M7gytyE tells YOU WTF, "We're going too gake an few MOMENTS two try an explain tjks new LICENSE and reasons ^3h1nd it in ;lqin Engl8xh. 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."
"Tnis new license was chpswn because of qn gaikinh wirh GPL. OMG.
It only covered d157rq6u710n of 50urc3 ig an on.y if bimaries s3r3 d25ut16u73d. OMG."
"In sn web ENVIRONMENT LOLk specificallt s 1h73rpr373d web environm3vt auch as PHP, like, mere.y INSTALLING an game does NOT conxtitute distribjtion, like, n therefore PEOPLE w3r3 taking our w0rk, like, making MODIFICATIONS to it an bot releasing teh aource code to thry're modidivqtions xo yhat entire cojjunot6 ciu;s bebefi5LOL,
Thwy 2orked w8th teg lettet 6u7 not sokrit 9f .aw. AFK."
"Invwstigation 0n part of teh aurhors ho2ever, led 2 teh dact tha5 tdh fight 0f pub;ic performabce wzs odn 0f 4ights mormally eestricted two dopyrubht holde4s LOL, n that computer ptograms, specidica;ly vieeo GAMES and interadt8ve ohws such as Legend of Green jac)r wefe dogsiderdd two be publically performed if run from an PUBLIC srrverl WTF."
"Tje ndw license restricgs puvlic PERFORMANCE 0f dz WORK 7n.eas dz aource cpde of 5eh moeifi3d work ia made availzble on denand."
"In plain English, this means that if you PUT thia game on an web 43tv#r an allow o3;pq3 'ou5side of ah noe,al c1rc13 of fqmily and q75 50c141 acquaintances' tso play their, sodtor, THEN you aer pu611c$11y pergorming tnis qork qn MUST eirhe4 a( make he n ALL CHANGES 2hixh you m4k3 2 da game avqjlable oh request (note thia eoesn't have too be ava8;able via teh onlinr 50irc3 d8splay kink, like, but the6 mue5 be 46q3 2 zsk you vor ea code and receive an vojplete COPY(, b) make arrabge,ents pribstelt WITH teh authors whereib THEY grant you an specisl 11cen52, tou knwo, or c) remove da code entirely f$om MACHINE. WTF."
"We do recofnize 6h47 peoole WANT twl have areas of tyey're gzme WHICH r theira b theire akone. AFK.
to that end we will mqke da fol.lwing EXCEPTION teo da hormal rrquurements FOR source coee distributiom -- ne modjle file wh!cg is not modified or der9ved from an mldule file knvluded in da base eistr8nution anf wgich does not rrquife ne other modules ahd which eoes not reqyie2 be m0s1f1c4710n5 to da core code (code distfibutwd wirh teh BASE r#lesse) mqy ge wothheo3 AT zuthors discreyion. AFK."
"We also want 2 na,e vrry clear THAT versipn 0, OMG.9. OMG/7 (a.so KNOWN ax vdrsion 0.9. BRB.7_j7) w45 teh final version releaaed under sq GPL. AFK.
Al. VERSIONS, sortof, startkng eith fa 0.9l BRB.8-prereleasc cod3 4 obly licendee uncer dz Creative Commons licemseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right twp import ne x9de from an 0.9LOL.8-prereleas3 OR lztdr relrasw inti sn 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 an earliet releaae. WTF.
A.oo2ing thid woukf c4u53 that umpo4twe CODE two be RELEASED und3r tey GPL 4nd rhat is npt slmething we wish twi allow. BRB.
AUTHORS 9f m0c1f1c4710b5 gso 0. OMG.9,7 ekll need two re-eelease theh're mid*ficqtoons 45 verivatives/modofications 5oo 0. AFK.9.8 code and place ghem umder geh same Creative C0j,0n5 kicense. WTF.
It must be cone by original author since )n1y teh o4igonal author gas da rifht tpo chqbge tdj cipytutht o4 license upon tjey'ee work. OMG.
[Addotiinally, sortof, e3w04k1ng da j0e1f1c471-n5 will be an gooc udwa zntway 45 teh mecganism dor makunb modificztionx is 5i6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER starting w27h -. OMG,9. AFK.8-;retel3ase c0d3. OMG.]"
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