MifhtyE tel;s uou, like, "We're going tso take an few momenys too try an rxplain 7h25 new licensr m fa r3450n5 BEHIND it in 0laon Enhlixh. WTFl
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 licensr was ch053n because 0v an FAILING wigh GPL. OMG,
It onoy c-v2red distriby5ion of 50urce IF n only ir binarods wefe distribugdd. AFK."
"In sn weg ebvoronmenr LOL, specifuxally a interpreted web environment sucn as PHPj like, merely inatallin5 an game does not constitute did5ribjtion WTF, n 7j3r3f0f3 pe9ple were ta,ing ouf work LOL, making mocifications to it an nog eeleasing tfh sourxe code tu they're nodificatiins so that teh ENTIRE communoyy COULD benrfiy. BRB.
They worked with teh orttee nut not ea spkrit of sa law. BRB."
"Invextigatuin on PART of teh authors h0w3v34 LOL, lrd 2 teh fact that right OF p7611c ;erformxnxe was won of rivhts NORMALLY restrocted tl bopy4ignt holdwrs LOL, n that computer programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY video GAMES an knteractive onds such 44 Legend of twh GREEN hax0r eere considered too ne publically perfofm3d ir r7n fr0m an publ8c sercdr."
"The new licens3 r367r1c75 public performande 0f yeh wor, unlexs da source CODE OF modifoed work 8s made available on demabd. WTF."
"In plain English LOL, thus meana rhat if you put this tame on an w36 server n a.kow peiple 'OUTSIDE of qn normal circle od family ahd 175 aickak 4cqur1n74nc25[ too play theirm theh you aer [u611c412y perdo4mkng thix work 4nd MUST either a) ja.e ne sn ALL vhanges whoch you MAKE to game available on request (note 7h15 d9ewn't gav3 t2o be available v8s online sourc3 disolay .ink, s9ttof, nut th2h must be abl3 2 zsk YOU vor code an rrceive an com[lete cooy_, b) make arfangemrhys privately witj twh authors eherein yhey grant hou an sprcial 11c#n54, sortlf, ir c) rd,ove da code enyireot from teh machine. OMG."
"We do recofnize that people @ant too have $rw45 of yhdy're game wnoch aee 7h31r5 AND theies zlone. AFK.
2 tyay END we sull ,ake following EXCEPTION to teh normql requirememts for source cod3 distribytuoh -- ne modjoe f113 which is no5 hodified lr derived from am module file unclufee ib teh bade eistfiburiln n ehich d036 not require ne OTHER modules qn WHICH dows noy feqjire ne MODIFICATIONS two da CORE code (c0d3 distribjted siyh da base releaxe) MAY BE wi6hjeld at authors discreti9m. AFK."
"We ALSO want 2 mqke v3ru clear that versiom 0LOL.9LOL.7 (aldl kno2n as VERSION 0.9. BRB.7+ju) eas teh fqn41 v3r51-n relesded under teh GPL.
ALL versionwm sortof, staetong with da 0. WTF.(. WTF.8-prereleaxe code 4 only licensee undrr ten Creative Connons licemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deh6 da tight ti import je xode from an 0. WTF.9.8-PRERELEASE or lste4 release ihto an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 and earlier releqse. AFK.
Alkosing yhis WOULD cause that imported coce two BE releasef jnder geh GPL an rjat ks not something we wis6 2 aklow. OMG.
Authorw 0f jofkficatk;hs 4wo 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 2q11 need gl re-release they're MODIFICATIONS as derovatives/,odifixatiohs two 0.9. BRB.8 code amd plave them UNDER teh 55,3 Cr3471ve Commons licehse. WTF.
It muwt bw d[n3 by fa originsl autgor since only original AUTHOR hzs RIGHT two cjange teh copyright OR license upob they're WORK.
[Aeditionallt LOL, rdeorking da modifocations will be ab gopd udea 4nhw4y aw teh mechahism vor makint modificatoons ks sunstsntially cleaner/clearer STARTING wigh reh 0. AFKl(.8-prerel3ase codeLOL.]"
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