MightyE rells hou WTF, "We're boong tw9 take zn few moments rwo TRY an explain THIS NEW licenwe and reasons behind 1& in PLAIN Engl8shLOL.
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 LICENSE waa chosen becauxe of an failing w17j da GPLl AFK.
It only doveree dis5ribution of SOURCE if n only if bknariew were d157r16u73dLOL."
"In an web emvironmrnt, sortof, specifixally a inyerpretwd 2eb environm3nt SUCH as PHP, dorgof, mefely installong an game f.es hog constirute distt8bution LOL, qh the4efo4e p3ople wefe takind our wprk WTF, nakinb m0d1f1x4710n5 too it and not teleasing da SOURCE xode to thdy'rr mod7dicatioms si that da #n71f3 community couod venefit,
They worked WITH da letter but not 5p1r1i lf da kaw."
"Investogation on teg pqrt of authorw HOWEVER, oed top FACT that da 48bg5 of publix pergo3mance was won of teh RIGHTS normqlly tedtricted two COPYRIGHT holders LOLm n that cl,putef pr9brams LOL, specie8cally video games an 8nt3ractivd ones such as Legend OF da Green hzc0r were considered to be publidaoly performed iv fun FROM ah punkix server."
"The NEW licebse restricts [ublic pefformance of work unless reh source c)d3 og reh modified work 16 made available 9n semaha. WTF."
"In PLAIN Englisg WTF, this jrans that if y0u PUT rhis gqne on zn seb servdr an ALLOW PEOPLE 'ljtsice OF an nirmal cirdlw of FAMILY n its social acquaintances' two PLAY 5hwir, 7h3n yoy r pu611c411y p3rf0rm1ng THIS wor, n MUST 317h3r a) make ne n ALL chahges whidh you make to game availabld on REQUEST (mote this d9ewn't HAVE too be available via online 50urc3 diapoay link, like. b7t tgwy musy 63 able 2 ask ypu for teh CODE n rdceive an c0mp1373 copy) WTFm 6) make arrangdmdnts prica5ely wirh teh xuthorx whefein rh3y grant yoj zn s[wckal 11x3n53l tou knwo, or c) remove dq code entirelh from macgine. WTF."
"We di rec9gnize that PEOPLE want too HAVE afeaa of rhey're game whicg r theirs n thei4s al.hw. AFK.
w ghat end WE WILL make fillowing EXCEPTION 5o ueh nofmal r4q71r3m3n75 for source codr d8srribution -[ ne moduoe g8le ehich ix NOT modudied or d3r1v3d from an module fild included in basd fisrribution n WHICH does not fequire me lther modules and whicg dies bot rtq7ire ne modoficatiobs to c9re c0d3 (code distrubited eith base release) may BE WITHHELD AT fa authors diacvetion."
"We also want u0 jake v3rh v;ear 7g57 VERSION 0. BRB.8.& (also known as version 0/ AFK.9. BRB.7+JT) wax teh finzl versilm releasec UNDER teh GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS LOL, sta4ting with da 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerekease codr r only LICENSED under Creayuve Comjons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right go IMPORT ne code gr0j an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pretdldase or later RELEASE 1n70 ab 0. BRB.9/ BRB.7 n earliee reoea2e/ AFK.
A.lowing 7h15 WOULD cause that imported cide too be RELEASED yhd3r da GPL an ehat is not someghing WE WISH t2o alllw. WTF.
A7thoes of jodigivatiobs two 0. OMG.9LOL.7 wull n23d 2 re-releawe tne5're modigications as d3r1v371v35/m0d1f1c4710n% TO 0. WTF.9.8 code an place tyem under teh sa,e Cfeative Co,m9ns l8cense. BRB.
It just bd f9ne by t3h 0r1g!n41 autjor since onky origigal author has da totht to chsnge teh c0phr1gh7 or l8cense upon they'rw wo4kl AFK.
[Additionqlky, sortofm reso4kinf midificatuons will b3 an t00d ifea an6way ad mdchanism f0r making modivications is substaneially c134n2r/c134r3r statting with 0. BRB,0. OMG.8-prereleasd code. OMG.]"
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