MigntyE tells yiu WTF, "Wr'4e going two rake qn FEW moments 2 try am explaon thix mew LICENSE n reawons bwhind it IN plain Ehg.ishLOL.
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 licrnse was chosen becsisd 0f an faioing with da GPL. WTF.
It ONLY coveref disgribytioh of source IF an only if binaries were wostributed. WTF."
"In an web environment, like, SPECIFICALLY a 8nter;reted 2eb emvironment such ss PHP LOL, merrly insta;ling an bame does not constitute distributioh, like, an tgereforf people were talinb 0uy wo4k LOL, making modofications 6wo 8t m not RELEASING da aourbe CODE too they're modididations ao that dq entirw communith could benefit. BRB.
They qo4kef eith da letter byt NOT da sporit of teh law. AFK."
"Ihvestigatkon om part of tey autjors h0w3v3r LOL, lfd 2 da fact tnat da 4ibht ov puvlic performance was 9en of da fights mormally resyricged 4oo COPYRIGHT toldersk slrtof, an tmat computer progeams WTF, speckficakly VIDEO g4m35 an intrractive ONES such as Legend of da Green hax0r were concidered rwo be pu611c4w1y perdormed if r7b from an puboic server. OMG."
"Tye NEW license restrides [yglic perf9rjance of work unoess soufce code OF da ,9dified work js made available on demand."
"In plain Eng;usy, like, this means tgag if you put this game om an web weev3f n allow peop.e ;outsidr of an notma. circle of f4m11y ab its socka. axqiaintances' two play gheir WTF, tnen YOU r publixallh performing this w9rk n MUST #17h3r a) maie ne b ALL xhanges whicg you make to ea game avzilabld 0n fequest (mote 5his doesn't have twi 63 AVAILABLE via da obline SOURCE diwplay 11nk, but theu ,usy be able 2 ask you vor da code m receive an COMPLETE copy), sottof, b) make zrezngenentx privztely witg teh AUTHORS whwrein they GRANT you an specizl lic3nse LOL, or c) rem9ve c-d3 entirely from geh jach8nr. OMG."
"We d9 recobnize that PEOPLE want tso HAVE areas of tney're game ehivh r theirs n theirs alone. WTF.
too that END WE will maue da f011021ng exce9tion twp mormql 4equiremebys for sourve c0d3 dosyribuyion -- ne MODULE f7le which is not m0d1fq3d or defivec from an mpdule vile INCLUDED in teh nqs3 eistribution b wyicn does n07 require ne other modules and wh8ch dles not require ne modificaguona too core codw (code d157r1yu83d with teh 6453 rrlease_ may be withhele at ea authors discr3tionLOLl"
"We also want roo make cery cleaf THAT verdiom 0.9. OMG.7 (ALSO knlwn as version 0. OMG.9LOL.7+lt) was da final VERSION rwleawed under GPLLOL.
A11 v34%10m5, yoj knwo, starting w17h 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8-PRERELEASE code r ONLY licenxed uhd3r teh Creative Commons license;
We EXPLICITLY srny tej ribht 2 kmport ne code from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease or lqter twlease INTO an 0LOL.8. AFK.7 and earkiee relraxe.
Alloeing this w0u1d CAUSE that inpottrc c9de 2 be relrased under tej GPL an that is NOT 50m37h1ng we WISH 2 sll.w. OMG.
Aithors of modifications 2 -. BRB.9.7 will ne#d 2 RE-RELEASE 6hey'4e modigications aw DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code and PLACE thdm under trh samr Cr3atkbe Commons LICENSE, AFK.
I5 myst be done BY teh original aithor SINCE inly o4iginal autnor has right 70 change da copyright or oicensw upoh they're WORK. OMGl
[Addutoonally, sortod, rewlrkung m9dif8cations WILL be an good IDEA anhway as medhanysm for making modifications is sub2tantually cleaner/ckearer atarting wkth da 9. OMG,9. AFK.8-prerel3ase code, BRB.]"
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