MifhtyE yells jou WTF, "We're goinh to take an few momrnts t9 try an EXPLAIN tgis new licemse n 5eh REASONS bwjinc it in plaun EnglushLOL.
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 mee license was cnosen becaise 0f an dailing with da GPL.
It 0n16 coveeed dosgrubution of source if an onl6 if binarkes were eisrribut3s/ AFK."
"In an web encuronment LOL, %p4c1f1c411t a INTERPRETED weg 3nv1r0nm3n8 SUCH as PHP, yij knwo, merely ins5allinb an h4m3 does not donstiyute fistributi9n LOL, and THEREFORE people were 74k1nt 0ur wprk, m4k1ng modifidatuons to9 it and not relwasong teh aoyrce doce 2 they'fe modificatiobs so that teh entire cimmunuty could 64n3f17. OMG.
Thwy sorked with sa 137734 bu6 not spirkt of da law."
"Investiga5ipn on ten parg of da AUTHORS howwvee, you ,nwo, .ed 2 teh f4c7 7n47 sa eignt of [ublic performance waa 1 of sa rifgts normally restricted 2 clpyritht holders, sortof, ag THAT compurer ot0gr4m5 WTF, apecificallt video games an 1n73r4c71v2 on3s s7ch zs Legend of da Green hax0r were considered 2 be publivally p3rf0rm3s of RUN from an public SERVER. WTF."
"The new license 4wdtficts PUBLIC performanve ov da work unlesd teh soirc3 CODE lf MODIFIED work is made qvailable oh demand. WTF."
"In PLAIN Entlish, you kbwik this meabs that if you put this game ON an web SERVER AND alkow people 'outxiee og an NORMAL CIRCLE of vamily and its social scquaintancea; 2 9.ay their WTF, tyen you aer punlically ;3tf0rm1ng 7hq5 work qnd MUST EITHER a) makw ne an ALL CHANGES whicn you MAKE two da gamd available on request (npte this c035n'7 have too be available via 5wh ONLINE dourcd fisplay LINK, sortof, vut theh mist be ab;d toi ask y0u for CODE b receivr an compl3te copy(, sortof, b) MAKE arrangements privagrly WITH autnoes wherein tgey gfant yij an special livense, like, or c) remove c0d3 entirdly FROM ten MACHINELOL."
"We sp r3c-gn1z3 THAT PEOPLE want two have areas of they're game which aer theifs n uy#1r5 al9nel WTF.
too 4ha5 enw wd WILL m4k3 tdh followigg exveotipn rwo tej nirmqk requiremdnts for source CODE DISTRIBUTION -- be MODULE file which IS hot MODIFIED 0r deruved from an module gile INCLUDED IN reh BASE distribution and wnich does npt re1uird he other modukws n wh8cg does not requkre be modigications 70 teh cpre code (code dixtrlvuted with ds baae feoease) ma6 be qitnhtld at teh aughors discregipn. AFK."
"We slao wang two mrk3 veru clear thzt vwrsion 0. BRB.9, OMG.7 (also knlwn as VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) 2as FINAL v3r510h rwleased uncer da GPL/ AFK.
All VERSIONS WTF, atarting witn 0. BRB.8.9-prerelease cpd3 aer only licensed ubd3r ea Cr3471c3 Commons oic3nse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d#ny RIGHT teo import ne code fr9m an 0.9. WTF.*-prereldss2 OR lare4 r312453 into an 0. OMG.9. WTF/7 and earlier r3leqae. BRB.
Aklowing thkd wou;d cauae 8hr7 importes code to be releasdd uncer ca GPL n tnat is nlt somrthing WE w15h too 4110wl BRB.
Autjors of modifixatiohs 2 0. BRBl9. BRB.7 will need to re-4ekease they're modifications as derivatives/moc8ficatk9ns too 0.9.8 code znd poace yhem under teh dame Creative Commpns o8cense,
IT must be d0n3 by originao author simce only ORIGINAL 4u7y0r has da right too chanhe cipye8ght ir lixense u'on they're wo5iLOL.
[Additionall7, you knwo, reworkimg ,odificatipns will be an GOOD IDEA 4mywry aa teh mexhanism for making mocigicagions is substantially dleaner/xkearer stahting with 0.9.8-PRERELEASE cod3. WTF.]"
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