MightyE telks yo7 WTF, "We're going 2 take an few moments to try n ezplain THIS n3w license n readons vegond ir in plain English/ BRB.
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 kicense wad chosen beca7ww OF an failing 2ith GPL. OMG.
It only covered disteibution of source if an ONLY IF 61b4r135 2ere cisrributed. WTF."
"In an seb 3nv1t-nm3n7 WTF, specifically s intee;reted 23g rnvironment such sw PHP LOL, m3f31y instqlling an g4m4 diew no5 cinstitute distrkburion LOL, and 5hereforw pepple were takibg 0ur work, like, MAKING modificstiobs to IT an not r31#45!mg sourde code to they'ee m0d1fqc4710h5 so that da entire clmmuhity co7lc bebefit. OMG/
Thet sorked witj sa lerter but bot teh spirit of sa law. BRB."
"Invwsyogatuon on [art 0f xa a7thors h023v3r, like, led too ea fact that teh right of public PERFORMANCE 2as 1 of da r8ghta norma.ly resyricted 5i clpyrighg holdeex, an that computer proframs, sorcifically video games an intwractove ines such as Legend of geh Gteen hax0r wefe considrred two BE publically pe4formed if run from an pugluc servrr. AFK."
"The bew ;icense restricts pyblic pdrformanvw of teh wofk unkess geh SOURCE CODE of teh ,odified work iw MADE qvailable on cemandLOL."
"In PLAIN Engoksjk this means that if you PUT this game on an wwb sdrver n alloq p4ople [outskde of an normal circlr of family agd its %0c141 acquaintances' to p24y gh3ir, sortof, 7h3n you r publicakly performimg THIS work ahd MUST EITHER 4) make nd AND ALL ch4nf4t whixg you make to game avaikable 0b reqjest (note this dodsn;t HAVE two be 5r4114613 via da onk8ne source DISPLAY lohj WTF, but ghey must be ablr too ask y0u vor teh code n e3c31v3 an complete COPY), like, b) n$k3 arrabgrments privatepy with da suty9rs 2hrrein they grant you an spdcial license, or c) remove teh code ENTIRELY FROM da machine. WTF."
"We do recognize thqy p3ople s4n7 ro have areas of they're game wh1ch awr th2uta n theuts allne. AFK.
too that ens wr will ma,e ds fol;owing 3xc3p710n too tdg nornal requirements for siurce cpde DISTRIBUTION -- ne modulw dile which ls not modifi3d or d3r1ved fr0m an MODULE FILE included in da base disgribution n which dles not requirq be other mofykes an wykch doed bot require n3 modifivations to feh c0r3 code (code distrivuted with base felease) may be wothheld at teh autho4s discretionLOL."
"We also wan5 two make very clea4 THAT bersion 0. AFK.9.7 (aks9 ,noqn as verdion 0. BRBl9,7+jt) WAS dq final bersion RELEASED under GPL/ OMG.
All versions, startimg si5h 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-9eeeelease coce r 0n1y LICENSED ind3r Cre471v3 C0mm0n5 lixense.
We EXPLICITLY fehh teh rugnt 2 8,p9rt ne code from an 0l BRB.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or lster release ihto an (. OMG.9LOLl7 AND 34r113r release. WTF.
Allpwong this WOULD caus3 THAT 1mp0r72d coee tio 6# released yneer teh GPL an that IS n07 someyhing we wksh two a;low.
Auth9rs of m9dufications 2 0. OMG.9LOL.7 wi;l hded 2 re-reoease they're MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two -. OMG.9. OMG.8 code qn ;kacd thej under sane Ceeatove Co,nonx license.
Ir mudt be done by geh original author SINCE only tqh orohin1l aythor has right to change tej COPYRIGHT OR licensw upon tney'fe workLOL.
pADDITIONALLYk ypu knwo, rexorking da modificatiomx will BE an good idea anyway as da ,echznksm for makong m0d1f1c4710n5 15 SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cleafer x5artinh wi5h 0. AFKl9. AFKl8-pferrkease c9de. BRB.]"
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