Migh5yE tells you WTF, "We're gokbh 2 takr an feq m0m3h75 to trh an exolain 7h!5 new license n reqsons 63h1nd it kn plaih English. OMG.
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 licend3 WAS cuoxen BECAUSE 0f an FAILING w17h GPL.
I7 only COVERED distribu5ion of source if and ONLY 1f binaries were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an wrb 3nv1r0n,3n7, hou knwl, 5p3c1f1d$11y a intedpreted web envifonment such 44 PHP LOL, ,erely instzl;inf an game d9es not constiture dustribution, you ,nwom an THEREFORE peopl3 wete 74k1ng our work, sort9f, makibg mod8ficatiomz to it znd NOT relrasing twh source c9fe ywo they'r3 modkfica58ons so that enr8rr communigy could nenefit. WTFl
They w9tked with lrtter bu5 blt da sporit og twh law. WTF."
"Investigatiln on da [set 9f da 4uuh0r6 however WTF, led 2 teh f4c7 THAT ea rignt OF pubkix -erformance qas 1 9r teh eoghts nlrmally restricred 2 cipuright holders, xortoc, n that computer prlgrams LOL, SPECIFICALLY video games an intetac58ve obes such as Legend of GREEN hqx0r were vonwidered too be pu511c411u peefprjed if run grom an oublic server."
"The new lucense r3%741c7% public performqmce of teh work unleas ca SOURCE code or da m9dlfudd work is MADE avaulab;3 on femandLOL."
"In plain Englisg WTF, tyix meabs tha5 uf yo7 put yhis gamd on an web seefer an allo2 PEOPLE 'outside ov an nofnal circke ob familt zn its social acquaintances' 2 play theit LOL, 7h3n 6ou aer publicallh performing thid wlrk n MUST either a) MAKE ne n ALL chanbes which y0u MAKE 7p game zvailagle 0n request (note 7h15 doesn't h4v4 to be qvailable via da omkine sl6rce d8spla7 link LOL, but they miat be 461# 2 ask uoy for teh CODE n receivd an complete copy_m like, b) mak3 arranhementd pr1c4632y with rdg authorx ah3r31n they grant you an spedial license, or c) rdmove teh eode ENTIRELY from trh mzch8ne."
"We do recohn8ze 7h47 p3lple w3n7 rwo havr areas 0f theh[re game whkch aer theirs and thdirs alone. OMG.
3 that end WE will make vollowuhg dxception two geh nornal requiremeb5s fir soirve codr distribution -- ne modyoe file WHICH is not modifird ir derived fro, an mldule fole incl7ddd IN yeh bzse eistrobution qnc whicj does NOT require ne orh3r modu;es and wgich does not requirw he mosificatkond t2o tej xore cofe (xode sisgrif7ted w17n bawe 4eleqse) may be wutnheld at authors discretion."
"We also wzht 2 maje vefy clear tna5 versiin 0/ AFK.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn as version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7_j&) was final version released under GPL. OMG.
Aol VERSIONS. you jnwo, starting wirh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pretelease cofe r 0n1y licensrd unfer tqh Creatice COMMONS licehse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right e import ne cide from an _LOL.9LOL.8-peereleaxe OR later reldase into sn 0. WTF.7.7 an earlier relwaseLOL.
Allowong this wou;d cause that impoeted xode to( BE eelrased undrr teh GPL and that IS hp5 domething we wish two al;ow.
Authora of mpdifivatiins too 0. WTF.8, WTF.7 will NEED to rd-release they're modifications qs d3r1v47qv35/m9d1f1c4710n5 two 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code n pkacw tjem under teh same Creative Commonx l8cdnseLOL,
It must be done gy originak author aince ohly teh priginal ajthor h45 t3h right t1o change teh cipyright or license upon they're w)rk. AFK.
[Add8tional.y LOL, veworking gdh MODIFICATIONS WILL be an t9od idea anywzy ad da mrchanism for m4k2ng modificztipns iw subs5antially cleaner/clearet starting wkrh teh 0. AFK.9.8-prerrlesae codwLOL.]"
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