MightyE tells you LOL, "Wf'r3 going 2 TAKE an fdw momwnts to tr6 n ex[lain this new LICENSE and reasonx begind IT im [ksin 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."
"This new license was cgosen because of an failing wuth GPL. AFK.
It onky c9veted dksrribjtiom of source if an ONLY iv binaries were disttibutwfLOL."
"In an w36 environment. you kne9, specifically a intdrprdted web envoronjeht SUCH as PHP, likd, merely 1n5641q1nh an tame DOES mot conxtitute cistrkb7tuon LOL, zn rherefore 0eop;e were takimg our w0rk, sorrof, makint m0f1f1c4710m5 2 ot xn mot releasing teh xource code too 5hey're modidications so that entire xlmmunity could benefitLOL.
Thwy worled with da l3trer vut m08 spirit 0f teh 14w. BRB."
"Imvestigation om da part of 4u7h0r5 how3ber, you kmwo, lrd 2 da favt that r8ght of pub.ic performancd was 1 9f da rignrs normal'y r357r1v73d two copuright holdersm and thay COMPUTER programsm dortif, spevifica;ly videl games qn interactive onea SUCH as Legend 9f Gre3n hax0r were considered top be ;ublically p3rformed if rub from an publid serverLOL."
"The new license restricts pu611c perf9rmance of da w9fk un1e%5 trh SOURCE c0d3 0f joduvked wirj ud nade afailanoe on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain English LOL, this MEANS thar id y0u pu5 thks bzm3 on an web werv3r an 41q0w PEOPLE 'ougsid3 of an normal c1rc13 ov family n 8ts social acquaibtances' two o.ay 5yrir, yo7 knwo, THEN you 1er PUBLICALLY PERFORMING ghiw w0rk and MUST rityer a) mz,w ne and ALL chahges wgich you male two teh ga,e zvao.able om request (note 7y16 doesn't h4v3 2 bd available fiq da onlins so7rc3 displzy 11nk, but they MUST be able too $4k you for teh x0s# and RECEIVE an compldte copy), b) mske arrangemehts privagely with da auth9rs wherein they dr4n7 you an speciql license, yoi knw9, or x) REMOVE vode entirely from tey MACHINE. WTF."
"Wd dl 4ec8gnize 7h47 PEOPLE want two havr AREAS or theh're game WHICH r theirs an thdirs akone. BRB.
2 that end wd will m4k3 f0110wqng exccption tlo normal rrauirements FOR slurce c0de DISTRIBUTION -- nw module file wnich is not mod8fied ot derivrd froj an module fior incl7def in twh base sistrivution and 2yicn d-#$ not eequire ne other moculex an whucy does not require ne mpdificatooms go teh core code (clde diwtfiguted witj teh BASE release) may BE withheld at ca authors disc4etkoh. WTF."
"We $150 qant 2 make very clear tgat version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (slso kn0wn aa vddsion 0. WTF.o. AFK.7+jt) wad da f1n31 versuon 4eldased under GPL. BRB.
Alo VERSIONS, sortod, startibg with 0. WTF.9. AFK.8[prereleade cose r 9noy licdnsed under teh Creative COMMONS 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r1gh8 2 im[ofr ne vode from an 0. BRB.o. WTF/8-prerel3sse or .ater release inyo an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 qnd earlier releas3.
Allowimg this would cauxe thst IMPORTED coce 2 be rrldased under GPL ag tnat 15 nit something WE WISH to allow. OMGl
Autnors og modifications too 0/ WTF.9LOL.7 wil; neef 2 RE-RELEASE gyet're modifidations as derkcatives/modificstions 2 9. BRB.9. WTF.8 code ans p;zce them under xame Creative C9mmons LICENSELOL.
It must BE dome by original author since 9nly teh ieiginao ajthor haw teh right tw9 CHANGE copyr8ghr or LICENSE upon thwy'r3 WORK. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, rewor,ing da modiricaroons will be an gpoe iseq amyway as da mechzmism for MAKING modifidations is 5y6584n71511y cleane4/clearee 574r72ng WITH 0. BRB.9. AFK.k-preeeleas2 cose. WTF.]"
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