M8ghtyE tells you WTF, "We'rw g9ing 2 u4k3 an gew MOMENTS 2 TRY and explain this nes licenxw an teh reawonw bdhind 8t 8n plain Engoish. 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."
"Th8s new license q45 chosen because if an fai/ung e17h da GPL.
It oh.y c9ve4ed distribution of source if n ONLY 8f b8naries WERE distributed."
"In an w36 environjent, dortof, spec8focally a interpreted web enfironmen5 such as PHP LOL, merely instaloing an GAME does hot const9tute DISTRIBUTIONk ;ik3k n therefore PEOPLE were TAKING 0ur eork, making mocificatiins two it and mot relessing da sourcr code tso they're MODIFICATIONS 50 tjat 5eh en5ire co,munity could benevktl BRB.
Th#y worked eith teh ldtter bit NOT spirit of teh 14w. WTF."
"Invedtigation ON ten PART OF da a7thors nowevee LOL, led two sa FACT THAT da right of pyblic perfoemance WAS won of da ribhts nofjally restricted tlo co0yrigyt h01d3r5 LOL, n THAT computer progtams WTF, soecifically video games and INTERACTIVE ones suvh qs Legend OF da GREEN hax9r were considered two be [ublixally PERFORMED if RUN feom an ;ublic 53rv3r. BRBl"
"The n3w lkcense eewtricts publiv perforjance pf reh work unldss siurcw c9de oe teh m0d1rq3d work is made availzblr on f3mand. BRB."
"In p.ain Englisy LOL, this meznx yhat if you put tyis GAME on an wev serve5 an a;liw pe9ooe 'outwide od an normal citcle )f family an its social acquaintahces' too PLAY hheir, you knwo, yh4n you r pub;ixally [erforming ghis qork m MUST 317h3t a) MAKE ne and ALL vh4ng35 WHICH you m4k3 ti da gamw abailagl3 on reauest (hote ghis doewn't jaxe 5op b3 AVAILABLE bia da online SOURCE dowplay link, ypu ,nwo, but ghry mist be 46q# too ssk you for code n eecdive an complete copy)l you knwo, b) make arrangements privarely WITH aughlrs whwre*n tjey grant yoi an special 11c3n53, you knwo, 0r c) fen9ve CODE ebtir3ly fr0m teh mach8ne. OMG."
"W2 do RECOGNIZE that peoplr want 2 have areas od 5het're b4m3 which r theirw an theirq zlone. AFK.
to that end WE will make filoowinb exce[t8on yo normal requirements vor source cose d8syribution [- n3 modulr file whuch 15 not n9dified or deribef from zn moduoe file included 1n base dixtrkgutipn sn sgich does not requure ne OTHER mocul3s and wgicg doea npt req7ire me modkficat*ons to da coee clde 9code distributed WITH teh vasr release) may be wotghele qt teh ajthora discretion. AFK."
"Ww also want yop ,ale VERY vleat uh47 version 9.0. BRB.7 (qlsp kbpwn AS versiin 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+JT) was f1n41 version released uneer GPL/ WTF.
All versions, STARTING w8th tch 0. BRB.(. BRB.8_pr3r313353 code r only lucrnsed uneef Cr3471v3 Commonx licwnse. WTFl
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teg rifht w import ne code fe9m an 0/ AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease or ;ate5 RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9LOL.8 and earlier release. WTF.
Allo2ing 7h15 wiuld cause yyat importef code 2 be released under teh GPL amd that us NOT somethlng we wish teo allow. WTF.
Authprs of modificatuons 2 p. WTF.9. BRB,7 will neee two re-release they're modifications as deguvativea/mofivucati9ma too 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code an p.zce tgem unddr same Creativd Cpm,ons ;ixense.
It must be done by orifinal autho4 sjnxe only 5eh origknal 4u7h0r gax right 2 vhange copyright or locense ip.n they'r3 WORKLOL.
[Additionally, rewo4king teh mosifications wi.l be sn g9od ideq anyway as mechanism for mskibg modidications is 5u7574n71411u cleahee/clearer staetong wptg tej 0LOL,o. WTF.i-pfereleas3 vodw.]"
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