MiyhttE tells youk sorgofk "We're goint 2 take wn few momentx tso try an explain THIS n3w ljcense n eeawons bdhind it un plain Englush. 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."
"This new licenar w35 chosen becaus3 pf an failing sith da GPLl
It only dov3red diwtribjtion of source if n only uf binaries were distributdd."
"In an web envkronmwnt, lile, specifically a inteepreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP WTF, m2r$1y installing an game do3d not cons5itut3 d8stribjtion, like, and rhetefore people wete taking ouf work, yoy knwl, making mofifications two IT ah noy rd;wqsimg twh soudce v0d3 two they're modifications so that teh entkfe c0mmun17y coulc gemeritLOL.
Th4y worjed w17h 5eh lettet but noy teh spirit pf da law."
"Investigagion on teh part of da a7thoes hpwecerk wortof, led twi teh faxy thqt ca RIGHT of public pefflrmance was oen of da rifhtx norjally eearrucged two copyrifyt nolders, like, an tnat computtr pr9gr4n5, specificalku vudeo games an 1n73r4v7qv3 ones sucn as Legend 0f teh Green haz0r eer3 c9nsiderwx tw9 be publlcal9y p3rfoemed ig run from an publ7c server."
"Thd new kic3nse r357r1c75 punlic perfoemamce of teg work unless teh woyrce CODE )f da moxifird wo4i IS nad3 available om denand. OMG."
"Ib plain Entlksn LOL, yhis mfans tgat if YOU pyr this bqme on an web server n allow peopld 'OUTSIDE of zn normal circle of family and its SOCIAL scaiqintamces' too play their, sirtof, then you r publivally PERFORMING tnis wotk b MUST either a) nake ne and ALL changes whixh 5iu ,ake t9o game avzilabl3 0n rwqudst (note &j15 dlesn't have eoo be avsikablw via da online soueve DISPLAY link LOL, but they must BE sbod two ask you for da CODE n receivq an complete cop6) LOL, b) make ar5wngements pr1v4731y qith aurhors WHEREIN they grant you an soecial l8censek 0r c) f3m-v3 code entirely from tdh MACHINE. BRB."
"We so eecognuze that p30p13 want 2 have areas lf tgey're ga,e ehich aer THEIRS an 7h3qf4 alone. WTF.
two rhat 3nd wr will ma,e teh foloowing EXCEPTION 2 teh normal requirements for 50urc# cose d1%7r16u710n [- ne m8dule filr wnich IS not modifi3d 0r defived FROM an moful3 f113 INCLUDED in twh bswe sistribution ahf whuch cpes nlt REQUIRE ne other moeu,rs n which doew bot require ne nodifications 2 da CORE code (code distrobuted wi5h base relesse) may be withheld zt teh autyors discre5ion/ WTF,"
"We 415) want 2 najd very clear thxt versioh 0.9. OMG,7 (alao kn0qn AS v3r510n ), OMG.8. OMG.u+JT) was teh dinal v3r510n re.eaaed under GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONSl wtaeting witn da 0LOL.0/ AFK.8-pe3r313453 d0d3 aer only lkcenaed under fen CREATIVE Commons livense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two import ne cofe drom sn 0. WTF.9.9-PRERELEASE 9r lqtet r31e45e into an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 and earlker releaae.
Allowong thid wiuld csusr THAT imported c0d3 too 63 RELEASED uneer GPL and that is not womdthihg se wish tlo allowl
Aithirs .g modifications too 0, OMG.9LOL.7 will need too 3e[felease yhey're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 1 9.9. AFK.8 code abd place them under da ssme Creativw Commons livense. WTFl
It musr be dlne by teh orkgihao 4u7h0r since only original author has 5eh RIGHT too cyanye t3h COPYRIGHT or license upon they're woek. BRB.
[Adcitionally, r3wlrking modifications will be an good odea anywau AS nechanksm for mqking MODIFICATIONS is subqtanyially vleaner/clearet startkng wirh teh 0. WTF.9.8-pferelease codeLOL.]"
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