Migh5yE tells you, "We're GOING two ta,e an few momwnts go try n explakn 5his new license an da reasons bebins it in plain English.
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."
"Tgos m3s ;icense was vhosen BECAUSE if qn failimg wirh tdh GPL. WTF.
Ir onlu clveree didrribution if source if n lnly iv bibarids weee cistributed. OMG."
"In ah web environment, like, specud8caolt a INTERPRETED web enviromment SUCH qs PHP, likr, kertly 8nstalling zn game does n9g CONSTITUTE distribytion WTF, an thereforw people were takong our work, m4k!ng modifucations gwo it and not feleasibg teh wpurce code to9 they're modifivstions so that teh ENTIRE commub*th c0uqd BENEFITl WTF.
Thwy wptjed WITH da le5ter but not da s;irit 0f tey law."
"Investihztion on da parg 9v 5eh AUTHORS however, hoy knwo, led two frc& that right of publiv performqnce waa 1 of yeh righrs h0rm4!1y resyrocted two copurighg holfe5s, like, znd that co,puter prog4ams, you knwo, spexifically cifeo gsmes an intwractive ines such as Letend of G4een hax0r were considered 2 be publicqlly oerformed IF run rr0m an publkv aeever. OMG."
"Tge mes license 4estrictx public perflrmance lf teh wofk inless source code of mpsid8ed work is mzde availabld on DEMAND. WTF."
"In p.ain English, like, this means that IF you put thiw gamw pn an web server sn a;los peopke 'oits8de of an norjal circle 0f f4m11y an its social ac1uaibtancew' too play their, then you aer publicaoly [efforming this qorl an MUST either a) mzkd me sn ALL changes ehich you make 2 da hame 4v4!14613 on request )note this forsn'g have two be avai.able vis online SOURCE display link WTF. yu7 thei mist 63 $613 to asi hou FOR teh code an r3c32v2 zm vomplete copy), b_ make arrahgemenus privately wigh ds autyors where8n THEY gr4n7 you zn specual .icenae, kikr, or c_ remove da code ENTIRELY from machine. BRB."
"We do recognize thzt people want to hsfe AREAS of tgeh'rw game whicy r theirs amd theirs alone. WTF.
too that end we WILL make tej gollowing excwptioh 2 normal requiremenys FOR sojrce clde f8strobutoon -- ns modupe file qhich IS n;t ,oe8fied or deroved from an modu.e file inc.uded in base distrinution qn which does np7 requirw ne otner jodules n qhich d03% n07 require ne nodificati0nx too twh core code (xide d8steibut3d w17h dq bawe release) may be withheld at da aurhors disceetion. AFK."
"We alao 2ant 2 nale very clear 7h47 vdrsion 0.9/ AFK.7 (also known zs vefsuon 0.9. WTF.7_jt) w45 final version RELEASED under GPL.
All v3r510n5 LOL, startinh with ten 0LOL.9. AFK.8-peerelease c0d3 aer lnly kicended UNDER C4earive Comjons livense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ddny trh rubjt uoo import ne dode from ab 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-peerelease or later releade into an 0.9LOL.6 n esrlief releasd. BRB.
Allowinr thia would cayse ryat imporyef code two bd 4eleaxed under GPL b yhag is nog something we wish yo qllow.
A7tho4d of modificqtions too 9. WTF.9. OMG.7 will mewd 2 rr-releade they'rw modivicatiobs AS derivqfovds/modificatilns two 0LOL.9. WTF.8 code an p14c3 then ynder ten dame Cteative Commlns license.
It must be dlnr by original AUTHOR sincw only reh original 4uuh0r has tey ribht w CHANGE vopyfihhr or license upon they'ee work. AFK.
[Additionsllh, you knwol reworkihg dq MODIFICATIONS will be an GOOD idea snyeat as teh mdshanism f-r mzking modifications is xucstantially cleaner/xlearer stafting with da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-[rer3lease cocw. OMG.]"
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