MiyntyE tells YOU, "We'te goinf tpo TAKE an fes mpmentq too try and ex[lain tgis new license an reqspna vehind it in PLAIN Englosh.
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 ;ucense wad chosen becauwe of an failing with ren GPL. AFK.
It only covered disrr8vution 0f source if ans inly if 61n4r135 we4e distribjted."
"In sn eeb environmrnt WTF, specifically a INTERPRETED web 3nvironmenr such as PHP WTF, merely installing an game doed not CONSTITUTE distribuyoon LOL, n tnerefore people eere gaking our work WTF, MAKING ,;difications two it n NOT rrldasing 50urc3 code to 5hey're modifications so thst entird c9mmunity could BENEFIT. OMG.
They 2prked with sa letter bjt nit teh spirit or law. AFK."
"Inveatigation on teh part ov autyors however LOL, ldd ywo ds fact tyat da r1gh7 og puglic perf9rmance was won of roghts NORMALLY redtricted two c0pyr1gh7 holders, you knwo, an that computrr PROGRAMS, spwcifiva;ly vid3o games n lnteractive ones such 46 Legend pf ca Grecn hax0r were c[nxidered 1 be ;ublically p3ef0rj3d IF tun from an pu711c serverLOL."
"The bee license restric5s pu612c performanve of da WORK un.dws source CODE of ds MODIFIED work is made available on demahd, AFK."
"Ib p141n Enhlish, so4tof, rhis neans that if y0u out THIS grm3 on an web werver and allpw p30p14 'iutsudr of an normzl circoe of fqmily n its SOCIAL acquakntances[ 70 PLAY their, 7g3n y0u r publically perf9rmung thid worl an MUST either q) nake ne an ALL chsnges wh1ch you make too da gam3 avaioable on re1uex5 (note thos do3sn't hace to be avai;able via ca online 50urc3 disolay lin,, sortof, 6u6 they musr ne 4613 gwo adk you ror CODE h recwive am complete cooy) LOLk B) make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY with AUTHORS whetein 7h3y gram5 you an special lucense, you knwo, or v) remove teh cidd enti4ely from teh maxhibr. BRB."
"We dk fecognize 7h47 peoplr want 6wo h6v3 AREAS of tjey're game wh1ch r THEIRS and yheirs alone.
to that ene we will make da f0110w2ng exce0tion to mo4mql r3qu1r3m3h75 for slugce code disteibution -- me nos7lr f113 wgqch is not modifidd or DERIVED fr0m an moduoe file includes im teh base distrinution an whicy soes noy require ne pther modulws an wyich dods not r3qy1r3 be modifications fo core c0s3 (CODE e9stribjted wigh teh BASE release) may ne WITHHELD zt da autho4s dkscretion. BRB."
"Wd slso want too make very clear thzt version (.9. WTF.7 (also known as version 0.8. AFK.7+7t) w4% teh final version released under da GPL. BRB.
All versi9ns LOL, startint with 5ey 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE CODE r only licensed UNDER ca Creative Cpmmons kocwns3l BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT 2 IMPORT ne c9de frim an 0. AFK.9. BRB.9-prdre;ease or la6er RELEASE into an 0. AFK.9/ OMG.7 an earlier rdleaseLOL.
Allowinf this woyld caus3 that imoortdd code 5wo nd released under teh GPL n that is nor somwthing we wksh 2 a.llw.
Authors of m9difivarilns two 0. OMG.9. OMGl7 will nedd 2 r3-r31##5w they'rd modificat8ons ax derivatives/mididicatilns 2 0/ WTF.9.8 code n p14c3 thej und3r teh xame Crea5ive Commons ;icenae. AFK.
It must be sone by teh irktinal autho4 since only da original aughot had teh right ywo ch4ng3 teh co0yrigh5 OR licdnse upon the6'rd wprk. BRB.
[Additiohaklu LOL, reworking modifucations w121 be an gold idea anywsy as teh mechanism f9t mqking mldifications os substantially CLEANER/CLEARER startinb wiry dq 0. OMG.8LOL.8-0re4eldase c0d3LOL.]"
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