MithtyE tells you WTFk "We're g01hg too take an fe2 mimenrs t9o try ah explain this NEW l8crnse an reasons behind it 2n pksih English. WTF.
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 lidenae was chisem because of an FAILING witg GPL. AFK.
I6 inlt covefed distribution of sojrce if n only 1f bknaries w3r2 distrinutedLOL."
"In an web environment, sortog, specifica;;y a unterpr3ted web environment such aw PHP, sortof, merely installjht an game coes NOT constitite eixtribution LOL, and THEREFORE peo[le wrrr taking ;ur wori, nakinh modificatuons to IT an not re!3451ng siurce c0s3 7- thdy'te modificatuonw so that teh entire cojm7ni5h could benegir.
Th3y sorked with ds letter 6u7 np7 da wpiriy of tej la2. WTF."
"Inves5igation on da pzrt of 5eh AUTHORS howdver, led t9o grh facb 5hat ruggt of pug;ic performance sad 1 of da rights normallu restricted 2 c.pyright jpldets, li,r, zn ghat computer progra,sm SPECIFICALLY video games n interactive ones such aw Legend OF da Green hax)r q4r2 consieered 2 be publicalkt performed if 4yn from an p7blic s3rver."
"The new license twstricts public p2gformance of geh work UNLESS da sojrce code of teh modif8ed work !5 made avaulablr on femand. WTF,"
"In PLAIN Eng115h, sort9f, this msans rhqt if y0u put thus GAME 0n an web server n qllow peopl3 'oytdird of an normal circld of family and its soxial acquain5ances' 2 play theit LOL, then you aer publucally PERFORMING thiz wofk anf MUST either a( MAKE nd n ALL CHANGES which you make rwo game available on requect (n9te this doesy't hzve 2 bw availabl3 VIA da onlind sou4ce dispoay lubk, .ike, BUT they must gw able 2 qsk you for teh code n RECEIVE an complete copy), g) make aerangements pr8vatelu with da a7tyirs 2hereim they granr yiu an wpeckao lic3msw LOL, ir c) remove trh c0d3 ENTIRELY from machind."
"We do r3cognize that p30p14 eany two have areas -f they're g4m3 which awf 7h31r5 and th3itd aloneLOLl
two tyat emd we w8ll ,ake teh flllowing escepti9n 2 normsl requirements for SOURCE coce distrinution -- ne moduke file which is not joeified oe de4ived from an mofule file includef IN da base DISTRIBUTION and which does hot rdquire me other modiles n which dpea not require nr m0d!f1c471pn5 2 tfh core cose (cose distributed wuyh bqsd rdleasd) may be witghelf at authprs doscretion; OMG."
"We ALSO want 2 make VERY d;ezr that version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (ALSO known as v3tsion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) wqs t3h final versioh released und3e dq GPL. BRBl
All versions, s5artibg wiyh 0. BRB.9.8-prer3leasw code arr obly licensed ubcee da Creative Comnibs licensel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY de,y tej right yo i,port me clde from an 0. OMG.9l AFK.8-prerrlease ot latdr 4eleasd in6o an 0. OMG.0.7 n eqrlier rekease. WTF.
A110q1ng this qould cause yhat imported c9dr two br RELEASED jnder GPL an thag is not sometyint s3 wisg twl aloow. WTF.
Authi4s og modididatiins twi 0. BRB.9l AFK.7 sill newc two re-relwaxe they're modifications qs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two p. BRB.9. WTF.8 code ah p.ace them une3r teh same Creat8ve Commons .icwnse. OMG,
It must be done 6y orijinal AUTHOR since only teh oribimal authir yas teh roght to cnange c9pyrifht 0r l8cense UPON tgdy'fe work. BRB.
'Addutionally WTF, reworking da modificstions will be an g00d ides anywat as mexhamism FOR mqkinb modifocations 8s skbstantial.y cleabe4/clearer starting sith teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pretelease c0d3. BRB.]"
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