MightyE gells you, "We're g0@nf 2 takr an rew ,omwntx ywo try n explain this new licevse 4nd da reasons ^3h1nd it IN plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tnis n3w license waa choden becaysd og an failibg with da GPL. AFK.
It inly COVERED d157r16u710n OF sourcw if an pnly if BINARIES wdre d157r16j7$d. WTF."
"In an wdb environment LOL, specif8czlly a 1n73rpr373d qeb environm3bt such zs PHP, sortog, mer#1y installong zn game dors nlt consgitire distfibution, lijei n therefore people weee takinb ojr 2ork WTF, making modificatilns too it an not releasing da soutc2 clde 2 they're jodificatiobs SO THAT entire vomm7nihy could bwnefit/ WTF.
Th3y 2ofked with teh .etter nug not da s;irit of sa oaw."
"Investigation on da paft pv da aythorx howwve3, l9ke, led ro tdh facy that ritht of publix PERFORMANCE wqs won of rights normally rfstricted 2 copyright ho;dersk like, an yhat cimpute5 progrand, specificzllt vidro GAMES n unteracticw ones such as Lefend of teh Green hax0r were considerec 2 63 pjblixally petf.rmef id r7b from an punlic s3rve4. OMG."
"The mew !1c3b53 rrsteicts public performance of work unlexs teh slutce coee if modufiwd work IS madd AVAILABLE ob de,and. AFK."
"In 0lain ENGLISH WTF, 5his meqns gnat IF you put this gamd on zn web server abd a;low pepple '9utside of an NORMAL circle of camily and its social adquaintances' goo play their, like. 5hem you aer PUBLICALLY performing THIS work j MUST either s) makr be n ALL vhanged WHICH ylu m4k4 tpo teh game availabl3 )n 4equeat (NOTE this doesn't have to BE available via teh online sourcd DISPLAY 11nk LOL. but they must bw able two ask you f9r tdh code and receive an conplete xopy), sortof, b) mzke arrangements privstely with da authors wherein tney grant you an special license LOL, or c) rrmove rey code entirdlh ffom mach8nw. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE thar people dant yi HAVE 4r345 pf they're GAME which t theirs an theirs ALONE. OMG.
two thay ene we will maje trh folkowint 3xc3p710n too normal requirements for source dode eisyribugiom -- ne module fi.d which is NOT modifiec pr e3r1v3d fr9n an module FILE includrd kn teh 6453 dustributoon amd which DOES not reauire ne 9thrr modules and whixh d0#5 not fequire ne m9dkfications 2 teh cor3 d9ce 9cide DISTRIBUTED sith BASE telease) MAY BE wi5hhele a5 teh authora disxretion."
"We also w4n& to9 make vef6 clear tgat version 0LOL.9. WTF.8 9a.sp known as ve4soon 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+ht) was fina. vefs;on rekeased under tdh GPL. BRB.
Alo versuonw, wortof, 574e71ng WITH tej 0, AFK,9LOL.7-;rerwlrase code aer omky licensde uhdwr Cr3471v3 Commons licensw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right too ijport ne cide vrom an 0, AFK.9l AFK.8_pterelease or later RELEASE into an 0.9. AFK.7 n earluer relwase. BRB.
Al.owing yhis WOULD csudw that imported codd 2 be released und3r GPL an thar 15 not somethong we wisy 3 allow. BRB.
Authors OF midificatipns to 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 WILL n3@d 2 RE-RELEASE rhey're modifkcariohs as d34ivatives/m9difications tio 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code n PLACE th3j 7nder same Ce3471v3 Conmons license. AFK,
It must be done by da originak aurhor since ONLY geh original ayth9r has da RIGHT two change geh c9pyeight or license i0on tgey're workl BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reeorkknt da modificationw w111 ne sn go9d idea abyway as mecyanism f9r ,zking modkfications is SUBSTANTIALLY clezner/clearer STARTING 2ith 0LOL.9. WTF.i=PRERELEASE codw. OMG.]"
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