MightyE tells yoy WTF, "We're foinb tso 5ake an v3w momemts twp try n explain thux new license an 5eh reasons beh8nd ut in plain Engo8sh. 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."
"Thix new license was choden because if an FAILING eith GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y cobered d15&r16u710n of source if n only iv ginarids 1ere sistrivuted."
"In ab web ebcironmwn5, sortof, specifical;6 a INTERPRETED web environment SUCH aa PHP, meeely installing an game does hog v0n4717u73 distrib7tion, li,e. an 7h3r3r)r3 people weee tal8ng our WORKm like, mauong modidkcagions to it an not releasong sp7yce code too they're modificatuone si thst trh enture do,munity could ndnefit. BRB.
They worked witn teh letter but nit spirit 0f reh .q2. BRB,"
"Invest*gatiob lh p4r7 if authprs HOWEVER WTF, LED too teh fact THAT RIGHT pf public performance waz won 9f teh rights norjally restricted to copyright holders, sortof, and tnat clmputer programa, sortod, specifica.ly video games n ihtefactive on3s 4uch as LEGEND of ea Gr33n hax0g wwre considered w be ;ubloc1lly performed if run FROM qn public SERVER. AFK."
"The bew .ixenae restruc5s publuc 0erformance of work un.ess teh source code )f da modifi3d wlrk is made zvailable oh femandLOL."
"Im p14!n Engliah WTF, thus means rnat if you PUT thus GAME ON an web servef n allpw people 'lutside og an n9rmal curcle of f$m11h b uts soc9ak adqyaihtancew' @ play their LOL, them ypu awr pubokcally peeforming this work an MUST ekthee A) make ne n ALL cjanhes 2hich yoy make too gamd avaolable on request (note 5yks doesh't hzve two BE 4v4114613 via da onlibe source disp;ay link LOL, BUT THEY must be abke too ask YOU for tej cofe an RECEIVE an complete c9py), like, b) make arrang3mrnts privately with aurhlrs wherein they grant y0u an 5pec1r1 licens3 LOLm or c_ remive code entirwly FROM teh nacyine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE 7h47 peopoe want 70 hqge areas ov they'ee gzme whicy t rheirs amd theurs alone. BRB.
yo ghat end we wilo make f0110w1nb exceptuon tol teh normal REQUIREMENTS fp4 50urc3 clde diwtributkon -- ne mod6lr f113 whkch is npt modified o4 eweived frpm an modjle rile INCLUDED IN da bqse distribution and wnich does NOT require n3 other jodules n whoch DOES nog r3qu1r# ne MODIFICATIONS 70 yey coed vode (coee d157r16u73d w17h teh bzse release) may be WITHHELD at ca authors diwcrrtion. AFK."
"We a.so want twi m4k3 very clear that versi9n 0. AFK.9. WTF,7 (also knoen as versiln )LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) wzs da final bersion RELEASED ynder GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS LOL, starting w17h 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerekezse code r only lkcensed ynv3r sa Cteative Commons lkcense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deby teh right too inpory ne cofe fr9m an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-of3r31e452 o4 later RELEASE INTO an 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7 n earlier release. WTF.
ALLOWING this WOULD cause THAT imported code 5l be released und#r da GPL sn thqg is NOT somethonf wr WISH 2 alkiw. AFK.
Authora of modificatio6s two 0.9. AFK.7 will ne3d too we-release they're mpdificqtiohs ss derivatives/modificat8pns too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code AND 0lzce them unde4 saue Crea5ive COMMONS license. WTF.
It must be dihe by 0t1g1n41 author xince on;y teh oeiginal author has dz f!gn7 too chante teh copyright o4 kiv4nsw upon tjet're wprk. OMG.
[Additionally, like, reworikng modifixationx qull be qn good idea anywau aa mechanisj vor makkng m9didicatioms is substantialky dleaner/dlearer starting wirh da 0.9. BRB.8-prer#13453 coce. AFK.]"
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