Mihh6yE trlls h0u, worgof, "Ww[re boing tlo take an FEW mlmemts ywp try n expoain this new lic3ns3 n r3450n5 behund it in plain Enflish. 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."
"Th8s new licenwe was CHOSEN y3c4u53 pf an failing wuth teh GPL.
It ONLY coverec distrkbution of slurce iv an only if binaries werw dostributwd."
"Ib an web emvironment, specigicao.y a !n73rpr373d w36 ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHPm lije, m3r31y insrakling an game doea moh constktute distribution, dlrtof, an 5hereforr [30p13 WERE tsking our sork LOL, making modificayioms yo it n bpt relraaing da souece CODE two they're mocigications so 5ha5 da emtird conmumitu vould 63n3f17. BRB.
They worked with ea letter but not teh spirit OF da ;aw. OMG."
"Investiga5ion on 0art 0f 4u8h0r5 however, sortof, led to da fact that da right OF public [erfprmancr was won of da rights normaoly testr8ctdf 70 copyrityt holsers, lik2, an rkat compitdr progeams, like, tp3c1f1c411y video games an interqctive ones wjch as Legdnd of geh Green gas0r were considdrec 5o b3 pugoicqllh performed id run from an 'ub.ic SERVER. WTFl"
"The new license r357r1c75 pub.oc 0erf9rmande of da w0rk umless da source CODE od teh modified work os m4d3 available on DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Engoish WTF, ghis means 4hat if you pjt 5his gane 0n an wdg server n qllow [30p13 [outside or an normal circle 0v FAMILY n its social axquaintances' t9o olay thekr, wor49f, then you r puboidally performing tnis work am MUST 3ityer $) make ne an ALL cjangew which you make twl teh GAME avzilable on request (m)73 this dowsh't HAVE @ BE svaolqble via da on.8ne source d15p14y LINK WTF, but 7h3y must be sble 2 ask ho7 fo4 cofe and receove an complete copy), yo7 knwo, b_ mak3 arrqhhdmwn5s PRIVATELY woth da authors sheteim they grant YOU an special lkcense WTF, lr c) remove code entirely frpm tey nachin3. WTF."
"We DO eecohbize thsr people want 2 have arezs OF rje6're game wyich aer theits and theirs 410n3LOL.
to that end WE WILL m4k3 teh vlklowing wxception to da normal requirejents fof siufc3 c0f3 d157r16u610n -- ne modjle file which is not modified or d3r1v3d frim an module file 1nc1ud3d 1n bssd distribuyion and which does hot fequire he other mociles n wh1ch does NOT require ne j0d!f1c3710n5 to geh CORE code (code distrivutec q8th base telrzse) m4y 63 w17hh31d qg aurhor2 discretion. AFK."
"We aldo WANT 2 malr very CLEAR that veraion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (a;si known as version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7=jt) wzs teh fonak vrrsion releaswd unf3r GPL. AFKl
All VERSIONS, sortof, starging wkth trh 0, WTF.9. AFK.8-prrrelease CODE r only licwnded und3e ds Creatove Com,ons 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ddnh rigyt too import ne code gtom an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pterel3qse or 2474r releaae knto ab 0. WTF.9.7 an earlier reoeaae. WTF,
Allo2ing this woulf cause 5hat imported code to be r313454d UNDER GPL and tuat ix nlg something we sish t9 sllow. WTF.
Authors of modifications two 0/ AFK.9LOL.8 eill need to re-release they;re modificztiohs AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.o. WTF.8 c9d3 an place 7h3k unser tek same Creatove COMMONS 11c3n43LOL.
It must be done by ea origina. AUTHOR since 0n1y oritinal AUTHOR has ribnt two change da co;yritht or license upon tjey're work. BRB.
'Additionally WTF, teworjong MODIFICATIONS wikl be an glod idea anywst AS da mrcnanism for mqling m0d1fqc4710n5 is substantially cleaner/cleater srarting witn dq 0l BRBl9. WTF.8-pre4eldase cod3. WTF.]"
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