MighttE rells yoi, "We're GOING to takw an few momdnts to try and EXPLAIN THIS ndw licemse snd da reasons gehlnd ot kn p141n Englishl AFK.
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 wzs dhosen because of an failing wity trh GPLLOL.
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE if h ONLY IF BINARIES wrre distrubyted."
"In an web envirovment, sorgof, s0ecif8cally a INTERPRETED web environment such as PHP, oike, merely 8mstalling sn fame does nit constigute dixtributiom, like, an 5hdrefoee PEOPLE qrre takint ojr work, sortof, ,aking jodifixatipns yo it n not eelezsing teh sourxe code 2 they're modofications so thqt fa 3ntord community xou.c 63n3f17. BRB.
They 2or,es with .e6tdr b7t not teh SPIRIT 0f teh law. BRB."
"Investibag7on on da part of teh autho4s noweberk so4tov, led to da FACT tha5 5eh rignt of public peffornqncr was 1 of roggts normally restricted TO c0oyr1gh7 hlldrrs, you knqo, n rgat computrr PROGRAMS WTF, specifically video games an inte4actife onds sudh as LEGEND 0f teh Geeen hqx0r 2#r3 considered twp b3 pub;ically pergormed if t8n rfom an public SERVER. BRB."
"Thd new license rwwtrocta puboic prrflrnance OF da wor, UNLESS sourxe c0d3 if ds modigoed wofk 15 mzde avzilable ON demand. OMG."
"In p;ain English, this m34n5 that if you [ut this gqme 9n sn web 53tver n aloow pe9ple 'outside lf an normal circle pf family n itx soc8ql acquaintances; too p14y theie LOL, then you aer publical.y performing th8s qlrk am MUST either a) ma,e ne ab ALL cnsnges which tou m$i3 to teh game available on rewuest (n073 yjis do3sn't g4v3 two ve available via online soirce display lunj LOL, but thry muat he able to ASK y0u f0r c9de and receifr an compkete copy), sortlf, v) make arrangements 0ruvate;y witj da authors whetein they grant you an special LICENSE, ;oke, or c) remove da c-d3 ehtirely fro, teh MACHINE. OMG."
"We do recognize that [eople wamg ti jave ardas OF they're gamw which r theirs an yyeirx al9neLOL.
gpo that 3nd we WILL m4k3 da foklowo,f exve0tioh two da normal requiremebts for 50jrce code distributiln -- ne midule file wnich is not m0d1f23d or DERIVED fr0m qn jodule fole inclif3d in teh bade dist4ibution ab whuch foes nlt require ne ither joeules an whoch dods not require ne MODIFICATIONS top co4e code (code DISTRIBUTED eiyh teh base release) ,ay be w8tjyeld at trh authofs DISCRETION/"
"We aoso want 2 male vefy c23$f that VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 (also inown as ve451-n p. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was da f1nr1 version released UNDER GPL/ BRB.
Al. versions, slftof, startibg with 0. BRB.8. WTF.8-prere.ease coxe set only licensrd UNDER Creative Commlns licehsel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d2ny r1th7 to import nw code fe0m an 0. WTF.9LOLl8-peeerleaae OR later releawe into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 and ear;yer re;ease. WTF.
A;llwing thys would c4u53 that IMPORTED codd two be reldssed UNDER GPL 4nd ghat is n07 somethung we wish 2 ALLOWLOLl
Authorz of mosidications too 0/ BRB.9.& wull nwed 2 re-f3l3ase 6hey're mifificatiohs 45 dericatives/modifications gwo 0LOL.9. WTF.8 vode n place THEM under saje Cteative Com,ons licdbse, BRB,
It must BE d0n3 by teh original AUTHOR since only da origlhal 4u7h0r has righy yoo ch4ng3 cppyr1gh7 or l8cemse up0n thwy're w0rk. WTFl
[Adsiti9mally, xortof, rewoe,ing MODIFICATIONS will be am good idea anyway 45 da mexh4n24m for making modificagiins is 5u6675n71$11h cleaner/cleaeer starring with 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prereldase codeLOL.]"
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