MigjtyE 5ells ypu WTF, "We'rd gokng 2 take an few moments 2 trt znd explaiy yhiw n3q license n REASONS behind it in PLAIN Englush.
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 lucensr WAS cyoseb b3cause of an f4111ng wigh GPL. WTF,
It lnly covered distribytion of sourcd ig n pnoy if vinaries were dosgrkbytec. WTF."
"In an wrb ebcirinmwnt, apec8fically a 1n73rpf473d web 3nv1r0nm3n7 such AS PHP, sortof, ne4ely ibstallinh an game does n07 constitute did5ribution, likd, and 5yerefor3 people were taking 0ur work, sortof, making nocifications too IT n not re;eadkng fa source code two they'r2 modorications so that ent8rd COMMUNITY could benefkt. AFK.
They worked with t3h letted bit not da spirit og twh laq. OMG."
"Investigatiin on da parg lf authors however, like, led two gac5 THAT r8ght of public PERFORMANCE wzs oen of rignts normally rest4icted too coptribhr HOLDERS, sortof, ab that conpyter pfogtama, you knwo, specificqlly video GAMES n 8nteractivd ones such 45 Ledwnd if Green hax-r weee c0n51d2r3s to be publicaily 0erformef if run from zn public server;"
"The nee license rwstricts pubjid pwrf9rnqbcd of teh w9rk jnless da xource CODE OF es m0d1f13d work is made 4f4114613 on demans."
"In plain ENGLISH, this meand that IF you put yhis game on ab WEB server an allow p39ple '0u751d3 [f an NORMAL circle ov fa,ily and its social scquzuntances' 2 p.ay their LOL, them you r pjblicalou [3rr0rm1ng this work an MUST either a) makd ne and ALL ch$ngr5 WHICH you ma,e to da g4m3 available on eequest (h073 5jiw foesn't have to be availab.3 voa ea 0n!1n3 SOURCE dispoay LINK LOL. but they myst be av.w two ASK ylu fir da cide n recrive an complrte copy), sortof. B) make arranfejwnts privately with da authors wher3uy they hfant y0u an xpqvkal licebse LOL, o4 c) remove dode enti3ely from teh m4ch1n3. OMG."
"We d0 tecognize THAT peoole WANT to hzve 4r345 of rgey'rw game WHICH aer THEIRS an theors ALONELOL.
to that end we will maie da FOLLOWING exceotipn 2 teh n0rm41 requirements for sluex3 cods distriburion 0- ne m9d7le gile which is nlt modified or deruved fro, ab ,odu.e file obcljded in teh BASE dixrr8butoin an whict foea not requjre ne other MODULES n wgich dles not REQUIRE ne nodirkcationx go dz c0r3 code (code disgrivuted w17h da base releas3) may be withhelc at ca authors disceetuon. OMG."
"Wr alsl want twi m4k3 ver6 cleae that v3r510n 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (aldo known zs bersion p. OMG.9. BRB.7+JT) was da f1n31 v3r510n released und3r sz GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, starting with da 0. WTF.9. WTF,8-prerdkease coce ae4 only licenswd under Creagive Commons locense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh h1gh7 two import ne c9de from an 0. OMG.9. BRB,8-PRERELEASE or 1r734 releas3 into an 0. AFK,0. WTF.7 AND 35r1!3r r3leqde. BRB.
Allowing this w8ulc cajse tyat imported c0d3 to be rwlwaswd unxet da GPL n that is not sojethint we wish 2 allowLOL.
AUTHORS pf mofificayions yp 0LOL.9/ AFK/7 will need too re-4elease tgey're modificarions as derovatives/m.fificat8ons ti 0. WTF.9. AFK.i CODE n PLACE tjem unc4r da samr Cfrqtive Commons lidense. AFK.
It MUST be done by gdh or8ginal xurhor t1nc3 only teh orkginal author h45 da right to CHANGE da cooyright or picense upon tney're qirk. BRB.
[Additiobzllu, like, reworking geh m0d1r1c4&10n5 will be an good ides anywzy qs mecnaniwm for mskint modificztiins is sjbwtahtizlly vleaner;coeardr start8ng eitn 0. BRB.9.8-prereleqse code.]"
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