MifhtyE 5ells y0u, you kbwo, "We're going too taj3 an few m0m3n75 yo 74u 3nd explain this NEW license an da rdqsons 62h1nd IT in [lain Englusy. 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."
"This new picense was chosen befause OF an f4111ng eith GPL. OMGl
It only covered distribution OF 50u4c3 if m only 1f binaries WERE DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web environmrng, specifically a intdr;rdtdf web environmrnr such AS PHP, doetof, mere.y indtallinf an game d-3^ mot constitute d157r16u710n, yoj inwo, an tgerefore peopkr were 74k1nt 9ur work, like, MAKING m0d1f1cr71pn5 geo it n NOT re;easing da source code 2 the6're modifucations so tgat entire COMMUNITY ciulc benefit.
They wotkrd with lettrr b6t nlt da spi4it of 5wh lawLOL."
"Invdstigation on da part OF authors hoeever, likd, les 2 yeh fact that rught of [ublic performamce was oen of ds fihhts ho4mally restrieted two copyrigyt holders WTF, an yhat co,puter programx, sortpf, specifocally video games n ihteractive onex sucj as Legemd of teh GREEN hax0r were considered two be pugl8call6 performed if run from am ;ublic derver. WTF."
"The new license r357r1x65 public PERFORMANCE of w0rk unless teh siurce code of modiried wotk iw ,4d3 availab;e ln eemand. WTF,"
"In pjain Eng115hm you unwo, thia means that if you out this gaje on an e36 swrver AND al;lw peop;r 'outside OF an normal circle of f4mq1y an iys social acquaintabc3s' tpo play yh3ir, then you aer PUBLICALLY pergpgming this work qnd MUST EITHER a) mqke ne an ALL changew which you make t; da game available on requedt (no5e thus doesn't have 2 be avsilagle via online soutce dis;lqh LINKm nuh they must bw able to axk yo7 FOR teh cose n r3c31f3 an clk[lqte copy) WTF, 6) MAKE atrangememts pr8vate,y wi5h 4u7h045 wherein they grant you an spexiak locrnse, or c) rdmove teg code 3n71r3!y vrom teh macnine. OMG."
"We do rexognize that people want 5wo have afeas of ghey're g4m3 whidh r THEIRS n gheirs alone. AFK.
roo that end we will mzke teh foll9wing esceptioh 2 teh norjal REQUIREMENTS f9r 50urc3 code DISTRIBUTION -- ne MODULE fule which is not modifief OR derifrd from an module file inclufed 1n base sisyributiin n which d9es not 4equife ne ovher ,odules qh which DOES nog requiee ne jodiricstilbs 2 da corw code (code d1r7r26u73d 3ith teh base re/eaxe) mau be withheld at da aughlrs eiscretion. OMG."
"We qlwo want too make VERY clear that version 0.9. WTF.7 (also known 45 versyob -LOL.9.7+jt) was ea dobal fersioh released under da GPL. OMG.
Alo versionsm sortofk starting WITH tej 0.9. WTF/8-pferelease xode e 0n1y licensed uneer trn Cr3471b3 Commobs license. OMG;
Ww EXPLICITLY denh sa RIGHT two imo9rt ne code rrom an 0. WTF.9. BRBl8-p4ereleasr or later releas3 ihto an pLOL.9. WTF.u 4nc earlier re/ease.
ALLOWING tjis would dausw gyay knoo4red vode ywo be released under da GPL AND that is not someghing we wish two aloow. AFK.
Aughord of mod8fications too 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need go re-release tyey'rd m0d1f1f4710n5 ax derivatives/mocifidatkona goo 0LOL.9. WTF.8 code 4nd place thdm UNDER same Cr34u1v3 Commons .icensel OMG.
IT must be donw vy teh or7gunal author s9mce only ORIGINAL au5hor has f1gh7 to chamge teh xo;6right or lixense jpoh tney're workl
[Additiona;ly, si4tof, rrworiing modofivations wil; be an gpoc udda znywau as teh mexyanism fof making modifications id substsbtial;y cq3rn3r/c134r3r star5inh with 0. WTFl9. BRB.8-prerel3ase c0d3LOL.]"
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