MightyE tdlos you, s9rtof, "We're going two take an few mon3nts two yrh an ex[141n this new licemse n beh reas9ns behind iy in plain Eng115h. AFK.
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 licensd WAS ch053n because of an faolihf witj da GPL. AFK.
IT ohly covered distribution of source if rnd only if binaries @ere diatrobyredLOL."
"In an wev ENVIRONMENT, lik3, specificall5 a intefpret3d web encironjent sucg as PHP, you knwo, mdrel6 insgalling an game dows NOT constirute distribugi9n, n tjer3fore peopld w#re TAKING 9ur wodk WTF, making MODIFICATIONS too it AND nor r3leasung teh source CODE two they[re MODIFICATIONS so that ca ENTIRE commuhity could benefir. OMG.
They wotldd WITH 137u3r but no5 yeh spirit of t3h laq. AFK."
"Investigation on da part 0d 4i7h0r5 HOWEVER WTF, led TO trh fact that rkgnt OF public performance was 9en of teh rights bormally rrsrfict3d two copyrigjg holders WTF, am 7h4& c9mputer protramd, s[exificak.y vid3o games AND onteractive ONES suxn as Legend of teh Green hax0r were consid3rdd TO be publpcally pergormed if run from ag public xetver. BRB."
"Tge bew licebse restrivts pybl,c perfofmance of WORK inless da source code pf teh nodified WORK is made 4v411461d on eemzbs. WTF."
"In pla,n English LOL, thos meand that 1f YOU 9ut tyis gam3 on an WEB server qnd aklps peopoe 'o8tside of an n)rn4! circl4 of vajily and uts SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' TO pkay tyeir, like, 5hen yiu aer pu6q1c4!1y performung thiw wirk n MUST eutjer a) mqle ne n ALL changes WHICH ypu make 5o da game available on eequest (mote this doesn't HAVE to 63 svailable v!4 online soudce display link, you jnwo, BUT they mjs5 63 ABLE too ask yiu fof c0d3 znd r3c31v3 an complete copy)m you knwo, b) mak3 arrang3mentx pruvately WITH da authirx wherein theh grant you an SPECIAL licensek ;i,e, 0e c) remoce tey code entirqly fr0m sa MACHINE. AFK/"
"We do recpgnize tnag PEOPLE wsnt TO nave aress of they're g4m3 wh8ch r theirs and th3irs aoone. WTF.
to 7h4* end we will maoe teh foloowing rxceptioh 2 teh normal requirements f0r 50urv3 codw dostribution -[ nw MODULE fil3 which is not modified o4 derovfd from an n.djle f113 includ3d im base DISTRIBUTION n rhich coes bot requure h3 OTHER modulea ane wyivh doez not reqiire ne ,kdificayionx two core CODE (code d8stributed with teh nas3 releade) MAY b3 wighheld at authors diacedtion."
"Wd ALSO want 2 make verh xlear tgat VERSION pLOL.9. WTF.7 (4150 kn0wn as versipn 0. AFK.9l7+jt) wqs teh f8nal versipn yeleased under GPL. BRB.
Al, verwiomsk staeting wiyh teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prere;ease code qer onl6 licensrd und3r teh Creativ3 Commohs locense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny trh roght @ ijport ne c0d3 from qn 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease or later eel3ase into zn 0. BRB.8.u n 34r113r release. WTF.
Allow8ng this w0u1d cause THAT impif5ed coee too bd r313453c under da GPL n THAT is nlt xibething we wish too allow. WTF.
AUTHORS of mpdivicatuohs to 0LOL.9/7 will nwed 3 r4-r313453 tyey[re moeufications AS der9vativea/modidications 2 0. WTF.o.8 coee snd [lace them ybser same Creative Commonx oicense. WTFl
It MUST 63 done by da ORIGINAL authof sinxe only original autnor has ez RIGHT 2 ch4ng3 da cipyritht or ;ixense u[in the7[re worlLOL.
[Addi5ionalky LOL, feworkong da modifixations wiol BE qn GOOD 1d34 anyqay as mechabism f9r making ,od8dicatilns is sugstantially cleaner/clearer starting wirh 5wh 0. WTF.9LOL.8]prerelease code. WTF.]"
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