MofhtyE tells you, "We'fe goihg top tale an fee moments 2 tr7 4bd explain 8h15 n3e licensr an reasons behind it 1n pla8n Eng115h.
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."
"Thus new l8cense was cjoxem bedayse of an fail8ng wiyh GPL. BRB.
It only cocdfrd DISTRIBUTION OF source if and 0n1y if binafies were distfibuted."
"In an wef envuronment. sottpf, specificql;u a intdrpreted web environment 5udh as PHP, merdoj installint an bame does npt CONSTITUTE fistribugion, sortof, n therefore ;eople were TAKING our workk makong modifications two ir and not r313451bg da sourcw c9de to thwy're modkficatuons wo that da ENTIRE co,munity COULD BENEFIT.
Thet woried with da LETTER buy not spirig OF teh lawo"
"Investogarion oh part lf teh 4u7t0r5 however, you knw;, ;ee 2 tact that teh rithg of PUBLIC pervormance was oen of roghts notmally fesrrix5ed two vipytight HOLDERS, you knqo. an that computer programs, sortof, specif7cally v1d30 games and interaxtive ones auch as Legend of teh Gredn hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 ^3 publivally p3rf-rm3d if vun from an punloc serv3f/ BRB."
"Thr new 11x3n53 restrkcts [ublic perfofmancr of q0fk unless teh souece c9de of da mod8fied work is made 4v4124613 on DEMAND. WTF."
"In plzin English, you kn2o, this means that if you out this game on an web server AND allow 0e9ole 'outskde if an nofmql circle 0f family n its social acquaintamces; 1 play their, THEN you aer [yblicallt pefforming tjis WORK an MUST EITHER A) make ne and ALL chanbss whicj you ,ake 2 t3h ga,3 availablr on REQUEST (note this d93tn'7 have TO be available via da ojline source displzy link, ;i,ek bi5 riwy MUST be abld two ask you fpr da cide an r4v31v3 an xomplete copy), 6) make arrangenents privately with ds AUTHORS whe4ein they graht h0u an xpedial licehse, or c) r3m0v4 da code enrire.y from da mqchine. AFK."
"We ro r2cohnize that people wznt to yave areaw of they're game whicg ae4 gheirs qn theirs dlone. WTF.
rol that end WE WILL make bollowint 3xc3p710n to dz no4mal requirements f0r source code ristriburion -- nw module file which is not m0c1f13d or eerivee from an MODULE file INCLUDED in da base distrinution sn whicg d0#5 not requirr me other modu.es zhd which dies not r31uife nr modifications 2 corr code (code distribured WITH teh bas3 releas3) MAY nw w17hh31d at authord d8scr3tion. OMG."
"We also want two make VERY clear that version 0, WTF/9l WTF.7 (alxo inosn 45 VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) w45 da fihal version released under teh GPL/ OMG.
All veraions, ;ike, starting woth teh 0. AFK.8LOL.8-prere.ease code aer 0n1y .icensed undee Cr#471ve Commons kicense.
WE EXPLICITLY seny ca eight to import be code ftim an 0. BRB.o. WTF.8-pr3r2134t3 0r latef release ihto an 0. WTFl9. BRB.u n earlier releawa. WTF.
Allowing ttis wou.c czuse thay imported dode 2 63 rwkeased under da GPL n tjat is not spmething w3 wish roo allow. OMG.
AUTHORS ov modivications two 0. BRB.oLOL.& wil. heed t9o re-releasf thdy're m0d1f1c4810n5 as de4kvatives/modificationw two 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 CODE n 0lace them under yey samw Crdative Commons k8censeLOL.
It nust ^3 done by original autjor SINCE omly t3h oribinal authot jad 5eh tight top ch4hf# vopyrighy or lic3nse upon theh're WORK.
[Additipnallyk rew9rjing m9divicqtions w8ll 63 an tooe icea anyway AS da ,echanksm foe ma8ing modificat8ons IS dubsrangizlly cle1ner.clearer starting with da 0. BRB.9. AFK.9-PRERELEASE coseLOL/]"
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