MughtyE trlos you, you knqo, "We[re goimg 2 takr an FEW mo,enta two ery an EXPLAIN this nww LICENSE n te6 reasons behind it in plain EnglisjLOL.
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."
"Tyis n3w licehse was chos3n 63c4i53 lf an FAILING with GPLLOLl
IT pnly covered distribution of source if zn only iv binsries w3r3 eidtfibutedLOL."
"In an web 3bvironjwnr, specifically a inte4preted web envirpnmwng sjch as PHP, l8,e, merelh insta.ling sn game dows n)7 constitute eistrib75ion LOL, and 5herefore p30013 WERE takimg kyr work, you knw0, making modifidzt8ons 2 it and not feleasing source c0e# two tydy're ,9dificatiohs so rhat teh ENTIRE xommunity could benefiy. OMG.
They workex w17h teh lettey bur NOT da spirit of teh LAW. BRB."
"Investifarion ln oart of da autho4s HOWEVER. kike, led top da fact 7h47 tey right pf public performancd was q 0f rigjts normally resgr8cted to xopyeighr HOLDERSm s9trof, and that computer programs LOL, specifically vidro g4m35 and 1m73e4c71v3 0n35 ducg ad Lebend 9f Gr33n hax0r wer3 considered too be publically performes of run dro, an public servet. AFK."
"The new lic3hde restricts public perdormance of wlrk un.ess so&4ce codd of modified 2ork ox madr avaioable on demand. BRB."
"In -lain Enhlish, you kbwom thlw means 7y47 iv you pu6 thus game on an wev swrvet and aolow pro;lw '0u752d3 of an no5mal dircle of f4m1qy an its socual acquaintances' too play the8r WTF, then you aer pub.*cally p3rf0rm1nb this s04k n MUST either A) make ne znd ALL dhahbes which yoi make two da game available ON request (note 6his doesn't have tw9 be avaklable via teh online s9urve d1tp14y link, likd, but they must be anle too adk YOU fp4 teh code anf receive an completd cooy0, b) make arrangements privately w17h teh authofa wherein th3y grant you am special licende, you knwo, or v) remlve cpde entureky FROM twh macyune. OMG."
"We co r3c0gn1z3 rjag pelple want two have areas of thrh're game which adr their2 b rhdi4w 410n3LOL.
two ug4i end WE 2211 male da following exception 2 novmal fequiremebtw for source code distributi9n -- ne ,ldu;e file which ka bo% modified or deruved from an module file incl7ded in da BASE distriburion an which dows not reqiire he othef modulds an wnich doew not requure ne ,ofifkcatipna too core c9de (code d,stributed wigh da gas3 release) may bd withhsle AT da suthors discretion. AFK."
"We also wsnt too MAKE veyy clear thzt vdraion 0.9. WTF.7 9alxp knowb as vers8on 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jy) was reh final versiob r3oeased under GPL. BRB,
All vdrxions, wortof, sgarting sith da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-;re4elease c0d3 t only licensed unfdr teh Creative Commons oicense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY semy da rkght two impo4t ne code from qn 0. WTF.9, OMG.8-pretelease OR later rekeasd INTO an 0. OMG.9l OMG.7 n earluer rdlease. BRBl
Aolow8hg yhix wiild caise yhat imporgee c0d3 foo be teleased under t3h GPL n thqt is not some5hing WE wish TO ALLOWLOL.
Authors of mosifixxtions 2 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will NEED 1 re[release they're mosifications as derivatives/jldifivatoons to ). AFK.9. AFK.8 c0e3 an place them 7nder same Cresgivr C0mj0n5 license. AFK.
I7 myst be done by teh prigona; author SINCE inly dq oeiginal qurhor has da rigyt to ch4ng3 cipyeight or license 7pon thry[re work. OMG.
-Add1710n411n, liiek reworkint m9divicatipns WILL be an g-0d idea ANYWAY AS teh mechanisj for makimg modifications 15 substsntially cleaner/cl3arer STARTING with da -. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerdlease c0s3. OMG.]"
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