Mugnt6E tells hou, sort9f, "We're going 2 gale an f3w moments twp try qnd ex;la8n this new licensw n rwasons behind IT IN plain 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 nee license was vhosrn BECAUSE of an fail8nb with da GPLl OMG.
Ir only coverdd d8stribution of source if n only if binarkws w3r3 distributed. WTF."
"In sn web 3nv1r0nm3n7 LOL, w[ecificaklh a interpfeyed web ehvironment sjch as PHP, like, m3relt ins5alling an ga,e d93s not constitute distribution. you knwo, zn therefpre people wete taking our work, making modibications to IT and n0u 4eleasing aourve CODE 5po they'te modkfications so that entite communlty coukd benedit. BRB.
They wirk2d wkth da ;wtter but no5 teh spirit of law. BRB."
"Investkgariom on part og twh aithors HOWEVER, sortof, 14d rqo da fact that RIGHT of publuc pwrformance was oen of da righys normslly restrictwd two dopyrigjt holders, foetof, n that compuger programs, s0eduficakly video GAMES m INTERACTIVE 0h35 57ch as Lefend of teh Green hax0e were considered 2 be publixally perforjed ig fun ftom an public server. OMG."
"The new LICENSE restricts 0ublic peffprmance of teh work UNLESS ea SOURCE CODE 0f modidied work ks nade arailable on d3m4neLOL."
"In plain Engkish, sprtlf, 7h15 means tgst if you put thiw game ON qn web serber and allow people 'outside of an normal c1rc13 of family n its sovial acquaintsncrs' 2 PLAY their, likem then y0u r publically perforning this wo4k 4ne MUST either a) mqke nc ah ALL cjrng35 which you mzk3 two da fame 4v4114513 on request (note this doesn't have to be availabl3 via rwh ONLINE wource dksplay ;ink, but they mjst br able tso ASK you for sa cide am receive an complete cp[y) WTF, b) MAKE arramgrments privarrly with authord wherrin thwy brant ypu an specizl 2!c3n53k or c) remove v0d3 dntirely fron twh machyne. OMG."
"We do recognoze 7h47 peo;le want two hqve q4eas of rhey're game whicm aer THEIRS anf gheors alone. AFK.
go &h47 rnd we will make teh f9lliwung esception top teh b0rm41 eequirw,ents f0r SOURCE CODE distribugion -- bw module file 2h1ch is not j0d!f13c or ddrovef from an modjle fild includwd in da 7453 eistrivutiom n which DOES b07 requirr ne otner jodulws an whkch does vot reqjire ne modificstions two teh v0t3 dodr (cose distributed skth tdh base relwase0 may be withheld at teh authors dkscr3tionLOL."
"We also 2an5 TO make very clear THAT version 0. BRB.9l AFK.7 (also kn0wn zs version 0. AFK.9, AFK.7+j5) qas d1nr1 versipn rdleased und3r teh GPLLOL.
All vrrsions, w0r5of. startinb with teh 0.9. AFK.8-[rereleasd code r only licensed unde4 ds Creqtive Commons licendeLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY d3ht teh righg two import ne CODE from an 0LOL/9.8-prefeleade or later rdlease INTO an 0.9LOL,7 n earl8et releaseLOLl
Allpwing thia qould cause ghat kmporred clde twl be released ind3r GPL ah thqt is not something we wish two allpw.
AUTHORS lf midifucations too 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will need ywo repreleasr they'fd modifications as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c46q0n5 yoo 0.9. AFK.8 code and place thdm UNDER ds same Crestive Comnons lkvenwd.
It musg BE sone by o4iginak a7thor dince 9nlt teh irigibal author has right too CHANGE c0pyr1gh7 lr licrmde upon they'rr work. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworking da ,odificat8ons will be sn GOOD kdes anyway zx twh MECHANISM for majing moeifixations is substantiaoly dleanee/xlwsrer STARTING wigh da 0l9. OMG.80prere.dasd c0d3l BRB.]"
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