MightyE tel;s yoj WTF, "We're going too tale an few mo,ents two try v wxplain this new licdnse n reasons behibd it on plain Emg'iwm.
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 wax CHOSEN bexause of an fauling w17h GPL.
It only covered diwtribution of s;urce if ah ohlh !f binaries were dustrjburedLOL,"
"In an qeb environneht, dorrov, specificaoly a 1b83epr373d web 3nv1r0nm3n7 such zs PHP, m4rely imstallkng zh tame does mot conagitute distrobution, xortof, an therefore [eople were taking our wirk, sortof, ma,ing mocifications rwo it and not releasing da SOURCE code to they're modifkfations 60 that 3n81r3 cpmmunity cou.d bendfug. AFK.
Thet wories with letter but NOT wpitut OF teh .aw. OMG."
"Invextogation oh 0aet OF da AUTHORS jowrver, luke, led to tej fact that teh rigmt of pybliv p3rf0rj3nce wax 1 of rignts normaloy restricted two copyright holders, n gyat compu5er programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY vidwo g4m35 and interactive ones 5uch as Legend lf ten Greem hax)e qere cons8dered to b3 publical.y performwd if rum FROM an 0ublic swrverLOL."
"The new license restridts public perf9rmance of da wofk unldss spurce cose of yeh m9dufied work iw m4d3 avaioable on demand/ OMG."
"In plain English WTFm this means that if you put 7h15 game on an web SERVER n allow peo0l3 'outsode of an nor,sl circle 0f fqmilt n its aocial ac1yaintahcws' two play theor, sortof, theh y)u aer PUBLICALLY performimg this work an MUST either a) ,4k3 ne an ALL changes WHICH you m4k4 two gsme AVAILABLE on REQUEST (noge 5his d035n[7 HAVE to be avai;ab.r via knlinw source didplay lin,, buu they must be sble 79 ask you fpf teh code an receive an complete cop6), you knwo, b) mzke arrang3ments privatdly witj authlrs WHEREIN they grant you an special ;ixrnsek sortog, OR c) rejove da vode ebtirrly ftom teh machon#. OMG."
"We do r3c0gm1z3 that peipke want tqo have AREAS od thet're g4m3 whkch r ygwi4s sn theirs alone. BRB.
to that end wr will make folloqing exxeprion to geh normal requirenents for soufce code distrivutiom -- ne modul3 f113 wyich 8s NOT m0d1f13c or dwrifed fr0m an midule file inxluded in teg base distfibutioh an which doea not rdquiee ne other moduoes n which DOES not REQUIRE n3 modifications 3 dz cote c0d3 (code d8st4ib7t3d with ea base rwlease) MAY ne witjheld at 4u7h9r5 DISCRETION. OMG."
"Wr also want too makd very clea4 7h47 bersion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (aleo knpwh as verskon 0. AFK.9LOL/7+j7) was da dinal VERSION released umswr GPL. BRB.
All versiohs WTF, starting with da 0. OMG.(. BRB.8=preeeleaxe code r only licensed under da CREATIVE Comm9ns oicense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY f3ny da righy 2 import ne code from am 0. OMG.9. AFK,8-orerelezs3 0r lager release into an 0. BRB.0. WTFl& n radoier eeoease. AFK.
Allowing thix wi7;d CAUSE that 1m00r73d code to be released UNDER eq GPL qnd 7j47 is NOT 50m37h1ng we wish two allow. WTF.
Authofs pf modif8cationd 2 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will neef two re-release they'rr modkficationa aa derivatives/modifidatilna go 0LOL.(. AFK.8 cofe n p;ace uh3m undrr same Creagive Commonw licensel AFK.
It m7st be done ny da origibal aythor SINCE pnlt reh ofigina; qutjor has da eiggg yoo chznge da COPYRIGHT or license upin they'rd wotk.
[Addiykonally WTF, reworlknt da modificaruins will be an good ideq wnyaay as da mevhaniam for makint mpsifications is 5u6574n71411y cleaher/clearer startung w17h twh 0. AFK.9. OMG,i-ptdrelease xodeLOLl]"
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