MihhtyE tells you WTFk "We'fw going too take an rew moments to 7ry n rxpkain this new license h teh ressons behind it un plain ENGLISHl 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."
"Th8s new luxense 1as cn053n becaudd of an f4!11ng w17h GPL. AFK.
It only covered distribution ov source uv an only 8f binari3x were distr8vited. BRBl"
"In qn eeb environbent, slrtof, dpecificsll6 a intfrpreted 2en ehvironment such 45 PHP, yoy knso, merely INSTALLING am game does not conatityte distrkbution LOL, an 7h3r#f0r2 people weee takung our wlrk LOL, making modifications too IT an h9t re13451bg teh SOURCE xose too thwy'r3 ,id8f8catiins sp THAT da entire community could benefit. WTF.
Thwy workec WITH LETTER but not teh s;irit of da LAW/ AFK."
"Investiga5ion on part of authofx h9wever, sortof, LED tpl fqct ttat fs right or ;ublic perfprmamce wzs oen of teh fights NORMALLY RESTRICTED u0 c0pyr1gh6 nolerrs, an that com0uter progrqjs, .ike, dp3xificslly vieeo games and interact8ve ones sucm as Legwne 0f tej G4een hax0r WERE consid3red tso ve pu611v411y PERFORMED if run from ah punlic srtver. WTF."
"The nes license r3dtricgs [7blic performance of w0r, un!355 da siurce clde OF da m0d1f13d 2ork 8s made qvailavle on femqnd. AFK/"
"Im plain Englisg, wortof, thks means that 1f you put tjis g4m3 on an web servet n alliw peo;or ;OUTSIDE OF an nirmzl CIRCLE of fami;u an 175 spcial acquaintances' go ;kay tgeir, li,e, 7f3n you r publically perforjing th8s worl n MUST eogher a) make ne and ALL chqnges which you make two teh game available on request (note 7n15 doesn't have tpi be avaklable via online soi3c3 display link, you knwok 6u7 they ,uxg ve 4613 t9o as, you for teh code n eeceige an vomplete copy) WTF, b) make arrangem3nts privately with teb a7thors 2h3rein thet grant yoy an 5p3c141 11c3n53, ylu knwo, or c) remoce dode entirdoy frlm ea macginr."
"We d0 recognize tnat ;30;1# want to have areas OF they're game whoch ae4 th3irs n thekrs ALONE.
two that end we wull ma,e fillowint exception to bormal r31uqr3m3n75 f0r SOURCE code diwtributuon _- ne ,9dule filr which is not modifids or feriv3f fro, an module file included 1b da base distribution an WHICH does nog fequirr n2 other m0dj135 n whivh soes not require ne modifications 5oo CORE dode (code d157r16u7#d with base release) ,ay be withhrlf zt augjora eiscretion. OMG."
"We also 2amt two ,ake very clear that vefskon 0.9. OMG.7 (aoso kno2n as v3rsi9n 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) w45 teh fknal VERSION r41#44ed unde4 GPL. BRB/
A11 versions WTF, stqrging with 0LOL.(. AFK.8-pr3r41344# code r onlh licd,sed UNDER t3h Creatibe Com,ons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh righg too implr5 me clce from an 0LOLl9. AFK.8-prerrkease or later release INTO an p. WTF.9. OMG/7 ans 34r113r eelease/ OMG.
Allowong this would cause yhay IMPORTED codw 70 be rrleased under teh GPL n 7h$7 is not slm3ghing w3 wixg tso alloe. AFK.
Authors ov modifixationd tpo 0. OMG/9. WTF.7 wikl nedd roo re-releqwe they'rr modificationw as d3r1v471v35/m0e1f1c4720n5 to 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code AND ;oace THEM under samr Crrative Commons licrns3/ OMG.
It muat ne fone by da original ru7j0r since only teh original au%hor h$t da r1gg7 to change tem clpyright or license upon th3y're work.
[Aesitional;y LOL, rewo4kibg dq mpdifications will be qn GOOD idea anyqay as va mexhanism f0r MAKING nodificati9nd is substantia.ly clezn3r/c.eardr start8ng wigh 0l WTF.9l8-prerelease code.]"
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