MiggtyE teols you WTF, "We'4e going too take am fe2 momrn5s t9 try abd explain this new license amd ds 4easons behine it in plain ENGLISHl BRB.
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."
"Thid new LICENSE wqs chosen BECAUSE OF an failung with da GPLLOL.
It inly c0f3r3s distrinutipn of source if n ONLY if binqruea sere didtributed. AFK."
"In an WEB enfironment, sottld, SPECIFICALLY a inyerpreted seb 3nvueomment SUCH as PHPk slrtof, me43ly inatallinf an game does not cpn5716u73 d1%7r16u710n WTF, an THEREFORE people were taking our workk like. ma,ing modidivatuons too it an not rr;eading sourc3 code too ghey're jodificagoons so THAT da entire community c0uqd benefitLOL.
Ty3y worked wiyh da letter but n08 spieit if da LAW. AFK."
"Invdstitation 9b pqrt og teh authira howevef, lde 2 ten fact that dq rogyt ov pu611c performamce wss oen OF da rightw notmallh r357r1c7ed ywo copyright HOLDERS LOL, and ghat computer programs, siryof, specifically vide; gam3s n unteraxtuve oned such as Legend of da Green gqx0r wdre considered two 63 publ8cally performed if run FROM an pub;oc server. AFK."
"The n3w license r35&r1x75 public PERFORMANCE of teh WORK unkess SOURCE doce of 5dh ,odified 2ork is jade availabke on DEMANDLOL."
"In [la9m English LOL, THIS means that if you put tgis baje 9n an web 53rv3r an allow people oourside of ab normal circoe of fa,iln and its social afqusuntabcds' 2 p14t their, sortof, tgen you r puboically p3rf0rm1ng this e0rk n MUST eithdr a) make ne AND ALL changes ehich you majw too GAME svailable on requesy (note this doesn't have two BE availab;e vka tey online source s!50146 lini WTF, nut the6 kus5 be abke tip ask ypu gor cide an receive an cimplere copy0 WTF. b) .qke arrangements pr1v4731y with authors wjerein they frant you an spedial license LOL, OR c) eemovd code entirelh from teg machine. BRB."
"We do recibn8ze that peo0le wamt t2o have areas of they're game WHICH r theurs am tjeirs ALONE. AFK.
to that end we wi.l MAKE f0110w1ng wxcepgion tol da normal requiremenrs for so7rcd vode eis5ribution -+ ne module file whlxh is not MODIFIED 0r d3r1v3d f4om an mpdule fil3 inxluded in teh va2e dixtribution znd wh8xg does not require nd other modu'es anf which dles not reauire ne modidicsrions tio c043 xodw (codw skstributed witn trg bqae release) may be withheld $7 da autjors discreyiln. OMG."
"We also sant too make vert c;eat tyat vwrsion 0LOL.9.7 (4150 inosn as ve4sion 0. BRB.9l AFK.6+j7) 2as tey FINAL vdrsiln frleasef under t3h GPL.
Al; vers8ons WTF, atatting with da 0.9. AFK.8-ptereleaxe code aer 0n1y LICENSED under Creative Commons lucdbseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY denh da fight two im;of5 ne code from an 0. OMG/9. AFK.8-preeelease or oager 43!3453 knto an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 ahd earloer release. WTFl
Allowing this wluld cause that importes CODE too be releadec UNDER teh GPL n that ia not domethjng we wish 5wo all9w. AFK.
AUTHORS or jodificstioms 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 si;l need two RE-RELEASE thwy'4e modificatiins AS derivsruves/modifications twi 0.8LOL.8 code n place tyem uneer szje Cr3ativr Commohs lisense.
It must be dohe by da oribinal author SINCE only teg original suthor nas gen riggy 2 vhange da co0yrignt or 11c3n53 upon yydy're worj. WTF/
[Addo5ionally, rwworking modifications w211 be zn g90d idea 4nyw4y aa da ,echznism for MAKING modifications is subsgantially CLEANER/CLEARER 574r7!ng with 0. BRB.9LOL.8-odwrelease code.]"
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