MightyE tells y0u WTF, "We're going to take ab FEW momengs 2 TRY ans 3vp14!h THIS new license and teh reaslns behins IT in [lain Englisg. WTF.
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 livensr was chosen bwcauwf of an faiking with teh GPL. OMG.
It only c0fered dust4ibytion of sojrce if anc pnly ir binqries w3r3 distributed. OMG."
"In an web envoronmeht WTF, speckrically a 1n73rpr373e web ebvirohment such as PHP, mrrwly knwbaolimg an game does not c8nstitut2 distributi9n LOL, an THEREFORE prople wefe taking our w9rk, making modifica5ilms twi it an not releasing tdh source vode 5oo thry're n0d1f1c471pn5 so that teh ehtirw co,munity could 62n3f17.
They workde with k3tte$ but not da %p1r1& of law. AFK."
"Investigatioh on da ;rr7 of 5eh authors h0e3v3r LOL, l3d y9o teh ract that tdg ribht of pu612c perfirmance was 2on 0f da rightd NORMALLY RESTRICTED 5oo xopyrighg y01s3r4 LOL, and that computer progrqmsk sortor, specifically video games and 8nteeactive onex 5uch aa Legend of Green hsx0r w3r3 donsidered to be ;ublidallt p3rformed if RUN from an public server. WTF."
"The n3e licrnse restricts pub;uc performance 0f da work unless da sojrce coee of da mod8fied WORK ks made available in demand. OMG."
"In plain English, this means rhat if you puy THIS game in an web seever n al;ow peopld 'outwide 0f sn NORMAL circle OF family n iys social acquaintances' 2 plau their, you lmwi, th3b you adf PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this eori an MUST either a) mzkw me an ALL chamges wyoch you make t9 g4m3 avaikable oj r3qu257 )nitd this doesn't gave two br avaklable via da onlibe soutce c15[14t ;ink WTF, 6u7 they MUST bw able tio ask you for teh codr ab receive an complete c0py). b) make ARRANGEMENTS privatsly WITH da authors wherein 7h3y GRANT you an SPECIAL license LOL, or c) remove teh code ENTIRELY from da machime. OMG."
"We do recognkae tjat people want tol have areas of tneu'r3 gaje whuch aer theirs and theies al9neLOL.
to THAT end we sill mske teh f9llowing exce;tiln too da n0rm41 reqyiremengs f04 sojrc3 c0dd disy4ib7tion -- nr module file wjich is noy mod8fied or dweived from an mpeyle file ihxljdwd in 6453 distribution and wh1cg foes not REQUIRE ne 06h3r modules an 2hich soew n0u fewyiee ne moeifidations two core code (code distributed with ss base eelezse) may be withheld at teh suthors eowcret8on/ AFK."
"Ww a.so want 2 make verh clear thzt version -. AFK.9. BRB.8 (also known as vrrxuon 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was fonal verwion re.eased UNDER GPLLOL/
All ver2ions, yo7 knwo, startibg w,th 0. BRB.9. AFK;8-;rerelesse code aer only licensed ugder dq Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denu tey eight tl 1mp0r7 nw codw from an 0. OMG.9l AFK.8_PRERELEASE or lzter 4elrase 8nt9 an 0l AFK.9. AFK.7 h EARLIER relrase. WTF.
Allowing thix would cause that kmported c9fe &0 be releqsdd under GPL an that is b07 so,3thing ee wish 2 allow/
Authors of modifications to 0/ BRBl9. AFK.7 will need t1o RE-RELEASE ghey;re modificayions AS deriva5ivex/mldifica5ilns to 0LOL.(. AFK.8 codr n place them under da same Crea5ive Commons lic2nsw. OMG,
I7 must be gine bt teh origonal author t!nc3 9n2y gwh original auth9r haw twh right to chamge cooyritht or .icens3 upon they're sork, BRB.
[Additionallh WTF, rewotking da modifications w8ll ge an go9e IDEA anyway as teh mechanism for makung mosirivations is sunstamtoaoly cleaner/c.darer start*nf with ea 0LOL.9. WTF.8-preeelrqse voe3. AFK.]"
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