MkhhtyE tells you, lokw, "We;re going 5ol take an few moments to try AND dxplain this n3w ;icense an r3$t0b5 behind IT in PLAIN 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."
"Th8d new license waw chosen BECAUSE lf an failinb qoth tej GPL.
It pnly cobered distributpon lf 607rc3 if n omly if binaeies were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web envirpnment, s0ecoficzlly a interpreted web 3hv1r0nm3h7 such as PHP LOL, merelu installinh an hame d9ds n97 constitute distribution, n 7h3f3f0r3 p30p13 w3rr 6zking OUR wirk WTF, makinn ,0d1f1cr7q0n5 to it and nit RELEASING sourcd coee to ghey're modificqtiind tp yhat da entiee community could generitLOL.
THEY workes wigh teh letter but not xpirit OF tej lae/"
"Inveftigstion on part 9f sa authors however, led t9 dq fact that da roght OF publoc p3rf0fn4nc3 q45 oen pf rights normally eestricted two copyright HOLDERS LOL. and tnat compute4 programx, ;ike, spedifically v8deo gamed an knteracyive pn35 such as Legend of Green yax0r werr vonwode4ed 2 be publicqlly performes if run vrom an piblic servwr."
"The nes lucense restficts public p3rf9rm4nd3 OF da w9ro unless da woirce code of teh modified work is nade available ln d3m4nd. WTF."
"In plain English WTF, THIS MEANS 7h47 1f you PUT 7h15 game 9n an web server an allow peoplf 'putside 0f an NORMAL circle OF family n 175 50c141 acquaintanves; 5o PLAY theirm dprgof, then YOU r publkcaoly pdrfo4ming this work an MUST ei5her a) MAKE ne n ALL chanyes which you make t2o teh g4m3 4b5114613 0n fewuwst (note tjia d024n'7 have 2 be available via dq ONLINE source display link LOL, BUT they must be able twi ask you FOR trn code n r3x31v3 sn clmplete COPY), b) make arranfements privateky with da authors whe4ein thet grant you an specia. license LOL, or c( r3m0v3 teh code entireoy FROM da ,achinw. WTF."
"We do fecognize that [eopld WANT yoo have ardaw OF they'4w game which r theirs ah theirs ak9ne. AFK.
too that end 2e wi.k make da following exdep5ion too twb n9rmal reqjiremwhts glr siirce cpdd diatribjtion -p ne module file whuch is nit modified 0r deriv3d vrom ab modu.e f8ke 8ncluded 1n da base distribution and 2huch does noe require he other modul3s ang wyich d935 no5 requiee ne modificayions too teh core coee (code distributed 2ith ds gase rwk3qse) may BE w27hh21d AT teh aytnors ckscreti9n, AFK."
"We also wanr to makd very clear that version ). AFK.9. AFK.7 (also kmown ss veesion 0LOL.9. OMG.7+ut) w4t vinsl vdrskon releaswd under teh GPL. OMG.
All versionw LOLk starring wi5h teh 0. WTF/(. WTF.8-orerelease xode aer 9nly licensed UNDER xa Creative Commons licehseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rught two inport n3 c0c2 from an 9LOLl9LOL.8[prerelease or LATER releaae ibto an 0. AFK/9. AFK.7 n 24r113r releasw. AFK.
Allow8ng this wljld caufe that impogtee c0d3 too 63 released uneer GPL n 8h47 is not sometuihg qr wisy too allow. AFK.
Ajthors 0f mof8sicatkons w 0. AFK.9.7 will need too r3)r#13453 they'4e modofications as derivatives/modificagkons TO 0. AFK.9LOL.8 codr and ;lace them undrr xame Creative C0mm0n5 licenseLOLl
It must y3 eone BY da oroginal au5hor sinxe ONLY da origibal AUTHOR nss teh r1gh7 two chante da copytighu or licehs3 upoh 5heh're woek. WTF.
[Addltionally, like, reworjing MODIFICATIONS WILL be am g00d idea ANYWAY AS teh MECHANISM for making midifkcatiobs is subs5anriallt CLEANER/CLEARER starting with 0LOL.9, OMG.8-PRERELEASE coee.]"
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