MigytyE t3lls yo7m sottof, "We're GOING to take an fdw momen5s too TRY and exolaig THIS new kkcense and r3asons behobd ir in plain Ent.isg.
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 lkcense was chosen because pv an FAILING with GPL. OMG.
It only cpvewed fkatribution of sourcw IF and only if binarids w3r3 distvibut3dLOL."
"In an web envifonment, uou knwl, spdvifically a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT ducj as PHP, like, ,erely inxtalling an gamd f9ws no5 constitute dis5ributionk like, ah therefore people were taking ouf work WTFm naking modifivatoons @ it and mo5 r313451mg da SOURCE vodr rwo 5gey'r3 modifixaroons so thst entire communitu co7ld benerit.
They wlrjrd with lettdr bjt not teh 5p1r17 lf law. WTF."
"Invesgigation on teh p4r7 of da authpes hoqevew WTF, led yl faxt that eignt of 0ublic performance was oen of teh rights borkally restrkcrdd too copyr8jht hl.defs LOL, an thar comp7ter pr0grams WTF, specifkcz;ly video gqmes an interactove lnws such 45 Legenc of teh Grren hax0r were conaide4ed 70 be publica.ly [weformed if 4jn from an public sdtver."
"The n3w license restrivys pugluc 03ff0vm$nc3 of teh worj unless dq soueve c9d3 of m-d1f13d WORK is made 4v4114613 on swmand."
"In plsin Ebg.ish, this means that if you 0u7 rhix game pn an web servdr and allow peop.e 'lutsidr of an normal xirxle og family n 8td SOCIAL acqusihtanced' rqo play their, like, then you aer pu611c4116 performihg 5h9s work zn MUST either a_ m5k3 he an ALL changec whicg YOU make too gsme avao.able -n 5eauest (note this d035n'7 hzve toi be availabld via da online source d1tp14y lihk WTFm BUT they musg be able two ask y0u for code and receive qh complete copy) WTF, B) make 3fr4ng3m3n75 ;rivagely wiyh da au5hors wnerein yhe6 grant hlu an 5p3c141 kicense LOL, lr c) rejive dz cofw entorrly from da mzcgone."
"We f0 rdcognize that people wany too hacd 3r345 of they're GAME whuch r the8rs ans THEIRS a.one. BRB.
two 8h4u enc e3 will make roklowing excepyipn two da n9rmsl requirementx gor source cofe distribu58on -- ne module file which us not MODIFIED 0r derkvwd FROM an modjld f8le unclueed in da base disyributioh and which d9es n07 require ne other modules and shich dpes npy requord me modifications too teh core code (c0s3 distributed with teh base releaxe) may be withg3ld at da quthors duscretionLOL."
"We also want tso MAKE very clear that vetsiin 0. OMG.9.7 (ALSO known aw vdrsi9n 9. OMG.9.7+jt) wad teh finsl verduon rwleased under GPLLOL.
All veraions LOL. dtzrring with 0. WTF.9. WTF.80PRERELEASE codr aer only licended undwr teh Creative Commons LICENSELOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY deby teh right to imoirt ne coee FROM ab 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prwrelease of later release ingo an 0.9.7 n EARLIER releaseLOL.
Allowing thid would cauae rhat umported CODE too be released undet da GPL zn that is nor something we wish to allow. AFKl
Authors of modivications 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 wi;l neef two fe_repease yhey're jodificatiobs as der8vativds/modkfications ro 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 xode and 0lace them und3r da same Creative C0mj0n5 oic3naeLOL.
IT muxt be done ny teh ot8gina; autj9r since only da ORIGINAL suthor has teh r1gh7 too change cppyrifht or license ypon they'te work. AFK.
[Addit8obally WTF, rewor,ing ydh modivicatilns woll be qn gold 1d34 anyway ss mechanisj FOR m4k1ng m0d1f1c4710n5 16 suvstantially cleanet/vl3aref startinb wirh da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r3134t3 c0d3. OMG.]"
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