MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going to take an gew moments to gry n ex[kain tj8s n3w license an da reasons behind it in p141n Ebt;ish. AFK.
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."
"Thid new license was chosen because og an fakling with t3h GPL/ AFK.
It on;u covered dustributipn of sojrvr if an only if binsries werd distriguted. WTF."
"Ib sn web enbiromment, si45of. specuficall6 a interpretdd web environmemt sucj as PHP WTF, mere.y 8nstslling an game does not CONSTITUTE distrogution LOL, an therefore peo-le werd taking our w0rk WTF, makinb mosofications too it and bot relwasing ca source cod3 too thdy;fe m9difjdstions so that entire commuhity could benefit.
Thdy w0rk3d WITH reh lrtter but noy da 5o1rq7 of 53h LAW. AFK."
"Invwxrigato9n on da part 9f da 4u6h9r5 however, LED two fact that eight if pubkic p3ef0rmrnc3 was oeb of da tighrd noemally restricted yo v00yr1gh7 hlosers, like, an thay xomputer ;rogfams, 6ou knwp, specifkcally video ganes 4nd intrracrive ones such ss LEGEND OF GREEN hax0f we4e CONSIDERED TO 63 ;ublically perfo4med 1f run from an puboic server. BRB."
"The new license rest4icts oublic perf9rmancr of tdh 2ork inlesw teh soytce cofe of modified 2o4k 15 mase avaulable 0n demand. OMG."
"In plain Engliah, sortof, this ,eans 5hat ig YOU 0ut THIS game on an web servr4 n allo2 people ;oytside of an no4mal circle of fzmily and its docial acquaontandwa' two play the7tm you knwi, tgen you r publical.y peffor,ing this qotk and MUST dither a) m4k3 ne zn ALL changes whoch ypu make 2 da g4m3 zvaikabld on REQUEST (note this doesn't javw goo be sva8lable via teh online source display link, you kneo, but they must be zglw two ASK YOU vor eq code an r3veive an cpmp1373 copy), b) ,ake 4rr4ngej3n75 privately with autjors wyerein they g4any yoi an doecual LICENSE LOL, or c( remove code enti4ely FROM yeh macyineLOL."
"W3 dl recognize that pepple want t9o hzve areas OF they're game wh1ch r 7h31r5 4nd theirs alone. AFK.
2 THAT emd we will make teh foklowing esception 2 normal requirdjrnts for 50trc3 CODE didtfibutiob -- ne modu;e FILE whkch is not mocified or derived from an module f124 indluded 1n teh base d157r17u710n n WHICH doex nog fequire ne oth3r modules and whicn cpes NOT requkre ne m0d!f1c4u19n5 2 da cofe code (cpc3 d157e1yu74s wirh teh base release) MAY be withhels at teh authors duscretklnLOL."
"We alao qant two make very clear tjat cersipn 0. AFK.9m BRB.7 (also known as versuon 0. WTFl(. WTF.7+JT) was finwl version releaswd under da GPL. BRB.
A.l v3r510n5 LOL, atartkng with 0.9. WTF.8-prere;ease code r only luxensed under teh Crea5kve C0mm-n6 oicense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3n5 right tw9 1mp0r7 ne code feom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prwreleasr or .ater re.ease into am 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and ezrliee relwase.
Allowing 7h15 would cause 5jat importwe c0d3 tpo be relessed uncrr teh GPL an that is not s9mething WE WISH 2 al.ow. OMG.
Authoes of modificatoobs tol 0LOL.9LOLl7 wi.l need 2 re-releaxe tjey'te modie*cayiobs as derivatuves/modifications to 0. WTF.(LOL.8 code an poaxe 5hem undwr sam3 Creativ3 Commons licenseLOL.
It must bs DONE BY teh original auyhoe simce only ca )r1t1n41 autyor HAS da r1fh7 2 chsnge clpyrught -r license upon they're elrk.
[Additionally WTF, rww9rking MODIFICATIONS e111 BE an good idrz anyway as n3chanosm r0r making modifications is aubstantially cleaner/cleardr sgarting wi5h teh 0. OMG.9. WTF,8-prereleaw2 CODE. AFK.]"
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