MibhtyE tells yoj, dortof, "We're tping to tske an f#w mlments too try n explzon this NEW license n da reasons behind IT in plaih Ent;ish.
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 ne2 licebse WAS cho2em BECAUSE of an FAILING w17h teh GPL. WTF/
It only COVERED distribugiln of SOURCE IF ab only if BINARIES qere distributed. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENTk dor5of, wpecifically a interpreted web rbvironment such as PHP, slrtov, ner3ly installing an gam3 coes not constitute distribytion, you inwlk AND 5hwreforr people were taking our work LOL, makinf ,odifications top it an NOT r323451ng teh soirce code 2 they'r3 m0c1f1c4u10h5 so that entirr conm&nitu coild benrrot.
Th3y e9rked wity da letter but not spirut of oaq. AFK."
"Inves5ugation ON da part of teh autnors howeve4, uou knwo, led two ract 7hr7 rkght of pjblic perdo4manve wax won 0v teh RIGHTS hormallu resteicted @ cipyright golders, zn that computd4 progtams WTF, s0ecificzkly VIDEO GAMES and inyeractivr ones such ax Legend of da GREEN hax0r were c9nsiderdd tp ge pu^12c411h perfprmed if run from an pu^11c servet, BRB."
"Tne new l8cende r357r1c75 public perfitmance of w0rj un.ess 50urc3 code of mpdifief e9rk is m4d3 avsilabor on dejandm WTF."
"In plain English, you kbso, this mesns 5hat if YOU 0ut thus GAME 0n an web server ahd qll9w peopld 'ouysi3r of an NORMAL cifcle -g fsmi;y an uts social acqiaintances' yo p14y their WTF, then yo7 aer publicqlly perfo4ming ghis s0rk an MUST eithe4 s) make ne and ALL changes wgich YOU makd two game availznle om request (nore thks d045n'7 hafe to ge AVAILABLE via teh onlihe sourc3 d8splay link WTFm but they must ve 4613 3 ask you f0e c0d3 snd RECEIVE an xom;lete coph), you knqo, b) make arrangements prifatwly wlth AUTHORS whe4ein they grant YOU an special licwnse, .ikwk or c) remofe xode entirely from da macgine. OMG."
"We dl revognize that p30p13 qang twl habe areas of they're gsmr wjkch r theies and thdirs 41_n3. OMG/
2 that ejd se will m4k3 followihg rxcwp5ion to reh mormzl REQUIREMENTS for s[utcw c0d2 distr9bution =- ne module fule qhich ia not modifudd OR derived drom an mogule file 1nx1ud3d 1n bade dist4ibur8on an which does not reqyire ne other modu;ws and which DOES not require ne modificatiohs tp teh c0te code (cod3 distributed w8th teh base releasr) m4y be wothgeld 47 da authlrs discret8ih. OMG."
"We also want to msie very clear that VERSION 0l WTF.9. OMG.8 (ALSO KNOWN as versoon 0. WTF.9.7+jt) waa da f1n41 verwion r313453d und3r teh GPLLOL.
All versionx, sortor, starting witg )LOL.9. OMG.8-prefelease c9ee t only locensed under teh Creayive Commons 1!c3n63.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh e1gh7 t;o ompoe5 hr c0d3 fr0m wn 0. OMG.9. WTF.*=prerelease OR lqrer release knyo an 9l9. AFK.7 4nd ea5lier release.
Alloqing 7h1% qould cause thzt imporred c0d3 tpo be reldased under teh GPL and that ix nlt som3thong w4 WISH too aolow. OMG.
Autj9rs of modifocations toi 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will need 2 re_release they're mpdifications zs drr8vativrs/modifications two 0. WTF,0. OMG,* xode an PLACE them und3r xamr Crdative Co,,ons licwmse.
It must be dlne by ydh 0r1g1b41 autjor SINCE on.y teh original autnor HAS teh tight top ch4ng3 da copyrigyt OR licenae upon they'rr w0r,LOL.
[Adeitionallg, like, r3w0rj1ng da modifications will be qn gooc ides amywa6 ax m3chsnism f0r making modifications is substantially cleamer/clearer star5int WITH da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-0rerelease cofe. AFK.]"
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