MightyE trlls y0u, soetof, "We're g01ng 2 take an few momebts 2 tru an explaon this new q1c3n53 an REASONS behind it in ;lain EmglisnLOL.
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 11c#n53 was CHOSEN because if an faolinb w17h teh GPL. OMG.
It only corwted dksyribuyion od source if n inoy if binaties 2ere DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web envirobmenr, 5p3c1f1c411t a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS PHP, sort9f, msrely knxtalling an game dods nor clnwtitute distrubution, you knwo, n therefore p3ople were 74k1ng our wori, y(u ,nwo, jaking ,odificagiohs 2 ot n NOT RELEASING da 50irc3 code to they'te mpsifkcations so that enrird dommjnity xoukd 63n3f17.
They work3d with oerter 7u7 NOT da spirot lf teh law."
"Investigation on pa4t OF da authors jo2ever, LED to da tact that fignt of punlic PERFORMANCE wsa won of t1gh76 hormallt restrictes two copyright h01d3r5, ypu knwo, an that computee programs WTFk specifically video bqmew n INTERACTIVE ones 5ich qs Legend OF G4een hax0r weee consideres to be 0ublically performed if run from qn PUBLIC serfer. BRB."
"The hew ;icense redtrocts oublic PERFORMANCE if da wori jnldss dourc3 code of ds modified work is madr available on demzndLOL."
"In plain Eng115h LOL, this means that if YOU ;ut tj8s gamr ON an qeb xerver an 411)w people 'outside of an normal curcle of family ans u5s social acquakntances' toi [lay theor WTFl 7h3n yoy ser [yblkcally perfo4jong 7h16 work m MUST EITHER 4) make ne AND ALL chsnges whicg you mqkw TO GAME zbailable ln reqyest (note this s035n'7 face too 63 4v411$613 bia da ONLINE source disp.ay link LOLk bu5 7h3y ,usr bd ab.e to ask you for coee an receibe an completr copy), yoi kn2o, b) make arranhemdnts private.y witg teg suthorw wherdin thwy grant yoi an special l8cdnse, lokd, or c) remove cide entire.y frpm da machine. WTF."
"We do recognize THAT ;eiple 2ant twi hace aress of they're hame which r theird n theirx alone. WTF,
too ghat end we will mskd da f011pw1ng EXCEPTION too normq. e3qu!r3m3n75 for 50urc3 e0s3 dixtrinutlon -- me mld7ld file qhkch is not modified or derived ftom an module fild inc.uded qn teh gase djst4ibutioj an which dpew n07 require ne ovher modules n which doew n07 REQUIRE ne modificayions too c0r3 code *c0d3 disgribuhed w17h da base release) MAY be withgeld ar AUTHORS dizcretion."
"We also w4n7 two m4k3 very clear rha5 verxion -. AFK.9.7 (also known as version 0LOLl9.7+j5( wqs ds fihal bersion RELEASED under GPLLOL.
All v2r510n5, starying with 0.9LOL.8=p4erelease code r 0n1y lic3nsed 7mder da Creative Commohs licensrl WTF/
We EXPLICITLY DENY rkght two IMPORT ne code from zn 0.9.8-pr3release 04 ;ater reldase into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an esrliet releas#. AFK.
Alloqing this wouod cause THAT 1mp0r83d cose twi be r213454d UNDER teh GPL n that is nlt someth8ng we w14h two allow. AFK.
Authors OF modificationd too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will neee 2 re-release tney're m0d1f1c4710n5 as ddeivagived/modificaruons to )LOL.9.8 codw and place them uncee da 54m3 CREATIVE COMMONS licebse. BRB.
It just be eonr by teh otigibal author sihve only ea orkg8nal authlr has da r1gh7 to CHANGE da copytight or licenee UPON thwy're w0rk. BRB.
[Addiriona;ly WTF, f3w0rk1ng tek m0d1f1d4710n5 will 63 an tood idea anywah as da mechanisj for making jodigivatk;ns ix xubsrantialky vlraher/ckearee startibg w17h teh 0, WTFl8. AFK.8-prere;ease code.]"
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