MightyE TELLS you WTF, "W#'tr foimg too take an FEW mom3nts two try n 3xp141n this new licensd ahd reasons behind it in PLAIN ENGLISH. 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 bew license was ckosrn because -f an fsiling with GPL. OMG.
It 0n1y covered distfibution of SOURCE uf and only if bonaeies WERE DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web endi4on,ent, you ,nwo, wpecificalky a knterpgeted web 3nv1r0nm3n6 suvh as PHP, sorrof, m#r31y instaoling an game does not consti5ute DISTRIBUTION, and theref9re peo0le were taking our wor,, you knwo, making MODIFICATIONS too 1* n not releqsing da 50urce code 2 they;re modifocatilnd wo ghat da entire commjnity clulc benefitLOL.
Th3y w0fk3d wuth oetter b7t nit teh spirit pf teh !4w. BRB."
"Imvrstigation ON part of teh authlts howeber, y9u knwo, ldd to fact 7h37 53h RIGHT lf publjc PERFORMANCE WAS own of teh r1bh75 normaloy restricted two copyright holde4x LOL, an that computer programs WTFm apecifically video bames 4nd interactive oned suvh as Lebend of teh Green hax0r w3r3 condkderrd two be publically PERFORMED id ejn from an puy11x s3rver."
"The new license restticts ;ubluc perd9rmabce of teh w0rk unless teh dource code of moeifiee work ks made available ON DEMAND. OMG."
"Ib 0lain Engliah LOL, this means thay if ylu pur 7h15 game pn an wev servdf an allow people 'oitside of an normal circle ov fsmily AND its sicial 4cqu41n74nv34' 1 play tjeir WTF, 5hen uou aer publkcqllt ;rrforming thiw work an MUST 317h3r A) make ne n ALL changex which YOU make 2 ga,e AVAILABLE on request (not3 this doesn't have two br avaolable via da online soueve display link, but 7h3y MUST BE able too r5k YOU for da code n receive an complete copy) LOL, b) m4k3 ayfangemehts privately with xs 4u7h0r5 wherein they GRANT YOU an specual license, 0r c) remife code ENTIRELY from teh nacyine. WTF."
"Wd d0 redognuze %gat peopoe want too havw atras of they're fame WHICH r theirs n theira alone.
too that 3nd w3 will mskw tey foll9wing exxeption too teh normal r#qu1r3m3n75 for soy4ce code diafribution -- nw mldule file which iw not moe7gied or ee4ived FROM am moduld FILE INCLUDED in teh base DISTRIBUTION an whivj does nor requidr mw 07h3r moduoes and 2hich does not require ne mldifocations @ da core code (c9de disyributed WITH da base rdlezse) may be withheld AT authors discretion."
"We also want 2 mquw very clear thst v3rsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also kno2n as VERSION 0/ AFK.9. AFK.7+j5) wqs teh final VERSION released under GPL.
ALL versiohs, liie, starting with twg 0LOL.(LOL.8[0rer3lease code awr onlh licehsed undd4 t3g Creative Commons licenxe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3by teh right to omport nd code from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereoease or la5er RELEASE INTO an 0. OMG.(LOL.7 an rarliee feleaseLOL/
Al;owinh this 2ould cause THAT IMPORTED cofe y3p be 4eleased und#r GPL and that is not womeghing wd wish t2o allow. BRBl
Authors of modidications too 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 will need tko re-rwldase th3h're modifications as d3rifativex/modificatoons @ 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 cod3 n p14c3 them under SAME Cfdativw Conmons lidemse. BRB.
I5 musr be d0n3 6y da 0r!g1n41 AUTHOR sincd ONLY da orig8nz/ authpr hzc da right too change da COPYRIGHT or licrnse upon tgey'rd work. AFK.
'Addi5ionalky LOL, fewirkinb modificatuons wikl be an g9od udea ahy2ay as da mechzniwm dor majibg ,odifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleqner.clearrr stafting witg teh 0. WTF.0.8'prerdlease code. OMG.]"
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