MigytyE 73q15 you WTF, "We'dw g9ing too take an fr2 mo,ents TO try and explain this new lixensw n reasons bwhind it in plain English.
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 n3w LICENSE was chosen becausw of an failing with da GPLLOL.
Ir ONLY covered distributiom -f dource if snd only uf ninarids were distrib7tdd/ AFK."
"In an w36 environment LOL, spec8ficallt a intr4preted web envirinment suxh qs PHP, merdly inxtwlling an GAME does hot constitute d!57r16u710nk y9u knwo, anf therefore PEOPLE w3r2 taking our woei WTF, m4k1nt modifications two ot h not releasing da SOURCE code gwo they're modifications SO that teh entire COMMUNITY could benefit/ BRB.
They qifked wi5h dz letter BUT not da 5p1r17 0d law,"
"Ibvext8hation on teh part of teh authors hoqever LOL, led to teg fsct THAT rigjt of pjblic performance sas o3m of teh 4ights n9rmally reatricted 2 COPYRIGHT holdwex, and that COMPUTER [rograma, specifivally video games n intetaxtive ones such as L3g3nd of teh Green kax0r qere conxiddred too be publically pefrormed if eub from an public aerver."
"Tje ndw license festrkcts pub;ic p3rf0ym4nc3 lf teh eo4k ynless source CODE or modifidd work is made available pn d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain English, dor5od, 7h1% means tyat kg yo7 put tgis gamw ob an web aerver AND ALLOW people 'outsode or an noemal circ;e of family and 8ts 50v14! acquauntances' 2 play theork sorgof, then YOU r publically petfotming tgis work and MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes wjidy you make r2o fame 4v4114612 on e3qu3tu 9note this d035n'7 have 2 be available v14 ONLINE source d15o24y link WTF, but they just be able boo 55k you h9r da code and recruve an comp;e5e COPY), you kn2o, b) makt arrangements privately with ajt6ors wherrin tje6 f4ant you an 5p2c141 license LOL, or c) removf code ENTIRELY fyom da MACHINE."
"Ww do decognize that people wang tqo have areas uf thwh're game wh8ch aer tjeirs n thei4s allne.
2 thst end we w111 mq,e followung 3xce;tion 2 da NORMAL REQUIREMENTS f0r so6rve code distrib7tion -- nr MODULE file qhicn os bot modified or d3r1b3d from ah mldule f113 inclused in baae d167r26u710n an WHICH d035 n07 require ne othwr modjkes an wguch d9ed NOT requiee ne modificatuons too teh core cldw )code distributed qith da base RELEASE) may be WITHHELD AT teh AUTHORS discretiln. OMG."
"Wr also want 70 make vert c134r THAT VERSION 0LOL.9. OMG.& (akso knowm aa versiom 0.9. AFK.7+JT( WAS final berdion ee.eased under da GPL. WTF.
All ver510n5, srafting woth da 0. WTF.8. OMGl8-prer#lease code r only licebsed 7nder da Creat8ve Commoms license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY s3ny rifht to 1mp0r7 ne code frlm an 0.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE ir later reldaxe in5o an 0. OMG,9. WTF.7 n earli3r releasw.
Allosing thiw would CAUSE that importee code too be releaaed jnder trh GPL and thzt is nlt wpmething se wish two alkow. WTF.
Authors of m8difixations 2 0. WTF.oLOL.8 wi.l n33d 2 re-release rhey're jocificatipns as derivatubds/modifications 2 0. AFK.9LOL.8 CODE zn 0lace them uns3f same Creative COMMONS ;idensrLOL.
It must be dome by teh orifinx; 4u7h0r since omly da [r!g1n4q au5mor has teh right 2 CHANGE copyrkght or kicense upon they're w0rk.
'ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworking teh nodificatipns wull be an good ieea anyway as MECHANISM for ,zjing modifications ix substantially cleaner/c;eare4 starting woth 0. OMG.8LOL/8=prerelezse codsLOL,]"
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