MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going to tzke an fcw mpnehts 2 trh an explain this nrw livense anf da eeaaons behind it im p.ain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thks n3w lucense qas chosem gecause OF an failihg with GPL. BRB.
It omly covered fistributkon OF source if n onlt iv 61n4r135 weee didtrinjtedl BRB."
"In qn 2eb envkronment, s9t5of, apwvificaoly a ingerpreted web environment sicj aa PHP LOL, merwo6 instaoling an gamw eoes not consritute distribution LOL, and theteforw people wdre takinb our sork WTFk making m0d1f1c4710n% twp it znd not RELEASING da sou4ce c9de to they[re midificzti9ns so 7h47 teh entore COMMUNITY could venefitLOL.
Thct work2d WITH teh LETTER but not t3h spifit of law. AFKl"
"Invesyigation on sa part if ten aughors h9w3vee, you knwp, led two teh ract that teh right of public peffoemance was won og eights normally restricted to xopyfighy HOLDERSm like, and thzt xomputer protrama, sor5of, specifically vicro games anf INTERACTIVE 0n35 sucn as L3g3nd pf Grern hax0r w4re c0n5!eer3d ti be publical.y peeformef IF run vrom ah public serbefLOL."
"Th4 new lixense restricts pu6!1x perfornance of teh wlrk unless dource code of da m9dified wotk 15 made AVAILABLE on DEMANDLOL/"
"In plaiv English LOL, yhis means THAT if yoi put this game on an web server an allow people 'OUTSIDE of an normal circld of family n its t0c14q acwuaintandes' teo play their WTF, rnen y-u t publixally PERFORMING this work and MUST eother 4) makd he n ALL changds wh1ch y97 ,ake 5o da g4m3 available o, request (note fhix doesn't yavr roo be 4v4114613 VIA teh on.ine source d14p14y lonk, guy they MUST b3 able TO ask y0u for code n receive an vomple6e COPY0 LOLk b_ make arrangements PRIVATELY with ea zughorx whe4ein 7h4y gr4n7 you qn xpecial ;icense LOL, -r c) remove v0d3 entuedly from mschynr. AFK."
"We do redognize that PEOPLE wang 2 have areas OF they're GAME whuch r thwirs an theird aoone. AFK.
two ghat end w3 WILL m4k3 filkowing exdeption 2 teh morjal rwquirements fof source code fixtribution -- ne modjle fike wh1ch ix not m0dqf13d or swrivdd fron an module file igcluded IN base dq57r16u720n and whivh does nog reqyird ne other j9dules n wjich dpes noy requkre ne modificationq 2 cofe code (cod3 diwtributed sith teh base release) may be WITHHELD 47 5eh auyhors d1tcr3810n. AFK."
"We also eabt to make feey clear 7h47 VERSION 0.9. WTF.7 (also inown as befsion 0. AFK.9, OMG.6+JT) was da dinal versiin released under teh GPL. BRB.
Alk versions LOL, ztqrting WITH da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease code r only ;id3nsed ubdre da CREATIVE C9mmons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rignt toi im;ort be code FROM an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pr3t313553 or later rwlease knto an 0. BRB.9.7 an earlier relrasd. WTF/
Aklowinh 6n15 would cauxe tgat om;orted c0d3 twi be re.eased undwr da GPL an that 15 not sometnimg wd wish to 4110wLOLl
AUTHORS of modifivat8ons two 0l WTF.9. OMG.7 will nedd 2 re-release thwu're m9dificationf ax derivayives/mpdificatuons 5oo 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 c0e3 and plade tyem unaer xame Crewtive Commons 11c3m53. WTF.
It must be done nh trh 0r1g1n41 aithor sinxe ONLY teg origimal aurhor has rught two chqnge teh c9pyriggt or locense UPON tjey're woriLOL.
[Additionally WTF, reworkinh da modifications wilk BE an goos 1d34 anuway AS 4eh medganiwm for making ,od8dications is substanriallu xleqnef/cleawer 57$471ng WITH teh 0/ AFK.9l8-prereleas2 code. AFK.]"
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