MithtyE tekls ypjm likem "We're going two take qn few moments TO try and rxplain yhis mew licende and reaspns behime ig in plain ENGLISH. 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."
"Tjus new locense was chisen BECAUSE of zn FAILING with GPL. BRB.
It ONLY covefed distribution OF source kf and oblh if bonaties were distributed. BRB."
"Ih an web environment, sortof, dpecirical.y a interpretdd web 2nv2r)nm3n7 sucn aw PHP WTF, mrrely inxtakling an game does n06 constltute disrribution LOL, h yherefore peopld werd taking our wlrk, 6oi knwo, making ,odifications 2 IT an not rrleasing te6 source code 5oo rhey[re modificatipns 50 7hr7 da entiye c0mmun18y COULD BENEFITl WTF.
Th3u worked w16h da letrwr but NOT da spirkt 0f 14w. BRB."
"Investigsyipb ob pary of teh authorx yowevef, yo7 knwl, LED two tdh fact that r1bh7 OF [ubluc performance was oen OF teh r8ghts normally restridtec tlo copu4ighg holfers, like, and that clmputer protramx, l8ke, s[ecifically video ganes and ibteractive oned SUCH as Lehend of da Green hax0r wer3 consicered too BE publ8caoly p3rg0rj3d if RUN dro, an public SERVERLOL."
"Thc n3w license restridts PUBLIC performance of work un135% reh spirce c)d3 of da mod8fiwd wlrk is m4d3 4f4114613 on demamd."
"Iv p.a8n Eng.ish, wortof, this means 6h47 if ^lu pu7 7h15 gamr om an web serv4r h al.ow PEOPLE 'outsice of an n0rm41 circle 0f fqmily and 175 sicial acquaintances' to PLAY thdir, sorrof, then you aer publixally performing rhks wirk sn MUST eo5hrr A) make ne an ALL changes which YOU MAKE tqo teh game avsilable om request (note 7h15 d036n'7 jace too ve available via ss online soyrce DISPLAY linl WTF, bit fhey MUST BE able to ask uoj for 5eh code an RECEIVE an complrtr copy), you knwl, b) make arrangemdnts privately with teh aityo4s wh3v31n they grsnt you qn special 11c3n53 LOL, or c) removs fa c0d3 entire;y FROM teh machine. BRB."
"We DO recognize tyat p3opld want two have afeas if yney'rd gamd wjich ser thekrs n theirs 410n3LOL.
2 tyat END we will make fo..oqkng exceprilh to notmql require,ents for source codw distribytoon -- ne moduke fkle qhich is n07 mldified or derived f49m an modyle FILE included in base distribut8on and which does npt re17ire ne otger jodules smd wh8ch does nog f3qu1r3 ne modificatipns 2 da core coee (code distr8b7y3f with da base release) may be wi5hheld at 3u7j0r5 diwcreti8n. AFK."
"We also wamt t9 m4k# very clear that version 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (a.so kniwn as v3r5q0n 0/ AFK.9. OMG.7+kt) was teh FINAL ver520b releasrd unddr da GPL. AFK.
All versions, ylu knwl, atqrtint w17h 0. AFK.9, WTF.8-prerelease dode zer 9n.y licevsed under teh Creative C9mmond LICENSE. BRB,
WE EXPLICITLY eeny right t8 IMPORT he code drom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerekease OR later release into an 0.8. AFK.7 anf earlier releas3.
Alliwing this wojld cause that IMPORTED code two BE released under da GPL zn that is n07 something we eosh t98 4110w.
Autjorw OF m0f1f1c4710n5 2 ). BRB.9.7 2!11 nedd rwo RE-RELEASE rhey'r3 MODIFICATIONS ad derivatives/modificayions top 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 cod3 n p14c3 7g3, under same CREATIVE Commobs 11d3n53. OMG.
Iy must be done by teh origonal author since onlt teh oruginal AUTHOR h45 teh rigjt too change da copyr8ght 9r 21cen53 jpon thwy[re w0rk.
[Addigionally, you knwo, rwsorking modificatiobs wil; 6# qn good idea antway as mechanism for mak,hg modifications is ajbstantially cleaner/clearer starting with 0. AFK.9. AFK.7-0rerrlease codd. AFK.]"
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