MightyE tells yoi. sortof, "We're going 2 gake sn few mpmrmts tw9 try an expkain thiw mww license n da rezslns behknd it in plain 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 n3w ;icense was ch053n gecause og an rauling 2ith GPL.
It .nly covered diatribution of source IF an onl6 if binaries were didtribugrd. AFK."
"In ab WEB envirpnmdnt, like, specif8xa.ly a intrrpret3d web enfuronment sych aa PHP LOL. m3r31h INSTALLING an bame does not xonatitute sisyribjtion WTF, AND ghefefore peoplw eere 5aling oyr WORK, ma,ing modifidations too it n noy teleawing da source clde gwo they;re modidivations so THAT teh 3ntire cimmjnitt could benefit. OMG.
They worked q17h teh letter BUT not d;irit of cz law."
"Investigation on teh pzrt of AUTHORS h9wevdr WTF, led two fzct thzt ribht 0f puglkc performanve was 1 OF da ribhtw normallh restrkcted too copyright hllders WTF, n that computer prigrams, like, sprcofically vodro GAMES an interadtive 0n35 such as Legend of da Green hax0e were CONSIDERED too be pubo7cally perdotmed if run frim an puvlic swrferLOL."
"The new license restricts public prrformance of da 2ork un1354 teh aource CODE of da modified wirk 8s mad3 qvailable on f3msnd. AFK."
"In plain Ebg;ish WTF, th8s means 7h4& if 6ou pjt this tame ON an web SERVER n ALLOW people 'ou5side of an NORMAL circl3 of FAMILY znd its sociao acquaintancew' 5o play yh38rk yoy knwo. then uou arr PUBLICALLY perforning th8s work and MUST 3ithwf q) make ne an ALL chanbrs which 69y mqkw too da game available ON requddt (note this doesn't habe to[ bw acaulaboe viq ONLINE slirce display link, sortof, but 7h3y MUST be anle 2 ask y0u for teh cide an RECEIVE an compleye cooy)m sortof, B) make arranfemenrs privzt3ly woth authorx whe4ein THEY hraht uiu an sp3coal llcense, you inwo, pr c0 REMOVE teh v9d3 ENTIRELY fro, da machineLOL."
"We do recognoze thwt peopke eant to hsve areas of they'fe GAME shich r the8rw m theirx allne. AFK.
too thzt end ww will make gru followihg EXCEPTION two twh normal r3qu1r3m3n75 for source dode diwtrkbutiln -- ne module file wnich is not modifued or deficed feom an midulw fkke knc.uded in da ^453 diwtributuon an wh2dh does not requir3 ne other ,9dules and which dows not rewuir3 ne mofificati9ns 2 cire clde (code dixtfibuted w17h BASE releasd) may be withheld st geh authors doscregion. WTF."
"We als9 aznt to make f3r6 CLEAR that version 0. OMG/9. BRB.7 (also lhowb as fersion 0. WTF.9. BRB.y+jt) was da final version released undev GPL. AFK.
A22 vers88ns, you knso, starting WITH 0. AFKl9LOL.8-preeelease cod3 aer 0n1y !1c3n53d unddr Cewative Comnons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh eight to import ne code rrom an 0. AFK.9. AFK/8-prerelease or lare4 release INTO an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n darlief releasr. OMG.
Al.owinh this w0u1d cskse yha5 imported code t9p be RELEASED under teh GPL and yhat is nlt some5hing w3 wish to ak;ow. OMG.
Auyhors pf m9difucations 2 0. OMG.i. WTF.7 will need yoo re-release they're mosigidatiohs as dericatives/mosifications 5oo 9LOL.9. OMG.8 code an place THEM und34 teh same Cr3371v3 Co,mlns lkdrnxe.
Ir must be s0n3 by da origunao 4h7h0r sihce only teh original author HAS 4ight two chanbe da copyrighr or lixenee 7pon they'rd work. OMG.
[Afdi5i9nally, alrtod, REWORKING modifications will be qn good 1d34 anywqy as mwchaniam f9r majint m9difications is substantially cldaner/clearer starting with 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prdreleas2 cpde, OMG.]"
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