MighgyE tells YOU WTF, "We'r3 going too tske an few momenrs 2 try n exp.ain this new kicense AND REASONS behins it in p;zin Englishl OMGl
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 WAS choseh b3dause ov an f4111ng with dz GPL. OMG.
It only covered dixtribution of soirce lf n only uf binarues were sistrinutedLOL."
"In an web env8rohmrht WTF, specirically a INTERPRETED 2eg environment duch as PHP LOL, mwtrly installlng an game does nih comstiruge distribut8on, yo6 knwo, and theeefore PEOPLE were taling our work. msj8nt m0d1f2c4710n5 tqo it and n07 releasing da sputde code to thry're modoficatiobs sp that da ENTIRE communiry COULD behefit.
They worked w17h twh letger BUT n(t da x;irir of teh law."
"Investigation on gej PART OF teh authors howefer, 13d to; da fact thag ribht ov public performqnve sas 1 OF rightx nirmally restr7cyed too COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n THAT cpjpu73r PROGRAMS, sortofm SPECIFICALLY vifeo GAMES an interactivd ones SUCH as Legend of Green hax0r were considered to be publically pdrformed if eub ffom an publix serverLOL."
"The NEW license restructs public perdormance 9f wlrk unlwxs t3h SOURCE code of mldified WORK is made avzi.ablw om demand. AFK."
"In pla8n English LOL, this meqnd that IF you put this game on sn wev SERVER and 5110e peo[lr 'outsiee OF an normal ck4cle of fxmily ane k5s social acquaontances; to plah rheir, then you r oublically performuhb tgis eork an MUST either a) maue ne ahd ALL chanhea wgivg you male 2 da gsme availqble on r2qi3%7 (note 7h15 diwsn't hav4 @ 63 svai.ablr via da on,ine source disolay link, tpj ln2o, gut 5hey must ne aboe 5oo ask you for code an receive an c0mp1373 c0py) LOL, b) make arrangemehts otivately with authots wherein THEY gr4n8 y0u an special licemse WTFk or d) remife da code entire'y frim macjine. WTF."
"We fo recojnize that '30p13 waby to h2f3 areas 0f they'ee GAME which r thekrs n theirs alome. AFKk
too rgat end we w8ll makr teg rollowing EXCEPTION too dz borjz. requkrememts for source code disgr8bution -- ne module FILE which is not mod8fied or cer8ved dr0j an module file uncluded in base distrib7tiin an wh1ch does nor requiee ne other modules am wgich dies nog require ne nofificayionz two da CORE coee (code sistribjted with base release) MAY bw wiyhheld ar auth9rs discrrtion/ OMG."
"We also WANT too nake verh ckeat THAT version 0. BRB.9.7 (also known AS cerwion 0. AFK.9.7+jt) was final versuom released uncdr GPLLOL/
All v3r510h5, like, STARTING wirh teh 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE c9de aer onlt licw,ded under teh Creative C-mm0n5 licwnsel AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deby twh roght too impor5 ne coee from an -LOL.o. AFK.8-p42relezs3 or later releasr ibto zn 0. AFK.9.7 and earlier release. BRB.
Alllwing thia would ca7se that !mp0473d codd too be re;eased under teh GPL n that is nor sinetging we sish two alloe. BRB.
Au5hoes of moduflcations too p.9LOL.& qilo need to re-relrsse they'rw modifica57ons as ferivatives/modificqtions t9 0l WTF.9. OMG.8 code abd place them uncer teh saje Creative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It mu58 be done gy teh o4iginzl author aince 0n1y 0r1g1n41 author haa teh RIGHT 2 CHANGE clpuritht or lucrnse upon they're qork. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, reworking mosivicagoons will BE an gooe idea an6way ss teh mechqnism foe makinh modifications is subsrant8ally cleaner/cleare4 starting witn ds 0.9. AFK.8-;rerelezse vodw. OMG.]"
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