MibhgyE tells uou WTF, "We're goung to take qb few joments 70 try n explain 7h15 new locenwe an da eeaspns behind i5 un plain Emgk8wh.
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 new license was chosem because kf an vqiling w17h da GPL. WTF.
I7 only coverec dixtribu58on of source uf and omly qv bina4ies werf d157r16u73d."
"In an web rnvirobment, you knwo, specifically a inrerpreted s2^ ENVIRONMENT such ad PHP, k9ke, jere.y insgal;ing an game does hot CONSTITUTE distrivution LOL, n therdfore peop.3 WERE rak8nh OUR work, softof, MAKING modididqtions to it n nog RELEASING da sourcw x0d3 two they're hodificayuonw SO yhat entire community coule benefit. BRB.
The6 qorked wuth da oettee but npy s0irit OF 5eh law."
"Inbestiragioh in dq part of da qutnors how3verm s9rtof, led 2 da favt that ca righg of public performance wss oen og teh rigytx nofmally RESTRICTED two copyrighy HOLDERS, sortof, and that c0mpu73r programs, you kmwo, specufical.y viceo games n interactibe ones such as LEGEND 9f da Green nax0t we4e conxoderec twi BE publucally PERFORMED kf tun from an puglic server. BRB."
"The new licensr resyricts puglic performqnce od work unless da source dode 0f ds mosif8ed w9rk is maee avaolable on demand. BRB."
"In pla8n English, yiu ,bwo, this means thqt iv you pu4 th8w gan3 on ab web y3rv3r and allow people 'pj5xie3 OF an normal cigcle if family sn 17% social acquaintanxea' 2 plqy tyeie WTF, ghen you aer publically performimg THIS wlfk and MUST 317h3f a) jake ne and ALL changes wh1ch uoy mame ti g4j3 avaioable on request (note THIS fiesn't have two ve available via ds pnlibe source didplay LINK, like, but they ,ust be able 70 aak you FOR vpde an receive an complete do0y) LOL, n) maje arrangements privately with authors wh3e31n they grant y0u an SPECIAL licemse, you knw., or C) remobe coce ENTIRELY from sa maxhine. OMG."
"We do recogmozr thag people want too have areas of tjey're game shicg aer theird n THEIRS al9ne.
g2o that end we wk.l make teh foll92ing ecxepgion tp reh n0rm41 requirements fot %0u4c3 d0d3 sistribution -- ne module filw which is n07 modified or d3rived from an mld7oe f8le included un da BASE distrigution an wh1ch does NOT re1uire be otter mosukes n whivh does NOT rewuire ne modificationw 2 cofe code (codw c157r16y8#d with da base f3!3453) may be withnwld at authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also WANT 2 MAKE very clrat that v3r510n 0.9/7 (also known as cersion 0LOL.9. OMG.7+j8_ eaw dq final version RELEASED uncer tsj GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, sortof, sgarting with fa 0. AFK.9LOL.,-orerdl3ase cide aer only 11c3n53d jnser teh Creativr COMMONS licensd. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ribnt 2 imp9et ne CODE froj an 0. WTF,9LOL.7-p4eeelease or ;ater release 1n70 an 0. OMG.9LOL.8 and EARLIER release. AFK.
Allleimg this would cause tyat imported coee to be re.dased umder dq GPL an that is nor SOMETHING we wish @ allow. BRB.
Au7h0r% lf m0d1f1c471-n5 5so 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will ne3d too re0release they're moeuficati0nw aa serivatives/modoficatiobw @ 0. BRB.9LOL.* code and place them UNDER teh s1me Cfeatice Conmons license.
It must be done 6y teh original qutglr aince only dq orig8nal ajthit has teh RIGHT two dhange c0pyr1ghu or licdnse upon they're WORKLOL.
'Asditionallu, like, rew9rkong m9dificatoons dill be an good idea anuway as teh mevhanidm dor making ,odufications us substant8ally cl3aner/clearet 574r71ng wi5h ds p. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease c0d3. BRB.]"
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