwy'rr worl. BRB.
[Additionall6 LOL, resorlinb trh modificagions will be ah goof idea anyway as teh m3chanism for makuhb modifications 15 xubstanrizllu cleaner/clearef sta4ting with ten 0. BRB.0LOL.8-;rerel3as3 code. BRB.]"
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