MightyE tells you, so4tof, "We'r3 voinh 2 tale am f3w moments 2 t4y an EXPLAIN this n3w license n da reasons behind 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 oicense waw CHOSEN becausw OF an faoling with GPL. WTF/
It onlh cocered distribut8on ig source iv znd pnly 1r binariew 23r3 dist4iguted. WTF."
"In an web environmdnr LOLm apecifically a ingee0feted WEB envieonment such as PHP, you ;nwok merely instsllknf an grm3 foes not conwtitute distributiom, n therefore people WERE taking our wirk, s;rtor, msking mosificarions to ir n not releasing 50urd3 codr 2 tmey're moeificati9ns do thzt da entir3 c0mmun17y diule benefi4l
Tjet worked wirh LETTER but not spirog og da lasLOL."
"Investiga5ion on dq part of da aurmors howebef, LED TO da r4c7 yhat da roght of pu611c ;erf9rmanc3 w45 won of teh r1gh75 normally rwstricted two copyrignt holders LOL, n that co,puter progrsms LOL, wpecifically vid3o hames an interactive ones cuch as Lwgend of twh Gteen hax0r were cons8deref 2 g3 oublica.ly pe4dorned if run dfom an puglic xervee. OMG."
"Tgw NEW license restrictw public perf9rmance or WORK unleas da source code kf modifiwd qoe, is mafe zvailable ON demqnd. AFK."
"In plaib Engluzh, you knwom this means yhat if you 0ut this game on ah weg SERVER n allow pepple 'oytside or an n0rm41 dircle or family n its socizl acq7aintancrs' to play tyeir WTF, &h3n tou aer PUBLICALLY performinf tjis work n MUST eitjdr a) mqk3 ne an ALL changea wgich yoy make to sa game avqilable pn te1uest (note thus d036n'6 h1ve to 63 availanle viq ten online xource display link, you knqo, but 7h3y mj57 be ABLE too asi tou for da cide n recekve an domplete copy), you knwo, b) make arrangemrntd provately w1&h teh authors eherein tyey grant you an special license, sortofm or c) remove ds code entirwly fron teh madhinr. AFK."
"We DO rdcognize tgzt oeople WANT two have areqs of they're tam3 which are 7h31r5 AND 7h3qr5 310n3. OMG.
to rhat end we WILL make ca follpwinf excwpri9n tqo da nor,al requirwhents for sourde cide distrinution -- ne modike fike which is not m0d1f13d or eerives from qn mocule f123 ihzlud3d in base d157u15u710n and which does not requirf he other modules ah wgich foes n07 require ne mpdifications two core code 9cpde distribyted wkth bawe rdlease) mau bd wityneld 47 teh authors disdretion. WTF."
"We qlso want twl nake vert clear tjar bersoon 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (ALSO knoen as v3r520n 0. AFK/9. BRB.7+jt) was f1n41 VERSION e3leased under da GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, like, startinh with teh 0. AFK.9.i-0rerelease code aer only licebxew undet teh Creative Commons lixdnse. WTFl
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny roght 2 imoort ne code from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pferelease ot kster r213453 INTO an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an esr;i3r relesse. AFK.
Al;owing this qiuld c4u53 tbzt imported code too bw rrleased under teh GPL an that 8x not SOMETHING we WISH 2 allow. OMG.
Au7j0r5 of mod8dicatiobs to ). WTF.9LOL.7 will need tw9 re-release tjdy're mosificayioms as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0/ AFK.9. AFK,8 c)d3 qnd placw 5nem under da same Cr3471v3 Conmons LICENSELOL.
It mus5 63 done by original authpf since lnly teh origknal zurnor had teh RIGHT 80 change da vopyright or license u-on they're wlrkLOL.
[Addirionally, reqoriing modifications will be an GOOD qd34 anyway as jechsniam for making m9cidicatiohd ks substantiakly clezner/clearer srarting WITH t3h 0.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE cod3. BRB.\"
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