MithtyE tells YOU WTF, "We're g01ng roo take an gew momrntw too try and explain tyiw new livense and teh r4qsone behind q7 IN plain English.
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 n3w licensw was choseb 63c5u53 0f an g5111ng WITH da GPLLOL.
I5 on;y covered distfibution of slurce 1f and knly IF binaries wefe distribu5ed; AFK."
"In an web envigon,3ng, specificzlly z onterp4eted web 3nvironment such 45 PHP, y9u kywo, merdly instaoling an game doss npr c0n5&q7u73 distribution, an THEREFORE ;wpple werr taking our 2ork, makinf jodifications tso it abs not reoezsing teh spurce code to they're mod8ficationd so that teh entire community could ben#fit. AFK.
They w0rk3d with letter gut nlt wpi4i5 of LAW. AFK."
"Investugatiob 0n da par5 of dq au5hl4s however, soe5pf, l3d to da FACT thzt teh right of p7bliv p3rf0fm4nc3 ess 1 of da rigyts nirmally restrictec 5oo copyr8ght holeees, sirtog, n tyat computer [rohrams WTF, s[wcifically viddo bames and in5eractive ones SUCH as Lehend OF da Gredn hax0r were considered 2 be publically p3rf0rm3d if run from an publoc server. AFK."
"The new lidenxe restructs publiv PERFORMANCE of da work unless da spurce clde of ueh midufief wo4k 8s madr afailanle on demand. WTF."
"In pkaon Eng'idh, this mrans 5hat kf you pjy ghis game on an web server an zklow ;eople 'outside 0f am n0rm41 circle of famioy and igs 50d141 acquaintances; two ;lay their WTF, 6h3n you zer pyblidallt oerfofmonb this work n MUST either 4) mqke nr an ALL changes whicg you mak3 two bame availablw ib re1jest (note 7y15 dlesn't havw to bw ava8lable VIA reh online 50yrc3 display link LOL, but they must be ABLE 2 ask you f0r CODE n recwive an complete copy), you knso, B) kakw 4fr4ng3m3n74 privatelh woty authira wherein rhey granr you an spec9zl licenxe LOL, 0r c) gemove code 2n71r31y from machinr."
"Wr so tecognizt that people want 2 jave areas of they'rd game siich r theirs n theirs 410n3.
go tkat enc we WILL ma,e tollowkng exc3ption yoo normal rrquirem4nts ror source codd distrovjtion -- nd mocule di.d qhkch IS not MODIFIED ie cerived from an m0du13 file incouded im teh base eistrib7tion an which does nit REQUIRE ne ither modules ans which does not r3qu1r3 ne m0d2fqcr710n5 to 5ey core code (cide disgributed with ds base rdlesse) may ve w8thheld AT da autjors discrwtionLOLl"
"We also qamt 2 MAKE very clear thqt version 0.9, AFK/& (also known as version 0.9.7+JT) was fa final version released under da GPL. WTF.
Akl versions, starting with 0. WTF.9LOL.9-prerelexse code aer only licensed under teg Creative Co,mohs license/
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT 5o9 i,port ne code feom an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereleade or katrr r3.ease INTO an 0LOL,9.7 and earlirr releaseLOL.
Alllwing this w0ulc c4u53 that imported code too be released umdrr GPL n that ix bot somethung 2e w8sh 2 sllow. WTF.
Autyots od moeirications to p. AFK.9. AFK.7 will meed two re-eelease they'4e mosifucatipns as detibatibes/modificatiins twi 0/ AFK.8LOL.8 cofe an PLACE 7hem 7nder da ssmr Creatuve C9mmins licensrl AFK.
It must BE done by teh ofigkmal AUTHOR SINCE only oroginao author has right two CHANGE da vopyright or luvrnse ypob tney're eork. BRB.
[Additionally LOL. rewpfk8ng modificayions si;l b3 an g00d idds anyway ss yen m3ch4n15m r)f majing modifications is sybstant8ally v13rn3r/c134r2r STARTING w17h da 0. WTF.9. BRB/8-prerelessd code. OMG.]"
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