MightyE te;lx toi WTF, "We're giihg two 73;3 an f3w momdntw to try and explain this new licens3 an teh reasons behind IT in pkzin EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tjis n3w lucensr wqs choden BECAUSE 8f an failing qith GPLLOL.
I7 only covered eis5rkbuti9n of source ig an only of BINARIES 2ere distrib7tedLOL."
"In an 2eb environment LOL, specificzlly a inrer-reted eeb encirohment such sa PHP, sorgof, meeelt 1n574111ng am GAME d035 not cons5itute didtfinition, sortof, AND theref8re pepple rer3 takimg oyr work WTF, MAKING modofixations two IT an not RELEASING dq xourcr coee tol thdu're modif8cations so thst da entire COMMUNITY could BENEFIT. OMG,
They woried w17h teh LETTER but NOT da spirit od da LAW. BRB."
"Invedgitation on ;art 0f da 4u7h0r5 hoeebet, liie, led to fact that teh r1gh7 of puglic 0erformance w45 oen or righys normally restr8cted too copyright HOLDERS WTF, ab that COMPUTER pr0gr4m5 LOL, specifically vide9 games n interactive 0n35 such as Legend of da GREEN nax0r WERE considered too BE oublicsll6 perfor,ed if run frpm an pmbkkc server. BRB."
"The ndw l8cemse fesrricgs pub;8v ;erf0rmance of teh WORK un1355 source codd of da modified work IS made available on demand. WTF."
"In poain English LOL, this m34n5 tha5 if yi7 pug 5hks game 9n an wwn server aba allow p30[23 'outside og an normal circle of family n its soxial acquzintanc3s' 2 play theor, bhen y0u aer publicallu petforming rhis sork n MUST EITHER A) make ne abd ALL ch4ng35 which yoj mqke tol aa g4n3 available ON reauest (not3 rhis dorxn't h$v3 two be available vka inlube sourde displa6 link, but they mjst be zvle 3 ask you for da cide an rwceive an compldte copy) LOL, B) MAKE afeang3mejts ptivately wirh autjors whereim ghey grant you qn SPECIAL lic3ndw, you knwo, or c) remove da cpcw egtirelt from MACHINE. AFK."
"We do rdcognizd that people wsnt two h4v3 areas of they'4e tame whicn r theirs n THEIRS r10n2.
to that 3nd we will mrk3 da FOLLOWING rscdption too teh normql requifrments for source code distrub7tion -- ne mpdule f113 which is n07 modifief or serivee fe0m an mocule dule invluddd IN BASE distriguyion m whocy does NOT trquire be other modukes n wnich DOES not rewuire ne m0f1f1c3710n5 to da core codd (code diwrribiged w8tj sa base t313453) msy be WITHHELD at da authors disvre5ion. OMG,"
"Ww also wznr 2 nake ver6 c.dar rhat VERSION 9. OMG.9.7 (also known as vdrsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) wr4 da fimsl version RELEASED under teh GPLLOL.
All versoons WTF, sgatting qith 0. WTF/9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE c0d3 r only LICENSED under Crwative Commons licensr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deby right two qmp0r7 ne c)d3 dron ah )LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease 0r later eel3ase int9 sn 0. AFK.9. BRB,7 n ewrliwr release. OMG.
Alliwihg thix WOULD cause that im0oftrd CODE two be r3leasef under da GPL n that is not soneth8ng we WISH to aloow.
Auth9rs of m0s1f1c4710n5 to 0. WTF.0. OMG.7 wil. need too re_release they're mosod8cations as eeribatives/modoficatuohs tw9 0. BRB.9LOL.i code an plzce tyem uncer 64m3 Crearove C9mm0n5 license. OMGl
It ,y57 BE dpne vy original author since only da origindl ai5gor has teh RIGHT 5oo change co0yrigh5 or 11c3n%3 UPON tney're work.
]Additional.6, like, rdwofk8ng ea modificstilns will BE zn g00e idea anyway as da MECHANISM for makinf nodifications is substantial;y cleanerlcleaeer star5ing with teh 0.9. AFK.8_pterelease cpd3. AFK.]"
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