MifhtyE tells you WTF, "We're gpinb too tale an few moments fol trh and explain tmis new licebse n feasons behind ir in PLAIN English.
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 LICENSE 2aw chowen becaus2 of an failong with t3h GPL. BRB.
It ogly c-v344d distribugion of source ie an only if binarues were distributed. WTF."
"In an web enfir9n.emt, s03cificallu a intetprdted web environment such as PHP, merely install8ng zn fsme doew nor clnwtitute distribuyion WTF, an therefprd ;eo;le WERE yakonf oyr w0rk, l9ke, naking modorications tl it 4nd not r313451hh sourcw code 5o they're modifica5komd SO that teh entire dommunity could benefit. BRB.
Thr6 wir,ed w17h da LETTER but not twh SPIRIT of teh law."
"Ihvestigation on part of xa authors however LOL, led too da dacy that da rihht of public performabce wad won of da rights n0rmr1ay RESTRICTED 3 copyright joldrrs WTFk an yhat computer protrams LOL, specifically video GAMES an interactive ones sudh as Legend of teh Geeen hax-r WERE consuderds two be PUBLICALLY pervormed if run vr0m zn PUBLIC srrverLOL."
"Tjr new lucensw restridts PUBLIC performance of work inless teh source cldw of MODIFIED work is ,ade ava8lable ON eemand. WTF."
"Im plaib Engl8sh, s0rtofn bhis means THAT if ylu puy this game on sn WEB swrver and allow pelple 'lutside OF an normal circ.e of faji.y and its social acquaintanxds' to olay their, yhem YOU 4 punlica.ly performing thus WORK n MUST eitner a) MAKE he AND ALL ch4nb35 ehich uou MAKE to game availsble on request (note this doesn't have too be availabld fia da om.7ne sourve displsy link. but THEY mist BE able twp ask you for dz cide n RECEIVE an complete c0py), likem b) make srranfemenys pf1v4731y with da authors wherein THEY gran5 you an xpecial licebse, 9r x) rem9ve da code enyirely from ds MACHINE. WTF."
"We do e3cognize that people w4n7 two jave arwad of they're game wgocy aer thdirs an THEIRS ALONE. WTF.
2 that END we qill make teh f011)wqng exception 70 da n0rm41 requiremdn5s for so7rce CODE sidtribution -= ne moeule file 2hkch is not m0d1f13d or d3r1b3d rrom an moduld fiod included in vase disteiv7yion znd qhuch does NOT require ne othwr modules n whicm does NOT fequire ne modifkcationa to reh corw code (c9de s157r16u73d 217h base eeldasr) may be withye.d at teh authota disxretion."
"We also 2ant 2 make very CLEAR ghat version 0. BRB.9, WTF.7 (also known as versiin 0, BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) waa final VERSION eeleases undef tdh GPL, AFK.
All verdions, yo7 knwp, STARTING with 0. AFK.9. AFK.*-prerelease code r only LICENSED uneer tdh Creqtive Clmmonw l8densr.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny teh roghr to import nd coce from an 0.9LOL.8-prerelease ir later RELEASE 8ntl an 0. BRB/9. OMG.7 and earlidr reoeasw. OMG/
Allowinh THIS would ca7se tgzt imported dode too be RELEASED under ten GPL n tnat is NOT simeth8ng we WISH 1 qllow. AFK.
Authoes of modifications too 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 wil; need 1 re-reldase they're nodigications as de4ivatives/modifications 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code m p/sce THEM under yey SAME Crsative COMMONS livense.
IT my57 be done gy lrigihzo author SINCE on;y yet original aurgif h45 teh r1gh7 two chsnge fa copyright or 11c3n53 upon th3y're work. AFK.
[Add/tionqlly, r3working teh midifications will be ah GOOD 8dea qnyway AS da mechanism for naking modifications IS dubstantially coeqnet/clrafer starting 2ith 0. AFK.9.8-prerelease c0d3. WTF.]"
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