MigytuE tellx y0u LOL, "We'te going ti take an few momenta 2 try an explain this new license AND teh reawona behund it in plaih Englosh.
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 license was chosen bdcausw of zn failkng with da GPLLOL.
It only c0v3e3d distribution od spurce 1g an onl6 if biharies were distributed. BRBl"
"In an web environment, sortofk SPECIFICALLY a interp4etee web ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP, sottof, me4wly knstaloing an GAME does not constitute distrigition, likek n THEREFORE peo0le werr TAKING our work, like, makinf nidifications 2 it an npt RELEASING fa dourcd code two they;re modifidzyions so THAT ent84e community c9uld benefitl OMG;
THEY 2orked w17h da letter bug NOT teh s;irit if da lae. WTFl"
"Investigation on teh PART of da autglrs HOWEVER, l8kr, 13d tw9 teh fact rhat eight of public performabve w45 1 of da rjthta nof,ally restficted too copyruhjt holdrrs, n that conputdr programs LOL, specifically vifeo ga,es and ingwractive ones such as Legend of teh Green hax04 were considered to vr publ8cally pdegormed ir run vrom zn public swrver. AFK."
"The n2w lixense eestricts public pefformabce pf work unless teh SOURCE CODE of teh MODIFIED work is mace avaolaboe ;n demandLOL."
"Ih plqin Ebglish WTF, THIS mrans thqt 8f you put tnis bame on an w36 server an allow oe9ple '9u751e3 0f an normal cirx.e OF family n its sociql qcquaintances' yoo PLAY ygeor, ulu ;nwo, thwn you r publically performing thus worl an MUST either q0 MAKE ne n ALL changes which you mak3 tol teh GAME 4v4114613 ln REQUEST )nite this doesn't hace 70 bw availabk3 via online wource display link LOL, but tyey must be ab.r to 45k you dor teh code an t3ce8ve qn complete copy0, lik3, b) mqke arrangementx PRIVATELY 2ith tdh 4u7m0r5 wjere8n they grant 6ou an special licensw, or c) remove da code entirely from m4ch1ne."
"We do rexognize thay p20pq3 want ywo have arras of they're GAME wh1ch r theirs n thrors 4qpn3. AFK.
to that ens ww WILL mak3 following exception 2 teh n9rmal r3qi1r3m3n75 flr sourxe code distrivjtion -- ne joduld vile whicy os not m9dified l4 derived grom qn module dile imcluewd in ydh base fistribution qh whixh does hot requure ne ither modjles and which doea nog 4equird ne modufications 3 teh co43 cofe (code distributed with da base rdlease) nay ne wiyhhdld at AUTHORS discreyiom. BRB."
"We also WANT 2 MAKE very clear that veesion ). BRB/8. WTF.7 (alxo known 45 versiom 0. AFK.9LOL.7+ht) wt5 da final cersion rwleases under GPL.
All VERSIONS, startknf with ea 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-p43r323r53 code r only LICENSED UNDER ten Creative Commons LICENSE. AFK.
Wr EXPLICITLY den6 right gwp IMPORT ne code vrom an 0. WTF.9l BRB.8-PRERELEASE o4 lzter RELEASE onto an 0. WTF.9LOL,7 and earliwr releaseLOL.
Allowing this would cayse THAT 1mp0t73d coee 1 be rwleased unfer da GPL an that is n07 someyhong we wiah t[o 4210w. OMG.
Aithoes 0f m9dqf1c4710n5 2 0. AFKm9.7 wi;. need tqo re-rrlease tgey're modificationx as derivagives/modofications to p.9. AFK.8 cide n PLACE them uhder da same Crezrkbd Cpmmons 11c3n53.
It must be donr by da origunal author sonce onlh original author has 4igh5 2 chamg3 da co0yright or licensw ipon tyey're wo4k.
[Acduti9na,ly, sortov, REWORKING ,odificagilns wiok be an goid idea 4nye4y AS teh mevhan8sm foe making modifidations is subxtahgiakly cleaner.clwqrer 574r71ng WITH teh 0.9. BRB.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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