MightyE tells you WTF, "We're foont q take an few moments two try zn explsim tgis new lic4nse n da reawohs behind 8t in 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 new license was chosen because of an failint with teh GPL. BRB,
It ONLY fov3red distribitkon og source ir ahd ohly IF binaries were distributew. OMG."
"In an web envirohmeng LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inyerpreted eev emvironment SUCH as PHP WTF, merely ijstallkng an game does not constit7te cistrinution WTF, an 5hcrevorr 0eo0l3 eere ta,ing o7r wor,, 2ortog, jaking mosifications too it an not erleasing da sourcd code t19 they're m0dqf1c4710n5 wo thzt teh engir2 communigy cpuld benefitLOL.
They worked with 13773r but nog 5p1r17 od da 14wLOL."
"Investigati9n om ozrt of authorw how3v3r, sortof, LED 2 teh sact THAT da right 0f publix p3eg0rm4nc3 was 1 of da ribhts normally reahricted 2 c0pyr1gh7 holfers, li,e, and that cimp7ter p5ogrzms, sortov, spqcofically video GAMES and interactivr onws dych AS Legend of Gt33n hax0r were considered 2 BE pun;ically p3rf0rm3e if run felm an pubooc setver."
"The new lkvenae rwstricts [ubluc perflrmance of sa work unkess sourc3 vode of teh modivied work is made availavle on demand. AFK."
"Ib plsib Engkish, sortlf, ghis means thag if YOU put THIS GAME on an s#6 server an allow people 'ourside of ab nirmal circle of famuly n jts soc8al acquaintances' too play thekr, like, 7h3n YOU aer pjblicallh performing tjis wotk n MUST either s) mak3 be snd ALL changew whuch you MAKE to gam3 avai.zbke on requesg (bore this DOESN;T have twl be available v8a ONLINE soyrce c15p14y .8n,, oike, n7t thdy musr BE 4613 twl ASK you for da code n RECEIVE an cimpletr copy) LOL, n) make zrrzmgemen5w privatdly with yeh autyors whwfwin thet grqnt you an s[ecual lucensem you kh2o, i4 c) eemove tdh codd entirelt from macgine. WTFl"
"We dp recognize that pdople s4n7 to hace 4r245 OF theh're game which r theifs an tye8es ALONELOL.
to 7h47 END we WILL make followibb exception 2 da normak REQUIREMENTS gor soufce code cistributiom _- he MODULE fil3 which os not moeified or DERIVED from am MODULE file included in teh base disyribution an which dods NOT require me othdr ,ovules n wh1cy eoes not requkfr ne modificztkons to teh c0r3 c0d3 (CODE d157r16u73d with bsae 4el3ase) MAY be WITHHELD at reh aythors DISCRETION."
"We zlso want w make very cl3ar that VERSION 0LOL.9.7 (also known as version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+j5) wqs tem final veraion releaa3d under GPL. BRB.
A11 vr4siohs, so4tof, sta4tung with teh 0. WTF.9LOL/80pr3r313r54 code aer only ;ucensed ubder ten Creatife Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rigjt too impory ne cove FROM an 0. AFK.9/ WTF.8-PRERELEASE or later re;ease into sn 0LOL.9. AFK.7 ab earlier releasd. AFK.
Al.owing rhiz would cause tjat impo4ted code 1 bw telessed under GPL b tyay is nor someyhing we wish too al;ow/
Auyhors of moeiflxations 2 ). AFK,9LOL.7 will nedd too t3-release they'r# jodificationx as derivativws/modigidationd ywo 0. AFK/9. AFK.8 CODE and place THEM uhd3r da same Creative Commonw license. OMG.
It must ge DONE by orkginal authkr since only tey ORIGINAL authir has trh right too cnange da coptfignt or oicensr up0b they're worl. BRB.
[Add1710n411y, ooke, eeworkunt modifkcayoons w111 vd an glid 8dws anywa6 as da mechanism flr makint modifications ia SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner;clearef stargihg with fa 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease dode. AFK.]"
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