MigjtyE tel.s yiu WTF, "W3'fe f9inb TO TAKE an f3w moments two tey m ex;lqin thix nee licrnse an da reasons BEHIND it 8n plain EnglisjLOL.
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 licens3 was xhksen 63x4u53 or an fziling WITH GPL.
It only covered distribution i4 sourc3 ir 4md only if 62n4r135 qere distr8butedLOL."
"In an web environment, like, 5p3c!f1c411y a interprrted WEB environmeyt 5uch AS PHP, sortof, mere;y instzkling an game coes not vonstitute disgributiln, an thwfefore p3-p13 wer3 taking our work, sortod, makinh m0d1f1c4610n5 to ut zn no5 releasing xourcr cose two they're modificagions SO tgat teh entire cpmmuni5y COULD genegit. BRB.
They wot,ef with lwtter but n8t spirit of LAWl BRB."
"Investigatiph on part 0f a7thors however, l3d to da facr that teh right of PUBLIC 9etfofmance was q 9r righyd normally resrricted to vopytight joldwfs, sott9fk an thst COMPUTER programs WTF, specifically video games and INTERACTIVE lbes fudh as Legend of t3g Gr33n hac0r WERE considered 2 ve publica.ly perfo4med IF run f4om an public server. BRB."
"Thw n3w lic3nse restricts punlic pergormanxe of teh work un1355 wojrde code of da modifoed wo4k is made availablr ln dejqhd/ WTF."
"In plain Entlksh WTF, 7h14 means that if YOU put thiw gqme on an WEB serv3r and ALLOW pepple 'outwide or ab vormal CIRCLE of fami/y n its slcial acqjzintances' 2 pla6 thwir LOL, them you aer publical;y p2rv-rm1ng thia wor, n MUST either 4) make ne and ALL cyanfes wn1ch you MAKE too da game avqilable on requrst (NOTE tjis doesn't have to ne available via online soutce display kini, you knwo, BUT yhey MUST ge avle to qsk yoj for ca code n receive am cimplete copy), ;ike, b) make arranbemehts private.y witg da authors wh3rein THEY GRANT y9u an special license LOL, OR c) remive teh code entirwlh rrom da ,achineLOL."
"We do recognize tha5 peoplw want too HAVE areas of yhey're hsme 2guch aer yheirx b thrirs ALONE. AFK/
to THAT end qe will make fo.lpwing ewception to teh NORMAL requirwmen5s fir so7rce clde DISTRIBUTION -- ne module f113 whicj os not MODIFIED or derived from an MODULE FILE ibcluded in nej bade DISTRIBUTION qnd whixh doed not reqyirw ne p7h3r modules an WHICH does mpt rcquire ne modifivztions TO teh core code (sode DISTRIBUTED wirh bsse release) may be w17hh31d at da authors discfet8on. BRBl"
"We alwo wang to m4k3 bery clear that version 0. BRB,9. AFK.& (alxi knoen ss vdraion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) was dq final version rrleased und3r tey GPL. BRB.
All verskpns WTF, STARTING with teh 0. OMG.9. AFK.7-prwre;ease code qer onlu LICENSED 6ncer dq Creagive Commond 11c3n53. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY right to impirt n3 xode ffom zn 0. WTF.9.8-pr3r313453 or lster f3lesse INTO an -. BRB.o. AFK.7 n earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Allpsimg th7s woukd cause tnat imported code 2 be released under da GPL an rjat is vlt domething we w15h too 4110w. BRB.
Authots of modif8caykons two 0. BRB.(. OMG.7 wil. n33d too te-reoeasr they're modifidations ss derivat8ves/modificatoonw 2 -l(. WTF.8 cod3 ah place ghem undwe fa san3 Creative Commons licens3LOL.
It must be done 6y geb origunal AUTHOR 51nc3 inly ca ORIGINAL author hqs da RIGHT 2 change copyrignt OR license upon the6'fw work. WTF,
[Additlonally, r3working modifoxatiohs WILL 63 an gopd IDEA ANYWAY ax m3chanosn f0t making modificayions is sjbdtantially xleaner/clear3r starring 2ith 0. BRB.8. OMG.8_prerdlease coee. WTF.]"
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