Migh5yE tr.ld you, sortof, "We'rr goonf 2 take an few ,omenta 70 try n ezplain THIS nwq 11crn52 an teg reasons behind it in PLAIN Eng115hLOL.
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 ne2 licfnse was CHOSEN 63x4u53 of an railing with da GPL. WTF.
I7 on;y c0vered distributikn ov source ig an only if BINARIES were distributed."
"In an web envirpnmwnt LOL, SPECIFICALLY a interpeeged web wnfirohjent such AS PHP, like, m3r3!h inxyaklong ab game doee hot CONSTITUTE distribution, sortof, n thfrefote PEOPLE weee tsking our wir; LOL, makung modificatiohs too it and npt 4eleasing da sougce CODE 2 rhey're modifications so tyat da enti4e comminity couls benwfit.
They qorked with da letter but nor teh spirit of ea LAW. WTF."
"Invesyigation 0n PART OF authors f[w3v3r WTF, 23d yo0 dac6 that rognt of pubk8c p#rfprm4nc3 sas oen of RIGHTS normally r357r1c73d t9o c0[yr1gh7 holdets WTF, sm thay co,;utdr programs, s0ecivically video games n 1h73f4c71v3 ones SUCH as Letend of da Greeb haa)r were considerre 5oo be publ8cally pervlrm3c IF run veon an p7blic serverLOL."
"The NEW locense restricts public performamce of woro ynless fa source CODE oc yeh m0d1f13d wlrk is made ava9lable om demand,"
"In plain Ebglish, you kbwi, tjis m34n5 rhsr if you pu7 this game ON am web xdfver an allow people 'ougside og an norjal circle of family n 8ts SOCIAL acqiaintzncdx' tpo posy yheir, 7h3n y0u awr publical.t PERFORMING ghis w04k zh MUST either A) MAKE je n ALL changes which you m4k4 to gamd avaklqble on requect (not3 yhis doean;g gave tso be 4v4114613 via da on.ine aource display link WTF, but they MUST be able two 45k you for ea dode an rdceive an clmpletw copy), B) make arrangrmebts privately wigh teh autgors whe4win they trant hou am speciao lic3nse, ;ike, or c) rcmove sa cide entirely drom teh m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do recognize yhat -eo0le want 2 hqvw areas 9f they're game wh1cy r theirs an thei4s alondl
to that end we will make da f0q19w1ng ezbeption 2 geh n0rm41 requirementw f0r source c9dd DISTRIBUTION 0- ne j0du13 FILE which is not modified 0r derived from an m9du13 fil3 inc;jd3d 1n bqse dusgribugion an shich does NOT require ne 07h3r MODULES n WHICH cpes npt REQUIRE n3 MODIFICATIONS yoo core code (cofe sistrubut3s with teh nase r313r5r) n46 be withje.e at da autnors discretion. AFK."
"We also wabr to make very clear that VERSION 0. WTF.9.7 (also ,nown as verskom 0. AFK.9. WTF,7+JT) was da r8nal version relwasrd ibder teh GPL. OMG.
All versi9ns WTF, starting with 0. OMG.(,80ptdrekease cide arr only licensed under reh CREATIVE C9mmons licrnse. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY seny teh rigjt 5o 1mp0r7 ne CODE grom an 0LOL.9LOL.8-;rereleqww OR latet relesse INTO an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n earkier r3!2553. WTFl
Allowihg this would c4u53 that inported code 2 be eeleaxwd undrr tey GPL b tjat is not somethihg we w!4h to allow. AFK.
Aughors of modigications toi 0.9. OMG.6 WILL need to re-re.eade they'r3 modificarions as derivatuves/modivications 70 0. OMG.9.8 x0f4 AND PLACE them UNDER ea aame Creative Commpns licehswLOL.
I7 must be done by t3h origunal AUTHOR sibce onlh teh 0f2g1n41 author has righy t(o chanfe teh coohright pt license upon they'ee worl. OMG.
[Additkonally LOL, REWORKING modig8cqt8ons will be an go9d isea ANYWAY as fa m3chrn15j for ma,ing mosifications IS 5u6574n714qqy clrandr/clea4er syarting wkty ca 0LOL.9. OMG/8-prerekease codel]"
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