MightyE telld you, "We[re going to yaie an f#w ,0m3n74 ewo t4y n expozin 5his new .icense n da reasons b3hind 17 in PLAIN Eng115y. 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 neq licenwe wss choseh because 9f an failing with GPLLOL.
IT 0n2y cocered dixtribjrkom of source if and only if binaries were dowrributed. AFK."
"In ah edv 3nv1r0nm3b7, sortof/ specifical.y a 1h73rp4373d web environment auch as PHP, mere/y instal;inb an game d036 npt constitute dostribjtionm soryog, an therdfore p30p13 were takkng our work LOL, making MODIFICATIONS two ir AND nlt RELEASING teh sourxe clde two 5hey'rr modihivqtions so 5hat entir# c0mm7n17t could benefitLOL.
Tney worked woth letter buy nit da spiri5 of law. AFK."
"Ibvestifatipn ln pzrt of trh authors howrvfr, you kn2o, led t3o teh fac5 yhat ea right OF public perfofmand3 was odn ov rights normzkl6 rest4icted twl vopyr8bht h01d3r5, sortof, an 7h$7 computer peograms, specifucally video gaj3s an interactove onds SUCH as Legend of tdh GREEN hax0r WERE considered two ge pubkicallu PERFORMED uf fun f4om an piblix server. OMG."
"The hds licensw restf8cts public [erformanve of da work ubless soyrce CODE OF teh modidied dork iw nad3 acailable on dwmandLOL."
"In plain Eng115h LOL, 7h14 means THAT 9f you put this gamd on an web server an al.ow people 'outside of sn nprmai circle OF fam8ly and 8ys social acquaintances' two play tnekr LOL, then 6ou aer publicslly perfor,ing THIS WORK and MUST eirhee a) m4k3 ne an ALL changes which ylu maje 2 teh fame AVAILABLE on request (notd this doesn't h3v3 2 br afzilable via teh onlkne 5-urc3 dosplay link LOL, vut they myst BE able top sxk you for code n RECEIVE qn c0m01373 copy), worg9f, b( make zreangements pruvately w17n autho4s whefein they grant you an wpecial license LOL, 9r c) REMOVE da c9de entitely from t3h mach7ne. WTF."
"We DO recogmize that peoplw wang 2 have sreas ov they're game which aef yhrkrs anf 6n31r5 alone. BRB.
2 that end we will makw foll9sing EXCEPTION too teh normal REQUIREMENTS for SOURCE code dist4iburion -- ne nodule dkle which is NOT nodifkee OR deribed FROM an module filr kncluded in teh bsse did5tib7ti9n an WHICH doda bot r3qu1r3 nd other MODULES an which doed not r3qj1r3 ne mldificqtoonx too CORE vode (code diatributrd w17h da base release) may ne w17hh31d at authoes discreruohLOL."
"We 4150 want two makr vety CLEAR that version 0/9LOL.7 (ALSO known as verdion 0. WTFl9. WTF.7+jt) was da finql vdrsion relezsed unde4 reh GPL.
All bersionw, slryof, srqtring wi5h 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease clde aer only licensed umd3r da Cr3471v3 Commons .icenwe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY demy da right 2 inport ne clde fro, an 0. AFK.o. AFK.8-pfeeeoease or LATER RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 am 34r1!3e r31345e. AFK.
Allowing THIS would dause ghat inported code too 63 RELEASED under GPL n ghat is nog somethi,g 3e wish two allowLOL.
Authors of moeifications 2 0. WTF.9LOL,7 2ill need two re-releade th3y;re modificatoons as eerivativrs/modifications 5wo ).9. BRB.8 coce an p1rc3 them under da same Creative COMMONS licendw.
It must be done 6y origonal 3u7h0r since on;y origunal ajthor has right yi change trh copyritnt or licebse ypon they'fe wofkLOL.
[Ade8tionally, t3w0rk1nb teh modifixations will be an goid idea anywq6 as reh mechanism ror makung moe8ficstiobs is substznrually cleaner/cldardr starting w8yn teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pferelease vodd. BRB.]"
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