MightyE tel.s y9j, sortov, "We're tlkng too take an geq m0m3n7% tl try ah explain this new licenwe n teh yraslna 63n1nd it in plain Englosh. OMG.
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 ;icense WAS cy053m b3cause OF an failinb w17h da GPL. BRB.
It only vove4ed distributuln of xource if and only kv BINARIES were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web emvitonment, SPECIFICALLY a inte4p3etwd web environment sjch as PHP, lkke, m4r31y unstallkng am game does not cpnstitite distribution, an thdeefore pelpld weee taking oyr w9rk, liiem jaking modificationw 2 8t n not rwldasing sourcw cpde tso the6'r3 modificztions so that en5ore xommunity ciuld benefkt, AFK.
Th3y worked wity l2tter BUT vot da spirit OF ;aeLOL."
"Investifatiln on teh part ov yeh 4u7h0r5 h9wever WTF, lec to da fact 5hat teg right if public [3rformance was won of t3h toghts mormally tedtrucyed to vooyright HOLDERS, an that com;uter probfams WTF, 5p3x1f1c41!y vidw. gqmex and kntetactive 9nes such as L3g3nd of teh Green hax0r were consid3rrd too be publically pe4fofmed if run from an public SERVER."
"Tne new license restribts public perrormance if fa work un1375 da 50urc3 vode of da modifief work ks jade rv4114613 9n demandl BRB."
"In plain Eng;ish WTF, THIS means THAT id ulu put this game ON am web server an allow peop;e 'outside of an NORMAL ckrcle of family 4nd itw sociao acquaintanc3s' too play thekr LOL, theb y0u r publicz;ly p#rf0rm1nf thks work an MUST eother a) m4i3 ne an ALL changes 2hixh YOU make tqo da GAME qva8kable on reqyest (noge this d035n'8 yave to 63 afsilable vka da onlkne source display link, y(u knwo, BUT they nyst 63 ag;e to ask ypu for docr n RECEIVE an dimplete co;y), b0 ,ak3 arfabgemen5s p4ivately witn teh aurhors wherein yhey grsnt uoy an special license, jile, or x) remove teh code entire.y ffon reh m4ch1n3. AFK."
"We do recohnize 7h47 people qsnt 2 have aeeas 0f tbey'te game which aer thwi4s ane gheirs alone. WTF.
two that end we wikl MAKE da folloqing exce;rion 2 ds normql re1uiremengs for spurce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fild which is not modifiec or dericee from zn modulr FILE kncluded in teh base dkdt4ibution an wjich DOES mot require he oyhdr modules n wnicn does not REQUIRE ne modificatiinx 2 dz core code (code e157r1^j73d w17h dq base 4elease) may BE WITHHELD qt da AUTHORS diwcrwtoon. WTF."
"We also WANT ro make very clear rhat version 9, WTF.0. WTF.7 (alao known as version 0.(LOL.8+jt) wax FINAL version releasdd under da GPL. BRB.
A;l versiona, sprtogk s5arting w8th sa 0. WTF.9.8-prerelrase code r lmly 11c3m53d under Cre471v4 Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denu da rogyt to impor5 nd CODE from an )LOL.9LOL.70preteleaae or later release 8nto an 0. OMG.9LOL/7 anr earlier r313453. WTF.
ALLOWING THIS wijld cause 7h47 1mp0r73d clde two be releasrs ynd3r teh GPL an that os not somethihg we w1th roo allow. OMG.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.8.8 will NEED to re-release ghey;re midofications ax drrivatived/modific1tions tw9 0LOL.9LOL.8 xode zn plaxe them unf2t da sa,e Creatuvd Commons licenseLOL.
Iy must be donr &y da origonal author since onpy reh originql aughor hds da RIGHT two cnange copyeight or .icense ippn they're wp4kLOL.
[Additilnaloy WTF, r3w0rk1ng geh modifications will be an tooe idea anyqzy as ds mechabism for nakimg nodkfixatilna is wubstantia.ly CLEANER/CLEARER starting WITH fa 0. OMG.0LOL.8-prereleasd code. WTF.]"
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