MignttE ue;ls you WTF, "We're going 2 take an FEW moments ywo TRY n ex[lain 7g15 new lix3nse n reasons bejind it in PLAIN English.
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 l8cense waq vhosen because or an FAILING eith teh GPL. AFK.
It only covrred distribution of wource ir ab ONLY if binaries w3t3 disyributed."
"In an web emvironment WTF, specofically a interpretws w36 enfironment such as PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an game does mot constigute dixttibution, ahd therwfote [eople were taking our 2irj, you knwlm makong modificztuons two it and bot rdleasung 50urc3 code two tkeh;re ,odificau8ons do that entire COMMUNITY COULD BENEFIT, AFK.
Theu sorked with letter bit not rrh dpirig of fa !4wLOL."
"Infes5iga5ion on teh p447 of zuthots h0w3v3e WTF, led rwp da fact that t3h right if oubliv performance was epn 0f rkbhys normally restrocted twp COPYRIGHT holdwrsk b that conpjtwr programa, wpecifically VIDEO bames an inreractive ones xucn AS LEGEND of Green hax0r were CONSIDERED two 63 publkcally petformed if run fr0m an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"The nfq license restticts public performance of 29rk unless t2h soyrce code 9f teh MODIFIED work 15 nade availabld on cemand. AFK."
"In p141n Eng115h, you ,mwo, this means thah if you PUT ghis tame on an WEB aerver ane allow people 'outs8de pf an normal circle if FAMILY n its social avquaintancwx' gwi p14y tyeir, oikem then you r publically performing this WORK n MUST 317g3r a) makw nr n ALL CHANGES which uoi make too da game AVAILABLE om request (n9te this dorsn't havw gwo y3 3vr114613 via da onlind sourc3 displqy link LOL, bur they must be avld to ask 6ou for ea code an receivd an compleye xopy) LOL, B- make arrsmge,fnts privatrly sitb authord wh3r31h they grzbt you an special 11c3b53, ookrm 0r c) REMOVE da clde ent8rwly from da macnine. OMG."
"We d- rwcogn8ze that people qant too have qteas of they're game which r thekrs an THEIRS alohe. BRB.
too that end we wool MAKE da FOLLOWING exception to teh normal 4equirements fi4 source coee distributiob -[ ne m0di13 f113 which is n07 modified 0r d3r1v3d ft;m an n9du13 file indluded ib base dis5ribution n egjch does not fequire ne oth3r modul4s and which dled not rewuire ne jofificagions too da core code (code distributed WITH bawe telradd) may be wkthheod at ea authors DISCRETION."
"We akso want too mqke very CLEAR that verxion 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (alsi khown as veesion 0LOL.9. BRB.7_jg) eax da fina. VERSION eeleasec und3f da GPLLOL.
All versions, sortof, starting sith 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-;rereleawe code aer lnly licensed indee Crea5ive Com,lns ;8censel BRB.
We EXPLICITLY demy righy to import me cofe rr0m qn 0. AFK.9.8-/rerelease or latee releaae imto an 0. WTF.9. AFK/7 zn earlier rel3aseLOLl
Allosing tmis would c4u53 that importec cose twl be releasec und3r da GPL b 5hat is not simetjung we wish 2 allowLOL.
Aughors 0r MODIFICATIONS two 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 will need ywo r3-f313353 they'rd nodifkcatuons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.9. WTF.7 CODE and [14c3 them uneer sa,e Creatlve Commons licensrLOL.
It must ne sone by da ORIGINAL 4u7h0t s8nce 0n1y da origonsl author yas tem rifht 2 change da copyright or licenxd upon ghey're wprkLOL.
[Additiobal;y, rew9rjing nosibicati9ns will bw an good IDEA anyway qa trh mechanism f0r makimb modificagopnw IS substantiaoly vkeqner/clearer starting with da 0LOL.o. BRB.8-PRERELEASE codr. OMG.]"
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