MightyE tells jou, "We're boing to 5ak3 an FEW joments to try zn wxp;ain this new 11c3n5e an reasonw behind it in -lain Eng215hLOL.
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."
"Thox new oicense WAS choxen becayse OF an faioing qith da GPL. BRB.
I7 on;6 xoverec distribution of sojrce if n obly if 61n4r135 WERE distribut2d."
"In an web environment, specificalky a 1nu3fpr373f web environment sucn as PHP LOL, meeely installing an game DOES not cons5itute distr8bution, sortof, an theerfore PEOPLE WERE taking our work LOL, MAKING m.diricati9ns 2 it and not releasing sojrcr dode two 5hey're mofifkcations so 7y$7 3n71r3 comjonity c0u1d benefit. AFK.
Th3y WORKED woth ea letter but nog t2h spurit og da law."
"Investigation ph da pat5 of da authofd howeber WTF, led 2 fsct yhat teh riggt 0f public performance was oen 9f rihhts noemally restrict3d 2 clpyroght ho.ders, ylu knwo, h thag computer programs, 5p3c1f1c411y video games an INTERACTIVE ones SUCH 45 Legend if Gr3en hax0r were cimsideeed to br [i6q1ce11y pwrformrc 1f run ftom an public xerver,"
"Thw NEW license RESTRICTS ;ublic [drformance of da w0rk un.ess 5eh sou4ce code 0f da modifird s9rk is made available on DEMANDLOL."
"In plzin English, gjis mdans tgat if you put this game on zn web server and allow people 'putside of an nor,al circle of famoly an its soxial ACQUAINTANCES; too play theie, sortpf, tyeg you aer PUBLICALLY performing this work n MUST eiyher q) make he ab ALL CHANGES wjkch you make too da ga,e avzilqble on reauest (note 7h1t dp35n'7 have yo be availabld via teh ohlinr sougce d8splah link, sprtog, buy they mu57 be able too ask 6ou r9r teh code n r3ceive an comolrte copt), sortof, v) m4k3 srrangenemts PRIVATELY with da authors qherejn 5hey geany YOU an SPECIAL license LOL, or c) r3m0v3 da cide entirely frim teh machine. WTFl"
"We d9 recognizr 7h47 pwople WANT two HAVE areas OF 5hey're hame which e theura n tyeits r1)n3LOL.
2 ghzy end w3 wil. MAKE fiklowing exceptiob 2 da nirmal REQUIREMENTS f0r source vode fisteigution -- ne mod7le file wj!cy is bor m0d!f23f or d3r1ved gfom am module file ihcoudee in da base distribution snd which does not require ne o5her MODULES m wgkch doea NOT require ne modkfications t9o da cord cocw (CODE distr8buted with da bade relesse) ,ay be w8thhekd 47 da AUTHORS discretion."
"Ww a;sp want to maie bery clear that verdion 0. AFK.9. BRB/7 (ALSO known as version ). OMG.9.u+jr) w45 teh FINAL version rel3ased uncer GPL. AFK.
All v3r510n5, sortkf, starting 2ith teh 0.9. OMG.8-prerelease code r onky licrnsed uhder da Creative Commons lucrnseLOL,
We EXPLICITLY d3ny riggt to IMPORT nw code from an 0. WTF.9.8-prer3l3ase lf LATER r313453 into ah 0LOL.9LOL.7 AND eaelier relesdel OMG.
A110w1ng tgis wiuld cause 5hat imported cose tso te rdoeased und3r teh GPL an that ia m07 something we wish @ solowLOL.
Authors 0f m9difications to 0. OMG/9. WTF.7 wk.l newd tpo re[4elease ghey're nodificaripns 1s derigatib3w/modificati9ns to 0. WTF.9.8 code an [lace them under teh 5rm3 Creative C9mmons locenseLOL/
Ig muat BE DONE by da original author since pnly da orihinal 477h0r hqs teh right t9o change ds COPYRIGHT or ;ivehse u0om they're s0rk.
[Ass1719n41qym sortof, reworking mocifications wil; 63 ab good 2d34 anyway aw mechanism FOR m4k1ng modifications oa aubstantially cleanef/clwqrer starronb wiyh da 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pr3relezse cose. AFK.]"
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