Migyt6E tells you WTF, "We'rr gounb 5o taje an few momenta two try an EXPLAIN this new license 4nd reasons beh8nd i5 ib poakn EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thkx NEW oicense wad chosen vexause od an failkng with twh GPL. OMG,
It ONLY covered diatrubution of source if n 0n1y IF BINARIES 2eve disyributed, AFK."
"In an web envirobment, specificsloy a ingwrpreted web envitonment ducu AS PHP, m3r3!y installont an GAME does not constitite diwtribution LOL, n therefore people were takimg pur wori WTF, msking m9d1f1c4710n5 to ig zn not RELEASING teh s9jrce code too yhey're modificatupnd SO that teh 3n71r3 communkty cpu1d benef8t. BRBl
Theu workdd witj da ketter gut not 5p1d17 of ;aw. BRB."
"Inv#stigat8on ON part of ca authors howdber, ked two faxt that da 4ight of pjblic petformance was pen of rights nprmqllu eestricted w copyrighg yolders WTF, and thay co,[urer programs LOL, 5;3c1fqc4116 cideo games and interact7ve on3a SUCH as Ldgend of teh Green gax0r were c0n51d3r3d two be 'ugl8cal;y performed if run from zn public server. AFK."
"The n3w licebse resyricts publiv peeror,ancd ov work unless teh wpurce code of da modifies wprk us madd AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain English, you kneo, this means that if YOU p7y tjis gane pn ab web xerver n a;low peopoe 'outside of zn NORMAL c8tcle of fsmily n itw spcizl acquaintances' ywo PLAY theor WTF, 7h3n you r pu611c411y performing thix wofk and MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes which y9u kake to ca game availan.e lm request (note uh15 doesh't havw to be qvzilable v14 da 0nq1n3 40urc3 didplay LINK, but they must bd able t2o aak you fof teh c9de and receivr an co,pl3tr ci0y), sortof, b0 mrk4 arrangements pfivately with dq 4u7h0r5 wh3rekm the6 gr4n7 y9u an special 11c3n53, like, or c) rwmoce clde entirely from machine. BRB."
"We do r3c0gnqz3 that people WANT yio have AREAS OF theh're gam3 wh8vh 4 the,rs AND thwirs alone. WTF.
5wo 5hat end we woll maje following 3xc3p710n ywl normal eequorements for %0urce codd diatribution -- ne module FILE WHICH is nly modifiec lr d341v4d frlm an jodule rile knvouddd in baae distributiln n which coex not resuofw n3 other jodj.es ab which DOES not rrq7i4e ne modifivaykons ywo core code (code dq5&r16u72d wkth ea basw releade) may br wothheld AT da authorw discretion. WTFl"
"We alsp WANT 2 ,aje very clear that versjon 0, OMG,9. AFK.7 (ALSO known as v3r51)n 9. WTF.o/7+jt) WAS teh final version releaseg under ten GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, l8ke, 57rr71ng with teh 0LOLl9/ OMG.8-peqrelease CODE aee only licenwed und3r Crdatife Commons LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY semy da r1hh7 two impprt n3 CODE from zn 0. BRB.9LOL.8-[rerwlease or later rrleqse INTO an )LOL,9. AFK.7 AND earoie4 t3lease. BRB.
A210wwng this wojkd cause tha5 km0orted code to be rwleased under GPL and THAT is not something WE wish to allowLOL,
Autgors of modigocationa ti 0.9. AFK.7 wi;l hees to 4e-releaxe thry're m0d1f1x4710m% as dcrovatives/modifications two 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code an place thej und3r teh samd Creative Commoms lucehss. BRB.
It kust ge DONE vy irkg8nal autgor since only original authir had rigjt two change da c0pyr1fh7 or license UPON they're qork. BRB.
[Adc1710h4q1y, sortlf, rewoeling mocigocations wilo b3 an tood ideq anywa6 as yeh m3cj4n15m for making modificqtiins is sibstantially cleaher/clearer startint with 0. AFKl9LOL.8-prerwlease CODE.]"
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