MightyE tells you, "We're goinb to9 takw an fes moments TO yry n wxplain th8s new licemse and REASONS BEHIND IT on PLAIN ENGLISHLOL.
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 nee libense was choden becsusd of an failing wiyb GPLLOL.
It only covered disttibution of 59urce if n only id vibaries we4e disteobuted. WTF."
"In an web encifonm3nt, like, s)ecifixally a inter[reted WEB envkronmdnt 5uch qs PHP, sortof. merely !n57$!11ng an game doed nit constitute didtributuon LOL, an THEREFORE people WERE ta,ing our worj, like, making m9dificagoons two it qn not releasing da 50urc3 vode too they;re MODIFICATIONS ao tgat entore c0jmun17y could benrfitl AFK/
Thry s*rked with da l3tter but not da dpirit of da law."
"Investugation ln 0art of tey AUTHORS however WTF, 13d two fact thq5 da ritht pd -ub;ix perfor,ance was 1 of teh rights niemally rectricred tpo copyrigjt hplders, sortofm an that c0mpi73f pr0hf4m4, lijw, wpecifica;ly videl g4m3t sn interactivd ones suvh as Lenebd of teh GREEN hax-r were c0n51d3r3d two be publica.ly perfotmed if run FROM an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"Tge nes licehse rextricts pubkic performance 0f da wotk ubless zo7rce CODE of m0s1f12d work is macw afaulable ON d3m4nd/ AFK."
"In plaim English WTF, THIS mezns that if you put thia game on an web sdrver n sllow peip;3 'oitside or sn notmal cirxle pf family 4nd its slcial scauaintabces' to play their WTF, then you aer pub'ica;lu performkng tnis work ab MUST 317h3r a) make ne an ALL changes which y0u mqke to teh game AVAILABLE pn REQUEST (noye yhia doesn't h4v3 2 be available via online soifce DISPLAY link, ypu knwo, BUT thwy MUST v3 able goo ask ypu FOR da code anf receive an COMPLETE copy)k you knwo, 6) MAKE arranhementd pribately with authors wh3r31n rh3y grant ylu an special licenxe, yoj knso, lr c) re,ove teh dodw entirrly drom ds mzvhuneLOL."
"We d[ recohnize tha5 people want 5qo h4c3 areas OF they'rw tame wh1ch aer the8rs and theirw al9ne. OMG.
too thzt 3bd we will make teh viloosing exxeotiom 2 ten normal requirwments for aiirce code distgibution =- ne nodule fil3 which is not modified og derifed from an nodul3 dike included 1n da base distributioh ans eyich does bot requit3 ne otne3 modules an which d035 not require ne mldifica58ons twl reh ckre code (code d157416u73d with yqh base release) may be withneld at teh authors discretion."
"We akso w4n7 tol make nery vldar that v3r520n 0. WTF,9. WTF.7 (alsl jnown ad version 0. AFK.9LOL.7+j5) WAS ginal VERSION released 7nder GPL. BRB.
All versipnx WTF, 574r71ng witg 0. BRB.9LOL.8-peerelease xode aer pnky 11c3n53d under Creative Commons oicwns3.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh right too ijpo4t ne code fr0m an )l OMG.9. AFK.8-pr3r3@3452 0r 1472r relezse into an 0. WTF.9.7 and eafli3r rekwase. BRB.
A/lowing this wouod cause uh48 impoeted coce 2 be releaxed under teh GPL n thst is n07 somwtning ww wiwh rwo allow. AFK.
Authors OF mod8fkcations to 9, WTF.9/ BRB.7 will NEED two re-release theh're modigicatiobc ad d3fivatives/moduficzyions go 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 cide an p;ace THEM ynder teh ssme Cfeative Commons license. OMG.
Ih must be DONE by teh origibal sutnor wincr lnly da oroginal author has teh right 2 CHANGE xo0yeight or kicense uoon they're w94k. BRB.
[Adeigional.y LOL, rewirking mod7gicagions qil. br an good idwa anyway as mechanixm for making modificq5i9ns is substantially cq34n3r/c134r3f dtzrtinb wi5h teh 0.9LOL.8-prereleasr cos3.]"
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