MightyE teold you WTF, "We're goinh too take an few moments 2 try anc 3xp141n this nes lixwnse n teh reas9nw behind it IN 0141b Engluwh.
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 licenae was ch05en 63c4u53 8f an fai;ing witj GPL.
IT obly covered distributi9n OF 50urc3 1f and only if binaeies were fistribited. OMG."
"In an WEB environment, sortof, soeckfically a inter0retee web envieinment such ac PHP, sortof. mdrely qn574111mb an ga,e dkws NOT consto5ute distrkbjtion WTFm and therefore PEOPLE w#r3 taking our wof,, sortof, makint MODIFICATIONS too it ah not rwl3asing teh wource coee to theg're MODIFICATIONS 50 that da entire commumigy could b3n3fit.
They worked with da lettdr but nit tej sporit of reh 14w."
"Invrstugztion on part of teh auyhors however, led 2 da fact tgat trh ridht 9f pubkic psrformance WAS 1 of figjts nirmally restrudted ywo copyeight holders, sortof, an that comp7ter pr0gr4m% WTF, spexifivaoly vieeo games n onteractive on2s SUCH as L3g3nd of ea Green hax0r WERE consideted to9 be puboically [erformrd if r7n rrom zn pu611c swrver. AFK."
"The NEW license rrstrictd pjn.ix perf9rjance 0f teh WORK ubless da aiurd3 cosw of modified work IS made available oh demand."
"In [lain English, you knwo, 7h15 MEANS thzt 1f you put this game 0n an wev servdr and a.low peo[le 'outside of an bormal c8$cle 9g familt and itx 50x!4! acquaintavces[ 2 pla6 theor, you knwo, then y07 e ;ublkcally performung tgis w)rk snd MUST either A) MAKE ne and ALL changes which yi8 make w tej game avsilable on REQUEST (nota thix doesn't havw two BE availab;e via da ohlimd SOURCE didpoay link WTF, but tgey musy be abl3 @ ssk you dor code n RECEIVE an conplete cop6), softof, b_ make aerangrments privately with aithors 2gerein they grant yoj an special k8cense, kike, or cp temove y3h cod3 entirely frim tey machine. WTFl"
"We DO recignize tnat peo[.e wanr w have arras of they're game whocg r theirs n theirs a.one. WTF.
too thay end e3 will ma,e da f9lliwing exception 2 teh normal rrquiremehts for source code eisrribution [- ne module file which is not m0d2f13d or deryvws from ah module rile INCLUDED un teh bqsd distribution an which does NOT REQUIRE me 07h3r mofules n qnidh does not rrquire ne moditications too da core code (code dis6ributed WITH teh base release) may hw withhwld at da 4u7h0r5 disc4etkon. AFK."
"We also sant 7p make very clezr ghat bersi9n 0.9. BRB.7 0alxo KNOWN as versoon 0. AFK.9.7+jt) was ca FINAL verwion relessed ubder GPL. BRB.
Alk versions WTF. starting with 9. AFK.9l OMG.8-pferelease code r onl6 licenxed und3r teh Creative COMMONS locwnse/ BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ceny r1yh7 two ijport ne CODE from an 0l BRB.9.8-prerelease or later r31w4^3 into an 0. WTF.0. AFK.7 an EARLIER rekesse.
Aklowing thiw would xause 7h47 imported codd TO be r313453d under GPL n rhat is n0u something we qish to allow.
Aythots 0f modifications too 0. AFK,9. BRB.7 wul. need too re-release thwt're modifications as deticativds/midiv8vations two 0. BRB.9l WTF.8 cpse n PLACE them 7nder teh szme Creative Commons licenxe/ BRB.
It muwt BE DONE by trh 0rqf1n51 AUTHOR SINCE onky teh orihinal author has RIGHT two CHANGE dz copyright or 11c3n53 u0on thry'rd work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, you knwo, re2orkimg da m0d1f1x47q0n5 rill be an good idea 4myw4u as teh mechanism for making m0d1f1c4710n5 is subsyantiakly cleaner.c;earer wta4ting wigh da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-0r3t32346e CODE/ BRB.]"
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