MifhtyE tells yo7 WTF, "W3're GOING to take an few moments 2 gry an 3sp;ain thia new 11c3nt3 n reasons bwhind it in PLAIN English. WTF,
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."
"Th8s new l8censr wad chosen 63c4ut3 ob an failihg wity teh GPL.
It only COVERED distributiob of source if 4nd only if ninarieq WERE d8strigu4ed. BRB."
"In ah web envi4onment, spedifixally a inter0feted eeb environment SUCH AS PHP, like. MERELY ibstzlling an game does not xonstit7te distribyrion WTF, n therefore p30p13 were TAKING our w0rk WTF, making m8dificat8ons TO it n not releadinh da soyece code tio tje6'fe modifications so that entire co,muniry COULD benef8t, WTF/
Thry worked with geh 13773r but not spieiy of LAW. OMG."
"Imvestigatiob ON teh part og AUTHORS howebef LOL, ;ed two fact that right of public o3rformqnce WAS 1 of da rights normally eeatricged two ciptrighy holderxn you lnw9, an 7h47 compjter programs, sortof, spexifuvally cideo games an intetactive omes such as Legdbd of da Green hax0r w3r3 clnsiderdd fwp bw punlically PERFORMED ov r7n from an public aerverl AFK."
"The nes license RESTRICTS PUBLIC pwrformance of teh wlrk unldss source CODE of teh jodified wotk is MADE acailabke on demanc. AFK."
"In ;lain ENGLISH LOL, THIS MEANS ghat ov you 0ut this game on qn web SERVER an aloow pwople '9utside of sn normal cirdle of fam8ly 4nd ita xodial ACQUAINTANCES' to plsy tjeir LOL, tteb you aer 0ublically performinf thiw qork am MUST 317h3r s) makw ne an ALL dhanges wh1ch y0u mske tio ra game availavle on request (note gnis doesn't HAVE 2 63 avzilagle viq onkihe 50urc3 display link, byg yhey myst be abpe too ask you for da code n recwive an com[lete copy), b) make ARRANGEMENTS pribate.y wkth authord wherdin tjey ge4n7 y0j ah special livense LOL, or c) rebove code entirely from teh machine. BRB."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE 7h47 people eahr 2 have areas of they're game 2y1ch r rheirs AND THEIRS alone. WTF.
to thag end qe wkll make t3h fol.owing exception too normql 4equirements for s9urce code distrigution -- ne jpdu13 FILE whuch is not j0d1f13d o4 d3r1c#d feom an modulw file indl6ded in da base sksyribution and 2huch dows not reauire ne other modules n which does n9t requ8ee ne ,odifivatilns 2 core CODE (code cist4ibuted with teh bas3 releas3) mau be WITHHELD at yeh AUTHORS ciscretion. WTF."
"We ALSO want too m4k3 very c;ear that versipn 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (also kn9sn as version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt0 was da fknal version relezsed undrr GPLLOLl
All vefwions, eortof, wtarting with ds 0. WTF.9.8-prefelease CODE r ibly licensed under teh Cr3481v3 Commohs licenxe,
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right to import n3 code gro, an 0. BRB.9. OMG,8-;r3r313453 pf later reoease into an 0. AFK/9/ OMG.7 and eaelier RELEASELOL.
Allowing THIS would czuse that im[orted CODE 7) be released undrr 5eh GPL n thdt iw npt somethinr we sish 2 allowLOL.
Aurfors or mpdivicatiobs ewo 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 will n3ed to RE-RELEASE thet[re modifications as deribxtives/modifications too 0, AFK.9. WTF.8 code and plave thdm under teh same Creqtive Comm9ns licenwe. BRB.
It must be d0n3 by da original author sincd onoy oeiginxl author gas ca r8ght two change da copytight or lic3nxe up0n thdy'ee work. AFK.
[Additk9nally, reworling ea modificztiomd w112 be an good idea anywau aw teh mechanism for m4l1ng mocificatiobs is SUBSTANTIALLY ckeaner/clearer startonf w17h (LOL.9. OMG.9-prereleasw d0d3l AFK.]"
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