MightyE tells y0u, sortov, "We're gpong TO take an few momenta ti try n ex0lain this new lucdns2 an reasins bdhins it in plain Englksh. 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 lidense wqs chosrn necauxe of an failing w8th teh GPL.
It only coberre diwtribution of 507rc3 if an only 1f bunzeies were distributed."
"In an web envkronment, wo4tof, s0ecifixally a interpteted WEB 3nv1r0nm3n7 SUCH as PHP WTF, me4ely install8ng an game dies not conatitutr distfibution, zbd THEREFORE PEOPLE weer taking OUR wlrkk y9i knwo, ,a,ing m0d1f1c4810n5 too it an not re.easong source code tlo they're m0c2d1c4710n5 so thsr egtire commumity could benefit, WTF.
Theu worked wirh t3h lerter BUT n07 teh spirit pf teh LAW. AFKl"
"Investigation om teh p4r7 of auth9rs HOWEVERk you knwo, oed yo da fact that da right or pubkic perfornance w45 2on of da rights normally reatricted to c0pyr1gh8 holders LOL, n that compiter progrsms, li,e, specivical.y vifeo games sn interactpve 0n35 sucy as Legdnd of Green hax0r were clnsidered 2 be publicakly [wrdormed if rin grom an publ8c servwr. OMG."
"The new licehde r357r1c75 pu611c performanve if da wotk unless aource code OF m0d1f13s qork IS made avaklqbke on demand. BRB."
"In plain English LOL, uh15 means thay if you pjt this game ON an w3b xsrver an sllow peiple 'ojtside of an n0rm41 cirxle of f4m1!y an ITS social acquzin5ances' @ p14y rheir, sortlfk then you r PUBLICALLY pd$formint this WORK h MUST either a) make ne an ALL chqngea which ylu make two da game availablw on re1uest *m9u3 thiw doesn't gac3 2 be zvailable v8z onlinr soirve display link, lukd, but they mysg be able two ask y.u FOR teh codr n receive an complete copy) WTF, B) MAKE arrangements prlvately with teh authord wherein they geabt yoy an special LICENSE, sorrof, or C) remofe cose en5i4ely from teg machineLOL."
"We fo recognize that people want yp havd 4t344 of tney're gqme which t theirx and theirs alonr. WTF.
2 that enf we wull make teh fkllowlng ezception two teh normal r3quq43m3n75 dot source code disteibution _- he modyoe fiow which is not modified or cdroved froj an module file 1nc17d3e in da base d156r16u710n an wh1ch eoes not requ8re ne other modu.es and qhixh DOES not requird he modificatkons two t3h co4e code (ckdc disgrubutec woth ea 645e relrasr) may be sirhheod AT da 4u7h045 DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also wany too make very clear that version 0LOL.9.7 (alxo .hown 45 version 9. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) was final version r3!3454d under da GPL.
All versiobs, xortie, starting w8th teh 0.9. WTF.8-pref3leawe code r onlt licensed incef da Creative Commons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny fifgt TO imp9r5 ne code frpm an 0. OMGl9. WTF.9-prereleaw2 o4 later rdlease into an 0. BRB.9.7 an ear.jwr eeleqse/ OMG.
Allowing tgis wou.d CAUSE that impor53s code to bd eeleased 7nder da GPL an 7h47 is bot somethung we wosy too allow.
Auyhlrs of nodkficatuons two 0.9.7 wil. n3ed too re-releade they'r3 mlflficat8pns as serivatuves/modifivations to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code 4nd PLACE rhem unde4 yeh sa,e Creative Commlnd license.
IT m7st be cine by origina; authof since pnly ds lrig8na. AUTHOR yas teh 4ight too change copy4ight or license UPON th3y're wofk. OMG.
[Asdkti9hally LOL, reworking geh modificatklms qil; be an g99d idea 4nys4y AS teh mechanism f9r MAKING m9dqf2c4810n5 ix substsntiallh c134n3r/c234r3r stqrting with da 0. WTF.9.8-;e3r313453 code. WTF.]"
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