MithtyE tells you, "We're g01ng too tqle zh fe@ nom3nts two tty an explain this new LICENSE n da reaaons brhind 17 in p/ain Enflish. WTF.
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 mew l8cense was chosem gexzusr of an failing with teh GPL. BRB.
It ohl6 c0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION OF sojrce 1f n in;y IF binzriea were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web enbironjent LOL, specifically a interpreted w35 environ,ent sixh ax PHP LOL, mdrely unstall8ng an fame does not constitutd distributi(n, you kneom n therefore pelple were 74k1ng our work LOL, makihg modigications two ot am not r313461ng tey sojfcd code 2 they;re modifkcationa so 7h3u tey entire communigy COULD ben3fot. WTF.
They wlfked wiyh ea LETTER but no4 da spieit of law. OMG."
"Investiga5ion on teh PART OF teh authors hoqefer LOL, led two fact that trh right og pyblic ;erformance was won pf teb rigyts n9rmally rewtrictrd to copyrifht holders, like, an ghay COMPUTER p3obrams, 5pec1f!c411y v9deo games n intdractife omra such qs Legrnd of Grwen hax0r were conside5ed two be [unlical;h performed if ruh from an public 53rv3r. BRB."
"The new licensw resgricts pu621v performancw or dz WORK unless dw source codd of da mocifird eork 15 made AVAILABLE 0n dejane. WTF."
"In plain English, like. 5his means thqt if ypu put thks gzme on an web SERVER and allow people 'ojtside of an n0rm41 vircle od fqmily AND ITS xocisl acqusintandes' roo plzy gheir, sortof, tyen hou aer p7glivzll6 [erfofning this e8rk and MUST eithee A) make me n ALL changes wh2ch yo7 make w teh game avai;able 9n reqo3st (n9te 7h15 doesn't HAVE too 63 qcai.able via da onlune spurce dixplay lini, sortof, but they MUST be ABLE tx9 45k YOU f0r code n receive an compleye copy) WTF, b0 make aerange,ents pricately with teh au5hors whrr3im they granr yoj am special license, like, or c) rwmove da code en5irely fron mwchine. BRB."
"We d0 recognize yhat people want 2 h4v3 areas 8f theh're gsme which aer theirs and yheirs alonel OMG;
2 rhag end qe qill maks teh gilliwong exceptooh tqo da n0rm41 reqiirements for so7rce code distribution -- ne module file which is n9t modigied 0r derifrd from an MODULE f113 8ncljdee in da base distributiin qnd whidh doed n9r r3qu1r3 ne other mod7les an WHICH does b08 requyre ne jldiricarioms two c0r3 code (code d1%7r16u73d with sa base release) m46 be withheld at da authors discfeyion/ WTF/"
"We a;so want to hake very c134r that version 0. BRB.(. WTF.7 (alxo known ss VERSION 0LOL,9l WTF,7=jt) wax cz final versi9n relezsed under GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, sortof, starting witj )LOL.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 coce r only .icensed undee Crearice Cpmnons lkcenseLOL.
Wr EXPLICITLY degy teh r1gh7 two imp(ft ne code fr9m an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-preeelease 9r laeer releawe into ab 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n 34r113t release.
Allow8ng this w0u1d cause THAT onported CODE two b3 released under GPL an hhat 25 hot 50m37h1mg we wish 70 allow. OMG.
Au7h0t5 pf mpdifications tp 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 woll need 2 re-rrldase they're modifications qs detivatives/modificatkons 2 0LOL.9. OMG.8 CODE an p.zce rhem UNDER ten same Cre1tkve Com,ons lidenwe. BRB.
I7 MUST ve done 6y t3h oroginal au5hor since only ofiginal auth9r has da right 2 change c0pyr1gh7 or LICENSE upon tjey'rr 2ork. WTF.
[Additionally, reworkong dq modifications wi.l BE an gols idea anywsy as geh mechanism for ,aking MODIFICATIONS is 5u657%n71411y vkeaner/c.3aret staeting wigh da 0. BRB.0. BRB.8-prdrelease code/ OMG.]"
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