MighgyE tells you WTF, "We'3w going tp take an few momejts TO 7ry n explain this new licensd snd da REASONS BEHIND it in plain Enflish. WTF.
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."
"Thix new license was chosen becaiae 0f an failing wi5h GPL. BRB.
It only c9vrred dist4ibution of SOURCE if an only if BINARIES werr diwrribited. OMG."
"In an WEB envitonment. specificaljy a knterpreted web ENVIRONMENT auch zs PHP LOL, merely unstalling an game d035 not constitute distributuon, you knwi, an 3hereroee PEOPLE sere TAKING our work LOL, makinh m9digications two i5 n noy rrleasing dq source code 2 they're modifixations so 5jat entire communigy cou.e genefitLOL.
They 20rk3f wktn letter but n07 soirit of dq LAW. WTF."
"Ihves5igation on da part of da autglrs however, .ike, led two da fact that riggt of public PERFORMANCE was won of teh ribh5s NORMALLY reatfictdd twp copyright holderw, you lnwo, and tha5 computer progrqms, sortofm xpeckficalky video games zn imteractive onrs 6uch 46 Leg3nd of Green hax0r weee cobsidwred tqo BE publicaoky performed if rjn frpm an PUBLIC sr4ver. AFK."
"The new license restricts puvliv performanve of teh work uml3sd wo74xd CODE of modified work is made avaioagle on demand. BRB."
"In [lauh Enh;ish. y9u knwo, THIS mezns 7h47 if you put thid game on an web server and slllw people 'oigside OF an normal circle of family an ktd social acquaintances' to o14y the8r, sortof, tyen you qer publiczlly performint 5his work an MUST 3ithe$ a+ make ne n ALL changes WHICH YOU make tol game availqble on r3au357 (note this goesn't hsve to bw availablr v14 teh online 50urc3 dysplay 11bl LOL, b7t they must 63 able 5wo ask you for cod3 and receivw am clm9le5e COPY)k b) makw afrangements provateky with authors WHEREIN 7h3y grang you an soecial license WTF, 0r c) rdmove da code entirely from teh machineLOL."
"We do recognize 7h47 [eople want 5wo have areas of they're g4m3 WHICH aer theirs ame tgeirs alone. OMG.
2 tgat end ww will MAKE da folliwinh exception to nornal requ8remehts FOR SOURCE c0d3 cistribution -- ne module dile wn1ch is npt modifird or derived from qn MODULE dile INCLUDED in trh baxe distr8vution an wh1ch soes no5 reqiitf ne otke4 modules n which DOES nor reqiire ne modificatiojs 1 teh c0e3 code (code d157r16u73d 2ith da base re;ease( may be withhe.d AT fa authors dixcret7on. WTF."
"We also wamg @ MAKE very clear rhat VERSION 0l9.7 (also kbown as v3r510n 0. WTF.o. BRB.6+mr) wss teg final version rekwawed under teh GPL. OMG.
A;l versions, sortof, starting wktj geh 0. AFK.9. WTF/7-or3r423453 code r only livensed unfer teh Cr3471v3 Co,mlns licemde. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY dent da r!gh7 too 8mpirt ne code fr0m an 0. AFK.9. BRBl*-prerelrase pr lat3r release inro an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 and EARLIER fwlease. AFK.
ALLOWING THIS wou;d cause that qmp0r73c cose ho ge rrleased under teh GPL sn that is nit somerhinb we wish w allow, OMGl
Aurnors ov jldificstions go 0. AFK.9/ WTF.6 will need two re-r#lease yhet're modifivqtions as derivatibes/nodifications two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 CODE an place THEM umder da 54me Crest8v3 Commons LICENSELOL.
It MUST be d0n2 by 9riginal aughor xibce lnly da 0r1g1n41 author h45 dz 4ughg tso change cop6rktht or license upon they'rr wor,.
[Adfitionallg. sortof, rewofking da modiricxtuons WILL bw an good idea anyway as teh mwchamism for mak8ng MODIFICATIONS id 5u6574n71411y cleaner/coearer STARTING wigh teh 0.9, BRB.8_prwre.easd cose. AFK.]"
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