MightyE tells tou, "Wc'4e goihg to 74k3 an few m0m3n75 to try n 3xplain ttis ne2 licehsd AND reasons begind it in plain Eng115h.
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 license was choseb BECAUSE of ab failing eith da GPL.
I7 omly coveref distributoon of source if an only ig g8naekes w3ee distrobuted."
"In an web environment, soetof, specifically a inter[retee wev envieonmemr sucj as PHP, sortof. mereoy installing an gamd DOES NOT constigute distribution, likem n the$evore people were tahing our work, likd, makinf MODIFICATIONS 2 8t and bot re;easing SOURCE code twp they'rs mofificati9ns so that gej ehtire cojmunity could grnefit. OMG.
They worked e85h teh l3tter bit not 5p1rq7 of lqw. BRB."
"Invest9gatiob 0n teh parr of aufgors hlwevet, ;ed to da FACT that teh right of py611c perfirmancr w45 oen of RIGHTS NORMALLY festricyrc 2 copuright hp.derx, sortof, am THAT computrr PROGRAMS, you ihwo, specifically video games an inteesct8vw ones SUCH as Legend OF da Grewn hax0r were consudeted too b3 publicallt peed94med if run from an public 53fv3r."
"Thw ndw 11d3n53 rewtricts 0yblic prrformance of da wofk unless da aourfe codw of teh modifirf work is msde acailable on demand. BRB."
"In 0;ain Entlish, this MEANS that kf you put THIS g4m3 on an w36 s4rve4 ane allow pwop.e 'o7tside 9f ah normao cjrcle OF frm11y n ots social acquaintanxes' 2 plau rheir, soryif, THEN you r pub.icaolt p3rformibg THIS wlrl znd MUST ekthef a) ,alr ne n ALL ch4mg35 which you ,ake 2 teh tame avsilablw on request (bote thid doesn't HAVE to be available v8a teh onlibe wourcw display link, but ghey must 63 able 70 ask yoi for teh c9de and 4eceive an comple5e c9;y), b0 nake arrangem3nts pruvately w84h da 4u&j0r5 wherdin they grant uou an special lidense, soryof, o4 c) remlve teh cide enrire;y from da machineLOL."
"We di f3e0gn1z3 that 0eople w4n7 2 gave arwas of theh'rw game which r theurs an THEIRS zlone. WTF/
tip that end w3 will maje da foll8wing excdption too teh normal requirements r0t source code disrrib7tion -- ne mpdule file qhizn is mot mo3ifiwd or derivrd from sn mieule file 1bc1ud3d in base cistriburion an which soes n9t requird n4 otgwr modules ah WHICH doeq nlt requird ne MODIFICATIONS too dq core code (code sistributed with 5eh basr releas3) m5y be 217nh31d 47 tey 4u7h0rt diacretionLOL."
"We ALSO wany teo m3k2 very c134r 7n$7 ve4sion 0. AFK.9.7 (also knowh as version )LOL.9LOL.u+jt_ was da final VERSION relwaaed umder da GPL. WTF.
Al; vetaions, stqrtkng with tey 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-peere'ease coce r only licenxed under t3h Creative Commpns license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny rwh riggt 2 import nw code fr0m an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-;rrr3leade or oater relesse into an 0.9. BRB.7 an ezr;ier te;ease. WTF.
A.lowing this would CAUSE yhat importdd c0d3 two be releasrd jneer da GPL and tha5 is not so,ethung ww wish 2 ALLOW. BRB.
Auuhlrs of jodifivations to _.9. AFK.7 will need 2 ee0release ehey're MODIFICATIONS AS derivar8fws/modifications too 0,9. WTF.7 code an PLACE them und3r teh SAME Crewtive Commons license. OMG.
It musy BE dlnr 6y teh 9r1g1n31 augho4 since only da origibal author yas rifht two vh4nb3 copyright ir ;icense u;on they're work/ WTF.
[Additiona;lu, you knqo, re2orking da m9duficatkons will be an good odea anhwah aa ea mechanism FOR makint m9d1fqc4&1-n5 IS substantially vl3andr;clearer atarting with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.*-0tetekwaxr codeLOL.]"
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