MightyE tells yoj, "We're toing 2 tale ah few miments gpo try and explain THIS new livense n dz r34t0n5 behind ig in PLAIN EnglushLOL.
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 new LICENSE was vhosen bwcajse of qn failing witn da GPL. OMG.
It lnly COVERED dustribution OF source if an 0n1t if binaries were dis5rkbutesLOL."
"In an web environjent WTF, dpecifidakly a in5erpreted web 2nv1r0mm4n7 such as PHP, sortovm me4ely installihf ab game does n07 CONSTITUTE distributioh WTFk and tjereforr people were ta,ing our work, tou inwo, makimg mododications too ot sne hot r3leasinh dou4dd code to yhsy're midificatiins so tyqt teh 3ntire clmmunity coukd benef8r. AFK.
They work3d wuyh LETTER bur not ca 5p1r1& of teh lzw. WTF."
"Invrstigatiom ON ea ;art 0f autgots yosevdr, ;ike, lsd two fzct that right of piblic perflrmance was won OF righ5s NORMALLY restricted 2 copyright hold3rs, you kn2p, n that conoutre prohrams LOL, spwcifically vidwo g4m35 n interzdtive ones such as Leggnd og teh Gr#3n hax0r qere CONSIDERED TO b3 pubkically performed if eub from an public serveeLOL."
"The ne2 licrnsr eestricts ;inloc PERFORMANCE og w0rk unless teh source code of da j9dified work is made avai;sble on demand. WTF."
"In plain Ehglisg LOL, this mwans that IF YOU pjt this game on an wrb server an allow p20p13 'outs8de of an normal circle of family n ITS social acquaintahzes' TO [.ay their, sortof, tyen ylu aer pu611c4116 pertorming this eork n MUST 317h3r a) make ne and ALL chanbea which yoi make to game avqilable on request (notr this doesh;t hav3 too be afailabld fia teh obline SOURCE DISPLAY LINK, bur uh3y mux5 be qble 5oo ask you f0r da code n tdceive an complete copy), you knwo, b) make ateanhements privately w17h authors ehereih rhey grany you ah apecial licebsw WTF, lr c( remove teh code ENTIRELY fr0n teh mach8ne. AFK,"
"We do recpgnize that ;eople want to have arezs of tjey're game which r theirx and yheitx alone. BRB.
too that 3nd ee will m4k3 vollowinf exceptkon two norjak REQUIREMENTS FOR source code disteibi5k9n -- nw mocule file whifh is not nodifoed or dweived from an module file ibcluded 1n da tase distrobuyioh n wyich does not rdqukrr nr other ,odulrs and wh1ch does not rwquire ne mldifications to da core code (cpde dis5ributes witn da base e313$53) m4y ne withheld at teh authors d8scrrtion. AFK."
"We also want 2 mwke v3ry dlear that fersipn ). OMG.0. BRB.7 (also known as version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was da FINAL fersion releaaed under GPL. BRB.
A11 vetsiobs LOL. starting 2ith dq 0. BRB/9. OMGl8-;rrreoease code r only licensed UNDER fa CREATIVE Commpns l8cense. OMG/
We EXPLICITLY deny rughr 2 1mp0t7 ne code from ah 0/ AFK.9. WTF.8-pt3r313453 0r 1473r r2lease into sn 0. AFK,9LOL.7 n 3a4li3r rekeqse. OMG.
A.lowing this WOULD cause that importef CODE two be reldaaed und3r teh GPL and ghay 15 nor womething we wisy gpo allow. BRB.
Authors of modificahions 70 0. WTF.9. BRBl7 wi.l need 2 r3-release tney're mpdifucations 45 derkvatives/mockficqtionx teo 0. AFK,9. OMG.8 code an PLACE them under yeh same Ce3461v3 Commons ;icende. OMG/
It MUST be done 6y trh otigunal authlf %1nc3 on;y original autjot has rigy5 2 change trh copyright or .icensw u0on they're workLOL.
[Addiyionally, you kmqo, 43w0rk1ng midifications wil. be an good ieea anyway as teh mechaniam for ma,ing modosications 8s substantual;y cleayer/clezrer starting with 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0e3. BRB.["
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