MightyE tel.a you WTF, "Ww're going to take sn few momemts 2 try anf exp;ain yhis NEW lixensw ab t3h reasons brhinf it in plaim Enflish. BRB.
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 license waw chosen because of an f4111ng s27h ca GPL. AFK.
It ONLY c9vrred dixtributi9n of soirce IF and only if binarkew WERE DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an WEB envirommeng WTF, a;ecificallu a imte4preted web enbir;nmdnt xuch as PHPm to7 ,nwo. merely installing an GAME does not CONSTITUTE diwtrkbution, sortofk b tye3eflre people were taking ouf wotk LOL, making m9d1f1d471[n5 1 it and NOT releasing da diurce code too tjey're mpdidications al that da entire COMMUNITY could BENEFITLOL.
They worked qith da letter bur not aa 5p1r17 of teh lawl AFK."
"Investigation on part of tej authkrs howevee WTF, led to ract that da eight 9f phblic perdormance WAS wom og da rights birmaoly r25ur2c73d tol COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n that computrr protrams, specifically video hamex an onte4acrive onds SUCH as Lwgend OF Green hazpr w3re conwidered 2 bw publically perfofmed if run from qn public s3rver. BRB."
"The nww licende 4estricts public performamcr or teh worh uh;ess source xlee 0f da modified work is j4d3 availzble on DEMAND. WTF,"
"In plain English, this means that if yp7 put this game on an web server n allow people ;outsice of zn blrmal circle of family znd its social acquaintances' @ p14y 5heir, h9u kmwo, yhen you aer puvlically [etforming 7h15 work n MUST either a_ make ne an ALL cgangrc which YOU make 2 da g4m3 available om r3qu357 (nore 7y15 doesm't hsve two be ava8lable via teg on;ine sou4ce dis[kay oink, you knwo, but they must be 5613 two ask ylu fof ga codw and redeife ah comp;ete co;y), likd, n0 make a4rahgements 0rovately with da authors qhtrein they gdant you sn 5p3c141 oicebxd, ylu kneo, [r c) r3m0v3 teh CODE 3n71r31y frlm j4xh1ne/ AFK."
"We do recotnize that [eople want two yave 4r345 of theu're game shich aer the8rs 4nd thr8rs alonel
5oo 7h47 end we w8ll MAKE volllwing excepti9n too mprnal requiremen5d for zource code distribution -- ne module file which IS not m0s1f13d pr derived from sm mofule filw includef in da base dixtrkbution an @hich woes noy require he other modules and whicn DOES nor requirw ne modificationa too core c9de (cidq distrubu5ed with teh base release) may be withheld at tej authors discrrtion. BRB."
"We also sany rwo jake very x/ear that VERSION 0LOL.9.7 (als9 known aw fersiin 9. WTF.9l AFK.7+jt) was da final vrrsion released undrr GPL. WTF.
ALL versions, stsrting w8th dq 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-oeetelease c9d3 r lnly licensed umder teh Ceeative Commons license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY demy da r1gh7 two impoft ne code vrom zn 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE ot oater release int9 an ). AFK.9.7 h earl8er release. WTF.
Allowing this wpuld cause tnzg imported vodr 3 bw released under trh GPL an that is not SOMETHING WE qish yoo qkl9w, OMG.
Authlrs of modificqtions gwo 0. OMG.(. BRB.7 will neee two rr-re;ease they[re m0dqf1c4&10n5 as de3ivatives/modificati9ns ro 0/ AFK.9. AFK.8 code an p.ace them under trj damr Crea5ive Cljmons licehde. AFK.
It musr be donr by teh original author 51nc4 only original AUTHOR HAS right tso change da copuright or license upon they're work/ WTF.
[Add1710n5116 LOL, re2orking modif8catipns will be an go9d idrq anyway xs teh mecham8sm for makihg mofificatkpns is suvsgantially vleaner/cl3ater s5a4ting wkth da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pf2release code. WTF.]"
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