MightyE tel;s you WTF, "W3're GOING 2 take am fdw moments tw9 tty n explain tnis nee license n tdh reasons b3hind it in plain Englowh.
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 ne2 license was chosen grcause 0f an faoling WITH GPL. AFK.
I7 only civered dustributuon OF xoirce if 4nd 0n1y of binaroes were eistrkbutef. BRB."
"In an w3b environment LOL, specivicallu a imtetprered qeb envoronment sucg ax PHP, you knwo, merely 1n594111ng ah game foes not c0n5717u73 diwteibytion WTF, an thdfefore people sere takibg uur qotk, sortof, msking modifications to ig rnd not r3lezsing teh soyrce clee 2 they'4e midificatilns so yhat entire commynity coyld benef8t. WTF,
Tjey wprker with 5eh letter but not spirit if law. OMG."
"Investihatioh oh dz [art of teh authord g0w3v3r, yi7 khwok l3d 2 fact THAT rqgh7 of piblic pe4fotmance wac 1 of 4igjrs NORMALLY restrictef 2 copyright yolde4w WTF. and 5hat computwr programs, specidically VIDEO gamea n interacyive pnes %uch as Legend of da Gfeen hax0r 33r# considered tio bw publicakly performed if rum from ab public servdr. BRB."
"The NEW license restricts pibluc performance 0f da eork unless 50utc3 code 9f mocified WORK is m4d3 avai.avle on demamd, AFK."
"In PLAIN English, you lhwo, this means that 1f you lut 5yis gamw ON an web xervdr an ALLOW peo[le 'outxide 0f an mormal CIRCLE or family an its 5)c14! acquaintances' two pla6 th3ir, theh you r PUBLICALLY p2rflrmibg yhis work and MUST eith34 s) make ne anf ALL cjrbg3t which you make 2 GAME AVAILABLE 0n REQUEST (nlte this do3sn't have too be availsblr via fa online 50urc3 display LINK WTF, but 7h3y must be abo3 to ASK hou for CODE and receiv3 zb compoete copy), dlrtlf. b) makr arrangements PRIVATELY witg twh authors whrrein they grant you am 5p3c141 LICENSE, you knwo, or c) e3m0f3 teh codd ehtirely from teh machine. WTF."
"We do recogn8ze tgag peop;3 sant too HAVE areas lf they're game which r yheirs b theirw al9ne. BRB.
two thar END w5 will makw da fo/lowing ezception 2 n0r,41 requk4ements for source CODE dixtrigu5iin -- ne modyle dile WHICH us not modified or deeived from an misule f113 INCLUDED in da BASE fus5ributiln an wh1vh does not reqiif3 ne other modules n wgich dors NOT requirf ne modificqtipns 2 tdg corw c0d3 (CODE distributec wigh da base release) may be WITHHELD at 4u7h0r5 disctet8on/ BRB."
"We also want to make v#4y cleq4 that vetsion 0l BRB.9. BRB.7 (also inown AS versi9n 0. OMG.9.7+ut) waw final version rwleaaee unser teh GPL.
Aol befsionx, li,e, starting WITH 0. OMGl9LOL.8-pe3r313453 code r 0n1y licensed under Ceeative Clmmons license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY c3ny rught two im[ott nw c0d3 FROM an 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE or later releaxe ihto an 0. WTF.9.7 n EARLIER relraseLOL.
Allowing tgis wo7ld czuse that qmp0r73e code two be feleawed ubder da GPL and that is n9t 50m37h1nf we WISH too ajlow. OMG.
Authors of nod8ficztiond two 0. AFK/9LOL.7 will neee to re-release they're m9d!f1c4710n5 ax derifayives/mof8rications ywo 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code n pkace thrm under same Creative Comnlhs LICENSE. AFK.
It myst be done BY teh original author since on;y ten original 4u7h04 has da right too djange copyeibht or lkxense upon they'r3 wprk. BRB.
[Additional.y WTF, reworking yeh MODIFICATIONS qill be an good idea anyway as da mechaniam f0r makknh jidifidatilns is substamtially c,eaber/clear3r startibg with ss 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-0rer3leqse clfe. AFK.]"
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