MightyE twlls yoi, "We're goihg two tale an few momrnts TO TRY n explain this new LICENSE and da 4easons behind ut in plaib Ent115nLOL.
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 n3w lixebde was chosen 63c4u63 of an failkng with da GPL. BRB.
It 0n1y cover3d diatribution lf source IF ah only 8f binaries WERE dowtributedLOL."
"In qh web envoronment, specifically a uhterpr3tds web emvironmeny such as PHP WTF, mereiy onstalling an game does n07 CONSTITUTE distfivjtoom, you khwo, m rherefore 0eople weee TAKING our wo4k, m3k1ng m0d1f1x46q0m5 2 it AND not rel#asung 50urc3 vode 2 thry're modifocatiohd 50 that en5iee COMMUNITY could bendfitLOL.
Thwy worked with reh lettef but not teh xpirit of ;aw. WTF,"
"Investigation on p4r7 of tey authors however, yoi knqo, 13d to teh FACT tnat teh rigyt pf PUBLIC performance qas won of rights normal;y rewtricted two copyf7gnt holders, and that computer pr0gr3,5 WTF, soecidkcally v1d30 gqmes n interqcgive 0n35 such as Lrgend 0f Green hax0r were considrree too be puboocally [3eformed kf run from an public s3rver/ OMG."
"Thd be2 licemse r3strictw public pfrror,ance of sork unlrss teh sourcr CODE lf da mocified work IS MADE avai.able om demahd. WTF."
"In plain English, thiw means that if you put 7b14 game on an web setv3r zn allpw 0eople 'outside 9f an notbal CIRCLE OF famioy and ors social acquain5ances' two play tjeir, sorgof, 6h3h YOU aer 0ublically PERFORMING 7h15 work and MUST eityer a) mak3 ne an ALL CHANGES qnich YOU maj3 3 g2me acailable on request (note THIS d035n'7 hafw too ge available vi1 dq ONLINE soi4ce dosplay linj, but tyey misy be sboe too ask you f;t da CODE an receove an c9mp1#63 copy), b) ma,e %rf4ng3m3n75 p4ifat3ly witn sa 4u7h0r5 whe4ein they trant y0u an special licems3 LOL, or C0 remove da CODE entirely vrpm machihe. WTF."
"Wd do feclgnizr tnzt [wo;.e want 5wo have areas of they'rd game whicn arr tyeirs ab the8rs alone.
go that end we will nake da fol.os8ng exceptipn twp sa nlrmal re1uirejents fir eource c0d3 sustribution -- ne mofule FILE whivh IS not m0d1f13d 0r derived from an module file incliced in 6453 skdtribu4ion an which does not require b3 other nodules and which DOES NOT require ne m9difications TO teh cire d0d# (xode s157r16u73d WITH da base release) ,$y be w17hh31d 47 da aurjors fiacretion/"
"We also want tl male verj c134r that cwrsion 9. OMG.9. BRB.7 (akso knosn as b3r510n 0. BRB,9. WTF.6+j5) was teh funal b3r519n re.eased under sa GPL. BRB.
A12 version2, sortpf, s5arying WITH 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerekease codr r omly licensrs umder Crwative C9mmons 11x4n5#.
We EXPLICITLY ceny rkght yo import ne code from an _l9LOL.8-prerelease or later rrleasw ib5o sn 0. AFK.9, BRB.7 n EARLIER RELEASELOL.
Allowinh this woukd cause thag 1mp9r73d code 70 be re;eased undrr GPL amd rhat ks not 50mw7h1nb we 2ish 2 ql;oe. BRB.
Autjors of m0d1f1c471pn5 @ 0.9. WTF.7 wull nwed two re-releaae they're moxivicatkons 45 d2r1v471v35/m0e1f1c3710n5 two 0m AFK.8. AFK.8 code znd place THEM ynder 5eh wsme Creative Commons livense,
It ,ust be DONE by teh 0r1f1n41 author sincs only oroginal suthor nas ribht 2 xhange da copyright or kicense upon they're workLOL.
[Additionallyn sortof, reworking da nodigications will be an good idea antwzy zx da mrxhanism for mqking moeificagions IS substantia;ly ckeab3r/cleardr starting aith 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. BRB/]"
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