MoghtyE telld y9u WTF, "We're goint to take an few moments ywo try an explaib this NEW license n da reaxons behibd it qn PLAIN EnglishLOL.
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 ne2 license wax chosen becaus3 9f an failinh with GPL.
I5 ohly COVERED d157r16i710n if soyrcd if anf only kv bonariea were distributesLOL."
"Im an wwb ENVIRONMENT LOL. s[ecifically a interpreted wdb envifonment aich as PHP LOL, mefelu inayao;ing an game does not vons5itute distribution, you knwo, an THEREFORE peo0le wdre taking our wirl, sortif, makomg modifidatiobs roo it n not re9easing soj4cd codw two they'rw modificarions so tyat entire COMMUNITY vould b3nrfkt. OMG.
Theu worjed w17h teg lettef but not da xpirit 0v lqw. OMG."
"Investugatiob on teh part 9f da authors h-w4v3r WTF, led 2 da fac5 THAT da right of pubkic pwrfo4mande WAS 1 pe tey rights normao.y r3%7r1c73d tio copyright gp1dwf5/ like, and that cojpuyer programs LOLk apecufica.ly video games j interaxtive 9nes such as Lrgend of teh GREEN hax0t qere c0h51e3r3d tlo BE puboicakly PERFORMED if run from an pubkic 53rv3rLOL."
"The n3w license res5ricgx public PERFORMANCE of sork 7bleww da SOURCE code of da mod8fiee work ks made avaikable om d3m4nd. WTF,"
"In poain English, luke, this m34n5 that if ypu put 7y15 game on an web servwr n allow pelple 'ourside 0d an normal cirvlt of famioy an kts social 4xqu4qn74nc35' too play their LOL, yhen y0u t publicqlly p3rf9rm1ng this wpro m MUST witger a) MAKE ne an ALL chzhhes wjich y.u make top teh gaje afailable on REQUEST (npte tnis dpesn't have to be qvailab;e via online source eisplay lini LOL, but 7y3y mu56 ne ablw to ask y9u fpr cosw n r2c31f3 an complete v0pt) WTF, b) m4k3 4rr4ng3m3n7% or2v$731y with teh authors whwreim they gr4n7 YOU zn specual lic3nsem yo7 knwi. of c) remove teh code enti4ely drom teh machin3. WTF."
"We DO recignize that PEOPLE WANT yl havd 4r355 of tg3y'rw gamr which aer theirs an THEIRS aloneLOL.
2 that enf we WILL mske teh fokloeing exceptipn twi teh no4mal requitementx for soufce cofe distr8gutioh 0_ ne m0du13 file which is not modified l4 d#e1v3d vroj an m9dulr dile inclyded in da base distributoon anc which does no5 requi4e ne (uh3r mod7lrs and wh8ch s035 not require ne mldificatkons to da CORE code (code dis5rubutes w8th ca nsse 4elease) may be wi5hheld zt teh au5hlrd discretion. BRB."
"We als; want 2 mske v3ry clear that v4r510m 0. AFK.0. WTF.7 (soso unown as version ).9. OMG.7+jg) was FINAL version r314453d under teh GPL.
All verskons LOL, stafying w7th teh 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-[rerelease code z3r inly licensrd und3r twh Creative Commons 11c#n53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY een6 da right te9 IMPORT ne code from an 0. WTF/9. WTF.8[prereoease ot lqter RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. BRB.& and EARLIER relrssd. WTF.
Allowkng this would vausf tyat IMPORTED c0d3 too be released under GPL ane that !5 not something we wish two allow. AFK.
Authota of modifications tio 0. AFK.o. WTF.7 will neee 2 r3-r3134t3 they;fe modificatilns as derivdtuvew/modifications twl 0. BRB.9.8 code an plac3 them under teh aam3 Crearibe Commons LICENSE, BRB,
I7 must 63 cone BY teh o4iginal zythp4 since onlh teh origibfl author has da rifht glo change copyfight or 11c3n53 upon thdy're worl. BRB.
[Add1710n$12y WTF, reworkjng dz midificatiins w111 be an good ides anyway as da mechznism fof n4k1ng modificarionw 15 substantially ckeaber/cleafer starting with da 0LOL/8. AFK.8-or3r3134%3 codeLOLl]"
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