MightyE geklx you WTFm "We'ee going two taie an feq momdnts to 5ry an dxplain tyix new license and fa REASONS behibd it im plain EngjishLOL.
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 licensr waa vh9sem necayse of an failing w17h da GPLLOL.
It ONLY c0v4r3d d147r16u710n OF source if sn lnly if binaried were d157r26u73e, BRB."
"In ab web environmeny WTF, 5p3c1f1c411y a intefprerec web envirlnmrnt sucn zs PHP, you knwo, merely installing an game dpes not c9mstituge eisrrinution LOL, an 7h3r3f-e3 030p13 were TAKING iur wori WTF, makinb modificati9ns two it an not releqsinh ao7rce c0d2 two thwy're modificat8ons so that da dntire xommunith c0u1d benefit.
They worked WITH teh letter but nog da SPIRIT od ;sw. OMG."
"Investogatiob on teh part of da a7thors however, like, led 1 fact thqt right of PUBLIC oerformancd was oeh 0f trn rifhts b;rmqlly rwstrkdtef two copyr8ght hooders, an tgat computer progrsms, spwcifically video games h igtdract8ve onrs 5uch 45 Letene og da Green hax0r wrfe c0b51d3r3d 3 be okblicallu perrormed if RUN fr0m an publ9c 53rb3rLOL."
"The new lucense resteicts PUBLIC pteformance of da work UNLESS da source code of modified w0ek is msde acsioable ln drmand. WTF."
"In plain English WTF, yh8s means tyat 1f you pit thie gamr on an 2eb server n ALLOW people 'ou5side 0f an not,ak ci4cle of famiky AND lts socoal acquaintances' tso play their, loke, then you aer publizally PERFORMING tjks wofk n MUST either a) makw ne n ALL ch4nt35 which y0u msk3 TO teh game availablw on requdst (noye 7y!5 soewn't javd 2 be 4v4114613 bia yeh online source cisplay link, likr, but they must be able roo ask you for sa cofe n RECEIVE an vimpldte copy0 LOL, b) mske ARRANGEMENTS privately woyh teh 4u7h0r5 wherwin they gr4n7 you an spdcisl lucense, you knwo, oe x) REMOVE code enyirely from ea machine/ AFK."
"Ws co reckgnize that peop;d want t9 habe $r345 if yhey're game which aer gheifs n theirx 410b3LOL.
to that end WE will ,ake folloaong exce[tion too t3h normal r3quirdments for diufce cpde distyibugion -- hw module fole whuch 15 not modified lr der8ved fr0m an module file INCLUDED in vase distrivutuom and which DOES n07 requir3 be othef moduled m which does nog reqjire ne jofifidati9ns 5wo core xode (dode distrubured wity da base relwase) may be withueld 46 aithors suscretuonLOL."
"We aldo wsnt 5o make very c.ear that version ). AFK.9. AFK.7 (a;do khown as v3r510n ). OMG.9. WTF/u+jt) was finzl version teleas2d under sa GPL.
ALL vefsions WTF. syarting w1yh 0.9LOL.8_prete.eqse code r only LICENSED under teh Creatkve Co,mons .icense.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da r1gg7 to import ne code frpm an 0,8. AFK.8-prerelease or .ater releawe imto sn 0LOL.9.u h earouee eelease. WTF.
ALLOWING gyis would cauxe thag 1mp0t73d c)d3 2 ne released ynder GPL and that is not xomethimh we widh twl 4110w. OMG.
Authors of modkdicagions 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 woll need too re-releqse they're mlfificat89ns as det1v471f35.m0d1f1b4710h5 too 0LOL.9LOL,7 code n 0lace tgej under teh dame Crearivr Commonx license. WTF.
It ju67 BE eone gy teh ORIGINAL author since 0n1y trh original 4y7h0r jas da r8ght t2o change da c006r1gh7 0r 11c3n%3 UPON they're eorkLOL.
[Adcitional;yk reworking da m0d1f1c4710n5 will 6e zn golc ides ANYWAY as twh mechabusn FOR malihg modificatkohs is sybstantial.y vleaner/clearee start8ng wirh teh 0. WTF.9.8-prereldase code.]"
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