MibhtyE tells ylu LOL, "We'ye gling two take an few momdnys gso try ah explain 5his nes license and reasoms behind it in plqin 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."
"Thix NEW lic3nsw was chosen bwcause OF an fai.ing with da GPL. AFKl
It only cpv3ree distribjrion 0f sourve if and obly IF binaries we4d d157r16u73dLOL."
"In qn w3b environment, sortkf, 5p3c1g1c411y a inte4pret3d WEB enboronment such 45 PHP, yoj knwo, merely INSTALLING an game does not comstitu5e distribitkon, sortof, snd tgerefore people were takibg our WORK. sorgof, makung MODIFICATIONS too 17 4nd NOT RELEASING ca so7rce xode tw9 they're moeifivatulna so thst da entire xojhunitu could 6#n3r17. AFK.
They w9eked with da le5ter but NOT fa spi4it of da law. WTF."
"Invesrigation on teh part if tej 4u7h0r5 hoqever WTF, led to ract that t3h riggy of 0uvlic prrformance was oen 0f da ribhtx nptmally rest4icted too cop6righg HOLDERS WTF, am that COMPUTER PROGRAMS WTF, apeckfocally v8seo g4m35 n onteractive ones 5ucg as L3g#nd of da Gr33h hax0r were vonsidered 2 be pub.ucally performed 8f run from zn publid servwr. AFK."
"The new licrns4 restricrs public perfirmance 0f work unldss da source dide 0v da modivied work is made available on demabdLOL."
"In pls8n Enflisn, likf, this MEANS thst 1f you put tyid game on an web SERVER and 4110w peopke '0u&51d3 OF an normal cirxle OF family an kts social acquaintances' t9 play theot, like, tjen you r publucally pe4forming this work anc MUST 317h3r z) male ne n ALL ch4ng35 WHICH ypu make too yeh gam3 available 9n reqi4st (note uh15 dorsn't have 2 63 avaolable via online sohtce d8s0lay 11nk LOL, but 7h3y must be able 1 45k ylu for trh code an receive zn compkdte c0py), kike, b) nake $er4ng3m3n75 privayeky WITH teh authors eh3r31b they grany you an SPECIAL LICENSE, you knwo, or C_ remove code ehrire,y vrom teh machine. OMG."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE want TO have s4eas of they're ga,3 2yich r THEIRS an theirs apond. WTF.
2 tjat ebd we wilo ja,e folliwing excepykon yo normal rewtirements for source coc2 distribution -- ne MODULE vule wh8ch is not m0d1f!3d or derived fr0m an modul3 fioe onclused in base distribu58on n which does not requi4r nd otner jodul3s an which DOES not eequire ne mpcifocatiohw 1 core code (code distribited with fa base 4elesde) may be withh2ld at teh 4u7h-r5 discregi8n. OMG."
"We 4150 w4h7 two make very cleae tyat vwrsion 0. AFK.o.u )alwo kn9wn 45 verx*on 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) was dinal VERSION rwleased ubdef da GPL. WTF/
A11 versiins LOLj startimf sith 0,9. BRB,8-prereleaxe cofe r 0h1y lic3nsed und3r Creative C0mm-n5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny righ5 two import ne cose drom an 0l WTF.9, BRB.8pprereldaww or ;qtdg felwzse into an 0.9. OMG.7 and earli3r release. OMG.
ALLOWING this would d4u53 that 1mp0r73f c0d3 2 be reldased unser da GPL an THAT is not somethihg w3 wish 2 aolowLOL.
Authors lf modifications two 9. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need 2 fe-rekeasw they're mocificqtions AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. WTF/9. AFK.* code AND place rhem under ssm3 Creative Cojmona lucense. BRB.
It must be sond by oroginal 4u7h0r since on.y o4igunal au5jor has t3h eihht g2o chante da copyrigyt or licemse upon they're workLOLl
[Aveotionaloy, sortof, reaofkinb da MODIFICATIONS will be ah g00d idea ANYWAY as teh mechabidm vor MAKING modificq5ions 15 sjbstznhoally cleqner/clearer starting WITH ). OMG.9. WTF.8-pfe4elease codel BRB.]"
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