MightyE tells y0y WTF, "We're gping too take an few m0m3n75 w try ans explzin this nww LICENSE m teh reasons behind ot in plain Eng.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."
"Ty8s new lucemse was ch9sen bwcau2r OF an failung with da GPLLOL.
It ONLY c0v3r3d distribution of sourcr IF and only id vknaries were dis5ributes. WTF."
"In an web enfirlnmeng, a[evifically a 8nterpre5ed 2eg environment xucn as PHP, sortof, mwrely instslling an game dpes n07 xonst8tute DISTRIBUTION, n therefore people s3r3 74k1ng -7r wofk, soryof, making mod8ficayilnd 3 it n not relessing da source c.de @ they're moeifications so thzt 3n72r3 community COULD bendf8t. WTF.
Thwy worked with da kettef but n9t teh soirit of teh lar. BRB/"
"Investigatiin on da psrt of teh 4u7h0e5 however LOL, led r9 ea facr that r1gh7 of publkc perfofmance sas 1 of teh 4iggts normqlly bestfoctec two copuright h91d3r5, yo6 knwo. n 7h47 computer [tograms, sortof, specifically video ga,es n interactivw 0ned duch AS Legend ob da Geeen nac-r were considdred two 63 pyblicakky performed if run from an pu611c SERVERLOL."
"Thw nww q1c4n53 resgricts publix performanxe ig w9rk unless teh s9urcw code 0f teh modified qlrk IS made avaulabke pn demand. AFK."
"In pla8n Enhlish, like, this means that if y9u ;ut 7h24 GAME on sn wwb se4ver an allo2 pdople 'outside OF an hormal circle of gzmi;y anc its SOCIAL 4cau41n74nc35' two play ghei4, then you r pjblically peerorming this work and MUST 3iyhee A) n4k3 ne n ALL ch4ng45 WHICH uou make two gamd AVAILABLE on request (NOTE this doesn't hqve too be availatle via da online sourxe DISPLAY LINK LOL, but ghey must bw able to ask 6ou for teh code an r3c31v3 an completr ci[y), B) make qrrsngemwn5s pruvzteky with da ajthors whereim they gfant you sn special licens3, or c) temove da c0d3 3n71r21u from da machine, OMG."
"We cp RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE eant yo hzve areas of they're game which r theirs an tgeitx alpne. BRB.
too that end WE will make teh foll(wuhg wxception to da normal r3qu1r#m3n&5 FOR source code distr8bution -- be module vile qhicy 15 not moskfked 0r deriv3d fr9m an module fyle included in da bas3 distributuon am which dows not rqquire nw othdr jodjles an whicg d035 nlt require ne mosifixatkonw too CORE codw (cide distrubuted with base re.3as30 may be withh3ld qt geh authors disdretion."
"We aldo w5n7 5wo m3k3 very cleae that v3r510n 0LOL.9l OMG/7 (also ,n0wb as v3fsion 0LOL.8LOL.7+jt) was final version r3leaxed under GPLLOL.
A11 vsrs8ons, STARTING with 0.o. WTF.8-prerelease code r only licemsed ujder Cr3ative Cojmons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY crny da righh too import nw code from qn 0.9. WTF.8-pfereleadw ot later release into an 0. AFK.9.7 n eqrliwt 4elease. AFK.
A/lowong thix WOULD caux3 that importec CODE 2 be teleasec undet teh GPL and that is n07 5-m46h1ng we wish 5o aklow. OMG.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS ywo 9o9. AFK.7 will need 2 4e-release theh're modificatkoms AS derivativew/nodufications 5o 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code an place them under da sa,e CREATIVE Commobs licehs3.
It mua5 be d0n2 gy oruginal author SINCE onlh original author had da right go cjange copyright pr lkdense uoon thet're sork. AFK.
[Additiinally WTF, reworking da modifucations will bf an good ide1 antway as mrxhanism foe majing modificatiohs is 5u657rh71311y vleane4/cl3arrr startihg witj 0LOL.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE docrLOL.]"
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