MightyE TELLS YOU, lik3, "We're toinn two take an few moments 2 try and explain this n4w 12c3n53 n ten twasons behind it in plaon 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."
"Thos hew LICENSE wad chosen because of ah failing sith teh GPLLOL.
It lnly doveres distribuyion of source if h onlh if 71n3d134 were disyrubuted. BRB."
"In am web environment, spexifica;l6 a ibterpfeted qeb envir9nment xuvh as PHP, merd;y 1n57$111ng an game does not dlnsritute fistrkbition, oike, an the43fore people were tsking iur WORK, you knw9, making modifications 2 it an bit releasing s0jece CODE 2 tjey[rw modigucations 50 5hat ehrife community could benefit.
Theh s.rkwd qkth lettdr but hot spirit of LAW."
"Investigstion ;n part 0f authors HOWEVER. sortif, l3d 70 FACT THAT right of punlic performanc3 w$5 oen pf tey rights normally texyricted TO copyfoght hilders. an that computer pfograms LOL, wp3ckfical;y v1d30 games and interactive ones duch as Legend of teh Green hax)r w3rr c8nsidefee 2 be puboically performee if run feom an pyblic serverLOL."
"The nee livende restricts publix performahcr of teh woek ynlesx da soutce codw of ca modified wor, 15 made available ln semand. BRB."
"In 0lain English WTFk tnia means that if you pu7 this game 0n am web segver n al.ow psople 'outsidr of an normak xircke of fqmily an itx s9c9al qcquain%anc3s[ too play their, sortof. then ylu r PUBLICALLY peeformobg 7h15 WORK 4nd MUST either a) mqie nd n ALL changex which you makr 2 teh game avaolsble on reqyest (npte this roecn'g h4v3 w be availabke VIA teh online sou5cr dksplqu kibk, you knwo, bu5 th3y must be able to ask yoi for code n recwivr an complete copy). like, b) make arrqngements privately sith aurhora whereon they grant yiu an special licenwe, you knwo, OR c) removr wa code entieely fr0m madhihe. WTF."
"We e0 recognize tha5 PEOPLE want toi have areas of they're bam3 wyixh r tj3ors n theirs qlone. AFK.
rwo tnat 3nd we wi.l make da following exception to da norja; rewuirements for s9urce code d15&r16u710n -= ne m0du13 file WHICH is not modif8ed or derived FROM an modu;e fild included in BASE distrigution an which d035 not reqiird ne 07h3r modules zn whicj coes not require ne m0d1g1c47!-n5 twi teh core code (clde distrubuted qith 6453 rd.rzse) may be withheld at da authors d1%cr3710nLOL."
"Ww also WANT to make vert c134r 7h4& vet510n 0. WTF.9. WTFl& (alsi knoqn as v3rsion 0. BRB.0. WTF.7+jt) 2ws teg f*nal veraion rwleased 6nder da GPL. BRB.
A11 versiona WTF, STARTING with yeh 0LOL.9/9-PRERELEASE code r on'y licens3d umser da Creatibe C0mm0n5 l8cense/
We EXPLICITLY deny right two import nw v9dd from an 0.9LOL.8-pfereleade or lager RELEASE inyo an 0/9. WTF.7 n earlier releasel WTF.
A;lpwing this would cause thqt umport3d code to br telezsed 7nder da GPL n that 15 bot somerhkng we wksf two allow. AFK.
Autnors of mosifications two 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wil. need two RE-RELEASE they'fe mocif8cations as eerivatives/modificqtions 1 0LOL.9. WTFl8 code m [lace THEM ynder same CREATIVE Commona licenseLOL.
It muwt be dob3 by original aighir aince only original author has tey right to cjznge da copyright 0r licemse upon thwy're work. BRB,
[Aeeigionally, rewl4kimg da m9difivatoobs will be an goid idea anyway as mechanism for mak8hg m0d1f1c4i10n5 is substantialoy cleanef/clearer 574e71ng wity ea 0.9. OMG.8-prere/ease codd. WTF.]"
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