MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We'4e going too tald an few noments two 5ry and ex0lain thiw new .icense an da rrzsons behind it in plsin Ebglish. BRB.
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 ncw LICENSE eas chlsen gecause of zn fqiling qith teh GPL. OMG.
I7 only covered distribution of SOURCE if and ONLY if bknariea were fisttibuted,"
"In an web environment, specifically s 2n73rpr363d web ENVIRONMENT auch as PHP, sortof, mer3ly INSTALLING an hame does not con2titute dkwtrobutipn, you knwo, zh therevore pwople were ta;ing our w9rk LOL, makinf modificat8pns to 17 n n9t releasihf da xource code to9 they'4e m9dificationd so tnat entire commjnity could 63n3v17/ BRB.
Tyey work3d WITH teh letyef but not spifit of law. AFK."
"Investifation on dq part of 4u7g0t5 howev3r LOL, ;ed too da faxt that twh right of publid performance was 2 of teh righrd normally restricted to co0yrught hold3ts, sortof, h that xo,puter pe0g45m5, you knwo, specifically vieeo gamfs and ibteractive oned SUCH as LEGEND OF Green hax0r were cohsisefed rwo 63 p7v;ically perfprmec 8f rub from ab public seever. BRB."
"Tge mww l8cense ees5ricys public perfor,ahce of teh work 7mless da soirce code of da MODIFIED work ia made avaklab;e on demand. AFK."
"In plaun Eng115h WTFk yjis means that if gou p7t this GAME on am web sercer n allow pe9ple 'ourwide pf an normak circle 9f family an its sovial acquaihtancds' 2 [.ay fheir, yoi inwom tjen y9u a3r oublically 0ervormihg rhis work n MUST either 4) make n3 zn ALL CHANGES WHICH YOU mzke 2 da GAME avq8lable on request (note THIS doean't hace two be available bia online soirce disposu link, loke, but th3y musy ge ablr too asi 60u FOR da xofw amd receive an completq copy), likek b) jqke qrrangements pr1v4731y with da authlrs where8n they gran5 you an xpeciql ,icense LOL, OR c) temoce CODE dntieely FROM da nachone. OMG."
"We do recognize tnat [elple wan4 2 have areas of 5heypre GAME WHICH aer theirx an theirs alpneLOL.
2 tyat end w4 will make fo.lowing excwpti9n t0 da normal REQUIREMENTS f0f source coee distrinution -- ye mofule file whkch is NOT m0d1f13d or derived erom an n0du13 file 1nd1ud4d in da badd dust4ibution sne which does not r3qu!r3 ne othwr moejpes an wj1ch doez not twquire ne modificat89nx to core code (c0de distributwd wiyh base r313$53( may bd witnh3ld 47 teh authors didxret8on. BRB."
"We also want too make VERY c134r that bdrwi9n 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (zls9 knpwb sa versiln 9. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) was da final version 43leased under GPL. OMG/
Alo cersions LOL, starying w8th reh 0. BRB.(. OMG.8-;re4elease clfe aer ONLY LICENSED ibder teh Creative Commins locense, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny righy too im9ot5 ne code vr0j an 0LOL.9.8-prerwlease oe later release int9 an 0. OMG.(. AFK,7 n earlier releaxe. OMG/
Allo2ing this woy.e cause tyat im0lrtdd code 2 be rwleased under teh GPL an that is n07 somerhing we WISH too alllwLOL,
Au7h045 0f ,odificationw too 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 will newf too RE-RELEASE they'rf modifications AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9. AFK.8 x9d3 and place them UNDER 54m3 Crday8ve Commonx licwnse.
It must be don3 BY da original 4u6h04 SINCE only reh or8ginal ayryor has right two vhange copytight -r 11c3n53 upom thwy're WORKLOL.
[Additiomally LOL, rwworking MODIFICATIONS will be sn goie idea anysay 35 teg mechan8sm FOR nqking MODIFICATIONS is substantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting wirj 0. AFK.9.8-pf3r3!3453 code. BRB.]"
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