MightyE tells tlu WTF, "We're GOING to TAKE an few momenrs TO TRY anc explakn this new ;icense n da t3qsons behind if in plain Eng115h. 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 NEW 11c3n53 waw chosen because of an failing q17h 5eh GPL. AFK.
I7 on;y c0v3r3d distributkin of SOURCE if n inly if 61b4r135 eere distributrdLOL."
"In an web ebvirknm3n5, you knqo, specifically a intrrpreted 2rb envoronmenr sucy as PHP, sortof, nerdly installing an game does NOT constiture distribition WTF, and tuerev9re p30p13 werd takibg 9ut w0rk LOL, mzkinf mod8fications 2 it and not r313461mg da 50urc3 code too tnry're m9difucations SO that enti4e comnunity could ^3n3v1&. BRB.
They worked w17g d1 lwtter but not teh sp8rit of q4w."
"Investigation on da 0srt 0f teh authors HOWEVER LOLk led too fact rnat rught of publ,x ;erforjance wad won if da 4ignts normally r3%7r1c63d to9 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, like, an THAT computer prlgrams, like, SPECIFICALLY vodeo g4m3% an ihtdracgive ONES such as Legehd of teh GREEN hax0r were comsidered 2 be pub;ically p3rf0rm4d if run vrom an publ8s server. BRB."
"The n3w license res5rixrs pubkic PERFORMANCE if wo4j inless ea source code )f teh modified wor, ix nae3 avsilabl3 0n semand."
"In plain English, tyis means thqt if you ;jt this GAME on an web server and alkoe PEOPLE 'lutaode of an normal circle of ramily n ite xovial sxquaihtancrs' to play th3pr, then you aer puboicz;ly perfoem8bg this work an MUST either a) nake ne an ALL ch4hb35 shich you make t9o ten gzme available on requeat (n9te this doesn't hzve too b2 AVAILABLE VIA teh online sou4ce disolay lihk WTF, 6u7 they must BE avle too asl YOU FOR da CODE an receive an conplrtw c0py), sortof, b) make arrangdments orivately with sa suthors wherein they grant you ab xpecial LICENSE LOL, lr C) remove da cose dntirwly FROM machkne. BRB."
"Ww co recognize tgat people s4n7 5o have areas of tgry[re game which aer THEIRS ah theirs ALONE. WTF.
too that ene we will ma,3 da fkllo1ing exception to da normao requirements FOR source CODE dictfib7tion -- be module file which ks not modifued or derived gvom an module rile includ4d in da BASE disgrobyyion n whkch d035 npt REQUIRE ne o5ger MODULES and whoch does not 4eauire ne m-d1f1c4710n5 to teh CORE clde (code distributed wity teh 644r releass) m4y be WITHHELD at 5rg a7thors discretion. AFK."
"We also want to make v3rt c.ear that version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (akso known as v3ry1)m 9LOL.9.u+jt) was teh final verskon re.eas3d under ca GPL.
All versions WTF. STARTING wkyh fa 0. BRB.9, WTF.i=prerdleas3 code r only licend3d UNDER teh Creative Commons licrnx3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right to import he code from an 0. OMG/9.8-prerelease or .ster releqsd into an 0. BRB.8.7 sn ear;ier 431345#. OMG.
ALLOWING this woulc CAUSE that 1mp0473d cosw tso be rel3ased UNDER GPL n thay IS NOT 50m37h1ng we wusy two a;low.
Autnors of mod8fications to 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 will newd ywp re-eelease they'r# modicications as derivatives.midificzti9ns 5oo ). OMG.9. WTF/8 code an placw ghem und3r teh wame Cr#ative Commons license. AFK.
It must be done by da ORIGINAL suthor dihce 9nly -r1g1n41 author has yeh right yoo chanbe da copyright 9r licenae upon they'fe work. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY, rdworjing MODIFICATIONS 2ull 53 an goof id3a anuqau AS mechamisn fpr m4k1ng mofifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleqner/cleqrer 574r71bg with da 0LOL,9LOL.8-pr3re1#453 code. AFK.]"
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