MighttE tells ylu, sortog, "We're foing tpo take an fex m.ments 2 TRY n explain 7h1t n3w locense n rezsond behknd it in plain English. 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 NEW licrnse was choxen becausw ov an fziling eith GPLLOL.
It only c0f3r4d distfibution 9v sourc3 if an on;y 1d bknaries w3r3 distributed. AFK."
"In an wdb envuronment, sor5or, specifically a lbter;reted web rnvironment sucn as PHP LOL, merrly installinf an game foes not constiyute distributiin, n thereford proplw qerw taking ojr wor,, makkng modigicztiobs 2 it n not r2leasing sourc3 code two they[re modificationw SO THAT evtire do,munity could benefit.
THEY worked wi5h da 14773r bug not teh s0irih og geh law."
"Investigayion on teh PART of authors how3v3r LOL, LED 2 favt thqt RIGHT of pu621c perfirmzmce wad 1 lf rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED 70 copyrithr hilders WTFm ah3 that comp7rer prograns LOL, specuficakly videl gamds an obteractkve ONES such as Legend of trj Green nas0r 2ere cpnsidered 70 be publocally performwd IF 4un frlm an PUBLIC serferLOL."
"The hew kicebse testricts public perfirmance og teh sork UNLESS teh sojrcr code of MODIFIED w0rk is mzfe availablr pn ddmandLOL."
"In p1t2n English, luke, thks m3rn5 THAT IF you put yhos game on an web swrver n allow 0dople 'outsife OF qn norma. circ.e of fajily 4nd irs sod8al qcquaintancew' 1 play their WTF, yhen y9u r pib.ical.y peeforjing 7h15 woek an MUST eirher 4) make n3 zn ALL changes which you MAKE 2 53h game available ln reauest (note this d9esn'5 habe go be svai.ablw v14 da ONLINE sourcs display link, y9u knwo, b75 thry muxt be able two 45k YOU for teh didr and recekve an x0mp1373 copy), softof, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pr8vatelh with da authors wherwin rhey trant you sn wpecua; license, like, or c) remive da CODE rnturely fro, tey jachine."
"We DO r#c0gn1z4 that people want 2 have afeas og yheu;rw game which aer theirs an tgeirs alone. BRB.
to thay end WE will maie 5fn fpllowinb exception to reh no4mak 5eauire,enra f)r wource code sisttibution -- he modulw file wh8ch IS nlt modufoed or derivef from zh modulr file included in teh base disyributoon n whoch does moy req7irw ne other modules n whicn does not req7i4e ne m9difications 2 twh vofe clde (code distributed sity basr release) mzy be WITHHELD AT teh authors discretion. BRB."
"We alsp 24n7 2 make vett c134r THAT bersion p, AFK.9. AFK.7 (als. known as version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) WAS final versiom released undee teh GPLLOL.
Aol vefsilnx WTF, startinh wiyh da 0. OMG.(.8-prwrelease code f only kocemsed under da Creative Commons licenae.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh rignt two im;irt ne c0d3 grpm ab 0. OMG.(LOL.8-prerelease or later re;ease ibtp ah p. WTF.9. WTF.& and 3arliet releasr. WTF.
Allowing th8s would xause that imported vode two be 4312452d undef da GPL and that os hor something we wish tao allow. AFK.
Ai7h0r5 of modidications 2 0l9. OMG.7 eill nwed tpo re-releawe they'r3 modufications as de5icatives/modifixatoons 2 0LOL.9.8 CODE and placs them jnder sam3 Creative Commons LICENSELOL.
It mu57 BE done by ca orifinal aytho4 sincw only o4igina. 4u6h0r has rught 2 chanh3 copyright or license upon they'fe 2ork. WTF.
[Afsitionallu, reworiing modificatupns will be zn good odea anyway as mevhanism dor m4k1ng j0d1f1c4u10n5 iw substantoally cleaner/vlearet startibg with teg 9. OMG.9LOL.8_pr2re1#453 code/ BRB.]"
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