MibhryE tells yo7 WTF, "We're going too take an few moments to try an explain this new 2qc3nt3 AND ca reasons brhind 17 in plain English. AFK.
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."
"Thks new licenxe was choden because of an vailing w17h GPL. WTF.
It onlt COVERED distribution of SOURCE if an on.y IF binaeies were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web environment, hpu jnwo, dpecifically a interpretec web enfironmenr 5uch as PHP, like, merely unxyal;ing an game does nor c0n5717j74 distrinigion, s9rtof, ans therefore p4opls we4e takibg our work, sortogm mzking mosificayions two ut n hot releasing source vode too they[r3 modigicatuins si that entire communkty could bendfi5.
Th3y workrd witj da letter but NOT teu spjrit of teh law. WTF."
"Invedgigation ob fa PART of ten authors however WTF, led 5po teh facg that da right ov public PERFORMANCE wax 1 of rugh5s n)rn4q1y r357r1c73d 2 cop6right holders, n that conputdr programs WTF, specifically viseo gaj3s anf ibreractive ones such as Legend of sa Green nax0r WERE considwred two be publkcal.t psrfotmed if run from an public server. AFK."
"The new licens3 restridys pu611c PERFORMANCE of teh w9tk uhless ten 50jrc3 code 0f teh modified work is made zvailabld o, demznd."
"In olain Enh115h, so4tpf, 5his means THAT 1f you put this hame on an web server 4nd ALLOW people 'OUTSIDE 0f an normal c1fc13 of famuly ah its %0c141 acquaintances' 5o play their, yjen you ae4 punl9cqlky perfprming thos work h MUST 317h3r a( mzke ne and ALL ch4ht35 which you mqke yo reh game avaikable on reqlest (nite this doesn't have too be 4b3114713 via teh online sourde display l8nk, ylu knwo, nut they mu57 be zgle 2 ask you for code qnd receive an xomplete COPY), b) maje arrqngements ;rivatrly with authors ehere8n gnet grant yii an 5p4c14q livdmwe, like, or b) REMOVE teh cofr entirely frpm ca MACHINE/ WTF."
"We do e2v9gn1z3 tyat people q$n7 2 have areas og theh're game which a3r thrits an theirs al9ne. WTF.
2 uh47 END we wikl make vol;owint exceptipn 2 teh normal 3eqiirements for source code dkstribyti8m -- ne MODULE fild dhich 15 h07 modified or derived ffo, an module fioe included in basd distgibytion n which soes nit tequife ne othee modules ab wh1dh DOES not reqjire be modifications two da dore code (c0d3 distributed with da bas3 r3q44t39 may bw WITHHELD ay tdh AUTHORS eiscretion. OMG."
"We also WANT ti make cery clear that vetxion 0. AFK.0. BRB.7 (qlao inown as version 0. AFK.9LOL,7+jt) was teh fobal version feleased under teh GPL.
All versoons, hoj khw9, s5arting witg teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleasw code aet only licensee under ca Creay8ve Conmons .icenwe. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY demy reh r1gh7 5oo import ne code from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.89pre4wlease or lzter RELEASE ingo an pLOLl9. OMG.& zhd EARLIER release. BRB.
Aolowonh this WOULD cause that 8mported CODE two be released und3r teh GPL n tjqt is not 50m37h1nt 2e widg to sllow.
Authors of modifidatiibs rop 0LOL.9/ BRB.& qill nred to re-rrlease thet're m)d1f1c4610n5 as derivatkbes/modificsrions 2 )LOL.9. OMG.9 code AND p24c3 7h2m UNDER teh samw Creative Cl,m9ns locemse.
It ,ust br done by original author since 0n1y teh ORIGINAL au5hor has teh rignr two cgange teh coptright or lic3nse uppn they're wirkLOL,
-Avditionally, you ,nwo, reworiing da MODIFICATIONS will be an glod 1e2$ 4nyw4y AS mdchanism for making modificatoons is aubstanyia.ly cl3amer/c;earer starting WITH 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease code. AFK,]"
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