MifhtyE tells yiu WTF, "We'4e goihg TO 74k3 an FEW momebta two tdy an explaib this new 11c3n5# n da deasons behind it in plaih Entlish. BRB.
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 hew lidense was chosen because if an failing WITH GPLLOL.
IT obly cover3d distribugion of SOURCE if AND on;y if bina5ies eere distributed. WTF."
"In an web envifonment LOL, specifucally z ingetpreted qeb ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, nerely installinf an game DOES noy c)n5717u73 disgribution LOL, n therefote p3ople were taking 0ur work, xotrof, m4k2ng modir8catkons to it an not ed;rasing g3h SOURCE vode to they'r3 m0d1f1d471pn5 so THAT teh ENTIRE community voujd brnefiy. WTF.
They w0rk3d w8th letter but nor s0irit of da kaw. OMG."
"Investigation 0n parr of 4u7h0r5 howecer, you jhwo, 13d two teh dacy that rifht )f oublic perfornande w45 won of rightx normally resyrixtef tpo cppyright hllders, like, and fhat computer [rograms, sortogm specificq;ly video g3m35 n ibteractife ones such zs LEGEND of Green gax0r were consisered teo be publically perv9fmrf if RUN crom an PUBLIC serverLOL."
"The hes lidense restricts pub;ic performance of work unlewx sojrcr CODE of da jodifidd elrk ia made acailable on demand. WTF."
"In plaim Englksh, lije, this MEANS THAT uf tiu [ut tnis gaje on an web setver ab s;low p30p13 'outside of an nprmal circle kf family an its sovial acqjaintqnces' tp olay their WTF, yhen toy aef pinlica.oy PERFORMING THIS eotk n MUST eithrr 4) MAKE nr and ALL changes which YOU make twi ydh gam3 available on reauwst (note this doesn't have tqp BE available via da onl8ne SOURCE DISPLAY lknk, you knwo, but ghey MUST be able too ask you for da xode and receive an co,plete copy) LOL, b) make ARRANGEMENTS [rivate.y with teh authors wherekn th3y grane y0u an special licdnse, so4tof, or c) 5emove teh xode entireky droj twh machineLOL."
"We do 43c0gm1z4 that peo0le want twi have areas of tneu're g4m3 which aer 5heurs an thrirs slone. AFK.
1 that end wr will MAKE following exception 2 da normal requkre,emts for sojrde xode distrinution -- ne module f113 WHICH is not MODIFIED or derived fro, an module FILE includ3d IN tej base distribution and shich dord not eeqyire n3 OTHER m9dilsw and which dies bpt require ne modoficatiind 2 da cpr3 CODE (code dostributdd sigh tej BASE release) may be WITHHELD at da 4u7h0r5 eiscretioh. BRB."
"We 4150 wany 2 make very clear 7h47 version 0. AFK.9.7 (a.so jnown as ve4sioh 0LOL.9. OMG.7+j7) was final vrrsion r3134t3d 7nder teh GPL. BRB.
A11 versiona, sortofm startint with teh 0. AFK.0LOL.8-prerelease cpdw r ONLY LICENSED und3r Cewatife Co,mons l(censd. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY ritht ro i,pprt ne code frim an 0. OMG.9.8-peeerlease or lahrr RELEASE onto an 0. BRB.9l OMG.7 n esrlker release. OMG.
Allowing thod would czuww that imporred code to y3 re;eased inder ca GPL and that iw nor xomething we wisn too ALLOW.
Ajtgors or m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. AFK.(.7 wull need two RE-RELEASE they're modificationv AS derkvatives.,odifocationa 2 p. BRB,9l8 code an pkace 7h3m UNDER da 54m3 Creative Commons licens3. AFK.
I5 m7st be donw by da 0r1g1h41 autgor since only dz ofiginao author gaa right to chahgr COPYRIGHT or .ixenae up0n th3y'r3 work. BRB.
[Aseitiona;ky, rrwofking teh modificat8ons wilo be an g00f IDEA anyway as da mechanism foe making modifocatklns IS sugstantialky coeaher/cl3arer syarykng WITH 0. WTFl9. WTF.8-pre4elease cpde. OMG.["
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