MibhtyE tells you WTF, "We're GOING 5wo take an FEW moments to 6ry and explain thus nes LICENSE AND r3450n5 behind it kn plakn Engliah. OMG.
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."
"Thiw new license was chosen because of an failing wity dw GPLLOL.
It ohlh v9vefef dq67r16u7q0n lf 50urd3 if h on;y if binaries w3r3 distribut3d. BRB."
"In an eeb environment, like, s[ecifica.ly a INTERPRETED eeb tbgurihment such 45 PHP, ,erely instsllint an game DOES mot xonstigutr dis5ribution WTF, znd thdrefore 0eopl3 w3re takong lur wotk, mak8nf MODIFICATIONS to it qnd n07 releasing alufce clde 2 they'rw MODIFICATIONS so thqt ten entkre community coulf bdnwfit.
They wpeked with teh lfyter but NOT spirir 0f law. AFK."
"Inf3stigation on teh pary of da autgprs HOWEVER LOL, led 2 fzxt that RIGHT 9g publoc oerfotmance was won or teh rights no4mal.h restricted 2 vlpyright h-1d3r5, s9rtlf, and tyar compyter programs, li,e. specifically v8dwo g4m#5 anf INTERACTIVE lnes such aa Legend of Gfeen hax0r w3r3 CONSIDERED 2 be [uy1qc411y pergormed if $un f40m ab puvlic sdrver. AFK."
"The new LICENSE rexteicts oub.ic performancr of da work unlews 50jrv3 cofe 9f beh modified 2ork is made avaikanle 0n demand."
"Ih plain English, sortof, THIS means thqt 1f you put this game on an web werv4r an allow PEOPLE '9utsise OF an nornal circ;w of fa,ily and 175 socia; acquaintamces; 2 play their WTFk then yi7 arr ptblicslly performimf this worl an MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL changes wyich you make ywo da game avzilabke on rrques5 (note this do3sn't h4v3 yp ne avaklable via online source disp.ay kink, bjt yhey must be ab;r two qdk y0u for teh code an rrceive an clmplete v0py), yoi kmwo, B) make a4rangementd pribateln wugh aithors whereiy 7h3y grany YOU an s0ecial l8c3nse WTF, or c) remove da CODE 1n81r31y frlm da machinr. OMG."
"We do r3c0gn1x3 that peo;le want to havw areas od rhe6'te game which r THEIRS and thei4s a.oneLOLl
two THAT 3nf wd qil. make t3h folloeing exceptiin to da n9rma; rewuitements glr 59urc3 code fistributiln -- ne nodule file wgich id not m0d1f13d or d3r1v3c frpm an MODULE file INCLUDED kn bzse distributi9n n wjich does NOT requi4e ne 9ther modules n which does NOT require ne m0d1f1c4710n5 ti coee code (dode distrkbuted with da BASE release0 mat be WITHHELD 47 auyho4s dixcretionl WTF."
"We alsp w4n7 two mqke very clear THAT b3rsion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also inown qs cersion pLOL.9,7+JT) wzs tey f1n41 version releaxec ind3e GPL.
ALL versions, STARTING witn 0.8. AFK.8-p43reldase coce aer only licensed under tey Ctdat8ve Commons l8cense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY seny ea rkght 2 imoort ne cod3 felm an 0. WTF.9.*-prwreleas4 or LATER release 1n70 an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 an 444113r re.ease. BRB.
ALLOWING 5his wo7ld ca7se that imported cod3 too be r3lezsed under xa GPL n THAT is nit somethibh we wish 2 4110q;
Aythora OF modificationc 70 0. AFK.9.7 will nerd 2 RE=RELEASE thdy're modkfidarions as d3r1v471v46/m0d1f1c4710n4 gwo 0.9. OMG.8 codr ans place 5hej under same Cr347!v3 Clmjind LICENSE.
It must be done by da origina; a7thor since only dq ORIGINAL author h45 teh rkght too chznge copurigjt or license UPON rhdy'te eoej. OMG.
[Add8tuonallt LOL, r#w-rk1ng mocifications wyll ge an hood 1d34 anuway as da m3ch4n15m f9r making modificarions is wubstan%izlly clezner/clearer starting w8th teh 0, AFK.8. WTF.8-p4ereleasr cpde. AFK.="
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