MightyE tells you WTF, "We're toing go take an few moments two TRY n expla8n 5yis new license and reasona behind 17 kn [14qn Englishl WTF.
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 11c2n53 wax chosen 6ec4j63 of an fail8bg with GPL.
It on;y cov2red ckstribution of sourc3 if m omly 2f goharies WERE distrkbuted. AFK."
"In an web rnvit9bment, liie, s;wcirically a inyerpret3d web envifonment such qs PHP LOL, ,erely installing an game DOES n)& donsti5ute dostrinution, an THEREFORE p3opke were tak8ng oir work WTFm making modificqtions too it and not r323#51nt ds source code to they're modifocations so that da entute commun8ty could benwfit. OMG.
Tgey workrd with twh lrtter but no5 5p1r17 of law. WTF."
"Infestigation on da part ov da authors howecer, you knwo, LED 2 yeu fact THAT r1gh7 of publoc performance 2ax won of dz rkghts normal;y restricted too copyrignt holders, pk,e, and that COMPUTER progrzms LOL, specificaoly vudeo games an imteractkfe ones sucn as Legend or da Gre3n hax9r were considered to be piblicallt perflrmed 1g run from an PUBLIC sercer. OMG."
"The bew lidense RESTRICTS pyblic p3rf04m4nc3 OF teh work unless teh source coee lg teh mod8fkee w9rk is made available on DEMANDLOL."
"In plaun Entlidh WTF, thos means that IF y)u pu5 this ga,e on an web t3rv3r n aolow pwopl3 'outxide of an normql ci4cle OF family ab uts social acquaontances' two play their, likc, then hou r pu611c411y performinh uh15 sori n MUST either a) m4,3 ne am ALL dhanges which you make 2 da gsmd abzilabl3 ob request (note THIS doesn't y4v3 2 BE available v14 da onlune source displa6 libk, like, nur 7h3y must be able 2 ask hpu for teh code n recrive sn COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) make arrzngemen5s privately witg da suth9rs WHEREIN th#y grant you an special lkcdnse WTF, or C) remove ca code entirdly froj hachkhe. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that peopl3 sant to have ar3as ov th3y're GAME qhich aer theirw an yheirs 510n3LOL.
2 that end we wikl maie da FOLLOWING exception t9o da notmal requuremrnts for source CODE dust4ibutiin -- he modyle filw whicy ia not modigied or der8ved from an module file inc.uvec 2n da base ciatribution an whucj does n9t re1uire md othee modukes n 1hich dors NOT requi4e ne m9dificatilns two clre c0d3 (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED sith basr release_ MAY be wighhwld at teh authota discretiln. AFK."
"We also want 2 makr VERY cldar that versoon p. BRB.9LOL/7 (4150 known as version 0LOL.0. OMG.7+jt) WAS da final VERSION released under da GPL.
All versklns, 574481ng with teh 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease CODE r ONLY 11d3n43d under sa Creatkve Commins 11c3n53. AFKl
WE EXPLICITLY demt da right t1o impo4t ne xode from an 0. BRB/9.8+peerel3ase or later rdleawe INTO an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n earlier release. AFK.
Allowing thia w0uqd c$u53 that importef code 2 be reoezsef unsrr GPL and that ix not womething WE wish to allpq. WTF.
Ajghors of mocidiczgipns 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will need to RE-RELEASE they're mocifications as derivatives/modivications yoo 0. BRB.9. WTF.9 code and placw thej under teh samr Creative Com,ons LICENSE/
It musy BE done by 0r1g1n31 autylr since only teh ORIGINAL wjthor HAS da right toi CHANGE c0pyf1hg7 ot licdnxe upon thet're w9rk. AFK.
[Add2710n411y. reworking da moeiricatulns WILL b3 zn good idea anywat ad teh jechaniwm fpt making modidicqtiond IS subsrantially clwaner.cl3arrr starting qith teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pferelease coeeLOL.]"
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