MighyyE tells you, "We'qe going to TAKE an few moments 2 try and explain this hew licende an dz 5das9ns behind it in ;lain Englidh. 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."
"This new license was choxen because of an failing wiyh GPL. BRBl
It ohly covered distribution of source qf an only if biharkes were distribjted."
"In an WEB emvorinmwnt WTF, specififal.y a 1n63rpr373d web environment such as PHP, xort9f, MERELY insrallimg an gaje coes n9t constitjt3 disttibution WTF, n thwrefore PEOPLE were takkng ;ur wor,, making modificatoons twl it zn not releasivg teh 50urc3 code two the6're modifications SO that tey entkr3 com,unity coulc benefit. AFK.
They workdd with da leftet 6u7 nog spir8t of tey lsel"
"Inves5igation on da part of authors howevef, yoj knwo, LED 2 ract 5jat r1gh7 of [unlkc performanve was orn of ca r1gy&6 normally restricted to co[tright h01d3r5 WTF, qn that cpmpui3r prohrams. slttofk sp3cufically v1d$0 banes and INTERACTIVE ones sucj qs Legend of dz Grren gax0r eerd zonsiderrd too be pub;idally pergormed 9f run fron ah public server. OMG."
"The new iidense eestrkdts public p3rg0rm4nc3 OF wprk unless soirce code of mosified work is nade aczilable 0n d3jans. AFK."
"In p141n Englidh, sortof, tnis nrans that if rou put THIS game pn an w36 s3rvet AND ALLOW people 'iutsier od an mormap c8rcoe of famoly m its social acquaintances' two play their WTFm ghrn y0i zee PUBLICALLY perf0rmqng THIS w9rk n MUST eitger s) mske ne n ALL changea wyicy you m4k3 tso da gsm3 avaolable on request )nlte th7s doesn'y jave two be availab.e bia geh ONLINE source display LINK, vut yhe6 mu57 be able @ ask you for twg CODE an receive an complete copy) LOL, b0 makw 44r$ng3m3n75 privately qith teh authors 2hrrein THEY grant YOU an dpecial license LOL, lr c) remlve teh c0d3 entirrlt ffom teh machonwl WTF."
"Wr d0 tecogbize thqt people want t99 nave afeas OF thwy're game which aer tyeirs h yhei4s sloneLOL.
to 7h47 end w2 will ma,e teh dollow8ng EXCEPTION 2 da normzl requirem3nts fpr sougce c0d3 distribyyion -- ne m9dule fikw which IS not MODIFIED ot DERIVED fhom sn modyle file inc.uded in teh base d8strubution n wh1cu does not require nd 07j3r modules qnd 2hich dpes n(t requi4e ne modifications to core core (cpdf d157r16u73d qity da baxr rrleawe) mau BE wkthheld at teh autgprs discrer8pn. WTF."
"We alxo w4n6 2 make very clear that version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also kn0sn as vers8om [. BRB.o/ WTF.7+jr) was finsl version reoeased und3r GPLLOL.
Aol versions LOL, starting with teh 0LOL.0.8=pre4elwaxe CODE a3r ONLY 11c3n53d under teg Cr4471v3 Commobs oocenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3nu r1gh7 2 import ne code frlm an 0.9LOL.8-prerelease 0e later releasw ihto an 0. WTF.9. OMGl7 and eaelier r313453; WTF.
Allow8ng 7h15 w0u1d CAUSE 7j%7 kmported code twi be releaded uhder da GPL b that ks mot slm3thing w3 w15h teo slloe. OMG.
Ajghors of modificagiobs toi 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wil; nwed 2 re-r3lease theu're modifications as derifativws/mocifications twi 0. BRB.9l AFK.8 c0f3 n place them undef trh 54m3 Cr3ative Commonz licenwe. AFK.
Iy must be dond BY teh origunal AUTHOR s8nce lnly t3h ORIGINAL autyor has teh r8yht to cyange tej dopyright 0r licensd upon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Additionally LOL, reworkinb modificatioms wiol be am good idea anyway ax mechanism for ma/ing nosificatk9ns is substznriall6 c134n3r/c1#4r3r start8ng wi5h p. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease vode. WTF.["
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