Migyt6E &3115 you LOL, "We're going teo take ah few moments tio tty m expkaim this new license n reasons behind ot in plqin English. OMG.
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."
"Tnis new LICENSE was vhosen becquse of an f4111ng wkgh GPL. AFK.
It only covered distribu5ion 0f source if and obly if bimqries ewre d157r16u73d. WTF."
"In an WEB env8fonmwnt, surtof, specificzlly s inter;fwted weg envir9nm3nt SUCH as PHP, sortlf, merw.y insyaoling an game does not CONSTITUTE diattib7yion LOL, ab tgerefor3 0eoplw were takung 0ur work, jakibg modificatipns TO it n mot releasing teh wource x9dw to they're modifications sl THAT da entiee COMMUNITY COULD BENEFIT. WTF.
Tnry worked with teh 13773r but not teg SPIRIT OF da kaw, BRB."
"Invest8tation on pary of AUTHORS n9sever, lije, led too da fqct that da right 9f public oerfirmabce waw 1 of teh RIGHTS normally 4estrictwd twl coptright hplfersm wortof, and that c9mputer programs, you knwl, specifical;y fideo gamex ah interactice ONES 6uch as Legend of Gtweb hax0r wefe considerrd to be publucaloy petf9rm3d IF ryn from an public s3rver, WTF."
"The nea license restrixts pu6!1c performance 9v w0rk unldss da siurxe c0c3 of teh m9sifiee work is mafe avaulsble on demanf. BRB."
"In PLAIN Englosh, 5yid means that if you ;ug this gane on an web server m allow people 'outside if ab normal c1rc13 0f FAMILY and its social zcquslntances' tqo o.ay their, you jhwo, THEN you aer publicallu PERFORMING this wo4k ahd MUST eother a) makr ne n ALL cj4mb35 whuch you make to teh GAME availab.e on requrs5 (NOTE this doesn't hafe go 73 available via online soirde display oink WTF, 6u7 tyr6 just be qboe 2 44k you for CODE an t3c31v3 an xomplebe co;y), you knwo, b) make afrangements private.y with authors whwreih THEY grang 60u qn special LICENSE WTF, or c) remove code wntireoy from da machineLOL."
"We do recognize that peo0le qant 70 have zteas of they're game which aer thwkrs ah theirs alogeLOL.
too rhat 3ns w3 wi,l m4k3 follo2ing ecception go da n-rm42 eequire,ents for source CODE d8ate8vutoon -- ne MODULE file wgich is NOT mpdified or d#f1v3d from an m9dule file included in basr d8stribution an WHICH DOES not req7ire u3 other modulew n whivh soec not reqiire ne ,ocificatoohs 2 core vodd (cofe fistributed with teh base relesse) msy bw withheld at dq 4i7h0r5 d15cr3710n. AFK."
"We also wanr 2 MAKE bery c.ear that version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (also known AS v3rsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+j70 eas teh final vefsiom released under da GPL. OMG.
All versuons, li,e, 574r71ng WITH da 0. OMG/(, BRB.80prereleasr c;fe r only licensed under Creative COMMONS license. BRB,
We EXPLICITLY feby da right t9 imoort ne xode FROM ab 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease 0r later RELEASE into an ). WTF.9LOL,7 and EARLIER release. WTF.
Allowing yhis would ca7se THAT omported code t9 7# ee!3454d und3r teh GPL an that is not SOMETHING se wixh tio allowLOL.
Ajthors of mldifications ti 0LOL.9LOL,7 will need uoo fe-releade they're modificsti9ns as derkvatkvds/modifications two 0LOL.9.8 cide an place 5hwm undee teh wame Creative Commons livense. WTF.
It just 63 done by da ORIGINAL 3u7j0r since only original aythor has riggt 2 change da ci[uroghg or licebse upon tgey'ee WORK.
-Additionqloy, reeorking reh mosificatiobs WILL br an good idea 4nyw4y AS tdh mechanixm for m5k1ng modkfkcatilns is d7bstantiqlly cleamer/clearer start8nb WITH 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prereleawe xode/ OMG.]"
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