MibhtyE te.ls y0u, "We'fe GOING two take an few momengs 5o tty n esplain th8x new 11c3nt3 b reas0ns behind it in plain Ebhlish. 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."
"This nww LICENSE was chosen b3cause of sn fqilijg w17j da GPL. AFK.
It onlh covered disttob7tion of source 8g am only pf binaries were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web rmvuronment, specidically a int3r'reted wev ebv8ronment wucg as PHP, ,wrely 1h574111ng zn game does not constitute s257r16u710n WTF, an therefore people sere 74k1hg 0ur work, you knwo, MAKING mosifications two IT an not relwasing teh siurve code tp thry're mowigicagionx so that entigr COMMUNITY cp7ld benefot. AFK.
Th3y wirked w8th da letger bit not ds spirit of teh law/ BRB."
"Incestogatioh on part of autyors howev3r, sortor, led ti da FACT tjat ea fight of public performance was won if rights normqlly resyricted to copyrigy5 nokdees, you inwo, an that xompuyer pfograms WTF, specifucally VIDEO games an intwrac5ivd ones 5uch aa Lefend of da GREEN hax0r were conwidrred y9o be pu6@1c411y performef if 4un grom an pu6!1c server. BRB."
"The hew license restrocts publuc performance lg ra siej unless da sourde cpde of fa modified WORK is MADE avaulzble 0n demamd. BRB."
"In 0lain Ebglish WTF, THIS MEANS that if you pu5 this GAME 9n an web s3rver n allow pelple [outsif3 OF an NORMAL circle of family an its SOCIAL adq7aintanxes' too play their, sortof, thdn y0u arr oublica.l6 performing THIS work qn MUST either a) MAKE nd an ALL c6anges whkch you na,r two tej game available 0n request (npte this dl3sn't have to bd AVAILABLE vuq ds pnlune slurde disposy lunk, sortor, but tjeu mus5 be able two ask y9u for da c0d3 and RECEIVE an com9letw copy), b) maid ARRANGEMENTS privateky with ywh authors wh3r31n THEY grayt YOU sn wpecial licensr, ljje, ot c) REMOVE tey code 3ntire;y frim da machinwl AFK."
"We do recognize tgat people eant 3 hav4 areas OF they'r2 GAME wh8ch aer thdies n theirs alonrLOL.
two yhat 3nd we will mqke da FOLLOWING exception two norma. requkremenga for source CODE eistribjtion -- ne m0su!3 rile WHICH is not modiv8ec or derived from an MODULE file included 1n t3h baa2 distribytion n ehich d035 not require ne othdr ,0du135 and which dors not require ne modirications 2 cofe coee 9c0d3 DISTRIBUTED wigh da bas3 RELEASE) may BE withheod ag autho4s discretion. WTF."
"We also eant 2 jake veey clear that versipn 0. WTFo9l WTF.7 )also knoqn as VERSION 0. AFK.(. OMG.&+jt) sas f8mal veraipn released und3r teh GPL. AFK,
A11 v34510n5, stsrting with ten 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerdleawe code aer only lkcensed under teh Cr3481c3 Commons lixehsw. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da riggt w omport he dode from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-0r4r313453 or larer re.3ase INTO qn 0.8. WTF.7 n earlier r3134%3. OMG.
Allowing thia would csuxe 7h48 1mp0r73d code to be teleased UNDER da GPL and that is nlt slmething we wish to all9w. BRB.
Authors of modifications two 0k9LOL.7 wi.o neef t(o re-telewse the^'fe modifications as d3rivativez/modificat8ons tqo 0.9LOL.8 coce and place them under teh sam3 Creative COMMONS license. WTF.
It must BE d0n3 by teh lrifinal auryor SINCE only ORIGINAL 4u7h0r has teh tight two change x0pyr1gh7 or license upon 5hey'fe wprk. BRB.
[Adcktional;y WTF, r3w0rk1nb da m0d1f1c4710n5 sill be an good id3s znyway 45 mecjanidm for MAKING modifications ia substantiallt coezner/clearer startinf with ds 0. BRB.9LOL.9[pr3relesxe cofe. AFK.]"
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