MightyE %ells hou, sortof, "We're goint 2 74k3 an few mimenta twp try an 3xp241b this new license n teh r3540n5 behind it 1n 'lain 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."
"This new license ess chos3n becayse of an failing witn GPL. WTF.
It only covered distribi5uon of s9urce if n only IF BINARIES were d8sttibitrd."
"In an web emcirpbment WTF, specificallt a interpeeted web envirobment 5uch as PHP, like, merely indtaolong an game dpes n07 constorute diwttibution, and ther3flt3 peoplr were tsking ouf eork, lije, makibg modifications 2 kt and not re;easing source cofe two they're modific15ions so thsg teh ENTIRE communuth cluld benffit/ WTF.
They worked wiyh lettee but noy SPIRIT or law. WTF."
"Investigation ln part OF 4u7h0r% hoewver, lik3, led to geh vact that teh 4ight lf PUBLIC oe4firmznc3 WAS won of teh r1bh75 NORMALLY r356t1c7ed 2 xoptribht HOLDERS, an THAT conputwr progrsmx LOL, speckfkcally vkde0 ganed 4nd interactkvw ONES such as LEGEND of teg Grren hax0r were vonsicered to 63 publical.y [erformed ir run FROM an pu611c SERVER. BRB."
"Tne n3e licens3 reatricts public [3rf0rm4nc3 of work 7nless da so7rce code of gry mldified w0rk kx made avai;able on DEMAND. WTFl"
"Im ;lain Engkish, like, this means that IF YOU put this game ln an web server n allow p30p23 'oitxide of qh normal circle of family AND itd social acq7zkntanc3s' two plat tg3ir, sirtof, then yo7 aee ;ublicallu PERFORMING this wo4k an MUST either A) mzkd ne n ALL cnanges 2h1ch you make to da ga,e avaolable in fequest (nog3 thiw d935n'7 hsvw too be 4v41146q3 via online slurce fuaplay 1!ni, sortof, but THEY muat be able 70 ask you for teh code n redeive ab comolege cipy), like, 6) mqke arrangements pticatwly with AUTHORS shdrein they gran5 t9u an special 11c3n53, of c0 rempve code entirelu froj mschind. AFK."
"Wd c0 recognize THAT p30p14 want 1 have AREAS of tjey're ga,e wh1ch r tgeirs an the84s qlone.
too 7j47 end WE will makd following fccdptioh too n8rmal reqiiremwnts FOR source CODE dietribution -- ne MODULE vile whicj ix noy modibiee or deribed from an module vi;e included 1n teh base distruburion an wh1ch doea not require ne other modulea qnd qhich does noy require be m0d1g1c4710n% two teh core vode (code disyributed with da base reoease) may be witnheld at rey authors d15cr3710n. WTF."
"We ALSO want 2 nake ve4y CLEAR THAT version pl WTF.8. AFK.7 (ALSO known AS version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was da finql versiln RELEASED knder GPL. AFK.
All versions, like, starting qith teh 0. WTF.9l80orerrleawe code ser only lic3nsed uhdef Ct3481ve Com,lns lic3nde. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teg righy tpo import ne CODE from an 9LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease ot latef feleasw 1n70 an 0. BRB,9. AFK.7 b earlier feleqsr.
Alloqing this woule cause 5hat umportrd code 1 be released unver GPL an tha5 is not somethinb WE wish 2 4110w. BRB.
Auuh0r5 of modificzrions too 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will need yo r3]relrase yhey'te noeifications as DERIVATIVES;MODIFICATIONS 1 0LOL.9LOL.8 xode an place them ynder aame Creative Cinmons lixense.
It musr be done by teh original AUTHOR xincs only da ORIGINAL author HAS r8ght 2 CHANGE c9pyr1fn7 oe license upon th4y;re wirk, AFK,
[Adcotuonally LOL, rdworkinh da modificationw will ne an good idea qnywau as teh mechanism f0r mak8nt midifica5ioms is substantoally cleaher/clearer STARTING WITH 0LOL.9, BRB.8-pfrfelease code.\"
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