MightyE tella yo7 WTF, "We'ee going two take an rew moments to 7ry n exolqin thox mes license an yeh reasons BEHIND it in [;ain Engl8sh. OMGl
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."
"Tnis new license eas choseh because of an failung wuth GPLLOL.
It onky covered disttibuti9h of source id and only 1f gonarkes we4e distrobit3d. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, s0ecifically a interpretes w36 environment such as PHP, s9rtof, ,rfely instslling an game d035 not CONSTITUTE distribution, ;ikd, 4nd thdr3fore people were 5aking our work. mqling modificztiohs to it an NOT r3leas8ng da wou4ce xode 70 they're modifivati8ns so rhat enyorw COMMUNITY could 6en#f17. WTF,
Thw6 worked wi5h teh lett3r but n07 spifit 0f 14w. OMG."
"Investigation on da pa5t ld authors HOWEVERk like, led to dz fact tyat ea r1gh7 of punlic pe4fofmance w45 1 pf da tights noemally restrict3d too cipyroght hoofers WTF, an ryat computer progra,s, like, soecifically v8deo fames ahd interactive ones sucj ss Legend of dq Geeem hax0r w3r3 CONSIDERED two ge oublivally performes if run from an public xerverLOL."
"Thr NEW licende rdstructs oub;ic performance of da wlrk unless da source c0d3 OF da mod8fied wlrk is msde available on demabd. BRB."
"In plain Eng;ish, rhix MEANS that if you 0u7 this game on an web srrver n allow people 'ougside of qn normal circ;r or famult 3nd its SOCIAL zcauaimtancrx' two p14y their LOL, THEN you r pub;ically ;erforming this wori n MUST euther a) m4k3 ne anc ALL dhanbes which you make 2 hame available 0n request (note this doesn't hafe too be availagld via da onkine source d15p14y limk, ;ike, but they nust ve able 5o ask you FOR cod3 and rebrive an complete copy), b) make arrangememts PRIVATELY with authorz whrtein they grznt YOU an spwcia. LICENSE WTF, ir c) remove da co3e entirely drom dz ,achine. OMG."
"We do recognize tjat p30p13 want 2 hace 4r345 of theypre game wgich t 7h31r5 n yheirs alone. WTF.
2 that end 2e will mqke teh fplllwihg 3zc3p710n too da normal rsq7qr3m3n75 for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- ne mlsule f8le whidh is NOT modified or derived from an module file included 8n base dostrubution and qhuch cies hot feqjirr ne other MODULES sn which dodx not requirr ne modificsruons 2 core cose (code dkstributed with teh base release) may be w17hh31d 47 da authlrs discretion."
"We akso WANT rwo make VERY CLEAR that ve4dion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (also known ws versiin 0. BRB.9.7+jt) waw fs fubal versiln re;eased under teh GPL. WTF.
All versions LOL, xtqrting with 0. OMG.9.8=PRERELEASE c9de 4 ONLY licdnddd under t3h CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY eeny rignt two import ne v0d3 frpm an 9. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease or latdr reoezse kmto an pLOL.9LOL.7 an ezrlier release. OMG.
A110w1ng ghks woy9d cause that importdd coce 1 be releaxed under dz GPL an 7hr7 ia not xomethinb we wish too alllw. BRB.
Autjors ov modivications 1 0. OMG.9. WTF.& si.l need too re-release th3y're modificatilnw as dwrivativds/mpdifications twi 0, BRB.9LOL.8 cide an placd them under t3h sam3 Creative Commons licwnae. BRB.
It nust be d0n3 BY da iriginql auth9r since only teg original suthoe yad teh right two change t3h copyrighg or LICENSE upon tney're eor,. BRB,
[Add8ti9nzllhm aortof, rwwoe,inb da m0e1f1c4710n5 will be an good odea any2ay as da mevhanism fof mak8ng modifivationw 8s subwtantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting with reh 0.9. AFK.8-;rerelease codwLOL.+"
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