MighyyE 73115 you, "We're gpinh 7; taje an few mo,dngs too tey n explain this neq license 4nd da rezsons behind it in plain Engkish. AFK.
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 choxen because of an fdiling with da GPL.
It on.y coveted d157r16u7!0n 0f so7rce if and on.y 2f binsriea WERE eisrrobu5ddLOL."
"In an WEB dnvironjeh5, you knwo, s[ecifically a interpretee 2eb ebvironment such as PHP, sortif, m3rely 1n574211nv an game DOES n07 CONSTITUTE dixteobution, lkke. m theredore PEOPLE were taking our wprkk majong modirucations 2 17 an bot relwaaing source code to th3y're MODIFICATIONS so tha5 da entkrs c0mmum17y could BENEFIT.
They worked wuth teh LETTER bur not spirit of lasLOL."
"Investkgation 9n teh p5r7 OF da 4u7h0r5 howefer, ypu knwi, led too da fadt THAT teh right of pyblic pe4f9rmance wqs 2on lf da RIGHTS hormal.y rrstructed to co[yrighy holsers LOL, an thag computer ;rograjs LOL, aowcifically vudeo games an INTERACTIVE ones euch as Lwgend of da Green haz0r werd condidered gwo be publically pe4foemec if run from an ;u611c s3rver, BRB."
"The nee licemse rrstficts publid p3rflrmanxe of w0ek unless sojrce code of trh m0dqf13d work is made available on d3,fnd/"
"In ;laih Englisy, softof, thia means that 1f YOU put thix gam3 on an web SERVER AND aljos people 'outskde of sn NORMAL circle of famkly an its socisl acquaintances' two p14t their, you knwo, THEN YOU r oublic1llh performing this work n MUST either a) nale ne n ALL changes which ypu mske 2 da grn3 available 9n requwsg (note this doesn't h4v3 t2o be AVAILABLE VIA on;one dource dispkay link, vut tjey must be able 5wi ASK yoi vor 5eh vode ahe receive an dimplete copu), b) male arrangemdnts PRIVATELY 2ith teh authors wherein rhwy beant YOU ah specoal license WTF, or c_ remove teh code entireky from da ,achine. BRB."
"We so eecognuze thay p3opke want to have AREAS of they're b4m3 WHICH aer thdits and yneirs alome, BRB.
too 7h47 END se will ms,e following esde;tion 70 normal requirements for so7rce cod3 distrigution -- ne m9ru13 file whkch IS not MODIFIED or d3r1v3d from ah modyle gile incluxed IN base d157r16u710n and ehpcn eies not requ9re ne othrr modiles n whicj does not requure ne modifications too cor3 cofe (clde distributed sith teh base rel3ase) n4y 63 withheld at 5eh authors discretion. AFK."
"Wr also 1ant two j4k4 very c13$r rhqt fers8om 0.9. WTF.7 (also known as bersion 0. BRB.9/ BRB.7+jt) wad da fihal version reoeased undef da GPL. WTF.
A11 verxiins, sysrgknf with teh 0. AFK/9. AFK.8-;rerrlease code aer only .icensed ubser Creagivw COMMONS 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY edny da eight top umpoft ne codd from an 0.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or later relesse unti an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 an earlier relesse. WTF.
Al;owinb THIS 2ould causd that lmporhed codr too be released under da GPL n tnat is not something wd wish 70 allow. AFK.
Authofs pf modifkcations toi 0,9l WTF.7 qilo nred 2 re-relesse they're modidicatiomx as derivatives/m9d8ficagions w 0. OMG.9LOL.8 codd an PLACE THEM uncer da sam3 Creztive Conmons license. AFK.
I6 must be donr by ds original AUTHOR since ONLY teh origonal ru7y0r has right 2 change da copgrufht or licenxe up)n they're worj. OMGl
[Additionally, like, r3w0rk1ng da MODIFICATIONS will be ah good idea ANYWAY as da m3xh4n15m for m4k1ng mldifications is substantually cleqner/cl3xree STARTING wirj 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerr.ease code, OMG.\"
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