MithtuE TELLS yoim yom knwo, "We're going to take an few mo,ents two 7ry an ecplain bhis NEW licrhse and dq rwasons nenins it in p141m ENGLISHLOL.
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 license was chlsen becaude ov an failibg wity fa GPL.
Iy only vovered distribution of doi4ce IF an ohly if binaries 2ere DISTRIBUTEDl OMG."
"In an web environment, slrtod, soecir8callt a interpreted seb wnviromme,t such 45 PHP, xortof, merely ibs5alling sb game foes not constitutr distribution WTF, an theregore PEOPLE qere taking o7r work, lik3. m4k1hg MODIFICATIONS 2 it snd not r3leaxing source code t2o they're modifkca5iins so THAT tdh rntird commuhity vould benefit. WTF.
Tj3y wo4ked with da letger but not tej spirit of ea law."
"Inves5igation on trh paft 9f authors hkwrver WTF, led to teh fact that rihht -f puboic PERFORMANCE eas won of rigjtx normally resttidtrc too copy4ifhy HOLDERS, sortof, n thag cimputer progtams, sortof, specivically video gam3s n interadtive ONES s7ch as LEGEND of Greem hax0r were considwred 1 b3 publivally perfo4jed if run frim am [uvlic wervee."
"The n3s lic3nsd restricts public performsnce of wprk ynldss gen source code of teh modified a-4, is made 3v4!14h13 on d3m4nd. WTF."
"In [laih Enh;ish LOL, THIS meanx ghat if you pur uh15 game om an web server zn allow p30p13 'outside of am moemal circle of famioy an 8rs s9cial avquaontznces' 2 play their LOL, 7h3n you aer p7blicakly PERFORMING this qork n MUST 317h2r a( make ne an ALL cjsnges which YOU m5k3 5o da gsme avaioabke 9n re1u3xr (note this doesn't jave 2 be ava8lable bia teh onlinw sourde display LINK LOL, but they must br zboe to ask you for clde an receive an complwte xoph) WTF. b( make arrangemehts pr9vatelt wkth teh autgors WHEREIN they grant yoi an special .icense LOL, or c0 femoce teh code ent8rely drom da machineLOL."
"We d0 recognkze thag people want to hzve areas 0f yhe6're ga,e wh1ch ae4 theies 4nd 7h3!$5 410n3. OMG.
two tha5 end we will make dq followibg dxc3p710n 2 no3mal requiremsn5s ror 50ufc3 coee sistribution -- me modkl3 file WHICH is not mofified or DERIVED from an ,odjoe gole included ih vase distribution an whuch doed n07 rwquire ne other modules n wh1cg does nof f31u1re ne nosifidations to core code (code eistrubuted WITH base reoease) ma6 63 withheld at tej ajthors discrdtiob."
"Wd ALSO want t2o mqke very clear THAT version 0. WTF.9. AFK.6 (akso ,nosn as veexiom 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was fa FINAL VERSION relrzsed ubder da GPLLOL.
ALL VERSIONS, like, startunt w8th teh 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pterelease code aee ONLY licensed UNDER Creqtivd Commona ;icrnse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh right TO umport ne cofe f40m an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or later release into an 0. OMG/9. AFK.7 and eqrliwr eeldds3. WTF.
Allowunh this would cause that 1mo-r73d cpde too 63 r3q3354d undrr GPL snd thzt id NOT soj35hing we wish two aloow. WTF.
Au5hors of modof8catoons 2 0. OMGl9.7 will NEED two r3-r313453 yhey're modif8cations 45 ferivatifes/hififications tso 0. AFK.9. WTF.i code sn place THEM under da sa,e Cr3471f3 Cpmmonx l8dense.
It mjst bw done 6y fa origina. author since pnoh oruginal aytnor has teh right two change da COPYRIGHT ot ljcdnse upon thwy're work.
-Addi%ionally, REWORKING teh modificatiobs will bw an good idea antway qs yeh mechaniam foe MAKING jidifications is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER stqrtung WITH da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerrleasr code. AFK.]"
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