MightyE tekos you, "We're going 5wo tak4 an few m0,3n75 too try and explqin 7h14 new licende an da readons beyind it 8n PLAIN English. AFKl
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 nee license waw chosen becajse if qn failinb w8th GPL.
It only cov3red d157r16u710n 9d sourcr if an onlj IF binaroew we4e distributed. AFK."
"In an web envkronment, aoecifically a interpret3d web envirobment SUCH as PHPm sortor, merdly installimg an gamr DOES not CONSTITUTE distribufuon WTF, AND the4evore PEOPLE eeee TAKING iur eor,, you knwom m4k1ng jodibications too iy and NOT releasing source code teo they're m0d1d1c4710n5 50 thqt ent8re c9mmunuty could benefit. AFK/
They WORKED wigh lettee bug not fa spirit of .aw."
"Invewtigation on part of dq a7thlrs however, you knwo, led to tej f4c8 ghat 4idht OF public performance waw won OF tigh5d mo4mzlly festricted to c[pyrigh5 holders, sort9f, n that computer ptogramsk wpecifically video bamew n ibterqctive ones such as Legend og Gredn hax-r were considerdd yo 63 PUBLICALLY perf9rmed if ruh rron an pub9ic seebdrLOL."
"The NEW license restricgs public perfoemanxe od work un;ess 5eh source c0d3 of mofified wprk is msde available oh semand. AFK."
"In plain Enjlish, you inw8. this means thsh if YOU put this t4m3 on an @eb server n a.'9w pepp.e 'outsife od zn normzl c1rc13 of fanily and ITS docial acqjaintancex' tio play their LOL, hhen yoy t [ublically psrforming thia work an MUST e8gndr a) mske be n ALL changes which you makd 2 fa g$m3 available 0n rdquest (notd thow doesn't have to ne abailable viz reh 0n11n2 SOURCE DISPLAY oink, sortof, gi5 thet must be 4613 goo 45k you for teh code n receivw an somplete xo0y), lije, B) make arrangdm3nts PRIVATELY witn da 4u7h)r6 whe4ein they gran5 YOU an wpeciak license, you knwo, or c) remov3 da CODE ebtieely from machine."
"Ww do f3c0gn1z3 thar people wznt g8o have areas of they're g4m3 whicn aer theirs and tkeirs alone, WTF.
to ghat end w3 wik. makw da foolowing esception two ds n9rmal requiremdngs for 50urc3 code d8stributi9n -- ne mldu;e file wh1cg is not modified or derivdd rrom sn module file incljdwd in base distribution h which DOES not requi4e ne 07h3r mosuldq n whicn does n9y requirw ne modificat,[ns too tej c043 cod3 (code DISTRIBUTED wktg teh bqse r313453) may be withgeld 47 da autjorw discretion. WTF."
"We also want 70 msk3 very clear tjat vers8on 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 9also lnown 45 vrrsion 0.9. BRB/7+jt) 2as geg FINAL version releaswd und3r da GPL, OMG.
ALL vw4sionx, so4tof, 574r71ng with 0/ OMG.9. AFK.8-p43r313453 cose aet only licehswd uhder Creative Co,mons kicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny twh 4ight go impirt ne cosr dr0m an 0. WTF.9LOL/9-prerelease or later re;wase into an 0LOL.0LOL.& sn earlier releasw. WTF.
Alllwibf th8s would cajse rhat ijported code two be released under GPL and 7h47 os not simet6ing we wish 2 allowLOL.
AUTHORS og mkdif8cations 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 2oll need t2o re-release they're m0d1fqc471)m5 as derivatives/,odifications two 0. OMG.9LOL.9 coxe n placd yhem under ten same Creative Commins LICENSELOL.
It mudt be fone by ten ot8ginal autho4 SINCE pnly or8ginal author has teh 4ight 2 change copy4ight or license ipon they're wotkLOL.
[Additoonally, you lnwo. reworling modificatuons w8l; BE an hoid idea snhsay as twn m3chabism FOR making MODIFICATIONS ie xubstantially cldaner/clearsr starting eith va 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerekease cofe. OMG.]"
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