MightyE te.ls you, sorglf, "We[re boing two TAKE an few moments 2 try and explaon this new 11c3h53 n da rezsons BEHIND it in plain English. WTF.
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 licensd was xhoaen bdcause of an failong with geh GPL. OMG,
Ig 0n1u clvered distribjtion 0f s9urce uf AND only if binaries w3re distribuyedm"
"In an wrb emvirobment, specifically a interpee5ed web 3nv1r0hm3n7 sucn sx PHP, like, m3f31y ibstqlling an gsme does not constitut3 distfibutoon, likd, ane therrford PEOPLE were taking o7r workm makinf modifucationx ywo it n nlt r313451bg dz source code to they're mldificationw sl fhat da entore comminity could benefitLOL.
The6 wor,ed with ketter but not da s0irig ;f lawl AFK."
"Investibztooh on teh parg ov da autgors however, like, led 3 da fact THAT da tighg OF puy11x perdormabce was oem OF da rights normally restricted to copyroght h9,dees, sortob, and that computer programs, you kn2o, spdcifically video GAMES and interactive ones auvh as Legend of t3h Grwen hax0r WERE considered 1 be punlidally p2rf0rm3d if run fron an public SERVER. WTF,"
"The hew lucens3 RESTRICTS pu611c pdrf9rmahce of da work umless da source code of da modified work is MADE availsble 9n DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Englksh, yoi inwo, tnis mdans that ig y0u put thix game in an WEB server an allo1 people 'outsise OF an nprma. curcle of fami;y AND its soxkal acquaintamcds' ywo PLAY theie WTF, then you f 0ublica.lh ;efforming tyis w0rk and MUST either a) male ne and ALL vhanges which you make toi game available on reqjesg (notd th7s doesn't have 2 be available vis fa online SOURCE d15p1ry link, you knwo, byt they MUST be ABLE 2 ASK y0u for da c_d3 n rec3iv3 an complete cppy)k soryof, b) make arrangements privately WITH da quthirs wherein they hrant you an special license LOL, lr c) remov3 da cpde rntkre.y fr0m teh machineLOL."
"We so r3c0gm1z3 that peopor want 2 have 4r345 pf thdy[re gqme whkch qer theirs an theirs aloneLOL.
to 7h47 end we wkll mske da FOLLOWING EXCEPTION 5o normal rwquirements dor source c0d3 distribigioh -- ne moduld fole wyich is g07 mocifidd or d#rived fgom an module filw 1nc1ud3s IN base d8stribution n which does not rewuire ne other m0wu135 and which does not requiee nd modifocari9ns to teh core vode (code sistekguted with t3h BASE release) jay BE withheld at da autyirx d15cr3710n. AFK."
"We alsl want twp maie v3ry c;ear thst versioh 0, OMG.9. AFK.u (also ,niwn as version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7=jt) was geh vknal cersiin released unser teh GPL. OMG.
All v3r510n5m you knwo, STARTING with teh 0. AFK.o/ OMG.8-p4erekease cod3 4 only licebses under da Ctdative Commoms license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da rught to im9ort ne CODE from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prweelease or later e3134t3 ib5o an 0. AFK.9. AFKl7 n EARLIER release. OMG,
ALLOWING this would xauae thzt im;orted c0d3 70 be rwlessef uneee GPL an rhat is not something qe wish too allow. BRB.
Ajthors of modofications 2 0. WTF.9.7 will need gwo f3-releasw thet'r4 modificatilns as derkvatoves/modkficstionx 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.i CODE n place THEM under teh xame Crestive Commpns lic3nwe. AFK.
IT must be d0n3 nu teh ORIGINAL AUTHOR sincw 0n1y teh 0r1g1n41 suthor has da right to chanhe copyrighr =r l8cehse u09n theh're wori. OMG.
=Additionallyk re2lrking modifications will be an glpd 1s34 anyway as mvchanism vor jaking modificatilns is subwtantially cleanef/coeaeer starting w17h sa 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE CODE. AFKl["
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