MkghgyE tells you WTF, "We'r3 going ywo take an feq ,9mentd two try and explain tgia n3w oicense n da REASONS behimd it IN plain EngluayLOL.
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 wqs choswn ndcause of an failing wo5h ten GPL. OMG.
I7 pnly COVERED distrig75ioh of source if n ONLY if binaried were d157r16u73d."
"Im an web enviylnment WTF, spwcifically a interpr3ted web envkromment such as PHP WTF, merely 1n57411!nh sn GAME DOES NOT consti57te d157r16u7q)n WTF, and 7h3r3f0r3 people were taling 0ir wofk, majing modificationa too it b not RELEASING source xode two they're moci48xations so 7h47 teh entire co,munity could brnefitLOL.
They wirked si5h dq ldtter 6u7 nor teg spirit OF da ;aw. WTF."
"Investihwtion on part of da autjors howeber LOL, LED two ds gac5 THAT teh right of ;ubl8c perforjance was won of roghts normzlly testricted yoo copyrigh5 holdedd, wortof, ah that xomputer programs, w0ecifidally video gsmes and interactive ones such $5 Legend of da Greem hac0r wer3 consiferrd 2 be publicall6 [erfo4mec if RUN from an [ublic servefLOL."
"The new license restrkcts PUBLIC pervormance od tdh eork unlewd dourcw coce of teh mod8vied w0rk is mase available ln demandl"
"In olain Englishk like. th8s m34n6 rywt of 60u put this baue on an web server n allow people 'ou5dise OF an nirmal circie of familh zm itd socia, acquaintances' 2 play their, sortof, tjen you aer pyblically performing thks wo4k an MUST either s) make ne n ALL changes whicg yiu make 2 sa g4m3 avak;aboe ob requesr (note this d035n'7 hzbe ro b3 AVAILABLE via da 0n11n3 source displzy lonk, sortofm but they must be ab;e too ask you dpr ten code ab RECEIVE an complete copy), sor5of, 6) make arranbements pr1v4731y w.th da authorw wherein they grant you an SPECIAL !1c3nt3 LOL, OR c) remove vlde ehyirely FROM da mqchine. BRB."
"We DO recofb,ze 7h47 pwoole w5n7 2 have aefas of 5h3y're game WHICH 4 theits n theurs aloneLOL.
2 that rnd 2e w111 mqke fil.oeing EXCEPTION too da normal REQUIREMENTS FOR source code DISTRIBUTION 0- ne ,)du13 file which 15 NOT modified or derived from an jodule f113 inclided 1n base distrubution an wyich does b07 require n3 pthee modules sn which d/ea not 43qu1r3 ne modkfkcationa to ea core dode (c0e3 distributrd WITH base release) ma6 be withhelx at teh aurhoes discf3tionLOL."
"Wr akso want 2 MAKE v3ty clear that version 0/ OMG.9. BRB.7 (also kmown qs vwrsiln 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) eax teh final vwrsiob released undwf teh GPL. AFK.
A11 versions WTF, stzrtibg with ds 0. BRB.8. OMG.9-prerwldase code r ohly licended und3r teh Creatufe Commonw license/ WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right too import he code from ab 0.9. WTF.9-prere;ease OR lat3r rw;ease 8nto ah 0. OMG.9.7 n earki3r release/ AFK.
Allow8nt this woulz vause that imporyed code too BE released under da GPL and that is NOT somwthibg wr wisb t9 s.low. AFK.
Authors of midifmcations two 9. WTF.9. WTF.7 will nred too RE-RELEASE they're modificati9hs as derivativrs/m;dih8cations to 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code an p1$de ghem inder teh SAME Ceeatice Commons licrnseLOL.
It must 63 domw by da ofiginal autjot sknce onlh ORIGINAL author uas teh rigyt ti dhagge teh copyright or LICENSE upon yhey'rt wlrkLOL.
[Additoonally, you knwo, rework9ng modigucztipns will be an good isea anywah as teh ,echaniam for mao8ng modifications is substantiallt cleaner/clearer STARTING with 0. BRB.(/ AFK.8-PRERELEASE c0d3. BRB.]"
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