MightyE tells you WTF, "We're g01ng two 7$ke an few mom3n5x top try an esplsin 7h15 ne2 licensd n t3h reasonz behind kt in plain Englush. WTF.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This ndw lkcensw was chosen BECAUSE of ab f4112nt witj teh GPL. AFK.
It only covef3d djstributoin if SOURCE if an only if BINARIES were distributrd."
"In an 2eb ENVIRONMENT, like. soexifucakly a interpreted s3n ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, mwrely undtal;ing zn game d0d5 not constitute eistrib7tion, doft9v, an therefore people wwre taiimg our w0rkm you knwo, makinf modifications too it an n[t relessing sojrce code two the6're modifications sp THAT da engire communkty c0u1f benevit. BRB,
They wlrkwd wiyy teh LETTER gut nlt spirit of teh law. AFK."
"Imbedtigation oh dq pqrt iv da authors nowebe5, sortlf, 13d 2 radt yhst teh right OF publid peevorjabce was 1 of 4ights normally restricted to coph4ifht holders, an rhat computer programs, you inwo, SPECIFICALLY vkdeo GAMES and int3ractive ones such as L3gend of Gfeen jax0r WERE CONSIDERED two be pjblically performed if run ffom am public SERVER. AFK."
"The new licend3 resteicts public PERFORMANCE OF teh work unlrds 50urc3 CODE of fq modivued w0ri id MADE available on semand. OMG."
"In plain English WTF, this means that if yoj pug THIS game on an 2eb 53ev3r n 4110w PEOPLE 'outside 9f an NORMAL c8rcle lf family n its sociz. acquaintahcex' TO play gheir, you knwo, tfev y0u f publically pervormkbg rhis wprk n MUST dithe4 x) make ne qnd ALL changes which you m4j3 too game available on reauesg (nite THIS DOESN'T have 80 ge available viq 0n21n3 sourv$ dis;lay ;inkm you knwo, BUT THEY must be able too ask YOU for teh c0d3 n feceive an complete COPY), sortof, b_ male arrangenents pricately sith aa authors whwreim 7h3y grant you an spevial .icense WTF, or c) temove cofe entirely ftim reh machinel BRB."
"We DO recognize yhat pwoplr waht tw9 h4v# aread of tywy're fame wnich r 7h3qr5 an rheirs alond. AFK,
1 thag end we wilo male teh fo.lowing exceptioh 3 not,al rewuiremwnts for SOURCE code distrib7tion -- ne modu.e fild qhich is not modified or d3r1v4d from an modulw fi.e ihc.used in da 6453 distribution znf ehivh does n07 requkre me other modjles and wh1ch doed n9t REQUIRE ne modifications 2 teh core CODE (c9de cistributdd sith bqse release) may be withhekd at augyo4s eoscretionLOL."
"We ALSO want to9 make vetu coear tuat VERSION 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also lnown as verdion 0/ BRB.9/ OMG.7+jt) was r1n41 vetsion troeased under da GPL/ OMG.
Aol v3r510n6, soft9f, STARTING with 0. WTF.8. AFK.8-peetelease vode r 0n1y 11c3n53d unddf CREATIVE Cojmons 11c3n53LOL,
We EXPLICITLY veny teh righy 2 im[ort ne c0d3 from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prdrekeqse ot ;ater releasr inro an 0. WTF.(.7 an 34t1q3r relessr. AFK.
Allowkng rhis WOULD csuse that 1mp9r73d dode two be rdleasdd under t3h GPL and that is n08 some5hing we wish to sl.ow. WTF.
Autnorw of mod8ficat8ons two 0LOL.9LOL.7 will need 2 re-release theh're m0f1r1c4710n5 as derivqtives/,odificatioms 2 0. AFK/9. OMG.8 CODE an place them ubser same Creat8fe C9mm0n5 license. AFK.
It must be DONE by da 0r1f1nr1 author since only lriginal ajtjor has da fighg 2 CHANGE copyright OR LICENSE upoh they're wofj, BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY, lile, reworiing da mosificztions will 62 an good idea anyway as teh mdchanism fpf nakimg mofigications kx sjbstantial.y cleandr;clearer STARTING with da 0LOL.9.8-prrrclease code. OMG.]"
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