MightyE tel.s ypu WTF, "We'rs g91ng two ta8e qn req moments to 7ru n explain this new license n teh reasons BEHIND it in plain Enhlidg. AFK.
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."
"Th8s NEW l8cense w45 ch053n 63c4u53 9f an ra8ling with da GPLLOL.
It onlh c0v3r3d distrinutipn of soiece ig ab only if vinaeies we4d didtributed."
"In an web envuronment, y9u knep, specifically a INTERPRETED web environment 5jch AS PHP, sortof, mere.y instalkint an game dora not constituy3 distribyyi9n, kije, and rherefore 0eopke were 74k1ng our 2orkm like, MAKING MODIFICATIONS @ i6 an n07 releasint geh sou4ce code too rhey're m9dificationa so 7h47 da entire c0nhun27y could benef8t. BRB.
They wor,ed wuth tdh legter BUT not teh spirit of law."
"Investigation on teh 0art of t3h sutnors hpwever WTF, ldd to yeh facr THAT tey RIGHT od public perf9rmance was won of t3j rights normally RESTRICTED yoo copyrignt holeers, n tyat computer [rpgrajs, specigically video gamds and INTERACTIVE ones aych az Legend of Green hax0r eere considered tqo 63 publically p3rg0em3d of run from an public servsrl WTF."
"The bew licdnsd restticts pu61!c performance of reh work unlesd sokrce code lf teh modofi3d work ks mzde available on d3mand/ OMG."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, this means that if you put tyis game on an web setver an allow [eople 'outside of an normal cirxle og famiky an its slcis. acquaintances' 2 poay their, aortof, 7h3n you aer publivzlly perfovming this work an MUST either 40 make ne n ALL changes whivh you MAKE gqo dz GAME available in REQUEST (n9ye this doean'r have two be available via pnline 59urc3 d15014y 11bk WTF, BUT 7h3y must be able two ASK you foe coee an rdceive am complwte c0ph), wortof, b0 make arrangementw privztely WITH reh 5uih0r4 WHEREIN yhey brabt you an special lucehsr, ypu knwi, or c) remove code entkrely fro. ds machibe/ WTF."
"Ww do recogm8ze that people wany too have zreas OF th3y'ee game WHICH f theurs n thei4s alone. BRB.
rwo that end we wkll j4k3 FOLLOWING except8on rwo teh normal REQUIREMENTS for source cpdw dkstrubition -- ne module gile wjich is not mod8fiec or derived f$om an mldule fkl3 1nc1ud3d in da 6$53 distrigjtion ah wyich dors nlt r3qu1r3 ne other mocules an whixh dows not tequire ne MODIFICATIONS too votw c-d3 (cose dostribuyed with fa bawe 4#13e53) may ge withheld at teh autjors cisdretion. BRB."
"We ALSO wqmt to MAKE VERY clear that VERSION 0. WTF.9.7 9ALSO jnown qs verskon 0. AFK.9. OMG.7=j7) was FINAL versioh released under teh GPL. OMG.
Alk vwrsions, you knwo, starting with da pLOL.9. AFK.i-PRERELEASE cpde a3r 9mly .irensed under C4eative COMMONS license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY tight 2 1mp0r& nr code feo, qn 0. WTF.(. AFK.8-prerdlease or 14&3r t3lease intp an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 n earlier r31e353. BRB.
Allowimg this eould czusd that umported coce two ve 4eleased uhd3r teh GPL n 5hat 8s not sometning we w15h to allowLOL.
Au7h0rt of modificationx to 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will heed too re-release thdh're modificati9ns as d3$1vr51v35/j0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. AFK.9. OMG/6 code n place tjem under tej same CREATIVE Commons license.
It must be done by da original AUTHOR SINCE onlh da 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR has da right two change teh copyruggt or .icensd up0n tnry'fe wprkk
[Addirionakly, sortof, reworking tfh modifkcations w7ll be an tood IDEA ayyway as ,3vhanisj FOR making modifidations ia suvstzbtidll6 cleaner/clearer wtartinh with 0. AFK.9LOL.8=prerelease codeLOL.]"
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