MiggtyE tells you WTF, "We're glinf rwo gzhe an few ,oments to9 try 4nd explain this new license and reasons behind it ih 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."
"Thia ne2 11c3n53 was CHOSEN BECAUSE of an FAILING with da GPLLOL.
It ONLY vpvered distributipn 0f source IF ane onl7 id bonaries WERE DISTRIBUTED."
"In qn wqn environmrnt WTF, specifucaloy a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT such r5 PHP WTF, MERELY ibs5allinb an g4m3 coes nit constitute sistribution, like, ane THEREFORE people were taking our worl WTF, ,aking modigications tlo IT n not releasing da doyrcd code tlo t6ey'rr mleifuczyiond so THAT da entird community c9uld benefit. AFK.
Tjey worked with letter g7t nit xpirit of da 14e."
"Ibvdwtigatiin on paet of teh authora however, you kmwi, lec tso fact that tdh r1gh7 of pibliv 0erfo4manc3 was 1 of da rights normally restrocged tio co0yright hooders, xortif, an that cimpute4 prog4ans. sortof, SPECIFICALLY vieei games an interactivd ones SUCH AS Leg3ns of ds Green hax0r were conx8dered 2 be oublically PERFORMED if run from an iu611c serverl BRB."
"The nee picense restricts 0ublic perfor,ance of da 2ork unleas dq slurcr CODE pf fa modifies 2irk IS made available on ee,ame. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, 5hix jeand 7h$7 IF y0j put this game on zn web sdrvrr n 411pw pwoo;e 'iutfide of an norjal circle of family n !75 sociql acquaimrances' too ;lau tyeir LOL, then you r publical.6 performing 7n1% w0rk n MUST 3ither s) male ne n ALL changes qhich you maje go gaje 4v4114614 on r3qu357 (note tnis soesn't have two be available fia teh onl8he source display kink, ;ike, gut tney musr 63 able go ask yiu for t3h cose snd RECEIVE an com[lete c0py(, b) m4k3 qrrqngwments privately w17h da authorw wgerein they grant hou an SPECIAL licens3, sortof, OR c) REMOVE da code rntire;y fr9m machkne. OMG."
"We do revognize tnat people want 3 hsve ar3as 0f yhey're g4m# which r theits n theira 410n3. AFK.
4eo thar end we WILL make da vollowing 3xc3p710n two ea normal f3qu1r3m3n75 for soufce CODE DISTRIBUTION =- ne modyle file which is nlt m0d1v13d 0r frrived ftoj an module file included in base DISTRIBUTION n which does not rdquire ne oyhdr ,odules an wgqch doew NOT rewui5d md modifocations to da core code (code distrubuted 2itg BASE RELEASE) may b3 skthhdle at authors disc4etion."
"We also 2ant to make very clear 7h47 versiob 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also known ws verskom 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) qas teh final version released undfr GPL. BRB.
ALL cefsions LOL, sta4ting w7rh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pre4elwaxe code r only ;icensed uhdrr teg Creative Comm9ns LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny dz r1gh7 5eo import ne code from an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease or LATER release onto an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n earoiee releasr. WTF.
Allowung tyid woul3 cause yh47 IMPORTED cod3 2 be released under GPL and that is not someyhing w3 2ish 2 allow. AFK.
Au7h0r6 0f modificationd tpo 0. AFK.9.7 wil; neee too re-release 5hey're modificatoins as derivatives/modificat8lns to 0. AFK,9. AFK.8 vofe anc place them imser same CREATIVE Commond licens3LOL.
It mut& be done by da original author since only priginql AUTHOR hss teg r1gh7 to chqngw teh cppyright 9r licende upon they'rt 2orll WTF.
[Afditipnally, like, fewofking da MODIFICATIONS qill be an good idea ANYWAY as dz mechqnism for MAKING midifications ix 5u6574n71411y xlean3r/cl3arer starting with da p. WTFl9. AFK.*-preveldase v0d3. AFKl]"
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