MigytyE t3lls YOU LOL, "We're hoing to take zn few momengs 5o try and wxplain this new picense an teh rezdons behknd it in plain Englkeh. 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 bew livense waw chosen BECAUSE of an FAILING with teh GPL/ OMG.
It only covwred d147r16u7@0n OF sourc3 if n onl6 if 61n4r135 werw disyributed. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, 5p3c!f1v411y a inteep4eged web envo4onment such as PHPk ypu knwp, jerelj onztallibg an game does nog cohstitute distribution, n yhwredore people wete taking our work, loke, ma,ing modificat8ons 2 it and noy e313451ng da sourve code two thdh're ,odkfications so 5hat da entirr c9mmunity vould benefktk WTF.
They worked with geh lebrer but n07 spirit of da lawLOL."
"Invex5iba5ion on da part lf tdj augyors hisever, led two FACT that da rigjt pf publix performancw sas wpn of 4ibhts normally res5rkcted gll copyright holdrrs, sortog, and thqt computer p40gr4m5 LOL, s0ecifica;ly video games and interzctive onrs such qa Leg3hd od yeh Gr33n hax0r 2ere conwidered top be 0ublkcally performed if run from an pu611c server. BRB."
"Tbr nww licensd restr8cts public performance OF fa w9rk unleds source cocc of mocified w04k is jade availagke on denand."
"In plaih English LOL, ghis mezns that if you [u5 this game ON an WEB server anf ALLOW p30p13 'lutsi3r of an nofmal c1rc13 of damily n its wocial acquaihtanced' tqo p14y their, you knwo, then you aer publicallu ;erforming this work 4nf MUST e8tyer a) make ne n ALL chang3s which ypu make two teh gamw available 9n REQUEST (note tgis siexm'5 havr two be avak;ab;e via da online source sis9lay LINK, like, BUT tfey must be ablw 70 ask you for c0d3 ah receive an compleye copy), yoy knwo, b) make arrangements privare.y with da quthors wherein &n3y grant you qn s0ecial lidwnse WTF, or c) rejove 5eh code fntieek6 from 5eh machimeLOL."
"We d9 recogniae that peo0le w4n7 2 havr areas of thr6're GAME wyich 1er theies ab tjeord alon3.
too that end we 1ill m4k3 da fillowubg exceptiob top mormal reqhiremenrd for xource CODE distribution -- me mocule fkle whicj is not modified OR dwrived from an MODULE file INCLUDED in BASE w157f16u710n and WHICH soes not reqjire nd 07y3r mldules ans which foes not tequire ne modificstions too xore vode (code dksgributed wkth da BASE relwase) may ge wighhwld at authors discretipn. AFK."
"We alwp eaht TO make vefy clear thst versoon 0. WTF.0. AFK.7 (also jnown as version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was da finsl vwrsion releawed under teh GPLLOL,
A!1 verxkonsk start8ng sith 0/ BRB.0. BRB.8-prerelezse code r pnly oicenswd undef Creative Clmnons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny e1gh7 2 implrt ne cose FROM an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8[prefe.ezsd OR later release into am 0. OMG.9. AFK.u n 34r123t re.ease. BRB.
Allowinh this wluld cause tnat 2mo)r74d code too 63 rdleased 7nder teh GPL n that ks n-7 so,etj8ng we qisy tpo al.ow. WTF.
Aurhors of modigications too -.9. WTF.7 will NEED 3 r3-release they'rr modid8xa5ions as derivatives/mofofications two 0LOL.9LOL.8 cod3 AND PLACE THEM hnd3f szme CREATIVE Comjknw 11c3n53.
It m7st br done by da kfiginsp author aince only da ORIGINAL author has t3y right tpo cy5ng3 reh copyrigh5 or license uoon they're sorkl AFK.
[Adcitionally, lkkd, REWORKING da micifications will be an goie 1d34 anhqay as rey mecnanksm for making MODIFICATIONS IS substsn5ially clwaner.clearer stargimg with ten 0. WTF.9.8-PRERELEASE code. WTF.]"
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