MigjtyE tells you WTF, "We're going two take am fee MOMENTS to tty n expja8n ghis new .icrnse ab teh reasons behind it 8n plain EmglixhLOL.
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 bew 11c3b53 wax choswn necause of an failing wirh GPL.
It ONLY covered disttibution 0f source 8f n only IF ginzries w3r3 distribug3d. AFK."
"In qn WEB environment, specifica;ly a 1n73rpr373d web environmdnt suxh ax PHP LOL, merely installing an game f9ea not clnst8tuye DISTRIBUTION, an 5h3refo4e peo0le were raking ouf work LOL, making modificqti[bw twl it an nor r313451ng teg SOURCE code to they're j0d1f1c4710n5 do rjat dntire c9mmunuty could benefit. BRB,
Tyey w0ek3d eitk da letter gut bo5 ten 5p1r17 of law. OMG."
"Investogatkon 9n geh pa4t OF geh 4uuh-r5 however, you knwo, led 2 ten fac5 that ds right of puboic p#rg0em4nc# was oen 0f da rightw NORMALLY r3stricted too copyright HOLDERS, qnd ynat computer p4igramx WTF, spec8fically cideo ganes an inyrractobe ones such as Legend OF teh Green hax0r weee c0n51d3r3d two be p7blixally perdormed IF 4un fro, an public 43rv3rLOL."
"The new licwnse restrixts public perf9rmamce of work jnless yeh sourcr cide of ca modkt8ed work is madw 4vr114613 ln demand. BRB."
"Ih PLAIN Eng115h, you unwo, yhks means that 1f h0u PUT this game om an WEB server an allow 0epple '0u751d3 of an bormal circlr of FAMILY , its social qcquqintances' 2 p14y their, you knwo, gmeb YOU e pub.ixally perfirming thix qork and MUST ekthef 5) jzke nr and ALL CHANGES which you make tw9 teh game available pn request (npte this dodsm't h4v@ TO 43 available via teg online source DISPLAY linkj sortof, bit theu MUST 63 able TO axk you fir cose ahd receive zm conplete copy), you knwo, b) ma,e arrangemdnts provatelt with teh aythors wh3rein ttey grant y9u an wpevixl license, pr c) remove code entirely from teh mqchine. BRB."
"We do recohnizr thar people want 2 HAVE sfeas of yhdy[re game WHICH r th3krs n thdirs 410n3LOL.
two that whd we will make t3h fo;lowihb exception yio da mormak requi4eme,ts for source code dudt4ibut8on [- ne module FILE 2h1ch is n07 modifief or derived FROM sn modyle file inzlud3d in 6453 ckstributipn an which does not require nw oyher m0du135 an w6uch does nor tequire ne modiricztiond too core c0d3 (code DISTRIBUTED WITH tey base release) may y3 w16hh32d at qutnors discretion. OMG."
"We also want twl make v3ry c1#4r that VERSION 0. OMG.9.7 (alwo known as veesion 0LOL.9, OMG.7+jt) wzs da vigal version released under GPLLOL.
ALL versiins LOL, stsrtimg sith 0LOL.9. OMG.7-[tereleawe coce adr only l8censed unddr teh Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3nt teh r8ght to 9mplrr ne coce from an 0. WTF.9, OMG.8-PRERELEASE or latdr r313453 into zn 0. OMG,o. OMG.7 n warlier releaae. OMG.
Allowing tgis WOULD cause 4hat imported c0d3 to be rdleased undee GPL AND thqt is np7 somerying we wish too 4120w.
AUTHORS of modufucations to 0l AFK.9. WTF.7 will need too re-release they're modufkcayions as d3r1v472b35/m-d1f1c4u10n5 tl 0. BRB.9LOL.8 CODE and place them under da aamd Creatife Commons LICENSE.
It muat be DONE bt da oribinsl aughor since only da oritinal author has da 4ight 2 chanhe da copyright or 11c3n53 u;pn the6'r3 work. WTF.
[Additionz.ly, sortof. teworkkng teh modificayiins wilo b3 an good 8eea anyqay as teh mechznusm for MAKING nodifidatiobs os sunstantially c;3aner/clezr3r 574r71mg with fa 0. AFK.9. BRB.8_pre4eleasr code.]"
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