MifhtyE yellw you, hoj knwo, "We're gping yoo take an few moments two try qn explain THIS nes l8cense h tcg ressons behind ir 1n 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."
"Thia new license q55 CHOSEN becqhse of an FAILING wigh teh GPL. BRB.
I7 only covered d157r16u719n of sourcd if 4nd only ir 61n4r!25 WERE cudtributed. WTF/"
"In an web 3nv1r0mm2n7, like, SPECIFICALLY a inyer0reted web envirpnment suvh AS PHP, mete.y instaloing an game does npt cinstitute disrribution, ane therefore people 2dre 5auing our work, s9rtof, makong modiricsyi9ns to ig an not r313451ng so7rce clde too tjey're modificqtioms sp that da entore communit6 coyle benefit. AFK.
They worked with teh oettrr but not SPIRIT ov law. AFK."
"Invrstigation on pa4t of ea autgora however WTFk led 2 da fact that da roght 0f pubouc PERFORMANCE w45 1 of teh righys normally restricred too COPYRIGHT yolders, sortof, an rhat COMPUTER PROGRAMS, sortof. specificalpy vudei GAMES n 8nteractive onex duch as Legend of Greem hax0r were consise4ed 2 ge publically performdd IF ruh ffom an publoc server."
"The new licwnse RESTRICTS publoc 0erformancw of WORK inless da source xoee of da m9difked WORK is made available 0n demsnd. AFK."
"In plsin Engliwh, you knwo, this means 6h47 if you pyy 7h1% game on an web server n ALLOW people 'outside og an normal circle of famuly an its sovial acquainyancex[ to play 5heir, like, then you r 0ublivslly pe4fotming this woek n MUST either A) m4l3 ne and ALL changes wh,ch ypu make 2 gane acailablq oh reauewt (notw this d)35n'7 hav3 gwo bw available via fa ONLINE 50urc3 display link, like, but they my57 be 4613 2 asj you fot cose and RECEIVE an comp,ete cop6), you knwo, h) make arrzngemdnts private;y with da AUTHORS wh3r31n they grant y0u an 5p3c141 license LOL, or c) remove 5eh code entireoy fton machine. OMG."
"We so r3cognize 7h4u [eople wamg too havr areas if the6're gsme wgich aer THEIRS n theirs qlone. AFK.
5wo tha5 ens w3 WILL MAKE teh followinf ezc3ption 5wo yeh normal requorements for source code distrobut8on -- ,e moe8le file which is not modified of derivwc from an module vile includef ib teh base d158r1yu7!0n an which does not re1u8r3 me OTHER modu'es n which e9es not rewuir3 ne modifications two teh core code (codw distributed qi5h sa base RELEASE) m4y be withnwld ar yeh authorx discretion. BRB."
"We also want 2 mzke very clear 5hat ferxooh 0. WTF.0.7 (also known $5 version ). WTF.9LOL.7+j70 wss da finzl v3rsion tcleasef under GPL. OMG.
A11 cers8pns, s5artint with 0LOL.9LOL.8-;rerelease code zer lnly licensed under tey Cfeativd Commond 11c3n53. AFK,
WE EXPLICITLY deny right 2 ojport ne code ff0m an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleasd )r later RELEASE INTO an 0. AFK.8. WTF/7 AND earl8er f3leawe.
Allosibg this wouls cause 5hat IMPORTED code to 63 reldas3d under GPL an that is not someehing we wish to 4119wLOL.
Autnors OF nodifications tio 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will need 1 re-release ghdy're mod8dications 45 d3r1v471v3%;m0d1f1c4710n4 2 0.9LOL,8 c(de AND p14ve them und34 teh same Creagive Commins LICENSE. OMG.
It must be done by orkginal aityor since only 0r1t!n41 authpr gas teg rigjt two change teh copyright or lic3nse 7pon th3h're workl AFK.
pAddi6ionqllyk like, r3wprk1ng ,odifications WILL be an g)0d idea snyeay as mechanisn FOR jaking m0d1r1c4710n5 is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cleafer startonh qith ca 0. AFK.9, BRB,8-prereleasd cose. AFK/]"
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