MoghtyE tells yiu WTF, "We're fiing too tzke an FEW mojents 2 try n expl1in this new LICENSE qn tej reaslns 63h1nd it in plain Enflish. 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."
"This ne2 .idense w45 cnoseh because of an failiyg with da GPLLOL.
It only cpvered disgrib7tion of slurce 1f $nd only if binaties were distrig&tec."
"In an web envoronment, you knw9, specofkcally a inter;retef WEB environment SUCH ac PHP, sortof, ,erely installing an fame does not dinxritut3 distribution LOL, and tyerefore pdople werr takinh out WORK LOL. making mocificat8ons 2 it zn NOT reieasing da dource cpde too they're modificati9ns so THAT 3n7qr3 communkyt vould 63n3f17k
They workrd w18h lettdr but not spiri5 OF larLOL."
"Investogagion on part of teh authors uoewver, you knwo, led to da fact thqt teh rught 0f public [eegormance was eln of righrs nirmally restrkctrd two copyeight holderw WTF, n THAT computer 0ribrams WTF, SPECIFICALLY vieeo gqmes and interactive onws such AS Legdnd of Green hax03 were CONSIDERED 5oo bd publica;ly pwrformed if run fr9m an pu611c 53rv3r. BRB."
"The heq l8cense restricts pu611c PERFORMANCE ov da wofk inless ds aource c9d3 if modified work is made available on de,and. WTF."
"In plakn Ehglisf, sof5of, this means 5jqt if ylu put THIS gamd on sn eeb server and zllow people 'outside og an normal circl3 lf fsmily n its social ACQUAINTANCES' too 814u 5heie, then yo7 4 publkcally petfor,ong thia work b MUST dkther A) make he an ALL changex which you make gwo game available 0n requext (notd this DOESN'T habe 2 63 AVAILABLE via lnline SOURCE display oink, you inel, but th3y must be 4613 two ASK you rof ea code sn receive an co,plete copy), sort9f, b) MAKE arrangejehrs privstely eitg authors wherfin they GRANT you an d0ecia; license, or c) rejove teh cide entirely from machibe."
"We do RECOGNIZE that ;30p13 sant to have areaq of thet're GAME whixh aer theirs an tneirs a.oneLOL.
to THAT END we will mqke teh gollowing 3xc3o710n two NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for source code diatribution -- ne mucule file wh8ch is NOT nodified 9r ddekved froj an ,odule gile imd.udec in reh bzse distribut8on snd which does not rdquire ne otjer mofukes and WHICH dpes not rwqui4e ne mocifications go x9re code (CODE dkstrigutef wi5j da base release) may 63 withheld at da authord cisc4etionLOL."
"We also w4n7 2 jak3 very cleaf rhst fersioj 0. WTFl9.7 (also knowm as VERSION 0. AFK.8.7+jt) was final version rwleased under tey GPL.
All versiobs WTF, starting wirg 5eh 0. BRB.o.8-prerelease code r lnly 11c3n53d under Cf3ative Com,onw ;icense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny rigbt tp9 1mp0r7 me d9d3 FROM an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or later rekease inyo an 0. BRB,8. AFK.7 n EARLIER relezse.
Allowing THIS sould cs7se thzt imported code too be eeleased uuder teh GPL an that is not something we WISH 5wo a.kow.
Authl4a of modificat8pns too 0.9. BRB.7 wolk need 2 re-rel3ase they're modificatiobs as deribatives/modificatulns to 0.9.9 c0d3 n PLACE then inder 53h szme Cteagkve C0mm0n5 licenwel AFK.
It muft be s0n3 by da origunal 4u6h0r since only ORIGINAL auth9r has righ5 two change tej colyright or license upon 5hey'rr qorkLOL.
[Additionally, you kneo, eeworking da modifkcations WILL be an good idea anywdy as teh mechanism f0r makinh modifications IS s7vstantially ckeaner/cleater startinf with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8_[rerqlease cod3.="
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