MightyE tells you, sortofk "We'rw going 2 tqke an fee mon3ntx 2 trt n expla8n this hdw 11c3n43 n reasons behind it in p.ain EngoishLOL.
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."
"Thus new license waw chosen 63c4j5# of an f4111ng eith GPL. OMG.
Ir 9nly covered distribut8on of SOURCE if an only if binariew wrre d1t7r16u73fLOL."
"In ah web ENVIRONMENT WTFm specifically a interpreted web emvironm3nt such zs PHP, mere;y ibstalling an gam3 d9es NOT constut7te disyrib7r8on WTF, n therefore people qerr taking our w9ek, you knwo, haking modificatioms two it n not releawinb teh sourc3 CODE goo thdy'rd mofifkcations s9 fhat teh enture COMMUNITY could benefit. OMG/
THEY eorked 217h da letter but not geh s[irit 9g da LAWLOL."
"Incestogqtkln 0n reh pzrg of authirs h0w3f3r, 6pu knwo, lwd to ea fadt rgst da right of public performsnce wax oen od da rignts normally r358r1c83d too c0pyright holdera LOL, an that c0mpy7#r probrams, you knwok specigically viseo games n interzcticd ones such as Legend og da Green hax04 WERE consid3rwd too BE publicaloy performee if run vrom an publkc server. OMG."
"Tje new lkxense restricts 'ublic 0erformance 0f da WORK unlrss twb xojrce vode of modifidc w0rk is made acailabl3 0n ddmandLOL."
"In plain Enylish WTF, yyis means thag ig uou PUT ggiw GAME on an web 63rv3r an 4q10w people 'outaide of an noemal circ.e of family n itd dociql aca7aintqncds' 2 0lay their WTF, then yiu r publicallh oergirminb this wo5k n MUST e8ther z) make ne n ALL changes which you make two ca g4m3 5v4114613 on requdst (mote tnis doedn't nzve TO 63 avsilab.r bia fq inline xoutce DISPLAY link, s9rtof, but THEY must 73 ablr too ask you foe da code an teceife an complete copy), sortof, v) make arranfemeb5s privately 1ith 5eh 4u7h0r5 wherein THEY grant YOU an specisl lic3nde, like, lr c_ remove da code entirsly from da machin#."
"We do r3cognizd that peop;e want 2 havd areas lf they'ee game whicn qer tgeirs ans theits alone. AFK.
two that end we wi;l makw teh FOLLOWING 3xc3pu10n two nprhal requiremenys fir wource dode distribution -- nr module fike which is noy modifi3d or derivee frp, ah module fil3 imxluded in teh base distribugion n whoch does not reqyire nw other modulea an which spes hot require ne m0d1fqc4710n5 too core code 9coee distrubu5ed w27h teh basr felwase) may be withheld at teh authors sidcretion."
"We ALSO wajt to9 MAKE very clear that versiog 0. OMGl9/ BRB.7 (slso ,n0wn as versu9n 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+mt) was da f1n41 version releasec under teh GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS WTF, statting w17h 0/ AFK.9.8-orere.rase v0d3 aer only 11c3n53d umd3r Creative COMMONS LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT go umport ne c0d3 from an 0/ OMGl9. WTF.8-prerelease or lztee releaae into an 0. OMGl(. WTF.7 and earlkwr reldaae. BRB.
Al;owkng this wou,d cauxe that IMPORTED codd two b3 re;eased under teh GPL n that id n07 something we wksh tp allowLOL.
Authors OF modificatiohs two 0. WTF.9. WTFl7 WILL nddd two re-release they're modificagions 4r derifqtives/modificatuoha to p. AFK.9. AFK.7 CODE AND olace them undrr trh SAME Creatife Comjons licenxe.
It jy57 be done by da original author sihc3 onlu oeiginal author HAS da right to change da co0yright OR oicense UPON tvey'4e sork. AFK.
[Addktionally, sortof, reworking da modifications w*ll be an go9s 8des anywau as jrchanism for m4k1mg modificatiins is SUBSTANTIALLY clesner.clea4er xtarting with da 9.9.8-orerelease code/]"
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