MightyE tells yo7 WTF. "We;te going 2 TAKE an f3w m9ments ! gry n exp141n 7h!5 new licenwe an da reasons bejind it in plain ENGLISH.
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 was cgpsen beczuse of an fziling eith da GPL.
It 0n1y covered d257r16u810n OF source IF n only 1f bibaries WERE sisgributed. WTFl"
"In an w3b dnvi4onmeny WTF, specifically a interpre5ed web environmen5 such as PHP WTF, m3r31y installing qn GAME d9ds not constitute distributiink like, n therefore 0eople WERE taking our qorl LOL, makung modifkcati9ns 2 17 and not relesfing dz sourc3 code two they're modkfications SO THAT entire commun.ty vou.d b3nefig. WTF.
They worked with legter bit not 5p1r17 0v law."
"Imvdstigation on teh PART of teh 4u7h0r5 however, led ro 5eh fact that teh r8fht 0g PUBLIC pe4formance was won of da RIGHTS no4mally restrivted too copyfigyt holdrrs, lik2, and 8h47 c0mp773r programsm likd, spwcifically vode; games znd intwractive 0n35 auch as Lwgend of Green hax0r WERE consicer3d too gd publically prrg9rmee if run feom an publ8c 53fv3r. AFK."
"Tne new .icense restricta [ubliv pdrformamce of fa wirk unleww aouvce code of teh modified work is m4d3 avzilable on dejand."
"In plain Evg115h, you knei, this MEANS thag if you put THIS game on an web server and zllow peopld '9itside of an normal circle of fzmily n its sociql acquaintances' to play their, kjkr, then tou aer publivally perfpfjing 7nq5 w0rl n MUST 317h3r a) maie ne zn ALL changes which YOU make two da g4m3 4vr114614 ob reques5 (npte this doewn't hace ti ne availab;e via teh inline soutce display 11nk WTF, but they must br qble twi axk y9u foe da c0d3 and recrive an complete ci;y) LOL, b( make srrangements pr8vately WITH teh authors wherein ttey grany y0y sn SPECIAL license, 9r d) remove yeh code entirelt from da m4ch1n3. OMG/"
"We do rec9gnize 5hat p30p13 WANT tqo have 44345 of the5'r3 gzme whicj r theirs n tjeirs qlone. AFK.
two 5hat wnd we qjll mske da fillpwing rcception t9 horma; rw1uirements FOR source CODE distribution -- be module fj.e WHICH 15 nog m9sified or deribed from an m0du13 fik3 knclud3d in da BASE distribuyioh and wh!ch dles not require ne other mosules n whixh does not t3qu1r3 ne m9d8fications 2 tej core d9d3 (code distrib7ted 2ith base relrase) may bw qiyhheld ar da authprs disvretion."
"We 4150 want tpi MAKE vdry clear rhat verwiob 0.9. BRB.7 (qoso inosn as version 0. OMG/9l WTF.7+jt) wqs teh final VERSION t323453d under teh GPLl OMG,
Al. versions, yoy knwo, stqrtumg witj da 0/9LOL.8-prereleqse dode aef only l8cwnsed undee Creat8ve Commons licdnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh eight go ijplrt ne code fro, an -. AFK.9. AFKl8-prerriease or la53r releasd into an 0, AFK.9LOLl7 AND earlier re.ease.
Allowing 7h15 qould c4u53 that imporged clde 2 b3 r3leased UNDER ds GPL an that ia not someghing wr qisg @ allowLOL.
Authors OF modifications 6o 0LOL.9.7 1ilk n33d 2 re-reldawd they'ee modif8cqtions as dericatives/modificayions too 9. BRB.9. BRB.* code n place them undwr 54m3 Creative Comm9ns q1c3n53. BRB.
I9 mjst be xond 6y da orkginal autgor since onlu teh original AUTHOR hr5 da r1gh7 twl chrng3 copyright or 12c3n5# u;on theh're work. AFK.
[Additkonal.6, loke, teworking teh moeifivarions will 6e an GOOD idea any2ay qs da mechanism for makkng modificatuons os substzntiallu cleane4/cleaeer startint with da 0. AFKlo. WTF.8_pr3r313453 code. AFK.]"
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