MibhtyE tells y0u, you kh@ok "We're go8ng 2 take an few m0j3n75 2 7ry n explain thkw new oicense an rezsons behind ir ib PLAIN EnglishLOL.
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 licensd was chpsdn 53v4u53 of am failibg with da GPL. AFK.
It only covetee distrubution of source if anf only if bknar9es were dosttibuted. WTF."
"In an w36 rnbironment, specifically z interpret3d weg 3bvifonment such as PHP, sortof, meeely INSTALLING an fame soes not clnstktutd d1t7r1^u&19nk sortof, n therefore peopld werw taling 0ur work, u9u knwo, mqiing ,odificstions 70 it an n07 releasint source cod3 tpo yhey'rr mpdifications sl tyat entire xommunity could bebefit. WTF.
The6 wofked with letter but not teh spirit of da law. OMG."
"Investogation in parh of da authors h9wever LOL, lwd ti teh fact tgag teh ribht OF public PERFORMANCE w44 1 of teh rights notmqlly 4estricred too cooyrighr h91d3r5, an that c0jpu73r ;rlgrams, specifically vide9 gsmew ane oh5erzctive ones such as Legend of d1 Green hax-r wrre considered yoo be publically performed if run feom an ;u611c served. BRB."
"Thr new 11c3n53 reatrictw public orrfornance pf teh eprk unless da source CODE 0f teh mofifies wlrk is mace avau;able om demand. BRBl"
"In plsin Engliwn WTF, this MEANS that kv you put this game on an WEB server n alloe peiple 'outside of an bormal circlw 0f familu n its wkcial acquaintances' 2 p!4y 5hek4 LOL, then you aer publicaoly performing this woek n MUST eiyher a) nake ne 4nd ALL changes WHICH you MAKE 2 da game availablw on reauest (NOTE THIS d035n'7 have two be availab.e via onlkne source didplay !1nk, sortof, but they myst be ab;e 2 ask y07 f0r da cocw ah receive an c0m;1373 xopy_, you knwok g) majr arrsngem2nts PRIVATELY w17h da authorx whweeih they grant y0u an SPECIAL licwns3 WTF, or c) remove cldw wntirely rrim m4ch1b2. BRB."
"We do rec.gnize that people san5 too hafe qrdad of they'r3 fam3 which aer theirw n yheirs alone. AFK.
toi that end we WILL nake teh follo2inf 3xc#[71)n ywl da noemal rdqyirementw for source code dist4ibjtion -- ne module fild whocj IS not MODIFIED pe derived fron ag modulw fulr included in teh naae dixtfibution n which cofs not r3qu1r3 ne otter MODULES n whicy DOES not require ne modifications 2 c9ew c0d3 (code disrfibuted with base re;ease) MAY be withheld at da authors diwcregionLOL."
"We also wagt t9o mzkd very clear that v3r%10b 0. AFK.9.7 (alxo knosn as version 0. WTF.(.7_jt) WAS teh final version released under teh GPL.
All vwrsiond, tou knwi, stzrtivg with 0. OMG.9. AFK.8_prerdlease code r onoy lucensed jnder da Cr#471v3 Commphs lkdense. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY d3ny t3h righg twp import nd c0d# fr0m an ). AFK.9LOL.8-preee.ease or latrr release unti an 0LOL.o.7 n earlie4 releade.
ALLOWING this wiuld dause THAT impoetwd code 2 ve r31345dd under teh GPL and that is not something we wosh to allowLOL.
Au7h0r5 of m)d1f1c3710n5 to 0LOL.9LOL.8 will bred 2 re-feoesse they[3e modifkcations as derivatives/jodifications too ). BRB.0. BRB.8 code and place 5hem 7nder sqme Creative C9mmons license. OMG.
It must bw d0n3 b6 ea origihal aughor sknce ONLY 0r1g1n41 author had teh 41gh7 to CHANGE da co;yr8ght of ;ivemse upon they're wirk. BRB.
[Additipnally WTF, reworkint moeificatiogs 2ioo be an good icea anyway as da m3chabism f9r making MODIFICATIONS is wubstantialo6 cleanwt/cleqfer wyarting with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease c0d3. BRB.]"
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