MogjtyE gells ypu, "Wd're going to taje an few moments two try n expkaim 7h15 NEW license b teh reasons behind IT in plain Ent;ish.
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 licenx3 was chosen BECAUSE of an failing with dz GPL. WTF.
I7 ONLY covered disyributiin of so&rde kf n only if bima4ies swre distrigutwd."
"In an 2eb dnbironmenr WTF, specudically a inter0r34ed qeb environmrbt such 45 PHP LOL, nerely instakling an game doed not conatirute distr8butiom, n 7h3r3f0r3 people were TAKING )ur w0rk, making mofifivationd to it 4nd mot releqxong da dourcw c0d3 2 thwy'rr modificsyuons so that da entire COMMUNITY could 6#n2f17. WTF.
Th3y worked wign teh letter but n9t tey spirit if da lsw. BRB."
"Ibvesrigatiin in ds PART 9r authors however, sortof, led 2 fsct yhat geg tight if pubkic performance wax 1 OF fa righys n9rmall7 r3dtric5ef two COPYRIGHT h9lders, you knwo, and that cimphter progtsms WTF, specifically video gamed n interactive ONES such as Legenc of Gredn jaz05 were considered top be publ8cally PERFORMED if run FROM zn public aerver. WTF."
"The new 11c4n53 RESTRICTS publjc p3rfprm5hc3 of w0rj unleds da 59urc3 cofe ov modifued wofk 15 made avai.able on cemsnf. WTF."
"Ib plain ENGLISH LOL, this MEANS 7h47 if you put this gqme 0n an web 53rc3r n a.low p30o13 '0u75!d3 of an normal circ.e of famkly zn utw spcial zcquqontances' two p15y tjeir, then you r publicaloy perrormimg this work and MUST dither a) make nw ab ALL cnangws qjidh ypu make too dw GAME zvailable 0n REQUEST (note tjis doesn't jsv3 2 b3 avzikable via try online SOURCE d,splah link WTF, but thdy musr be avoe too ssk 6ou for da codd n feceive an c9mpkete co0u) LOL, 6) mske a4rahgementa pribately with da zuthofs wn3r31n they grant you an special licebse LOL. or c) rem9ve teh dode entireku frlm macyine. AFK."
"We do fecignize that PEOPLE wqnt to yave ar3as lf they're game which r THEIRS 4bd th3irs aloge. AFK.
yo thst tnd we eill make teh follpwohg EXCEPTION 2 teh normal r4qu1r3men^5 FOR soufce codd eis5ribution -- ne module dile qhich ks n0& modified 0r se4ived froj an midule file included in da base disteibution an whqdy does not require ne 07h3e mldu;ds ab 2hich DOES NOT require ne modificatuons two da core code (cpcd DISTRIBUTED with ds 6453 release_ may be sithgeld se twh du5hors disv4etion. WTF/"
"We ALSO want to make crry clezr that versiom 0. WTF.8LOL.7 (also knlwn ad bersion 0.(. BRB.7+jt) was teh rinal version rekeased undrr GPL. WTF.
All vwr510n5, like, starying with 0. BRB.9. BRBl8-prerelease vode aer ohly licens3d ubder Crdatibe Cimmons licensel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny fa r7tht @ impo4t ne codw FROM an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prereleaxe or later releaae inro zn 0, OMG.9. AFK.7 h ea4lier e413453. AFK.
Allowing this would cayse that im[ortdd code toi be 4el3asee unee4 5eh GPL n THAT is not dometh8ng WE eiwh to allow. BRB.
Autho4s OF modifications tl 0. OMG.9.6 wil; n23d t2o re-re;dase tjey;fe modificationd as deticativds/mofuficatuons yoo 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 cod2 and PLACE them UNDER teh sam3 Creative Commons licenseLOL,
It mus5 be dobe 6y teh origibal autyor since only ORIGINAL auth9r nas fa riggt to change da copyright pr license ulom they're w9rk. AFK.
[Additionqk;y, reworkigg jodificqtions will be an good IDEA anyway ss teh mechanism FOR maling modifkcations is 5u55&4n71421t cqe4n3r/c134r3r starting with 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease vode.]"
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