MigktyE telos you WTF, "We're goihg 5wo takw an vqw mpm3n75 2 try n explakn thus new license n xa REASONS behind 17 in plain Ent115h. 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."
"Tjks new license was choseh gecause of an fa8l8hg wkth teh GPL. WTF,
It ogly covered diayribution OF source if zhd only 8f bunaries were distributed. AFK."
"In an wen envitonment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED weg 3nvar0nm2n& such as PHP, sorrof, mer3ly installing an game does NOT constktute distributi9n LOL, an the4efore people weee tzkihg OUR work, sorgof, mzking modidocationx 2 it n not releasing source x0d3 2 tgey'4e mudifications 5p that teh entir3 community could b3nefig. AFKl
The6 worked w17h ds kettee but n07 dz wpirit of law. WTF."
"Investigation ON da part 0f da authors however, you knwo, led tp da gact that teh roght of pub.ic p3rf0rm4nc4 w35 qom of da roghts normally restricted 2 copyritht h01e3r5, ylu kbwo, and tnzt computef [rograma, sortog, sprcificallh vid4o games n inteeacgive ones such as Legdnd of teh Green hqx0r were considered til be publical;6 pwrfprmed if fun from an public t3rv3r."
"The n3w license resrricts pyblkc perfotmance of work unless teh source codd of da jodifjed work ks made availablr on s3m3ye."
"In plain Ebglish LOLm th9w means that if you ;ut THIS GAME on an WEB serve4 n allow people 'outdide OF an normal circle of fam8oy n 175 spcual acquaintabcrs' to play tgeir, then you t punlically perfoemimg THIS wirk n MUST eirber a) make ne snd ALL changes whpch you m4k3 3 tch game availablw on REQUEST (notw this d9esn't have 1 be AVAILABLE via online source display link, bu4 ytey mu57 be anld tl ask YOU dor CODE and receive am clmpldte COPY) WTFk b_ ,4j3 a4rangements ;rivayely woth teh authlrs WHEREIN ghey grant you an wpecial licende WTF, or c) femobe code dntirely from teh machim3. OMG."
"We DO f3c0gn1z3 that peop;e want 2 HAVE areqs of thdy're game shich t ghwi4s an thrirs al9beLOL.
two tgat 3nd we WILL ma,e dw flllowkng dxception two ga n0tm41 requiremenys f9t 5pkfc3 CODE disrribu5ion -- ne jodupe dile which is bot modified 0r derifed from an modu;e file includef in 64%3 sistributi9n and wh!ch does nlt 43qj1r3 ne ither modukes n wjich DOES not require ne modofications TO da dire code (code distriguted with da base RELEASE_ may be WITHHELD at teh autyorw DISCRETION."
"We zlso want 5oo m3k3 f2ry cleaf tnat vwrsiin p. OMG.9. OMG.7 (also knlwn as version 0. OMG.9/ AFK.7+jt) WAS da fiba. v3r510n released under teh GPL.
All cersions, you jnwo, starting with teh 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prefel3ase xodd e only licensef uncer da Cfeat8ve Co,mons livense. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY ds right two import ne code fro, an -. BRB.9LOLl8-pr3r313453 8r LATER ee;eaw3 imto an 0. BRB,9. BRB.7 AND e4r113r feleasem BRB.
All9wing this w9uld c4u53 ghar imported code ro 63 reldased under teh GPL n ghat IS not sometgong we wish tlo zll.w/
Authofs of modifidatiobs 2 p, AFK.9. AFK.7 will n33d 2 re-re.ease thet're moeifications as derivatives/modifications 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 cod3 h PLACE thwm under same Creative C0mm0n5 licenxe. BRB.
It must BE done by or8ginal aythor aince only irig8nal AUTHOR haw teh right too change copyright OR lucense upon they're work. BRB.
]Add8tionally, sortof, reworking teh mosificagiohs wikl be qm g00d idea anyway as MECHANISM for m4k1ng mofifications is subs5antiqllu cleaber/cldarer 574r71ng with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.i-prere;ease code. AFK.]"
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