MightyE trl;s you WTFk "We're going too take an FEW moments to try and explain tgis hew lixenwe n ea reawobs gehinf it in plqin 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 new license wax choseb vexause og an faioing witn da GPL. OMG.
Iy only clvered distrigugion OF SOURCE if and only if 6!m4r13% w3t3 distribu5ed. OMGl"
"In qn web enbiron,dnt, xprdificaklu a onterpre5ed wcb environment such as PHP LOL, jerely installing an game does mot cohctitute disyribjtion, n therefore prople weee tskinh 0u3 w0rk, ;ike, making MODIFICATIONS 2 IT an not twleasinh SOURCE v9de too they're hodifications so tgat rrh rntire community c0u1d benefitLOL.
They woeked witg ds letter b7t NOT tej SPIRIT of ca law. AFK."
"Ibvesgifat8on on teh part od teb aythors however, ked too try dqvt that reh r1gh7 or public oerformance was won of da righta normallt restricred 2 copyrignt holsetsm and THAT c0m0u73r pr0gr4m5m likd, specifically bifeo g5m25 n intdradtive ones aich as Lebend 0f teh Green ysx)r were considered TO be publicslly perfkrjws if rjn FROM zn p7blkc serverLOL."
"The n32 11c3n53 rewtricts public performqnce lf work ubleas source code of teh MODIFIED work us mad3 availavle on demand. OMG."
"In pld8n ENGLISH, dirtof, 5his MEANS that if you put 7g15 g4m3 ON an w36 serbdr an 4110w people 'outside of an normal circle of family n 275 slcial acquaintances' too play yheir, rhen you ser publically oerforming this work and MUST eiyher A) make ne an ALL chajges which you ,akd too tamw AVAILABLE on request (notc 5hia DOESN'T have top be 4v411461# via da -n11n3 spurce display link, sortofm but they must g3 able 2 ASK t0y r9r code n receove an cojplete copy) LOL, b) mqle arrahgemrntd PRIVATELY wi5h teh authors whetekn THEY grant you an special 11v2n53 WTF, of c) remove dpde 3n71f3!y ffom jqvyine. WTF."
"We do recognize that p3ople want tio have areaa of ehdy're game whicg aer theurs qn THEIRS ALONE. AFK.
two 5hat end we will MAKE da folkpwibg exception s da n0rm41 reqyiremdnts for zource CODE disrribuyion -' ne MODULE filw which is n07 modifoed or derifed from an jodile file included IN dz baqe distribution n whivh does nog require nw 07h3f modulds an wh1cn does NOT require ne MODIFICATIONS rwo c9rw cofe (codr dix5eobuted with teh bzee releas3) may be withhwld at zuthord siscretion. WTF."
"We also wqnt twl mak3 ver6 clear THAT version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (4150 knosn 45 verdiln 0. BRB.9. BRB,7+jt) was ten funal v2rwiob 4eleased 7ndef dq GPL. WTF.
Al; verxions, yoy knwo, sta4glng with teh 0. BRB.9.8-pretelease clde swr only LICENSED und3r geh CREATIVE Commpns licebde. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too ompoet ne CODE from sn 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pre43lease or later release into an 0l AFKl9. OMG.7 qnd earlier r3leade. AFKl
Allowing thos would xa7se that importes code two be relw1sed under da GPL an THAT is not something q3 eish too alloe. AFK.
Aythors OF MODIFICATIONS twi 0. WTF.9l OMG.7 WILL n33d two r3-r31#453 tjey're m0d1f1c4710n% as cerivatives/modisicatlpns 60 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code n plade them undee da same Creatkve Commons 11c3n53LOL.
Ir must be done by da origimal authoe wince ONLY da ORIGINAL author has RIGHT 1 change coptright or license upun rhdy'rd qork, BRB.
[Adeq61-n411y WTFm REWORKING teh nosifications will be an good idea 4nyw$y as mechanis, for making modificatkons is substahtial.y CLEANER/CLEARER s5arting with 0. WTF.o. AFK.80pr3relesse cpdeLOLl]"
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