MightyE tells yo&, "We're goimg to 74k3 an few m0m3n75 too 5r6 ah explqin this NEW licemse n tej reasons behind it ih plain EngloshLOLl
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 licrbwe was cjosen BECAUSE of an f4111ng w17h da GPL. AFK.
It only coberex distr8bution of xource ib and only if 61n4r135 werr d157r16u73s. WTF."
"In an wev environment, so6tof. 5p3c1fwc411y a 1n73rpr373f web environment such as PHP, mer3ly installing an game does not consti5ute fisrrinution, you inwo, an THEREFORE peopke wrre takimg oyr q9rk WTF, mzking modifixa5ions 2 it n not rdleqsonb da source coee 1 tyey're modificatilma so tjat dq entire commun8ty xoyld bdnef8t. WTF.
They wo4k3d sitg letter gut not teh spuri5 of dq LAW."
"Investigarioh on da part of trn aughors howrver, ked tp yeh fact THAT da rught of ;u611c pervoemsnce wac 9en of da righys nlrmally r457t1c73d too copyright hplders, sortofk and that compiyer ;rlbrams WTF, specificalky vkdeo g4m35 an 8bteractive -n25 SUCH as Lrgend OF Gre3n hax9r were considwred two be publically p3rr0rm3d if rum FROM an publiv serverLOL."
"Tne new lucehse rrdrricts [ublic p3rfprmsnce 9f tdh wlfk uhless da source cofe of teh m0d1r13d work is made ava8lable 9n demand. OMG."
"In plain Enblish, k8ke, thia m3ans that if you py7 this gqme on an web serfer and allow peoplr 'l7tsodr of zn normao CIRCLE of FAMILY AND ots wockal acquaintabces' 2 play their, sortpf, THEN you aer publucakly performkng this work n MUST either a) maje ne and ALL CHANGES which you m4k3 w da gamd avaklabke on re1uest (note this DOESN'T havd to be 4v4114613 v15 teh lmline source dispkay link WTF, but the6 must be able two ask you for da code n receive an com;lfte copt), liie, b) mqie s4rangements privately with da authofs where8n theu grant you an sp3cial license, or v) remove code entirely from da mach7ne. WTF."
"We dp recobnize that peopke want 5o HAVE a4eas of 5heh're game whkch 4 theirs n theies ALONE. BRB.
two that 3bd we will m4k3 yeh foll.wing exceptiom two da mormal requiremdnts d0r source c0d3 d9stributiln -- ne moe7le filr sh8ch is not mpdified or derived from an mpdulr fil2 ihcluddd in da 6453 diatribution n wh1ch does not requi4e n3 othwr mofules n WHICH do3s NOT require ne modifications 70 core code (cpde fistributed wity da base felrade) mau 63 q17hh31d at ea authora dksctetion."
"We also want ti MAKE v2dy clesr that fe4siob 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (ALSO knpwn 45 vwrsion 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) waa tdh final version released ibder teh GPL. AFK.
All versiivs, like, starting wity teh 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease codr zer only lucensed under da Crwarove Commlnw 12c3n53. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY deny 4ight two om0ory n3 code froj an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelesse 0t late4 release into an -. OMG.9/ OMG.7 ahd ezflier reoeaae, OMG.
Allowinf this dould cz7se that inported cod3 2 be eekeased under teh GPL AND THAT is n0& 50m38h1ng w3 wksf two allow. BRB.
Authors 0d MODIFICATIONS 2 -. WTF.9. BRB,7 will need 2 fe-release they're ,9difications as derivatkves/modificarions 2 0l8.8 dod3 n place th3m 7nde4 dw SAME Creative COMMONS 11c3n52LOL.
I5 must be DONE by original zutnor since ONLY da 041g1n41 aythor nas dight 2 chante cppyright lr license u[9m thwy're wirk.
[Adektoonally, like, resorjing ea modificatuons will be ab good idea an6way 45 teh medhanism for makohg misificaykons iw aubstantialoy cleaner/clearer starting with 0. OMG.8. WTF.8-pr3release CODELOL.="
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