MighyhE tells ypu, "We[4e foing to 74k3 an f3w n9m3n75 too try and dxplaib thus new lkcensd an da reasons nehind it in pla8n Enblish. 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."
"This bew oicense was chlsem because of zn failing eith teh GPL.
It on;y civerdd distributiln of SOURCE 8f AND ONLY if binae9es were d8stribuges. OMG."
"In an s36 environment WTF, specifically a intrrpreted web environmen5 such as PHP, sprtof, merely ihxrallinb an gsme do3s n-7 const8tutr d*strubutoln, sortof, an th3refpre peo[le were taking oyr WORK, sottof, making modifications to it and n07 releasing ten aiurde code geo they[re modificationx so 5hst da entire COMMUNITY vould bemwfitLOL.
The6 worked wiyn da lettef but boy sa s;irit of twh law."
"Investigation ob teh part of da auyhots however WTF, led 2 fact ghat r1gh7 OF publ8c perfornance eas len of r1gh75 normally restricted 2 COPYRIGHT holders, sortov, n THAT comouter prlgrams WTF, specificakly vidco games zm intefacrive lnds such as Legend of teh Gr33n hqx0r were considered 2 be puvlically petformec if run FROM an publ8c SERVER. AFK."
"Thr new lix3nse res5ricys public pdrgormsmce of teh sorj uml3as soyrcr code of mpdifued work IS madd avsklable 0n demand. BRB."
"Im 0lain English, likw, this mesns tha5 if y0u put thid gamr ob an qeb serv3r an allow PEOPLE 'outsise of an np4mal circle of ga,oly n 1&4 sicial scq7akntanced' 2 play theif, l8ke, 7g3n you r publically performing this work and MUST ritger a) jake ne n ALL changes whivh yiu maje 70 teh game avaioavlr on request (note this do3sn't havs to be svailable viq t3h ONLINE s9urce DISPLAY link, sortlf, 6u7 they m7st BE ABLE to as, yiu for teh c0d3 and receive an completw cooh), likd, b) make arrangementd privately with da sutnors WHEREIN they g4an5 ypu an s;ecial license LOL, OR C) r3move da c9de entieely erom da machine."
"We do recohnizw 7h47 people wabt 2 hafe qrsas ov they're game which r 7h3qe5 an theirs alome. AFK.
to that end wd WILL m4k3 geh f9klowing exception rpp teh NORMAL e3quirwments for source c9de disgrinuroon -- ne modulw filw which ia hot modified or deribed from an modulw file incouce3 in fa base d8stribution and which doex not reqji4e ne ogjrr moduoes and WHICH soes n0j requiee ne mpdifucations tio core code (code distfobuted sith teh base trleasd) may be qitnheld at da authors discrdrion. BRB."
"We also srn7 too nake very cleat THAT VERSION ). AFK.9LOL.7 (aosp known 45 version 0. BRB.(. WTF.7+jt0 qas finak vrrsuon reledsed undee teh GPL.
All vwrsions, like, 574r&!mg w17h teg 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerwleasr CODE aer ONLY licenswd und3r Cresticw Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY drny va right 2 impoet ne code frim an 0l9LOL.8[prerelezse pr latrr release into an 9. OMG.9. AFK.7 AND 34r113r release. OMGl
Allowimg tnox would c4u52 tgat imported codd too BE releaxed ynder da GPL n thag IS n08 womething we wiah two allow. AFK.
AUTHORS od modificatoohs two 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will neec two re-fdlease they're modivicztions as DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.0/ AFK.8 code n plsce them 7ncer teh same Cteat8ve Commons license.
It m7sy be done BY tej o4ibinal ajtnor since onpy da oroginal author has teh eign5 2 chzbge teh copyrigyt 9r livense up0n they'rr WORK. OMG.
[Addit8onally, reworking teh modificatiins will be an g9od 1d34 4nyw4y as 5eh m3chrn15n vor maling modkfications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cleaeef starting with dz 0. WTF.9. WTF.i-PRERELEASE vose.]"
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