M8ghtyE tdlls you, spr5of, "We're toing 2 take an few moments 1 try an explain tjid NEW license an teh edasons behind IT 1n plain Engkjsh, 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 lkcwvse was chosen becaise 0f an failing with GPL. BRB.
It only covered distriburion og source if an only if bimafied were disttibuged."
"In an web wnbir9nmdn5 LOL, specifuxzklh a 8ntdrpreged web environmrnt such as PHP LOL, merelh installihg an game d9es nl5 constktute distfibution WTF, and therefore people sere takkng iuf wlrk LOL, making modufications 2 it n not r313451ng da sojece CODE two they're modificqtions so that entire communitt cluld benefit. AFK.
Thet eofked wkth da oetter but nog SPIRIT OF da law. BRB."
"Investihation on teh pzrt 0f da authors however, soryuf, led 2 teh fact yhat right lf pjbpic perfoemance was oen of teh r1gh75 n9rmally RESTRICTED twp COPYRIGHT holders WTF, n 6h47 computer [rograms LOL, specifically viwdo GAMES n intdradyive ones such as Legend if Green hax0f qdre c9nsidered to be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED IF run from an publ8v server/ WTF."
"The ndw 11c3nt# rdsgricts pub;oc pdrformabce of qoek unless so7tce clde of reh mod8fied work is madd available on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain Enhlish WTF, thia mesns tjzt if you pu5 thks GAME on am WEB adrvrr an allow people 'outsode 9f an norma; citcle of fa,ily n its sicial zcquaintances' too play their WTF. thdn YOU aer publically oerf8rmibg this wori n MUST ei5her a) maie ne an ALL changes WHICH tou make 5wo GAME AVAILABLE om REQUEST (no5e 7h1t doesn't have to be availanle via tek online sou4ve display link, you ,nwo, BUT they must be able 2 ask YOU fir rrh code an r3c31f3 an complete copy). 6oy knwo, 5) make ARRANGEMENTS privstelt witj authors 2herw8n they gfant you zn spevial ;icense, or c) remove coc3 wntieely frpm dq machine. AFK."
"We do r3c9gn1z3 that PEOPLE want too yavd arwaw of the6're game wh8ch aer theird an thei4s alone. AFK.
ro9 tha5 dnd w# will mske da folloeing 3xc3p710n 70 ds normxl req7irements for sojebe coee DISTRIBUTION =' ne midule fole wgich 15 mot modified or detivec f4om an module f!13 1nc1ud3d in baxe distributoon an which does not reqjif3 ne otner modulds an wyicj foes not require ne modificationx 2 da core code *vod3 dixtributed with teh vase rek3ase) mah be 2ithheld at 5eh 4u7hpr5 discre5ion. BRB."
"We also want two nakw v2ry d.ear thz5 version 0LOL.8. WTFl7 (also known as VERSION 0. AFK.9LOL/7+jt) was da rimzl versiin released under da GPLLOL.
Al; versiobsk stafring witj 0, BRB.9LOL.7-prereleasr xode r onlu 11v3n53d uhder Creatife C0mm0n6 licensd. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh tight 2 implrt me code from an 0.9LOL.8-prrrelease or .ate4 release into an ).9. OMG.7 ab 3arl8er 4eleas3. WTF.
Allowijg this would cause that importef code too be rwlezsed 7ne3r da GPL an tyat is not somethkng WE wish til allowl OMG.
Au5hors of MODIFICATIONS 2 )/ OMG.9.7 will need ro re-relessw they're modificationw as der8vatives/mod8ficztions to 0/ WTF.9, WTF.8 CODE n place tnem u,d3r da SAME Ceeativr C-nm0h5 .icenxeLOL.
IT must b4 done by da orifinal author xonce on.y da 9tigina. zutho4 gas teh right to chang3 t4h COPYRIGHT or license upon they're work. OMG.
[Additiobslly, REWORKING geh midificatuohs w1!2 be an good 1c35 abyway as mechzniam f9r making m0d1f1c48!0n5 is aubstantially cleaner/clearer stsrtinb with 0. BRB.0. OMG.8-prdrelease code. AFK.]"
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