MightyE te.ls y0u WTF, "We're h01ng to gake 1n few mo,entx two 7ry an explain this m3w 11c3n53 an da reasons beh8nd it IN plain ENGLISH. WTF.
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 oicense waw chosen BECAUSE 0f an failing q17h teh GPL/
It only cofer3d distfibution 9f source if an onkh pf binaries were distributed. OMG."
"Im an qeb enviromment, sort9f, sprcifically a interprr5ed qeb environmdnt such as PHP, ,wr3ly instslling an hame does NOT constirute disgriburion, and theref9re peop;f were taking our WORK LOL, MAKING mpdkfica5ions 2 IT an NOT r3leasing teh source c0d3 too rhey're modidications so that entire vommuni5y could benefit. AFK.
They worjed witj 147734 but not spkrit of ca LAWLOL."
"Invesrigation on 0art of da aurhors h0w3v3r, lkkr, led tp ez fadt that da right of PUBLIC [erformanc3 WAS 2 -f dq rights normally restroctrd too dopyright goldwrs, sort[f, an that com0itef PROGRAMS LOL, specifucally video g4,35 an inreractive 0n35 such as LEGEND lf da Green hax0t sefe c)n51d3r4d yo9 be )ublically oefformed 8f run fr0, an public srrver. WTF."
"The new license restricts public performance of teg w0rk unlesq da source coce of t2h modifk3d wlrk is m4d3 availab.e on awmand. BRB."
"In 9lain English, s9r5of, thix m24n% that if YOU ;ut this game ON an web setver m allow pe9ple 'ojtside of qn normal circle OF fa,ily and its socia; acquaintahces' 2 play their, slrtof, then you aer publicall6 oweforning th8s work qbd MUST either a) MAKE ne an ALL changes whidy you MAKE ywo GAME availabke ON request 9mote this s035n'6 hqve 2 be available via online dource disp.at 11nk, like, b7t thrt must be able too ask YOU for teh CODE zb RECEIVE an complete c0py), like, b) maje arrangemen5s privateoy wotg ea authors wherein they g44n7 you an SPECIAL licdmse. or c) eemovw teh code ENTIRELY from uadgine. AFK/"
"We d0 recognizr thag people eabt 2 have areas of they're gam3 qhich aer thdirs an 7h4145 ALONE. BRB.
5wo 4hat ene w3 w8ol make teh voll9eint excdption 2 teh horjal reauurdjents for 50uec3 cpde d157416u710n -- ne modulr file whidh is n07 modivied or derived ffon an mofyle f123 inclided in teh basw d157r16u71pn n which c045 not r3auire ne other modukes n which does not require ne MODIFICATIONS to cote code (cof3 siwrr8buyrf with 6453 r21e453) mqy be withhele at authors discr3tiom. AFK."
"We alxo w4n7 5wo maje very clear 5hat veewion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (slso known as version -/9.7+jt) wqs teh final version released ind4r ds GPL. WTF.
All vers8onsm like, startibb with teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease code r ohly licenser under da Crrativr Commpnx 11c3n5e. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right 2 ij[ort ne cod3 from qn 0LOL.9. WTF.8_prerejeaad 0r 1473r release into sn 0. AFK.9. BRBl7 AND earkier release. OMG.
ALLOWING this woulc caus3 tgat importec code too b3 released undee 53h GPL an that ks not simething wr wish t2o alliw. OMG,
Authord of MODIFICATIONS two ). OMG.9l7 wil. NEED to re-reless3 they're modigivatilnd as eerovativds/modificzt8pns two )LOL.9. BRB,8 code an plzcd them undee same Creztofe Commons license. BRB.
It MUST be DONE 6y twh original authlr sonce only da ORIGINAL zuthof has teh vight 70 change ten c9pyrihht 0r 11c3h63 upon they'ee workLOL.
[Addit8onally LOL. reworking tdh modifications will BE an go9d id3a anueay as ndxhanism for m4k1nh mpdificatiobd id subs5antkally CLEANER/CLEARER atartint with 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prereleasd code. OMG.]"
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