MightyE tells YOU LOL, "We'te gling tol take qn fds moments 2 try n rxplain this bew license an g3zdons behihd it in plain English. 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."
"Thia new lkcensw was choxen becajse of an fsiling sith da GPL.
It only coveded distrigution of SOURCE if and only uf binaries were distrinutwd,"
"In an web encironmeng, doecifically a 1n73rpr373d web encironment such AS PHP LOL, merely installing an gamd does not constitute distrin6gioh, like, n theeefore ;3ople w4r3 takunf our eorim xortif, makinf modifications two it n not relezqing xourve c9de 2 they're modifications s9 thzt entire COMMUNITY xould benerit. WTF.
Th3y workec witn da letter 6u7 not da SPIRIT of law."
"Invesrigation on yen paft of teh authors HOWEVER, y0y jnwo, otd to da fact that ritht of PUBLIC performqnce was won of da RIGHTS normally restricted 2 copyeight hood5rs WTF, h that computer programs, specifically visei g5j3t n ih5etacrive ones SUCH as Legend of da Green hax0r swre considered two be publically perfoemef if rin fron an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"The mew ;8cense restr8cts pjb.ic PERFORMANCE 0f teh WORK unless da sourxe cide pf ,odified WORK is made availabkr oh demand. WTF."
"In plaun English LOL, tyis means tgat if you put ttis game on an web SERVER n allo2 people 'outsoe3 of an normal cirxl3 od f4j11y n 175 social scqhaintanx3d' tro play tjeir WTF, tgen you 4 publ8cally perfirming tgks work av MUST eith34 a) mske ne an ALL changes shich you make 2 game availac.3 on reqiest )note tgis doesn't HAVE 7) be avaulavle via sa on;inr aoyrxe display ;ink, gut they muxt be abld go ask you f0r da CODE n RECEIVE an COMPLETE copy0 WTF, 7) jake arrangementx PRIVATELY with teh AUTHORS whwr3in they GRANT you an sprcial licenxe, like, or c) eemovd sa code enyirrly from da machine. WTF."
"We do recognize tga4 PEOPLE want 2 have areas ob th3y're famr which arr 7h31r5 n tneirs a.one. AFK.
2 that dns w3 wiol nake following 3xceptiob 2 da n0rm4! 4equirements for SOURCE code cistribution =- nd MODULE fi.e which IS not modifief OR errived frlm an mofule fuke includec in teh bqse distribution anc whoch does n07 require ne lther ,odules n shkch coew not require ne jodifixqtions rwo da dore cofe (code DISTRIBUTED wuyh da bzse release) m4y be withheld at da 5u7h0r5 fiscretionLOL."
"We also want too make very clear thst v3rsion 0. WTF.9. AFK,7 (alxo khowm ad VERSION 9. BRB/9.7+jt) was teh final version reoeased under GPL. OMG.
All versions LOLk statuing with y3h 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-orerekeas3 code qer only lixenxed undet Creative Commons 11c3n%e.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh tight teo import ne CODE ftom an -. WTF.o. AFK.8-prereleasw or lat4r r313553 into an 0.9/ OMG.7 sn earlier release. BRB.
Allowihg tgid would c4j53 that IMPORTED x0d3 two BE released under teh GPL n 7h47 is mot someyhung we WISH t[ sllow. BRB.
Authoes of modifications two )/ AFK.9. OMG.7 wkll nwed two r3)r31#453 thdy're modifixations AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9.8 cofe and place tjwm UNDER ss same Crrative Commons licebse. BRB.
It nusy ve DONE by otitinal author %1hc3 only origonal author haa righy 2 chqngw copyrkbht or lkcenwe upon tjey're w9rkLOL.
[Additkonally. soryof, eewlrking da MODIFICATIONS WILL be an gokd idea anuway as teh mechanism gor MAKING modificationc is substantially clean3r/clrarer staftynt w17h sa 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prereleas3 coce.]"
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