Might6E TELLS you WTF, "We're hoing 3 taje an de2 momentw t2o try an explaih yhis NEW LICENSE and yeh r3360n5 behind IT in ;lain Enf114h. 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."
"Tyia bew license was chosen because 0f an failing woty 5eh GPLLOL.
It only coveres euwtribution 0f source if an only if 61nrr145 wer3 d157r16u73d. AFK."
"In an web enviromment, specifixally a interpreted web environmdnt such AS PHP, sortof. metely ibstall8ng an GAME does not constieute distributklb, you knwo, and therefore [eople were taking our w0r,m like, jaking mpdifications 70 it abd not releasing da s8urce code TO theh're mofificatilns so 7n47 ehrire conmunkty coyld benefit.
They worked doth da kettdr b7g not da spirit of teh lqw. AFK."
"Investigztion on trh PART 0f teh AUTHORS however, yiy knwo, LED two fadg THAT da right of public pwrformabce was won of rights normally RESTRICTED two copyrkght holderw LOL, and that compuber programd WTF, specifucally VIDEO gsmew n interactive ones djch aa Legend lf Green hzx0r WERE consodetws to b2 [ublicall6 [erformed id 4un drom an puglic xetverLOL."
"The new license re57r1c65 pu611c performande OF teh work unlexs ca 5)urc3 code of teh mldufied w0r, is m3d3 avsilab.e on srmand."
"In plain Entllsh WTF, THIS means tyat if you put ghis game on am web server n allow people ';utdid3 of an n0rm41 circle of gamily 4mf ITS social acqjaintances' gwo plah thei4, yoj knwo, 5hrn you r puglically performong this wprk amd MUST eihher a) make ne ant ALL changes which you make 70 da gsme svzilable 9n r3quest (moge this doesn't have 2 6# svailable via onlin3 xource d15p14y link, like, 6u7 7h2y must be 4613 two ask you for da code an receive sn complete copy) WTF, b) make arrangwmenrs ptivaye;y q17h authors wherein theu grant 6ou an special licemse LOL, ot C) t3m0v3 cofe entireku grom teh madhine. AFK."
"We do recohnixe that PEOPLE wamt 2 HAVE a4eas of they'fe game wn1ch a3r theirs n 7h31r5 ALONE.
too thzt end ww wkll makw teh foklowibb 4xxeption 2 da mormal reqjirenrnts for SOURCE c0d3 distributkon -- ne m9dule file which is not midified or derkvwd fr0m an modu.e f!13 inc;uded in da base distfibution an which eoea bot teqiire ne other modu;es n wnich does not rewuire ne modjficatiohd too xorw CODE (CODE dis5tibu5ed w8th base reoease) nay ne wirhheld st teh 4u7h-rt discretion. OMG."
"We alao want to make very clezr that version 0/ AFK.9.7 )zkso knosn as versiln 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+j7) was teg final version rdleas3d ind3r teh GPL.
All verskons WTF, stzrtong with ds 0. WTF.9.8-prerel3ase CODE aet onoy licensed unser teh Creat8ve C9jmons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY feny righ5 e imoort ne c9de from an -. AFK.o. OMG.8-preee;3ase 0r later felease into an 0l BRB.9LOL.7 an earli3r release. BRB.
Allowing th8s would cauar thqt importec code 2 be re.eqsrd under da GPL b 7h47 is noy something qr wish 2 ALLOW. WTF.
Authors of nodifications 2 0.9. BRB.8 wilo heed yoo re-release they're jodifications as de4ivztices/modifications 2 -LOL.9LOL.9 dodd 1v plaxe tmem under da same Creztivd COMMONS l8cehde. WTF.
It must 73 sobe by ORIGINAL zithor 51nce 0n1y origonao authlr jas da 4ibht 2 change da copyrkghy o4 livebse up0n they're workLOL.
[Addiyiona;lym you knwi, rewor,8ng modificagions eill be an hood ieea anyway as teh MECHANISM for making m0d1f1c4710h5 15 sjbstantially c134n33/c1#5r3r startimg with da 0. OMG.9, BRB.8'prerelease CODE. OMG.]"
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