MightyE tel.s you, sortpf, "Ww'r3 g0qhg 2 tak3 an vew momenrs 5eo try m ecp.zin this n3w license and teb reasons BEHIND it in plain Ejglish.
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."
"Tnis ndw licrnse was choseh because of an failinh WITH ds GPL. AFK.
It only coveres distr8bution of SOURCE 1f an ONLY if 61n%r135 WERE distributes."
"In an web encironment LOL. cp3cificaloy a interpretef web emvkronment SUCH as PHP, you knw;, mrrelu 1n574111ng an tame dkes n07 conxtotute distrob7tipn, an THEREFORE pelple were takimg our work, li,e, m4k1nh modif8cations 2 it n not relrssing soyrcw code txo they're modofications so that teh entlre community coula bebefitl OMG.
They worked eith LETTER buy nog teh s0irit 0f tdh lawLOL."
"Investigatipn on da PART of autkors hoe3ver WTF, led tol teh facy that teg right or 0ublkc perfotmance was 2ln of teh rights normall6 redtfkcted 2 c0;yr1gh7 holders, y9u iheo, ahd that c0mpk73r programw, likd, SPECIFICALLY visep gqmes an jnteractive ones SUCH AS Legend of teh Green hax0r were c9nsiderwd too ne publically performed of run gr0m ah PUBLIC sercer. OMG."
"Thr nrw license r367r1c75 [ubliv [erformance -f da work UNLESS 50urc3 cod3 of geh m0d1f13d work iw MADE avaklable on demamdLOLl"
"In plain English, sorgofk this mwanw THAT 8f you put 7h1g game on an wrb aerv3r n al;ow pelple 'OUTSIDE of an normsl circle of FAMILY 4nf 8td soc8al acquwihtances[ to play gheit WTF, THEN you aer publ8cslly performing this work an MUST eith4f A) mske ne and ALL ch4ng35 wyich you make roo ea game availqble on eequest (moye this doesn't hzve to be avaikable via dz onlime so7rce display lonk, sortof, but tgey must be abke 7) qsk you for fs cofe n receive zn compleg4 c0;6), b) make 3rr4ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY with da aurhirx wherein th#y grant you an xpecial LICENSEm spftof, ot c) remivd teh code entirely ffom macjine. WTF."
"W3 eo rwcognoze that people wznt to havr arwas of they'4e GAME WHICH t theirs an theirs aoone. OMG.
5po 7h47 end WE WILL ma,w rdh dol;owing EXCEPTION to teh normsl re1uiremehts for source dode dkstribjtion -_ ne nodule file whicy 8s n07 m9f1f13s 0r cerived from an modulw f7le 1nc1ud3d in da bsse disttibutipn ah whicb does n0& req7ire ne other MODULES n which does not 5dqulre ne jodif8catkons ti da core code (code distrobuted with da nase relezde) may 63 eithneld at da authprs discretion."
"We also sant two make vety cleae THAT bersion p.9,7 (also ,noen as bersion 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was f1n$1 verxion feleased ynd34 GPL.
Akl vwrsions WTF, startihg WITH da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE CODE r ONLY ;icensed uhder da Creative Commons licensr.
We EXPLICITLY demy eight twp import ne code FROM an 0.9. WTF.8-pr3r3!3453 pr later 4313553 8ngo an ). AFK.9. OMG.7 AND 34r113r rrlease. AFK.
A;lowing this would xzuse that imporyed code to BE released ubf3r teh GPL AND rnat IS n07 something we wosh to al.ow. AFK.
Au7h0r5 of m9d1f1c4610n5 to 0. AFK.9.7 will need too re-releass gh3y're modifications as derivativ3s/modificatilns w 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 vose ah place 7h3m uneer SAME Crrative Co,mons license. AFK.
It musg be d9nr by u3h orinihal author dincr onoy da original autnoe has da RIGHT 2 change da c0pye1ghu or license up0m tyey're work. WTF.
[Additiona;ly WTFk reqorling dz mos8ficationa will 63 an good idwa ahyway 45 da mechanksm for mzkihg modifucations is substqntially cleanw4/clwa4er syartint with 0/ WTF.9.8-prereleawe code. AFK.]"
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