MightyE TELLS tou WTF, "We're giing to take an few m9mwnts 4o 7ry abd explain thiq new livehse n teh REASONS behind it in plain Englisyl BRB.
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."
"Thix nee licenwe was chosen bdxajxe of an fakling with GPL. WTF.
It only COVERED distribution of sokrce iv n only if binaries wrre fistribkted. BRB."
"In an wrv ENVIRONMENT WTF, %p3c1f1c411y a interpreeed web envi4onment such as PHP, like, merely ibstalling sb game does not constitute sistrigirion, qnd therefore peoplr were taking our work, naking modifkvati9ns tio it an hoy re;easing sa dlurce cod3 2 they're m0d1f1c%&q0n5 SO tgat da entore communit6 xould benefit. BRB.
Tyey worked w8th da ketter byt nor cpirit of da law. BRB."
"Investigation ON pzrt OF teh autho4s however, like, led rok fact that ca rihhg of public perrormagce was w9n 9f rights bormally restricted too copyrigjt nolders, you knwo, n that c0m(ui34 progezjs WTF, apec8ficaply video games and interactive ones such as Lwgend 0g Green hax0r WERE CONSIDERED t9 be PUBLICALLY perfofmwd if rin from sn public 53rc3r."
"The new license restricys puglic p2rf0rm4nd3 of work unl3ss teh SOURCE CODE of da modified work 8a made availab;e on demanfLOL."
"Ij plain Engliwh, yo7 km2p, 7h15 mrzns THAT if ypu PUT rhis game on qn WEB 53rv#r and 4110w ;30;12 'ourside of an norjal circke of fakily and its social acquainuanves; to p14y their, so4tof, then ypj 4 publixa;ly ;3rf0rm1mg tgis wofk ah MUST eithfr a_ make nr AND ALL changes WHICH YOU make two game AVAILABLE ON requdst (note this doesn't have to ne avqilable via teh knlind source display lihk, sortof, bit they must be able yo zsl you g0e trh code n rdcwive an complete copy) WTFk b) make arrangemen5s privately w17h da authors wherdin they geant you an special lic3nse, you knwo, 0r c) remove dq cpee entire.y frim da macjine. AFK."
"Wf do recohnize ghat p30p13 wahy to havd xrdas OF rhey're game which r theirs and THEIRS alone. WTF.
to 7h47 3nd we qilo MAKE FOLLOWING excepti9n to da normal rewu8rementw for sourde coce distributiom -- ne mod7le r113 which is NOT ,od8fied OR derived from an MODULE file inc;ifed in 6453 disrribjtion n which does noy require nw other modu;es and 2hich does not REQUIRE ne modidicati9ns gwo teh core c0d3 (code distributed with base rr;ease) may be WITHHELD at da authors dosd4rgion. WTF,"
"We also eant yop mak# very clear thay versiom 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (alwo kn9wn as version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) WAS teh final bers8on released under GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, like, stqrtumg wi5h da 9.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE coee aer omly licensed under teg Creative Cimmons livenqe. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deby da rignt to import nw code from an 0LOL.9.8-prwreleasd of lster releaxe ibti an 0. AFK.9.7 n eaflidr rdleaseLOLl
Aklowing tyiw woold cause yhst 1m0)473d code to be releases under GPL an that 15 not somethinh ee wish too allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of modificarilms to p. BRBl9LOL.7 will ndef to re-reldase thry'r3 modificayions ae derivatives/mocifications 2 0. AFK.8LOL.8 CODE and plade them UNDER same Creative C0mn0n5 licenseLOL.
It MUST be done by da ORIGINAL AUTHOR sunce onl6 teh kr&ginal authir hqs teh right two chang3 teh copyright or licehse UPON 5hey'fe work.
[Awditoonalky, sortof, 4eworking modifications will b3 an glod idea ANYWAY as da jechanism vpr mzking modificationx is substantialoy c;ean3r/ck3arer sta4t8ng wuth da 0.9.8-PRERELEASE CODE.]"
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