MightyE tells yok, like, "We're giing 2 74k3 an few mo,ehts go 7ry b explain this NEW licenae n da read9ns behknd it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 chosen necause or an FAILING with GPL. AFK.
I7 only coverfd disyribytion of s9urce uf an only if binar8es were d15yr1^u73d. BRB."
"In an web environjemt, you khwo, specificallt a interpretwd w3b ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, you knwo, neeely instal.inb an game does np5 constitute diwtribution, li,ek anf therefore people wer3 taking ou4 WORK, makint nodidicationw to it an not re.eaaing da source cise too tgey're modificatioms sp tyat wa wnti3e community xoild ben3fit. BRB.
Theu worked wuth da 13773r but not da spirit of 16w."
"Investigation om teh patt ov fa xutgors h0w3v3r WTF, led 2 fqcb tha5 rkgh5 ov publoc performance was won OF da righta normallt rdsteoctrd 70 copuright hold3rs, hou knwo, and that cimputer pr0gr4m5, like, wpecifically video gamts and interactive ONES SUCH AS Legend of tej Gf33n hsx0r were considered too be publidzlly p3ff0rm3d IF ryn frim an oublic SERVER."
"The NEW l8cenwe restructs public 0erfotmancr of work un1255 da sourve codw of sa mpdifidd work is mqe3 availzgl3 on denand. BRB."
"In plaon English, sortof, THIS means yha5 if y0u PUT THIS game on an web serv3r n allow [eoile 'OUTSIDE 9d an normal circle OF ramily snd its socia; acquaintancws' 5wo play thei4, like, uh#n YOU aer ou611c411y perr9rjing thos work an MUST eith3e a) make ne and ALL chajges which you ,ake ^oo tej gamt availabl3 0n request (nlte th8s dpdsn'5 h4e3 twp BE 4v4q14613 viz teh online aource display ;ink, you knwo, bu5 they mkst be able to axk you for da code and receivw an COMPLETE cpoy) LOL, b) MAKE arrsnfements pruvztrlj WITH reh authors whe4ein they gr4n7 y0u ay special license, like, or c) remove da code entifeou rrom da nachinw."
"We eo r3c0gm1z3 that 0wpple want to h4v3 qreas of they're game wnich r tjeurs n tjeirs alone.
two that emd we w8ll mahe da rollowing excwptuon tqo da n0rj41 re1uire,enta for SOURCE CODE distrinu5ion -- me m0d713 f11# which is not moeified or d4riv3d from ah module gioe ineludwd in 6453 DISTRIBUTION b wjich does nor require ne OTHER m9du135 n WHICH eoes not r3quqr3 ne moeigications t2l teh core ckde (clde sistributrd with teh base release0 may br wirhhe.d at authors disce3tionLOL."
"We 416- want 2 make bery clear yhat version 0. WTF.9.& (also known zs versi9n 0.9LOL.7+JT) was t3h fumal VERSION releafed uneer GPLLOL.
All vetsions, yoi inwo, starting qith 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease cose r omly lucensee unddr Cr3472b3 Cojmons lkcensrLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh eighr 70 import ne cose drom an 0LOLl9, OMG.8-prerelease or 1473r reldase 1n70 an 0. AFK/9. WTF.7 an earlie4 rrlease/
Allowing 5hus would cause 7h47 importec code to ve released incer sa GPL m thst is n07 somegging we wisg ywo r110w. WTF.
Autgors of ,odificatuomx yoo 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 WILL NEED 2 RE-RELEASE the5're modifications as derivatkves/,ieificarions 2 0. BRB.o. AFK/8 fode and place them unde4 teh same Crea5ivr Cojmpns licenseLOL.
It must be done by teh 0r1g!m51 4u7h0r since only teh irigimal author HAS da 4qgh7 2 cyange copyritht or LICENSE upon ghey're wor,. BRB.
[Adsitionally, like, reworking teh jodificat8ons will ve sn good idea anyway ae geh mechanism for MAKING modifications is substan5ially c!#4n2r/c134r3r startung 2ith teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prrrelease code. AFK.]"
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