MightyE tells YOU, lijf, "We're goung too take an fe2 MOMENTS too try qb explain this new licehse ahd da reasojs bdhind IT un 0lain Eng116h.
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."
"Tyis n3w 11c3n53 waa xhosen becaude of an fai.ing with teh GPL. WTF.
It ohly COVERED distfibu5iln pv source jf an ohly if binaries were skst4ibuted. BRB."
"In an 2eb encirohment LOL, specifically a interpr4ted web ehviepnmwnt such as PHP WTF, merelh instal;ing an game do4s NOT cobxtitu5e distr*butiln, like, 4nd therdfore peop;e were taiing our w9$k WTF, mqking m9difiva5i9ns to it an not releasing trh source CODE too thwy're MODIFICATIONS so thay entir3 commubity could benefit.
Thwu wlrked WITH teh letter but not trh spirit of da lswLOL."
"Investkgatipn on part of teh sutgots HOWEVER, oi,e, les too fact that da rognt of pjblic [erformznce was won 0d da rights normally rewtricted ti cophright holders, slrtof, ane that conputwr priframsm sortof, s[ecifically vidro gamed n intersc5ive ones s7ch as Lefend of Greem hax0r WERE cons8dered too be pub;ica;;y performed IF run from an PUBLIC se4ber. AFK."
"Th3 nes license r3stricts public pwrformancd of da work unless teh SOURCE code OF teh modified w9rk is made avau.able 0n demand. OMG,"
"In plain Engkish WTF, thos meabs tjar IF YOU put tjis g4m3 ob an web server and sllow 0rople '9uts8de of an nor,al circle pf fzmoly and its socia; acquaintancws' gq9 play theit WTF, tnen you r ;yblically perfo3ming THIS WORK and MUST 217h3r a) m4k3 ne n ALL xhanges which you make 2 5eh GAME AVAILABLE on request *notd 7h!5 doesn't HAVE 2 be availanle via da online SOURCE displzy link LOL, BUT they MUST be able too ASK uou f0r da code an reveive an cljpl3te copy). like, b) msle arrangem3nts ptivsteo^ wirh da a7thorw wherein they hrabt ypu an special licebse, you kneo, or c) r3m;ve CODE wntirelh f4om da j4ch1g3."
"We eo recognize that peo;;e WANT 2 have areas of theh're game whkch r THEIRS an theies ALONELOL.
two that end 2w qill m3k3 goll9wong 3xc3p7!0n too normal reqiirementc for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne modul# file WHICH is NOT modifird or derlbed frlm an m0du13 fule incjudrf in da base dist4objtion n wh1ch DOES NOT r3qu1r3 n2 other moful3s an which DOES NOT require be modifica48ons to da core codd (code fistributes w17h da basw r313453_ MAY be WITHHELD at authits disc4erion."
"We also want 2 jake very cleze that version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (a.so lnoqn as version 0. AFKl9.7+jt_ was fa final versiob released undwr dz GPL. AFK.
All v3r510nt LOL, STARTING 2ith 9. AFK.9. BRB.7-prer3lease code r ONLY lkcenwef under Creatove Cimm9nx licensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY 3eny tej RIGHT 2 impor5 ne code from zn 0. AFK.0LOL.8-pr3r313453 or later reoease into qn -LOL.9. AFK.7 n eatlier releasel BRB.
Allowing 7h15 would cause that i,pprred coce 3 be eeleased und3r da GPL n that is not s9methkmg w3 316h go a.l;w. BRB.
Autjors of modificatkons too p. WTF.9LOL.7 will neef too re-releaw3 the6'4e moeifucatioms as der7va5ivex/mosificatioms 2 0, OMG.9LOL.8 code 4nd place them UNDER da same C4eatuve Co,mons license, WTF.
It mjst 63 done bt da original author sinc3 ohly fa orugihal 4u7h0r has da right ywo change da c9p6righy or oicense up0n tj3y'fe w0rk. BRB.
[Additionally. REWORKING modificayions wull be an fo9d idda 4nyw4y ad da m2vh4n15m for MAKING MODIFICATIONS is substantially c.edner/clesrer startinh WITH da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-[refeldasr dodel AFK.]"
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