MifhtyE telks yo7 LOL, "We're goimg fo take an few momemts to try n EXPLAIN tjis new licensf 4nc twh reasons behknd it in 0141n Englishl 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."
"Thid new 11c3n53 wss chpsen becausr 0f qn FAILING with GPL.
It ONLY vocered dis5ributipn of sourve if n only if 61n$r135 wdre distrimuged. BRB."
"In sn q36 enfironment WTF, 5p3c1f1c4!1y a interpreted web envoronment sych ss PHP WTF. mereoy installing ab gqn3 d9ex not cinsti5ure dkstribution LOLm zn tterefore prople were taking 07r work, you knwo, making MODIFICATIONS tso ut an not r313451ng da xource cude gwo rhe6'te mosifications so tjat teh entire com,uhity xould 63n3f17LOL.
They wo4ked with letter but noy da SPIRIT of reh law."
"Investkgqtion on da part OF teh autyors hlwdver. led too fact tgat da right if PUBLIC perfo4mance wss wim -f teh r1gh75 normak.y restgicyed to copyright holders LOL, and that c0m0773r pr0br4m5, sirtof, specifivslly video g4m35 n interactive ONES 5ucm as Legend 8v dq Gr33n 6as0r were c9nsideeed tol be publically pwrformed if eun drom an public SERVER."
"The new license rdstrictw public performance of wirk unlexa teh source x0d3 0d teh modified work is made acaikable oh d2m5ns. OMG."
"In p1r1n ENGLISH, sortof, this means that if you pu7 tyis f4m3 ih an web 53rv3r an all9w prople '0u751d2 of an bi4mal cirdle of famply an its social acquaontances' tp play their, then uou r p7boically perdorming 7h15 woro and MUST eigher a) make m3 qn ALL chzngws which you make t.o game avak.ablw ON REQUEST (note THIS doesn't hqv3 to be zvailablw cia online source display link, yo7 knwo, but 5hey muct BE abke 2 aa, to7 FOR trh code sh receive an complete copy) WTFk b) make arrangements privately witg authoes wherein THEY tran5 y8u an speciql licemsem luke, OR c) rejove teh code entorwlu from t3h machine. OMG."
"We do r3c0gn2z3 THAT people WANT 2 h4v3 ar3as of the6're gsme which aer tywi4s an theirs allne, AFK.
go that 3ns we qill make fokk9wing exceptioh 2 reh normal requiremenys for soufcw CODE diatfibutiln -- ne m9s713 file 2nucj 15 not mosifiea or deroved froj an b0dm13 fil3 included in teh bade distribution anc enidh does not 4eauire nr otjer modules anf which does n07 requife ne modificati9ns 2 core CODE (CODE disttibytec with da vase release) may be wi5hhwld at yeh authors eiacrrtion. OMG."
"We also wany 2 make very cleaf that v2r510n 0. AFK.o.7 (ALSO ,hown aw version ).9/ WTF.7+jr) waa da funa; verdion released unddr teh GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, stqrting with da 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pe3e31355# CODE aer 0h1y licensed UNDER teh Creative Commpns licenweLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny rifgt two IMPORT ne code f4om zn 0.9l AFK.8-0rereleasd or 147#r eeleasr into an 9LOL.9LOL.7 and earlker telease.
Alloeing this w9u;d cause that imported cofe too 63 re.eased ubeer GPL anc 7y47 16 not %0m37h1ng we WISH two ALLOW. OMG.
Authors pf modifucations tp p. OMG.o. WTF.7 will need to re-release they're m0c1r1c471-n% qs derivatives/modificatkons 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 xoce n plsce them unddr teh 54m# Creative Clmjlns LICENSE.
It must be DONE by da original aurhir since only da o4iginal aythor has right too change teh cl;yr8ght or livens3 upon thdy're work.
[ADDITIONALLY, kike, erworking da modkficationx WILL b3 an good IDEA anyway as mechajism f0r makint mpdificqti9ns is substantislly c;eaneg/coewrer starting wiyh teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prereldase dodeLOL.]"
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