MightyE TELLS yoy WTF, "Wd'4e guing two take an few monents to try an explain tyis NEW license and da reasons beyind it in poain English. BRB.
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."
"Tuis n3w license was chosen bec1use of an faklint with teh GPL. BRB.
It only clvetes distribition of source if n oniy if ninaries were disttibutrd. AFK."
"In an qeb ENVIRONMENT, specifical;y a 1n73rp4273d web environmenr such as PHP LOL, ,erely installing an game sles not c0nt717u73 didtrkbugion LOL, and therevore p30p13 were taking our work, you kneom ma,ing MODIFICATIONS rwl 17 and nit releasing teh 50ufc3 codw two thqy'rw modificatponx sl ghat da entkfe dommunity could venefit. WTF.
They wirked sith teh letyer byt nlt spirit OF tej law. AFK."
"Ibvdstigatoom 0n da part of da autn9rs howevet LOL, led t9o FACT that teh r1bn7 of pubkic oerdornance WAS w9n of da roghts normaolu restricted 2 coptribht holdets, 6oy knwo. am tnzt comput3r programs LOLm epecifically f1d30 gamed n interqctiv3 ONES 4uch as Legend of Gfeen jax0r were CONSIDERED to be pub;ically pdrformed 1f run from an pibluc serverLOL."
"The NEW license restricgx pu611c perfprmanve of da wirk ubless yeh sourcd c0d3 of da modufied work us made avsilable on demansLOL."
"In plzin Engkish, kike, this m34n5 thay IF you put rgis game on an web serfer an allow peo)le 'lutside of an gprmal circoe of family and its 50x1t1 acquaintanxes' 2 play theie LOL, rhem you aer PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm1ng 7h15 work n MUST EITHER a) m4k3 ne and ALL cjanges wnivh you make tw9 da game avzilanle on requedt (bote tyis diesn't gzve too ve avaolabke via onlinr xo7ece display link, ;ike, but 7h3t must be ABLE too as, you FOR trh code and rece8ve an complege dop6), sorgof, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pricarely WITH aughord whwr38m 7h3y gfant you an special licrnse WTF, or c) remove da CODE 3ntirely frlm maxhih3. AFK."
"We do recognize that peo;le want 70 nave arezs of they;re game wgich aer the8rd an 5hdi4s alone. OMG.
t[o 5hat 3nd we w8;l make teh fo.loeing excepti[n too t3y normal r3qu1r3m2n76 ror slurce codw distribyyion =- ne m0duq3 file which is not modified OR derives from an module fild 1nc1uf3s ih da vase distribution n which does not requkre ne other MODULES qn which does not fequire nd moeovications 2 doee code (code d157r16u&3d with baxe release) may be withheld at ea authors disvrrtion. OMG."
"We als9 want 2 ma,3 veey ckear tnat version 0.o. WTF.u (4150 known as versoon 0. AFK.8LOL.7+jg) ead FINAL version releawee 8nd3r da GPLLOL.
All versionwm like, dtarting with teh 0.9.8-[rfeelesse dode r only licensed under da Creztkve Commons livenaeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh gifjg to import be code vrlm an 9. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease or latet release into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n earlier rekezse. AFK.
Alloeibt this would csuse that imported code teo be released under GPL ah tyat is not simething we WISH twi all9wLOL.
Authora of modificat*ond to 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wil, need too te=re.ease they're modificagions as d3r1b471v35/m0d1f1v4710nt tw9 0LOL.9LOL.8 cod3 an place THEM UNDER teh same Creative Comm9nw licenseLOLl
Ig mudt ve donw by original author 51nc3 onl6 da original author has teh right 2 chang3 COPYRIGHT or license UPON thwy're WORK. AFK.
[Additiona.ly, like, resorking t3h m0d1d1c4710n5 dill BE an food idea anyway ax ,echaniam for making MODIFICATIONS IS xubstqngia..y CLEANER/CLEARER stattinh sith ca 0.9. BRB.8-prerw;eade codd. OMG.]"
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