MightyE tells yoi, like, "We're going TO take an few moments TO try an explakn tyis new licensq and ea reaconc beninf it ih [lain English. WTF.
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."
"Tgis new livense waa cjisen b3cajse of an failing with trh GPLLOL/
I5 only covwred dixtrivution of source if an onoi ir b(naries were distr8butef. OMG."
"In an WEB environment, like, specifically a interpreted web environmrnt SUCH as PHP, you knwo, mrrely insgallinh an game doew npt constitute dkatribution, and tgeteford pe9ple were takihg oir wo4l, sortor. makung mpdifications two 17 an no5 relrasing teh SOURCE code to tyey;ee modificztuons SO THAT da entire communkgh cou;d benefit. AFK.
Theh w9rked with da letter bug nig teh spirit of ;aw. OMG."
"Investigarion on da PART of 4u8h0rt however WTF, LED 3 da fact that teh fighy of pyblic peedormabce wss 1 of righfs normzk.y RESTRICTED too COPYRIGHT holfsrs, sortof, an 5nat computer pyogtams, 5p3c1f1c411y vkdep bamws h interactive ones 5uch AS Legend OF Gredn hax0r we4e considered too be PUBLICALLY perfo4mee if run fr0m am publ8c s3rver, OMG."
"The m3s .icrnse r3strkcts publoc pefformance or da work unleas gdh sourde c9de of modified work is mzde available ob d3mand. BRB."
"In plakh Eng.ixh LOL, thid mwans that if you put tbis GAME on an web server anf aloow people 'outside of an n0rm41 circle of family zn ots social adquaintances' too play their WTF, then uo7 r pjblicallh perdo4ming this work n MUST dither q) makw ne an ALL changes whicg you m4k3 2 reh gaje qfailable on req7est 9nite thos doesn't HAVE too be AVAILABLE via teh omlinr source sisplay q2nj, ylu ,nwo, but they must BE ABLE to asi you for da codr anf rrceivd an COMPLETE copy), b) make arrangements privately w8th ea qughors wherrin THEY grant ypu an special license, spryof, or x) remove code entir3lu fron m4ch1n3. AFK."
"We DO eecohnize that pdople 2ant two havw areas of they[4e g4m3 whicj r thekrs ay thwirs alone. AFK.
2 that end w3 w111 jake teh following excep5ion toi da notmal requ8rementd for SOURCE code didttinutiob -- ne MODULE file WHICH is n07 MODIFIED or derifed from an module fioe knclus2d in da baae dia5ributoon n 2nicn dodx not require ne othdr modules and which dows not require nw modificati0nx too dore vode (code dostributed with teh bswe r3134530 m4y bw withheld at 4u7n0r5 duscrwtuin. AFK."
"W2 also wan5 TO make very clezr 7h47 v3t510n 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (a.so known as VERSION 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) w45 final version released und3r GPL.
All versions, like, dtzrtonb WITH teg 0/ OMGl9. OMG.8-prereleaxe code r onkh !!c3b53d UNDER da Creatibe Commobs .icensw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY eenh righr to imoort ne code from an 0.9. WTF.*0pd3r313453 or later RELEASE into an 0LOL/9. AFK.7 AND earlier teleaseLOL.
A11-w1ng thks would cause THAT importec code TO be released ugder da GPL and that is NOT something w3 wish to aolow. BRB.
Authorx of modifivations two 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will need yoo re0feldase tjet're mofif,cations AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0.9.8 code b place THEM under geh same Creatibe Commona licensw. AFK.
It just be dpne b6 reh 9ruginal authkr SINCE only ds ORIGINAL author hqs da right two CHANGE t3h COPYRIGHT 9r licenae ypon theh're work. WTF.
-Addigionalky WTF, reworking modifications will be qn good idea anywsy as geh nechabism fkr MAKING MODIFICATIONS is substantialo6 cleznet/cleqrer staeting with gey 0.9. OMG.8-preteleasr codw.]"
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