MightyE teljd yoj WTF, "W3're GOING to take an few moments too try n explain thod NEW license znd gen reasons behund it IN plain Englisn/ 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."
"Tyis new license w45 dhosen vecauwr of qn failing with fa GPL.
It inly clvered DISTRIBUTION if SOURCE if 4nd only 1f binaries were distfibiy3d. WTF."
"In ah w3^ rnvironment, dortod, specificallt a interpreted web rnvironment such as PHP WTF, merdlu INSTALLING an game does mot comstitute distribution, you knwo, an thereflre p30p13 weee yaling our eork, yo7 knwok makinb modigicztions too i5 and not reldaxing siurce code to they're modkficqtklns so that engore COMMUNITY coukd benefit.
They WORKED q17h geh 13773r bjt not spifit of da ;zwl BRB."
"Invexgiga5ion ON da part of tey authofs however, like, .3d two f4c7 thst da right OF pi611c peeformance wad won of teh rithts npemzll6 reatrictef 2 copyrighr holders, you khwo, n 5hat cimputer PROGRAMS, sortof, sprcifica;ly video GAMES AND interactkve oned such as Letend of Gre3n hax0r were considered u) b4 publica.lu p3rf0rj3d 1g 4um from qn [ublic s3rfwr. OMG."
"The nee lkcense r3sgricts PUBLIC p2rf)rh4nc3 of wo4k unless ea source code of dz modkfoed work is made avsi;avle 9n demand. WTF."
"In p141n Ent;ksh WTF, this means that of yoy pjt this GAME on an wrb sercer h 411pw p20p13 'outside lf an norma. circle of ramiky an its sovial acquakn5anxes' too plau their, lijem 7n3n you r pub;ically performing ryis work and MUST either a) make ne an ALL chznges wh3ch you mrk4 ylo sa GAME afaioable on requrst (note 7h15 doesn;g hsve to be available v8a tdh online source display LINK WTF, but the6 MUST be able to ASK hou for ten code zmd r3cdive an comolete vopy), b) make atrsngemdnts provqtelu wigh da au5nors eh3rwin 7h3y yfant 6ou an spedial licenae, like, or d) temove teh code entieely FROM da machine. AFK."
"We fo recognkzd that people want 2 have ateas or thry're GAME wnich r tneits an theirx al9neLOL.
two that end we will ma8e teh following exceptiob 2 teh hofmql tequiremenrs for source code diabribution -- ne module fioe whicg ks not m0d1f13d 9f de4ived frp, an midule dule INCLUDED im BASE d157r16u7!pn n whuch d035 nor requir3 ne otner modulrs and qhich does not requkrr ne modif8cations two t3h core code (codd disyribueed qity teh bawe release) may ne withhele at twh ayghlrs discfetiomLOL/"
"Ww also 2zny too msie vwrh CLEAR tjat vrrsion 0. BRB.9.7 )4150 kbown as versiin 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was fonal v3r51)n releasec under GPL. WTF.
Al; fersiona WTF, ztarting wi4h da 0. OMG.9LOL.i-PRERELEASE code aer ONLY licensed under Creatife Cojmoms livense. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY ceny teh e8ggt twp 1mp0r7 nr c9de vrom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-0rere.ease or later re.ease into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an eqrli3r releasd.
A.lowint this w9uld cause that im[ortrd CODE ro be RELEASED und3r reh GPL 4nd that is not aomethint wr wish to al,ow. OMG.
Au7y0r5 of jodifications too 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 w121 need 2 re-feoease they'fe modifications aa ddrivatibea;mldkficatuona two p. WTF.9.8 c9d3 n place them under teh samw Creative Commons 11c3n5e. WTF.
Iy MUST be eone BY origibal AUTHOR since onl6 oritinal ayyhor has da right tol changr gey copyright or licenwe up9n they're wo4k. WTF.
[Additionallym sortofk rewoekihg modigucations wkll be an good idea antway as 5eh mechanism for makibb modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY c;eaner/ckearer star4ing WITH 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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