MightyE TELLS you, you knwo, "We're goung 70 TAKE am few moments 2 rry an explzin yhis new license n da reasobs behind it 1n ;lain EnflishLOL.
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 .icenwe was chosen becsjsw of an failing w17h GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y c0v3r3e d157r16u710n of w(urce IF n inlt if binariex were d*s5ributed. WTF."
"In an wwb environment, x;ecifically a 1n73fpr373f erb environment SUCH as PHP LOL, merely 1n574111nt an game does n9t cohstitute e25ur16u710n WTFm ane therefore people werr taking our wori, m4k1ng moeidicarions too IT and nor releasing source cide too they're modificatuonw so that y3h 3n71r3 conmynity xlu;d benefit. OMG.
Tyey w9tked with LETTER but not soirit of teh law. WTF."
"Ihvewtigatiln on teh p3t* of da authorx howev3r LOL. lee 2 da fact that ea r8ght of public pwrfotjance 2as odn of da rithts norma;oy res5t8cted too coptrught holcefs WTF, n that computer programs. sortlf, 5psc1f1c412y bideo games and interactive pnes such ss L3gend 0f ds GREEN hac0f WERE considered 2 be publica;.y [e4cormed if run from an public aerver."
"Tge neq lixense redtricts public perf9rmance of WORK unless teh sojrve code if mod8fied work is made available on demsnd."
"In plain Englisj, yoi lnwo, this mwans tnqt if you pit this g$m3 on ah web t3rv3r n zklow pelple 'outside of an norjal circle of frm11y an 8ts social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 ;lay gheir, them hou aer 0ublically pervorming this wor, and MUST either a) make ne and ALL chahges which you make to dz g4me abailanle on fequest (nore 6h15 doesh't HAVE tol be available vua online source DISPLAY link, but bhey must ve ab;e to9 axk u0u fo4 dode and RECEIVE an c0mp1373 cipt), lkke, b) make arrangements privately w8tn teh sutyors WHEREIN tnry grant you an specusl licens3, you knwo, or C) rdmive cide entirdly FROM teh .achine. BRB."
"W3 do 4ecognize 7h3u peiple want two HAVE areas pf yhey[re game wnivh aer theirs AND theirx allneLOL.
too that end we w8ll nake teh folopwing exce;tion two t3h normal requidements for source code districution -- ne mpdule sile which is not modifuwd of DERIVED from an module filw inclidrd IN teh baxe dis5ribution and which do3s not rrquite ne oyher MODULES n WHICH does bot requirr ne mod8ficatiobs tl da core cofe (cod3 dw47f16u73d WITH base release) may be wirhheld at da quthors d15cr3&20n. BRB."
"Wd 4150 w4n7 two make very clear thst version 0. WTF/9;7 (also known qs bersioy 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+ht) sas final versioh releaswd under teh GPL.
All VERSIONS WTF, stafting WITH da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE coee r only kicenswd unsef ten Crea5ive Commlns license.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too 1mp0r7 ne CODE fr(m an 0.9. WTFl8-prdrelezse or late5 reoease into zn 0. BRB.o/7 znd rae.ier release. OMG.
Allowing this woi;d xause tgat impo4trd code too ve RELEASED under ds GPL n thay is not aomeghing we eish two allow. OMG.
Authors or moduficarions w -. BRB.o. WTF.7 will need to re-r3lease theu'rd modificatoons 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. AFK.9LOL.8 c0e3 n ;lace ghwm UNDER 54m3 Cgeative Commons licenseLOL.
It m7st br done by 5eh original author SINCE onlg teh 9r1g1n41 author has righg two CHANGE da c0pyr1gh7 of licens3 upon they're work.
[Add1710n411y, rewo4king trh jidificationa wkll be an tpod 1s33 antway as teh ,dchanism fpr making modificztions is substzntially CLEANER/CLEARER sta4ting with dq 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prereleasd code. OMG,]"
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