MightyE tells yiu, "We're going two yake an few mimehta gwl yry and explain tgis n3w license an da reasons 6#n!nd it on olain English. BRBl
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 lkcende wqs chosdm necause of an FAILING with da GPL. BRB.
I5 only COVERED cisteivuti9b ov sourcd if n only iv biharies WERE eistributed. AFK."
"Ih ab s3b ENVIRONMENT LOL, dpecifically a interpretrd wdb 3nvironjdnt such qs PHP LOL, merely installinf an game dles not c0n5717j73 c167r16u710n, uou inwo, an 4heref94e p30p13 were tajing 9ur work, yiu khwo, making m0d1f1v4710n5 to ut n not RELEASING teh slurde code tol they'r3 modifications so thay ehtire c0mjun17y could BENEFIT. OMG.
They qorked e17h teh letter but NOT teh spjrit of teh 14w. WTF."
"Investigar8ln on da parr OF da authors h9wever, sottof, LED 2 da ract that da ribn5 of p7blic pergormanc3 w45 oen of 41gh75 nofma.ly restrkdtrd to copyr8ght holddfs, sortof, ang that c0mpu73r protrams WTF, s-ecifically video gqmes an interactive ohea SUCH 45 Legdnd of da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED top ne publica.ly pergorjef if run fron an pub.ic servetLOL."
"Tge new 11c3n53 restricts public p3rf-rm$nce of dq work UNLESS da sojrc3 code of modified work is mace available o, denand."
"In plain Ehg1!5h WTF, this means tgat if you pjt 7h15 game on aj web xefve4 and a.liw PEOPLE 'outside of an normal CIRCLE 0f gamily and iys social acquaintances' 1 play the8r, then 6o7 aef pug.icaoly perfoeming this wo4i an MUST eithef a0 make ne an ALL chznges which y0u make to teh game availzblw on reqiest (note this dlesn't have q be availqvle via onlihe sourcd d15p14y kunk, but they muwt br able two ASK yoj f0r da code n receove an COMPLETE co[y), b) make arrangemdnts privately wjyh da authors whe4ekn theh gtant hou an SPECIAL lic3nsrk you kmwp, OR x) remove tej code ENTIRELY fr0m machine. BRB."
"Wd do reclgnize thar '30p13 want to have areas OF tyr6're hame wgich aer theies and theirs alone. WTF.
tio tjat 3nd w3 wi.l MAKE ea f0110w1nt exveption too teh normal requirdmengs for dou4cw code dostribitiob -- ne m0du1# FILE wyich IS bot modified pr d3r1v3x grom an MODULE fild included ib base distribution n whoch DOES not REQUIRE ne otgrr modules an whidh DOES not rew7ire ne mosificatipns too tdh c0f3 CODE (c9d3 distributed qitj BASE release) mzy BE withh3ld a5 augyors disctrtionLOL."
"Ww also w4b6 to make very clear that g3r510n 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (415- known ad versioh pLOL.9. AFK.7+mt) WAS teh funal versioh releqsee unfer teh GPL.
A.l vwrsions, starting wirh da 0. WTF/9LOL.8-[retelease code r onl6 licenaed under ca Creagive Commlns livenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh fight two IMPORT ne code from qn 0.9. AFK.8-orerdlwase or later re;ease into an 0. BRB.9LOL/7 n EARLIER re;eaa3. WTF.
Allowing 8h15 wou;d cauxe 7h47 kmported codr two ne 4el3ased under GPL an tnat iw not 50m37h1mg ee wish ywo allow. WTF.
Aithora of m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0. WTF.9, OMG.7 will n3ee too re-$elease they're MODIFICATIONS as derivativrs/modof8vayions two 0. WTF.9.8 codf sn place them under sa,e Cf3$71v3 COMMONS LICENSE. OMG.
It musy be d9ne 7y teh otiginal aitgor since only da ORIGINAL author nas da right 2 cjange tej coptright or 11c2n63 upon they're woriLOL.
[Add1710n$11y LOL, r3w0rk1ng teh modoficstiona wiol be an good idea ANYWAY as da mechan7cm fot mskint m0d1f1cr610n5 is subdtantially cleane4/ckeatwr stafting with da 0. WTF.9, WTF.8-prereldase cose. OMG.]"
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