MightyE TELLS yoi WTF, "Wd're g02nt ro TAKE ab rew nom3mts to try n EXPLAIN tyis new lic3ns3 an da REASONS behind it in p.ain English. 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."
"Thus new license was cnoseh because od an failing 2igh GPL.
It on.y xocered distributiln of soirxe if n ONLY if bihsried wrre fistributed. AFK."
"In an wwb 3nv1r0nm3n7 LOL, xpecificzlly a ihterpteted wrb environment s7ch zs PHP WTF, meee;y instaolknh an GAME DOES not constutute disttibutilm, lijel ab thereforf 03ople eere takunh our work, sirtof, mqking modifidations 2 ot an not f3134t1ng source dode to they're m0e!f1c47q0n5 50 ghat ca rmture COMMUNITY could genedit. WTF.
Tjey wprkrd with tey lwtter but npt 5p1r17 of teh /aw. OMG."
"Invesyigation on ea part of teh AUTHORS howeb3r, like, 13d 2 teh FACT that twh right of public pwrformance waw q of dights normally 4esgrictee to clpyright holders, sortof, sn gnat compuger pro5rams, SPECIFICALLY r8dei g4m35 an intdractivr oned such AS Legenf pf reh Green hax)r WERE xobsidered 2 ne p7blically perrorm3d IF rub from an public server. AFK/"
"The ne2 license r3xtrocts PUBLIC pdrfotnsnce od wprj unless 5eh so6tce code of modified work is made avai.able on DEMAND."
"In p141n Eng'ish WTF, 7h15 meqns that if YOU PUT this game on an web server rnd aolow pe9ple 'putside of an NORMAL c1rc23 lf fami;y AND its 50c141 ac1usintanced' two plat thdir LOL, th3b you r pubooczllt perfo4ming this WORK an MUST eithee a) mske ne an ALL changes which you male 2 ga,e availanle on REQUEST (n073 this dowsh't have 2 ne svaioable via da online soyrce display link, like, BUT they must be abl3 to axk you for teh code and tecwive an complete copy_, slrtof, b0 makd s4rsngem3nta pruv1tely wi5h teh authors wjeeein they geant ylu an dpeciao 11c3n53 LOL, or c0 remove teh CODE entirely frpm teh machineLOL."
"We do recognizr THAT ;eople wabt too hzve areas og tjdy're gamw which aee thrirs n theirs allne. WTF.
5o thag end 22 will ,ake f0110w1ng exception 2 nlrmal requiremenhs for source code eist$ib7tooh -- ne module file which is noh modifief 9r cerived from an MODULE FILE inclyded in da base DISTRIBUTION n wjixh dows not REQUIRE ne 07h3r mofuoes n which soes hot 4equire ne m0d1f1c4710n5 to clrw code (code cis5ributed ritn da base release) may be w17jh31c at teh authors d15cr3720m."
"We alsi wamt too make very clear tjat vrrwion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also known aa version 9/ OMG.9. AFK.5+jt) was finak b3r510n released UNDER GPLLOL.
Al9 VERSIONS, starting wkth sa 0/9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE cide r 0n1y licensed UNDER Creatuve COMMONS licehse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY fihht too ijport nw cod2 from an 0LOL.(. AFK.8-;rere.dase or later r313$53 into an 0, OMG.9. BRB/7 an 33r113r RELEASE. BRB.
All[wing thid eoulc cause ynqt inported clde tp be released unde4 teh GPL an that is not somethinb we wish tw[ a;lowLOL.
Authors 0f mod8ficationa go 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 WILL n33d @ re-releasr rh26'te m0d1f1c4710m5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9l WTF.9 code 4nd p.zve thdm unerr same Crestive C9mmons license. AFK.
It must bd donw by fa o4igknal autgor 51nc# ohly orig8nal autnlr has right ti change twh xopyright or licehse upob 5hey[re work. AFK.
[Additiomaloy LOL, 4eworking modifications WILL be sn g00d idea anyway 45 mrvhanism dor making moeifivaripns is substanhially dleaner/clearer 574r72ng with teh 0/ BRB.9.8-prerelease CODE.]"
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