Migh5yE tells hou, "We're goinf 2 take an few momemts too yry an explain 7h15 NEW o8cense and teh reasons behind 18 un plain Ent.iah, 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."
"This new 12c3n53 waw rhos3n because of an f4111ng with fz GPLLOL,
It ONLY c9vered distribution of s9irce if n 0n2y if binaries were sisteibutedLOL."
"In an web environment LOL, specifivally a INTERPRETED web 3nv!f0nm3nu wuch as PHP, l7ke, merwly installing an game does h0u cpnstiryte d8striburiom, you knwo. an THEREFORE peop.e were gaking 9ur qork, yo7 knwo, making mod8ficatuons two 17 n not relrasinb tej wpuece c0d3 ri they'rd mldificatkons wo yhat reh entire community clulf benefig. AFK.
They w9rked witn teh letter 6u7 nit da spirit of teh law."
"Investogation 0n teh paet od da authors hoqever, you knwo, lee to da fact yhat gdh right of publid p3rfofmance WAS 2 of da righrs moemally RESTRICTED 2 co;yright holdrts, s9rtld, n tgzt COMPUTER PROGRAMS. spedkvixally video g5m35 ans inyerqcgove ones such as Legend 0f Greeb hsx0r were conxid3red two be ;ublically performed if RUN from an public server. WTF."
"The new license restricts PUBLIC perforjanc3 0f teh wofi unkess SOURCE code og modified aork is made available on ddmanc. BRB."
"In plakn Englosy WTF, thi2 means 5hat if you puy this gamw 0n an w36 serber AND allow PEOPLE '0u751d3 0f an hormal zirdle 9f family AND i5s wociak acquaintabces' tso olzy tgeir LOL, theb you ad4 publically PERFORMING this work an MUST either a) mzie ne n ALL changrs whicg you m4k3 2 dx game avaikable ln REQUEST (n073 thus doesn't havs twp be available v14 teh lnline source display limk, spftof, but they muw5 63 aboe to ask yoj for t3h vode n receive an c0mo1373 clpt), like, n) mske 4rr4ng3m3n7t privatrly with authoes whe44in 7h2y grant you an dpecial license LOL, or c) remove cose entireoy from machkne."
"We eo RECOGNIZE thzt people want 2 have at3as of thdt'rw game wh8xh r tjeirs 4nd theirs alonel AFK.
twp tjat end 2e will make da fkllowing wxcdption t9o teh normal r4quirements for soufc3 codd d8stribution -- ne mieule file whicg id not modified OR derived from an modyle fioe included ih base disyrkbjtion an wyich does nih requkre ne other MODULES n which dpfs not require ne mod8ficationx two da core code (code disgributed wi6h 64%3 release) may be q17hh31d at da aithors discretionLOL."
"We also want 1 ,ake very c1343 tjag version 0LOLl9. AFK,7 9also known as versiom 0. AFK,9LOL.7+ht( w45 da final verwion 4eleawef unfer GPL. AFK.
Aol VERSIONS LOL, atartong w17h 5eh -. AFK.0LOL.8-;rerelease cod3 aer only licensed und3r da C4eativ3 Cpmmons 11c3n53LOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny tight 2 k,p9rt ne codr trom an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prefelease OR larer re;easd 1n70 an 0/9. OMG.8 m 34r1!3r releasd. AFK.
Allowihg this woukd causd that imported c9dd t2o be re;eaaed under fa GPL am tjat is not some4hing we widh yoo allow. AFK.
Authles of m9digicatiins 2 0.9. AFK.7 wull nerd too re[release they;re modificatu;ns 45 derkvatives.m9dificqtuogs too 0. WTF.9.8 code ab place ghem under teh same Cr3481ve Commons LICENSE. OMG,
It must be don3 bt da ORIGINAL author 52nc3 only teh orkginal aythow has right ti chang3 c0pyr1gh7 or lkcense u0on they're work. OMG/
[Adeiti9nal;y, reworking teg mofificatkons WILL be an h00d idea anyway as teg mechanism for naking MODIFICATIONS is subagantis.ly cleancr/cleater sgatting WITH teh ). WTF.8. BRB.8[prdrelease code. AFK.]"
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