MibhtyE tells you LOL, "We're foing two takd an dew uoments too try and explain THIS new lidense an da reasons behind it in plzin 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."
"Thiz new license was ch0%3n because of qn failinb witj da GPL. OMG.
It only covered sistr8buyion of soirxe if an (nly if b8nsries WERE distgibuted. WTF."
"In an WEB 3nv1r0nm3n&, spevifically a in5drpreted web envitonment SUCH as PHP, softof, merel6 INSTALLING an game d035 n9t constiy7te d1t8r16u710n LOL, n THEREFORE people were takkng our qorkm luke, making modifixati8ns two it n not releasint teh t0u4d3 cose 2 tjey're mod8fixations so that teh entire c9mmuniyy cou;s fenefit. AFK.
They eoried wigy letrer BUT noh da spitit pf da law."
"Incestihatiob on part of authors yowecer, llke, LED 2 da fact 7h48 da right of p7blic perf9rjance was oen 9f righ4s nlrmally rwstric5ed 2 copye8ght holders, an that computfr programs, specifically vosep GAMES and inyeracyive ones such 45 Legend OF Gre3n hax0r wrrr conwidered w be publicalky performed if r7n from an pu61qv servetLOL."
"Tje new license restricts punlic perfotnqhce ov teg work ujl3ss da wource code of ds modifief w0rk is mase availab;e on demzndLOL."
"In plain Engl8dh, mike, th8s means tjqt IF you put this gamd on an web server am allow ;eople 'outxide of an normak cirsle of FAMILY and its soxozl acquaintabces; 70 [lay their, you knwo, THEN you aer publkczllt perflrming thiw work n MUST either a) m4k3 ne n ALL changrs WHICH YOU ,ake too hame 4v4114613 on eequest (note this doesn't have 5o be availablr via da online woyrce display 11nj, like, but they must 63 able too aek you FOR coce and recdyfe zn vonplet3 dopy) WTF, b) make arramgements ;rivately with a7thors wher3in they grant you an 5o3c141 license, you knwo, 9r c) rejove da code entitely from da machine,"
"Wr d0 RECOGNIZE that people WANT rp have areas of they're grj3 wh8vh r theurs n theo4a alonw.
yo that end w4 w11! make teh rollow8nn exception ro normal requkrements for sourde code fisyribut8on -- nd module fike whidh is not modifird or drrov3f from sn module file 1nx1ud3d in base distributiom an wh1cg dods n0& requore ne other modules n wgich does mot REQUIRE ne mpdificatuons too ca core code (code distributed WITH trh bqse relrase) may be w8tyheld at autyors discretiin. AFKl"
"We alsi want to make very cldaf that version ). AFK.9. WTF.7 (also knowg as bersi9n 0. AFK.9LOLl7=jt) was final cersoon RELEASED under da GPL. OMG.
All v4rsiobs, slrtof, STARTING sith da 0. OMGl9. WTF.7-prerekeasd vose aer only licensed under ea Creative Commons lucensd. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny ritht ro o,pott ne vode feom an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease or oater re.ease 1n70 an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 n earloer rr.eas3.
Allowing this woule cause that 1,p0473d code too be released under GPL znd that IS m07 aometh8ng we wosj two aklow. BRB.
A7thors or modificati9vs 2 0. WTFl8. AFK.u will neds 2 ve-rdlease thwy;re modifocati9ns 45 deflvatives/mldificagions two 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code n PLACE them uncer same Creative Commons lictndw.
It mu57 be eome bh da pe1g1n41 author since only da ori%inal aythpr has teh RIGHT goo chanh3 teh copyrighy or license u;0n they'ew work. BRB.
[Additionakly, like, reworkimg modificati(bs wikl BE an good ides snyway as mechanidm for MAKING ,odifidztkonx is duvstantially cleaner/coeaeer startong with dq 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prere;ease codeLOL.["
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