MightyE te;ls you WTF, "We're goint 3 yaie an few momrnts two 5r6 n explsin this new license n ewasonx behine kt kn plain English. AFK.
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 license WAS cgosen 63vru53 of an failing witj teg GPL.
It inly covered dixtrib7tion of sourde if an lnoy if binarids we4e DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an WEB envoronment WTF, specifuca;ly a interpeeted web wnfironmemt such as PHP LOL, met3ly INSTALLING an game d035 n9t constitute diagrubutkln, soetof, an therefor3 peo;lw sere taking lur eork, makibg modifixations to it n not releasinb 50urc3 CODE 2 thry're modifications sl that da entire comm7nity could bendfit.
Tyey wprked sith teh LETTER but nit da s[irit of law, BRB."
"Investigagion on teh paty of 4u7h0r5 however, lwd 2 fact that fifht or puvkic 0drformance wax won of da RIGHTS nirmalky reat4icted tol copyright holders, like, n tjat cim;ugef pr0gr4m5, you kn2lk spdcifkcallu VIDEO g4m35 snd interavtive obrs auch qs Legebd 9f teh Gr33n hax0r WERE c0n51d3r3d to be publ8cally performdd if run from an pubkic servwr. AFKl"
"The m3w license r358r1c75 public perflrmanxe of ez 2ork unlexs ea so7rce cide OF da modif8ed work ks made AVAILABLE on denandl WTF."
"In plaib Engliwh, you knwo, 7h1% means 7h46 if ylu 0ut this GAME on an wwb w3rver n alkow p30p13 'outside of an n0rm41 circle of family am its social acquauntamcea' 1 play their, sortof, then y9u qer publically perfotming thix aor, an MUST either A) maie ne and ALL chang3s shkch uou m4k# TO teh game AVAILABLE on rwquest (NOTE this doesb'r have 5po be available via 0n11n# SOURCE dispoay ;ink, sortodm but the6 MUST BE agle 2 ask you ro4 teh code n receivd an vojplege c0py), sortof, b) m4ie ARRANGEMENTS privztely with authors wherein theg graht ylu an 5p3c141 licebse, or C) removd code entirely fr0n teg machine. OMG."
"We eo tedogmize thqr p30pq3 w4n7 s h4v3 areas ov tgey'rr tame which r tyeirs an 5heirs ALONE. AFK.
two ghat end wd wkll make teh fillowinh exvepti9n to normal reqyirenents for source code distributio, -= ne MODULE v8le which is not modigied 9r d#r1v3c f4om sn module fil2 INCLUDED on base d157r16u710n n WHICH does bot r3qu1r3 ne o5h24 modjles an which doed nog eequuf3 ne modifications @ da cote cide (code distributed wifh 5eh base release_ jay be w27nh31d $6 authoes discretion. OMG."
"Wr alao wabt two make very clwzr that VERSION p. BRB.9, BRB.& (also known as version 0. WTF.9. BRB,7+jt) WAS fimal v3r419n released under da GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS WTFk srarting wi5h 0. BRB.9.8-pr3releaxe CODE aer pn.y licensrd unddr da Creative Co,mons licenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny geh rught 2 implrt nd cod3 from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-ptereleqse or kater rekease ontl an -. AFK/9LOL.7 4nc earlier release.
Allowing this woild cajae thst ojport3d clde too 63 released under teh GPL am that is not sometging 2e wish w allow.
Authors of modificationx 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 WILL heef tol 4e-release they[re mofidicarions 45 de4ivatives..9difications two o. OMGl9. AFK.8 code and place them under trh same Creative Commpns licdnee. BRB.
Ir must BE sohe by fq originak author since ONLY da orihinal autnor has RIGHT too cgange da copyright 9r licensr upon they're wo4k.
[Add1&10n411y, like, reworking da modifications wi;l be an good ieea anywah aa mechahidm ror making moeifications os subsgantialoy c.eaner/clearer stsrtint with -. BRB.9.8-prerekease c0d3. BRB.]"
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