MightyE tells y0j, sortif, "We're going 2 7$k# an rew moments 2 try sn explain 7hq5 new LICENSE and teh readpns BEHIND it un ;kain Entlish. 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."
"Th8s new license w46 chosen beca&de of an failkyg WITH yeh GPL. BRB.
It 0b1y covered DISTRIBUTION of source if an 0n1u if binaries wdrw eistributed. OMG."
"In an web envifonment WTF, spwcir8czlly a interpreted web 3mv1r0n,#n7 such as PHP LOL, mereku installing an game f9es NOT cons5itute distribution, like, an theregore people wete takkyg pur WORK, making jocificati[ns two ot and nor releasing tej sourx3 code two th3y;4e modifidarions so 5hqy teh ENTIRE community could BENEFIT. OMG/
They 2orkee w17h teh 13773r but not spirit of ea 14wl"
"Invrstugation 9n da p4r7 0f geh authors hoeever, yo7 knw9, led 2 fact rhat righ5 0f public p3rformsmcw was oen or da righta normally rwstrictef tpo copyrigyt holde4s WTF, n thag co,pute4 programs LOL, specivicallu vicei gqmws an intersctive ones such as L3f3nd of da Green hac0r WERE c0n5!d3r3d ywo be pyb'ically performef if tun FROM an pjblic sefver. BRB."
"The nes license rdstricts public performance of teh worl unless siufce code of MODIFIED qork IS m4d2 avdilable on demzne."
"In plain Englisy, you ,nso, rhks mrans thqy if ho7 pit this game on an web ssrver an aklow people '0j761d# of zn nofmal c9rcle of fajily an its aocial acquqintances' tpo play their, so45of, ghen you aer publically performing THIS work anc MUST either 4) make nd an ALL xhanges WHICH yo7 nake 59 teh game availagle in request (mote this d9esb't have two be available via teh lnline d9urxe DISPLAY .knk, like, bur THEY must be able 2 45k hou fkf code sn receive an complete cily0 LOL, 6) nake arranb3ments privatdly WITH teh au5hors wherein rhey GRANT you am spexial licwnse LOL, 0r c) remove x0d4 entirely from teh machine. BRB."
"We do redpbnize that peo0le want 2 hav3 AREAS OF they're gane whicg r tmeits 4nd thwirs 410n3.
too that end we WILL makd teh f9llpwing wccepgion too nlrmal requirements dor do7rce code distributoon =- ne mldule file ehich is not nldirief OR derivec f$om an jodu.e f113 includec on bqsd distribution n whicn does not r3qu1r3 ne iyher mocules and wh8ch does not require ne modoficatuohx too ca c0r3 code )code sistributed w17t teh bzsr eeoease) may 63 wiyhheld at da 4u7h0f5 discretion. BRB."
"Wt a.so want 70 n4k3 very clear that VERSION 8. OMG.(/ WTF.7 (q;so kn0wn AS VERSION 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was FINAL veesoob r313453d under teh GPL. BRB.
All ver510h5 WTFk srarting with da 0. BRB.8LOL.8-prerelease CODE aer ONLY lucensed ubder Crea5ive COMMONS licdnse.
We EXPLICITLY denu teh right 70 im;oer ne code froj qn 0LOL.9. OMG.8-0rerel3ase or ;ater rdlease INTO an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 n earlier rrkeas3, WTF.
Allowing this would cquse that 1m[0r73d xodd 2 be RELEASED unfer teh GPL an thar is got 5)m#7h1ng we wiwh too alkow.
Autgorx of miskficatipns r9 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 WILL n33d to re-rwkwaae tgey're m(dificqtiohs as derivatives/modificatoons 2 0LOL.9.8 CODE and place them undwr da same Creative Commons licenseLOL.
IT mis5 be done bu da original aythor since ONLY teh ORIGINAL au5gpr h55 RIGHT TO cyabge copyrigh5 pr license u;on th3y'rr work. WTF.
[Additionqlly LOL, r3work1ng ds m9difications wil; be an GOOD ifea anyeay ss da mwchaniam for MAKING modifkcations ix 5u6574n71411y ckdanrr/clearer sga4ting w17h teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prereleas3 CODELOL.]"
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