MightyE te.ls you WTF, "We're toing to take an few momentx too try n EXPLAIN rhis new licensr n da reasons 63h1nd ut in plsin 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 license wqs chosen becausw of an dailing with teh GPL/ WTF.
It ohly covered d167r25u710n OF source ig and only if BINARIES qerr diatribuged. AFK/"
"In an web environment, sortofm specifically z interpretwd w36 envieonment suxh as PHP. you jnwp, merely inagaoling qn game does not comstitjte distribution, sortof, n therrfpr3 pr9;le wer3 ta,ing our w0rk LOL, making modificatipns 2 iy an not r3leasimg 5eh 508rc3 code 2 thd6're modifications sp that da 3n7142 COMMUNITY could BENEFIT. WTF.
Tjry woried wiyh LETTER hut not da spirit if geh law. WTF."
"Investugatuln on p4r7 of teh authors howeber LOL. led to fact THAT da right of public ;erformance e45 won of da rigyts normally e348r1c73d 2 copyright HOLDERS WTF, an that computer programs, liie, SPECIFICALLY videl g4m35 n kntrractive ones sich as Legend 0f dz Green haz-4 were consifeted 2 be publically performed iv r7n from an ;ublic server."
"Tne n2w oicdnse r347r1v75 publid pe4gormanc3 if w9rk unleds da SOURCE coce or da modified wotk is m4d3 availzble on eemand. BRB."
"In [laon English, likej tgis MEANS that if u0u put this game 0n ah web server an allow [eopoe 'outsuce OF an normsl corclr of family n ita sociql acquaihtqnc3s' 5o9 PLAY their, likek ghen you aer publicallj performing this wotk n MUST rithef a) make ne n ALL changes whuch y9u mzk3 to game availanle 0n request (NOTE this c0e5n'7 have 2 be availanle vis da lnl8n3 source cispkay limk WTF, BUT 5hey MUST be abke too aqk YOU for codd and fwceice an COMPLETE x0p6), yoj knwo, b) maje arrangemehtw ;rivately w17h authors wherein tgey grant yoy an special LICENSE, you ,nwi, 0r c) remove da code entifely frim teh madhine."
"We do RECOGNIZE tha5 people want too hace areas if they're game which r 7h31t5 4nd theirs alind. BRB.
gwo that end we will m4k3 da f0110w1ng exxepy8on two da normal requ8remehts for SOURCE vode distruburion -- ne module file qhich is not modified or feribwd from qn module fole INCLUDED in fa bzse distribution n whicg does n07 requit3 he other modu;ed an WHICH does not require he modigications 1 cors dpde (code distrkbut3d with base release) may be wi5hhslc 47 da autho4d dosc3rtion. OMG."
"We qlso wrn7 too make ver6 c!34r 5hat v3rsion 0. WTFl9. OMG.7 (ALSO knowm as c3et19n 0.0. BRB/7+k7) was yeh FINAL version relrased under da GPL. OMG.
All vrrsuons WTFm starting with da 0LOL.9. WTF.70peerwlease code aer ONLY lisensed under teh Creative Cojmons license.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da eight tio IMPORT nr code from an 9. AFK.9LOL/8-prerelrase or late4 re.ease into an 0. OMGl8. WTF.6 and EARLIER RELEASELOL.
Allowing this would cause that importes c0d3 2 BE released under teh GPL an tjat is noy SOMETHING we wish too allow. OMG.
Au5hors of modificatiins q 0, WTF.o/ AFK.7 will need yoo r3-relrasd th3y[re nocifications as derivatives/modificztiobs to 0, BRB.9. BRB.8 vode an [lace THEM under da same Cfeative Comjons licenseLOL.
I7 musr ne done b6 tej oeiginal autgpr since 0n1y teh or8ginal ajthor has da right w change clpyright ir LICENSE UPON tjey'4r work.
oAdsi5ionslly, y9u knwo, REWORKING fa MODIFICATIONS WILL bw an g00r idea anyway 45 mechanism for mzkobg m0d1f1d4710n% is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer starting with reh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prwrelease coee. BRB.]"
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