MoghtyE TELLS YOU, 6oy knso, "We're going too take an few momwnts 2 try n explain thks NEW licensw and da reasons behind IT in plain Englosh. BRB.
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 oivemse w35 vhosen becaus3 OF an fail8ng with teh GPLLOL.
It only covrred diatrjbut8on OF spurce if an onlu 1f binaries WERE cistr*but3d/ OMG."
"In an web ehv8ronmeng LOLm specifically a 1h73rpr#83d web envitonment such 4t PHP WTF, merely inatalking sn GAME d035 not conwtitige DISTRIBUTION LOL, znd therefore peo0le wete tqking our work, making modivications 2 ig an n07 RELEASING a9utce code goo they're ,od7fications so THAT teh wntire community could brnefit. BRB.
Th3y eirked WITH lett3r BUT not spirky OF yeh law. BRBl"
"Invwstigztion on teh PART OF teh authors jowever WTF, lec to fact that da eihht of public performabce wzs oen 0f ea righfs normakly restrict3d two co;yrigh5 HOLDERS LOL, ans thay computwr programs WTF, speciricall6 vidwo hanws sn interactkve omea sych as Legend of ea GREEN hax0f were donsid3red too be pib.kcqlly performed if ruh ftom an public server. WTF."
"The n4q license r35&r1c75 public pwrfo4janxe of da WORK unlexs source code of modified work is made ava8lable 0b demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN Eng115h LOL, thix MEANS that IF you put this game 0n an web setv3r n allow peipld 'outsiee of an normal ci4cle or fqmilu an 8td spc8al acquaintances' two p14y tneir LOL, then you aef pun;kvally prfforming this e9fk n MUST either q) make ne an ALL changes which you make to teh game avaolablr on request (note THIS doesn'g have to BE abailabke via teh 0n11n3 50urc3 dispozy ;inkm x9ryof, bit they must be able two 45j you gor teh CODE n receive sn complete COPY), aortof, b) msk3 ARRANGEMENTS privarely WITH t3h authors WHEREIN rhey grant you an s[ecial .icense WTF, or c) REMOVE da code entirely from ten MACHINE. AFK."
"We do recognkze that peopl3 wamt too have areas 9f thdy're gamd which r theirs n theirs alone/ AFK.
to THAT end ee qoll make followinj escepgion 2 fa n)rm41 requiremrnts FOR spyrce code distribution -- ne nod7le FILE WHICH is nit m9difued 0r cerivdd from an module fioe 1nc27d3d in twh base distrinution an whidh DOES NOT require ne 07h3r modukes an which does not r3qu1r# ne mofifixatuons to teh core vode *doee distributed eith 6463 telease) may be siyhhekd at yeh zuthors discregion. BRB,"
"We aks9 WANT too nake v3ry cleaf tyat vrrsion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also knowh ad fersion 0.9LOLl7+j5) was finak version releases under GPL. BRB.
All v3rsions, startihg wkth da 0. BRB.9l WTF.8-pre$eleaqe v0d3 e onlt licensed under Cteativ3 C0mm0n5 license. AFKl
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh f1hh7 3 8mporr nw code from an 0. WTFl9.8-prerrleaxe or later relesse 1n80 an 0LOL.9LOL.7 and earlker re;eaxe. OMG/
Alloxing this WOULD xquae that impor5ed dofe two BE released uneer da GPL sn that us no5 sometning we wish to allow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of modof8darions too )LOL.9. OMG/7 sq11 need 2 re-4elease they're midifications as d3rivativws/midirications 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 cods n place them und3r teh same Creqtive Commons licenaw. BRB.
It mjat 63 eone by original author wince 9n1y reh original author has right two chabge da copteight oe 11d3n5# upln hhey're wotk. WTF.
'Addirilnslly, reworjing teh ,odifications w111 BE sn good idea abywsy as teh mechanis, for making modifica5ions IS 5u6584n714q1y cleamer/cl3aret startibg wirh teh 0.9. OMG.8-prrre.eqae CODE. OMG,]"
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