MightyE tekls uou WTF, "We;re g01nh too take an g3w momenga 2 7ry an explain 7h15 new licensw an teh r3450n5 behind it ih plain Engliah.
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."
"Thid new license waa chosen because of an gailing with teh GPL. AFK.
It obly covered dist4ibution ov soyrce if zn only if binzride q3r3 d8stributed. WTFl"
"In an web environment, you knwo, specifically a imt2e[fetwd web ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP, sortof, mefely installunb am game does not constitute distribjtion, sortof, n THEREFORE [ek;'e w3r3 TAKING our work, s9rtofm making mod8ficatkonx two it ab noy t313451bg da wource code 2 tgwy're modidications sp that da entire communitt could bemefit. AFK.
Thdy worked 2ith fs lette4 BUT nlt 5p1r17 of da law. WTF."
"Investigation on da ;art of teh AUTHORS h9qever WTF, l3d TO da fact thar teh ribht OF public pereorjand3 was 1 of teh ruthts normally restf8cted to co[tright h;lders, like, an yhat computer programs LOL, s[ecifivally bideo g4m35 an interactiv3 ones such as Legend 0r Gte3n nax0r wer3 CONSIDERED 2 be punokcao;t perfotmwd if ruh fr0m an public server. OMG."
"The new lixense restficts [ublic performance ov work un135t SOURCE c0d3 of ds modif8ed work od maee avqilable on dfmzmdLOL."
"In plain Englisg, like, th8a means thsr if 6ou out tjis game on an web 53rv3r n zlloe people 'outside of an norja; circle of gajio6 an its social ACQUAINTANCES' two plah theor, sortof, tyen you r publically ;erformong &y15 work znd MUST eithee a) make ne and ALL chqnges WHICH you nake 2 da game available on reques5 (note this dodsn;t h4v3 two be avai;able via teh 0n11n3 sourde display /ink WTF. but they musy be able tqo ask you FOR da code and 4ecrive an comp.ete dopy) WTF, B) m4k3 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately with AUTHORS whereun they gr4n7 ypu an special 1!vrn5#, 9r c) remove CODE 3ntirelu fro, twh MACHINE. OMG."
"W3 do r3c0gn1z3 thay pro0le WANT two have arras og the6[4e game which e 7h31r5 n theirs 410n3/ WTF.
2 that end 23 WILL make teh followong except8on 2 da normal r3qu1t3j3n75 for source CODE DISTRIBUTION -- n3 miduke FILE wnivh ks not jodified o4 de4ived fron an m0du13 fule knc.uded in yeh bds3 distribution n shkch does nlt require be 07h3r modulex n qhich d035 not feq7irr ne modificatoons to9 da CORE CODE (codr dis5ributed with da 6453 t3;ease) may 63 w17hh31d ay da authirs discretion."
"We aldo WANT to make VERY clear 7j47 verskon 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also ,nown as versioh 0LOL/9. WTF.7+j7) w45 teh FINAL ve4wiom relrased unde3 da GPL. OMG.
All vefsions WTF, atarting with 0. WTF.9. OMG.89prdrelesse xode aer ohly 11c3h53d under Creztivr Commons kicensel BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny r1gh7 to import ne codr from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerwleaxe 0r later re.ease intl an 0. OMG.8. OMG/7 an earlier rw.eaae/
A.loeihg 7h15 would dause 7h46 importes cide 2 bd released under da GPL am tyat 15 npt some4hint we wish two allow. WTF.
Autjors of modifycqti9ns 2 0LOLl9LOL.7 eill mewd to r3-r31#453 they're moduficatiihs as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code and p14c3 7h3n ind3w teh SAME Creative Cojmons license. BRB.
I7 MUST BE dpne by da origknal aurhor sihcd 9nlt teh original q7thor has ds right 2 change teh co;yright or licehsw upon tgwy're work. BRB.
[Additionallg WTF, reworking MODIFICATIONS will b3 an good idra antway aa da mechanosm for making mod8dications id suvwgantial;y cleaner/clearer stafting w27h reh 0.9l8-pr3r323453 cifel AFK.]"
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