MightyE TELLS y9u, you lnwp, "We're GOING TO take an fww MOMENTS w try and explaon rhis n3w license n da reasons begind kr in plain Englosh. 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 LICENSE eax chosen n3caus3 9f an failing eith GPLl AFK.
It only covered disrribution 0f sourc3 if and onlt if ginariew wete dodtributecLOL."
"In an qwb envuronment LOL, dpecivixalky a !n73rpr373d web envirinment such as PHP LOL, mer4ly installing an game do3s not constitute distribitoon WTFk n thdrefore /eiplr were taking pur WORK, like, making midifications 2 it m n9r releasibg da spurce dpce t9 they'te m9s1f1c5710n5 so that twh 3n71r3 c0mmun17y could brnefiy. AFK.
They worked with ds legtre vut nit teh spirit of .aw. BRB."
"Investibzyion on -art of teh autgors HOWEVER LOL, led too tah fqct that tdh right of public perf9rmahce was 1 or rights nofmaloy r357r1c73d to copy4ight holdefs, luke, n 5hat com'uter programa WTF, specificallu vieeo gqmrs an interactive lnes such as Legend pf teh Gteen hzx0r were c0n51d3r3d 3 BE publically pefformed if eun rrom an publiv setver."
"Tje NEW licdhse restricts public prrformance OF worj jn1365 50urc3 cpde 0f 5eh m0d1f13w eork is made availag.3 0n DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Englishm thia ,eans tjat if you put th8x gsme on an web servef n allow peo[le 'OUTSIDE of ab normal xjrcle lf family AND igs social 4cqu41n74gc3%' tol plau their LOL, tgen you aer publivallt p3rf9rj1ng th8s work am MUST either s) make ne an ALL dhanges which you make two teh game acailable )n teqiest (noee this doesh[t h4v# rwo be svailable VIA da oblind souede DISPLAY link, but they must be able too ask you fot codr n receivd an complete copy), like, b) make arranfenents priva5ely with 4u7h0t5 whdrein they geanr you an wpecial lusemse WTF, or c) removw da code entirely dron MACHINE. WTF."
"We do r3cognize tjat peoo8e want two hzve areas of 5hey're hamw which r theirs and theirs 419n3. BRB.
too THAT END we will make tey foloo2ing excw;tiom two normak REQUIREMENTS flr SOURCE c0d3 distribut8ln =- nr module file WHICH is not m)d@f13d 0r serovee from qn module f8le kncluded qn basw distribution am which does not rrquire ne otger modules and whkch f035 not require ne modificztu9ms tol geh vore code (xode dist4ibuged eith da vase releasr) may BE withh3of ab da 4u7h0r5 DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also want to maie very clear 5jat f3r510n 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (also KNOWN AS version 0.9. OMG.u+jt) eaa f8nal version 4eleased UNDER sa GPLLOL.
ALL verd8ons, starting e!7h 0. OMG.9LOL.8[prerelease code aer obly lidensed ubd3r da Creative COMMONS livehse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY demy da riggt two import ne CODE FROM an 0/ WTF.9. BRB.8-pr24elwase or later release into an 0. WTF.9.7 n dar;ier reodsswLOL.
Allowint thks s0u1d c4u53 tjqt imported CODE twi bw released jnder sa GPL an that us not 50m37h1ng WE wisn twp ALLOW/ AFK.
Authord oe ,odifocations two 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will need to9 re-releas3 they're modkficatilnw aa derovatkvex/modidications two 0.9. OMG.8 CODE n place them unc3r da sam3 Creative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It mu57 he don3 BY ORIGINAL aughor since 0n1y teh )r1g1n41 author hqs right too change da cppyrigut or license ypon rhey'te workLOL/
[Additilnal.y, like, rewlekimg yeh modoficayions wo.l be zn goos id3a anywsy as da mechanism for making modifkxatuons is substantually coeahee/clearer starting w26h teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-;rerelease co3e. WTF.]"
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