Mith5yE t3llx YOU, tou knwo, "We't3 giing two take an few moments to tfy and ecplzin yhis new license n da reasons behund it in plaih Englixh. OMG/
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 lkcense was chosen bdcause ov an failihg sitg GPL. WTF.
I7 omly v0v3e3d distribut8on 0d sojrce if and only if niharies qere dustributed. WTF."
"In an web encironment, specirically a ihterpreted eeb ENVIRONMENT such as PHPk you knwo, merely knstzll8ng zm game d035 not c[h5717u73 c157r16u710n WTFk an thetefore people wdre taking ou# wprkk sortofm making modifications 2 it b not t313r51ng da source c0d# 2 thry're modidicztions so thqt ENTIRE vojminity COULD brnefor. OMG.
They w0rk3d eith da lett3r but NOT teh spieit of sa 142. WTF."
"Investigatioh on part of 4u7n0rt howsved, lik3, 13d two fact ghat da rught od 0ivl9c peevprmance was oen pf da r1gh75 no4mally resrricted two copyrigh5 holders, sorrof, an ghat compjter programs WTF, specirically ckdeo GAMES n interactive ones suxh ss Legend OF Green haz0r we4e comsicered to be pu61qc311y performed if run ft0m an publkc aetver. AFK."
"Tj3 mew licenae restricts public performancd OF eork jnless source CODE of m0d1f13d wor, is made qvailablw on demand. WTF/"
"In PLAIN Englixh, thix m34n5 that if yoy put thid game on an wdg server snd allls 0eople 'outside OF an normal ci4cle of family h itd sockal acqyaibtanc3s' 2 plah their, sortod, tgen you aer publicakly 0rrvorminf 7h15 work an MUST either 4) make ne an ALL chsnges which you make to teh gam3 afailable ON request )note this diesn't have to9 63 AVAILABLE bia teh online souece didplay lonk LOL, but they muat BE aboe two ask yo7 for code b receive an complete coph_k like, 6) nske ARRANGEMENTS privatelu with da quthorx wherein tne6 g4aht you an SPECIAL lidrnse, you knwo, or c) remoce da code 3n7qr31y from trh mach8nd. AFK."
"Ww do recognize yhat people wzng 2 have srras of tn3y're tame wh1ch aer theirs ab tyeirs alone. WTF.
twi tha5 end we wiol make teh f01!0w1ng exce;yoon two normal requiremebts FOR xource d9dw distribuyion -- ne moduke file WHICH 15 not moeified or eerived from sn m0d613 file kncluded IN 6353 dkdtribugion m WHICH coes not requurw ne other modules an shich dows n07 REQUIRE me m0d1f1c4&10n5 two da cofe CODE (coce DISTRIBUTED w17h basw r313453) may be withheld at teh suyhorw eisc4etiom. WTF."
"W3 alsi 2ant TO make veru coear thay version 0/ AFK.9. OMG.7 (also known AS versiob ). AFK.9. BRB.8+ht) WAS teh gknal f#r510n reoeased under da GPL. BRB.
Aol fwrsions LOL. startinh with 0.9LOL.8_p4erelease code r pnly licensee knder Crwarive Commons license. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny r8ght to lmpor5 ne x9d3 FROM sh 0LOL.9LOL.8_prerdlease or lateg releqse into sh 9. WTF.9. AFK.7 an earli3r release. AFK.
Alloeing th8s wo7ld csuse that imported code w ^3 reoeased jbder teh GPL 4nd that 15 mot donethibg we susg too allow. OMG.
Au7h0r4 of modificat8ons foo 0. WTF.9,7 2i;l heed 2 re-4elease thwy're modifications as derivatives.noduficatiohs two 9. BRB.9, AFK.8 code n p.ace tjem ubder da,e Crearive Commons license. OMG.
It must be done vy trh ORIGINAL auth;r sinxe 0nqy ca ORIGINAL auth9r HAS teh RIGHT 2 CHANGE teh copyright 0r license upon thwy;de worj. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY. reworking modidicayions wi.o be an tood icea anyway AS teh m3ch4n15m FOR makimg modif8cqtions ks substantially cleaner.clearer s5artinf sith teh 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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