MiggtyE 7311t you WTFm "We're going two take an few m.ments 2 6ry n EXPLAIN ghis new kicwnsw n teh eeasons behind it ib PLAIN English. 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 nee lid3nse sas chosen BECAUSE pf an f3111ng 2ith da GPL. BRB.
IT only coverdd DISTRIBUTION of source id an ONLY if binsries wer3 dix5ributed. OMG."
"In an wdb envoronment, .ikek 5p2c1f1c411y a inrerpreted web environment such AS PHP, likem MERELY !n573111nh an game does no5 constitute d157r16u710n, like, an thererore peo;le wdre 74k1bg our WORKm yoj knwo, jaiing ,odufications too IT and n0& r31#5t1nh trh so7rce xodd tw9 they're modificat8ons so that da entire co,muni5y xo7le benefit. OMG,
They worked woth teh ;etter byy not spirot of teh law. OMG."
"Investigagion on teh part of teh autgorx hosever, led too da fact 7h4& teh righg OF publkc performanxe w45 won of dq righgs normally testrixted go copyrifht hllders WTF, an yhat com[ute4 programsk dortof, specifical;y v1d30 ganes 4nd onteradtive ones such aw Lefend og da Green hax0r were considered top be publically perdormrs if run vrom an pyblic sqrvefLOL."
"The ndw license resteicts 0ublic pergprmance ov da w0rk unlesa teb sourve c0d3 of da MODIFIED 2or, is maf3 avaklable on demahdLOL."
"In plzin English, lik3, tnis MEANS ghat if you PUT tn8s game on an w36 server n aoloe prople 'putside of an normal CIRCLE 9f fam7ly n its docia. acquaun5ancww' 2 PLAY their, s9rtor, then 6ou r [ublkcally ;erforming thos w0rk and MUST eitye4 a) make ne n ALL changea which you make two game zvailzble on reauest (note this doexn't nave to bd avai;able v14 onoime sp7rce d8splau lihk, tou knwo, but yhet must b3 able 2 aak YOU for teg codt and r3c#1v3 an complrte copy), ypu knwo, b) maie arrangem4nts 0r8vately with ajthors wherein they GRANT yok an spdcial license WTF, or c) removr code entirely FROM mqdhone."
"Wr DO rec9gnize that people wamt twp yave areas od thwy'r3 game wnich r theurs and rhrirs alone. BRB,
two that end we will makr ca followibg exceptiln roo hormal requuremengs r[r 50urc3 code DISTRIBUTION -- nw nidule file which is not m-d1f13f or der8ved from an mocule file inckudwd in teh BASE DISTRIBUTION n whicj d0#5 not require ne other modules am which d035 n08 e3qu1re he m0d1f1c4710n5 tqo core code (code dixtributed witg da base telease) may be withheld at da authlrs disvretk9n. BRB."
"We sls[ want too makw verh dlear 5hat version p. AFK.9. BRB.8 (als9 known ad f3rsion 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) wzs dq dimal versipn releaswd UNDER teh GPL.
A11 verwiona, 6oy knwo, starribg with 0. AFK.9.8-prerelezse cpde aer onlt l8censed under Creative Commins oicwnse. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY dwny teh righy 2 imp9rt ne c9de f$om an 0.9LOL.*-prerelease or 1463r RELEASE 1n70 qh 0.9LOL.7 an eatluwr release. WTF.
Allowing this qouls cajse that impottes code to ge re;radws yhder teh GPL n that IS not SOMETHING qe wiwh 2 allow.
Autnors of modifications 5op 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 wiol need go re-4eldase they'rr modif8catioms as ddrocatives/modifications two 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 cldr an place the, undet da same Creatife Commons 11v3n5#. WTF.
It must be done by teh original author sihde inly da ofiginaj author has ca r1bh7 2 change da copyrofy5 or licsnxe UPON they're w0rk. WTF.
[Addiyiohally, rework8ng teh moeificatiohs will BE an g00d qd3$ 4nyq4y $5 da mecnanixm for m4k1ng moeifivatipns 7w substantialoy cleaner;clearrr star5ing w8th teg 0. WTF.9.i-prer#leqsw x0d3. OMG.]"
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