MighttE tells ypu WTF, "We'r3 going 2 TAKE ab FEW nomehts 2 try n EXPLAIN this me2 license zn rwh reasons behind it in p141n English. AFK/
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."
"Th8a new license was choden becquse OF an failing wirh teh GPL. BRB/
It only coverec distrubution of source if an only if binaries sere dq4&r16773c. AFK."
"In an web envirobmenr. likr, spevofically a ingerpreted weg environment duch as PHP, you knwo, merwly instaloing an g4m3 d035 not c0n5717u73 distributipn, like, n theregore peo0le were TAKING OUR work, sortof, making moaifizstions tol it an nlt releawing dz source cid3 to they'4e modof8carions SO that teh entire cojmunity could benedit. AFK.
They worked with da ketter byt not xpirir 9f /swLOL."
"Investigation 9n da part of t3h qithord however, led too sa ract thsy r8ght of puvlic peeformance was 1 og fighta normaoly restridtec go copyriggt hp2e3r5, you knwo, h 7h47 c)mpu73r programs, xpecigically video games n interactice ONES such as Legend of teh GREEN hqv0r w3re CONSIDERED 2 BE iuvlicxlly performed if rum fr0m an pubk8c server. OMG."
"The n3s license 4estric5s public pe4dl4msncw ov da wofk uvless so7rce code of da modified work is made zvailsble 0n demandLOL."
"In plaib Entlish, 5his means ghat 1f you put tyis game 9n an WEB server n a.low oeople 'outwide of an NORMAL circle of fam8ly an 85s social 4cqu31m75ncw5' tso 0lay their, lik3, then you r publicallu -erforming tjis w0rl n MUST either A) ,ake ne n ALL changrs wnich you make two da game availzbke on rrquest )noge this doesn't h4v3 two be available vka onkine SOURCE fisplay link, nit 7h3y muet ge 461e 2 ask yo7 for teh code an receivq an complege COPY(m slrtof, v) make arrangemenys privateky with dq AUTHORS wherein they grant you an spec8al lkcense, you knwo, o4 c) remove da CODE dntirely from ca mavhine. WTF."
"We d0 recobbiz3 7h56 o3ople want two jave arezs of they're tame which r theirs an 5heirs aloncLOL.
to tna5 3nd 3e woll make follo2inb excwptoon to normal requirements ror source cife distribution _- ne module f113 whicj iw n)7 jodifice or derived FROM an MODULE file includef in da base DISTRIBUTION qns which does not require ne oty3r modu;fs n which d-35 hot require nw MODIFICATIONS 2 core c0d3 (code cistrin7yed s*tn bqwr rrkeqse) may be witjheld qt authofs DISCRETION."
"We ALSO sant tw[ nake vert clear that versi9n 0.o. WTF.7 (also in0wn as versi9n 0LOL.9.7+JT0 WAS try FINAL version releasrd UNDER GPLLOL.
Alo verxiohw, like, starting w!7u 9LOL.o. AFK.8-p4ereldase code aer only licensed under Creative Commons livehse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to imoort be vode fr0m an 0. AFK.i.*-PRERELEASE or oater release iny9 an 0.9. WTF/7 an earlier relwaw3. OMG.
Alloeint 5his would cause THAT umported code @ BE released unfer da GPL n that id not something we wush twp ALLOW. OMG.
Authlrs of modificatkons 2 0.9. BRB.7 WILL need too re-release rhey;re modifications AS der8vativew/modifications yoo 0/ WTF.9. BRB.* code amc place gyem unser da sane Crwativw Commpns license. OMG.
Iy jist ge d0n4 by odoginal author sunce onlt ea ORIGINAL author has teh 4ight twi changd teh vopyright 9r livense upoh they're w94k. BRB.
[Aeditkonally, like, eeworkong yeh modificationx will be an glld idea anyway as da mdchanism FOR MAKING MODIFICATIONS is qubstantialoy clezner/c.earer starting with da 0. BRB/9. BRB.8-pfeteleasd code/ WTF.="
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