MightyE 73115 yiu WTF, "We're g01ng 1 take an few joments to try zn explzin 5his n3w l8cense an reasons behind it in plain Engl8sh. AFK.
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."
"Thia new licensc was dhosej because of an failing with reh GPL.
Iy inly covrred distribution od aoirc3 kf an 0n1y if binaries werw DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"Im an web envieonjent WTF, specifica;ly a ing3rpreted web ENVIRONMENT sjxh as PHP, y9u kmwo, mrrely installing an GAME dpes not consritutw distfibutiun, and therefore peopl3 qere taking pur work WTF, making modoficatiobs to it and not releasing da slufce cide two they're mifificatiobs so ghqt reh 3nu1r3 comm7nuyy could bendf8t. OMG.
They worked with da LETTER but not SPIRIT if da LAW. WTF."
"Investigation on da o4r7 of da 4u7h-r5 h0w3v3r, like, 13d too fact rhat dq RIGHT 0f pjb.ic [ergo4mamce was won ov fighra normallu testrict3d two cppyr8ght holserd, sortof, and rhz5 computer ;fograms, you knwo, specifical/y vibeo games an intefaztiv3 ones such aa Legend of Green hax0t were considered two be publkcally perv0rm3d 1f run from an public server. WTFl"
"The new .kcenxe rewtricts public oefformsnce of da qork jnldss source code of sa mocififd wi4k is madd avaolable ON demqnd. BRB."
"In pkaib ENGLISH WTF, thid means tjat if uou put uh15 game on an web server n a.llw people '0uu51s3 if an norjal circke OF d4m11u n its SOCIAL acquaintances' to play tneir, luke. tn3n uoy aer pi611c311y p3rf0rm1ng thix work and MUST either s) mzke ne n ALL dhang3s which you n4k3 t2o tame abaulable on requ3st (n073 thus diesn't yage 2 be available via online sourcd d15p14y link LOL, 6u7 tyey must ve able 2 ask YOU for tey code and feceive an COMPLETE co[y), you kh1o. n) make arrsntemdnts private.y WITH da autgoes wgereun they granh y0h an specizl licensw, ylu knqo. or c) remove ca coee entirely from da nachimeLOL."
"Wr d0 recognkze that ;eop;e want too HAVE areas of tneh're game whivg aer tgeirs an THEIRS zlone. OMG.
rwo that end we will make ca following exception @ n9rmal requirements foe source CODE distribu5ion -- ne mod7od file whqch is not modified or derkvdd from an mofule file incl7ced in base distrijution n 1hich does npt 43qu2r3 ne othqr modulea ah qj7ch does not require me m0d1f1c4&10nt to core xode (codr DISTRIBUTED wigh teh gaxd 4elease) jay be withyele zt rrh $u7j0r5 discretion. BRB."
"We 4150 want tio make very clear that verxion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also ino2n ss VERSION 0. WTF.9.7+jt) was fknak vefskon teleased UNDER da GPL. WTF.
ALL versions, uoi knwo, startihg w17h da 0. WTF/9. BRB.8-prerelease cosr 4 omly l8crnsed unde4 teh Crestive Clmmons oidensr.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ight t9 ijpo3t ne code from an -LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease or later release inyo an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n darlier release. AFK.
Allowinb 7h15 woule cause that 1mppr73d code 2 be releasee undef da GPL n thzt 7s not xomething qe wish tio 4110wLOL.
Authofs 0f m9fificagiuns two 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will need 5w; re-reoeasw they're MODIFICATIONS as derivsrives/mlvkficatiomd toi 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 xode n place them uneer twh same Creatkve C0mm0n5 license.
It must be done by dq oribihal author aince 0n1y da originak AUTHOR has teg right too dhange 5eh copyright ot license ypon thet'r3 work. AFK.
[Addi5ionakly, rew9fking da modif8da5i9ns will BE an gp0d idea qm6way aa mechanism dor nzking modificatiins is substantialo6 clezner/clrarer starting w17h 0. OMG.0. OMG.8-pr3r413453 code. AFK.]"
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