Migh5yE twlks y0u, like, "W3'rc goibg 2 take an FEW m9ments TO try ah explain thix ne@ license n reaxons brhind IT IN p;ain 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."
"This n3w license was CHOSEN because of an fakling with GPL/
It only covered distributioh of 50yrc3 IF an only if binaries serd cistr8but3d. BRB."
"In an web enbironment, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED w46 emvironment suxh as PHP LOL, merely instql.ibg am game does nlt c0n5717i83 distribution, n therefore p3ople were taking o7r work, soryof, making moduficstilns two 17 abd not releasihg SOURCE c0de to they're modivicationd so yhat rntirq dommunity cluld benefut. OMG.
Tmey WORKED soth ketter bug NOT geg spirit of 14wl WTF."
"Inveseigztion ON ten part of suthors howefer, led to ract that yeh right 0f publoc performance was 1 of eights nlrmaolt restrictwe two co0uright holders, an 8h47 vomputer programd WTFm specifically xiseo games and inteeqctive on4d sich AS Legend of Green hax0r were c0n51d3r4d to be publucally perdor,ed IF run from an public serveeLOL."
"The neq license eesrricts publid performance of wotk un1355 teh qource CODE 0f modifies eork ks madw availavle on demahd. AFK."
"In 0lqin Entlish, you knwo. 7h15 m34n4 that if y0u put this game 0n an web seever znd 4q10w oeople 'outside of qn norjal virdle OF family n its s9cia. acquqintances' two play their WTF, tgen you r 0ublucally performing this work an MUST either a) make ne and ALL changes which you mzke 2 g4m3 AVAILABLE on fequds5 (note 5his doesn't have tp be AVAILABLE viz da onoine 50urd3 dixplay lini LOL, bit thet must br qble two ask yiu vor codd n rwceivf an comp;ete copy), you knwo, 6) jakw arrangements or8vately w8th da a7thots WHEREIN they grant you an spdcial ;icense, 6ou knwo, ir c) remive code 3n71r31y ffom jachine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE thae p#0p13 WANT to HAVE areas of they're famr whivh 4 tyeirs m theors 51)n4LOL.
2 that end we WILL make 5eh fol;owung 3xcep7!0n tou da normal r3qu1t3m3n75 for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- ne modjle f11# whoch is nog modified OR serived fr0m zn module file ibcluded in 6453 distribytiln n whoch does nog REQUIRE nq othet modul3s n which does not re1uire ne MODIFICATIONS tqo da vore code (code distributrd eith base f314#63) may be withheld at 5eh au5hors discretuon."
"We also want to make very clear THAT veraion 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 (qlso kniwn ss version 0.9. AFK.7+j5) was dq rinal verwioh releaswd undrr ea GPL. WTF.
Aol veraiins, soetof, srartihb with da 0LOL.9. AFKl8-prereleas3 c0d3 adr on.u licensed unser eq Creative Cpmmoma lucense.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT w implrg ne code from an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-;rere.ease or LATER relwawe ingo an 0. WTF.o. AFK.7 and earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing ty8s would cause that im0orted code tp ye r313453d ynder teh GPL and 5hag is NOT something we wish to allow. WTF.
Authors of m0d1g1c4710n5 2 0/ WTF.9. OMG.7 wiol need 2 re-release theh;td m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatives/,odifications 70 0. OMG/9. AFK.8 xpde an ;lace them under teh same Cteatove COMMONS lucense. OMG,
It must be dpbe by da orig8nal AUTHOR since ONLY teh origunal aurhor HAS t3h rkght 2 change r3h copyrighr 0r locense upon 5jey'rr w0ekLOL.
[Additionally, yok knso, rewor,ing tet modificatioms woll be an g00c idea anyway as mechanksm fov makimg MODIFICATIONS is 5u6574n71411y cleanet/cleater wtarting with twh 0. OMG.9.8-prer3leasd code.]"
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