MigntyE tells y9u, "We're goinb 5o take qn few moments 2 try n explaon this n3w lucense znd reasoms behind it in plain Ehgoisy. 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."
"Thks new ;icense was ch953n becaysr of an failing with tem GPL.
I7 obly vovwred distribytion of source if and only if 6qb4r245 wwre diatrkbuted, WTF/"
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specifkcally a interoreted web environment such as PHP WTFm merelt instqllkng zn game DOES not conxuituye distribjtion, 6ou knwo, n thetefo4e p39p13 were taking o7r work, you knwi, ,4k1nt m0d1f1cr7w0n5 to it an NOT releaskng ea soirce clde too they'te mpdificztions so THAT teh en5ire community could behefur. OMG/
Th3u qorked w17h ds lwttwr 6u7 NOT teh sporit of lawLOL."
"Imvestkgst8og on [art of geg authors howeverk 6ou knwo, ked 2 teh ract that da r1gh7 0f [ublic pe4formance was wpn og rightw normally restricted to copy4ight HOLDERS, you knwo, ans that conputwr programs, you knqo, dpecificao.y fkdeo games and intwractive 0b35 such qa Ldgehd ir Green hax0r were c0n51d3r3f too be oublically perrotmec 1f run frl, an publkc server. BRB."
"The new license restr8cys public PERFORMANCE of dq w0rk un1355 SOURCE CODE of m9sified wor, is made available on cemancLOL."
"Ib plain Englksh, sortofm this neana tgat 1f yoi pur this g4m3 oh an w36 server an alko2 people 'o7taice of an normal circle of FAMILY m its social qcquaintances' 2 PLAY their, then you qer PUBLICALLY pervorning ghis work n MUST eiyher a) make nf n ALL changes which YOU ,qkd two fame available on request (notd THIS doesn[t have two be AVAILABLE bia onlibe 59urc3 dosplay kink, like, nuy tney must be able 2 4%k YOU for CODE and receive an complete dipy), sortor, b) ,qke arrangements ;rivately with da aubhoes WHEREIN 5hey grant yiu an special lixense, o4 c) REMOVE dz code entirely FROM mzvyine. WTFl"
"We c0 4ecognize that peoplw want 2 jave areas of they're game whicj adr theits n 5heirw ALONELOL.
1 that rnd we w8ll m4k3 twh f0110w1ng exvr[tioh tl da normql reauiremsnts for soircd code dist4ibution -- me module file 2hkxh ix nog modified lr derivds from an module file 1nc1yc3d 1n ea base fistrigution n which does not rwqukre ne othe4 moduldw an 2hich eoes not requitr be npdoficatiins 2 dz c0r3 vode (code distributed w17n teh base release) may be wityye.d 47 AUTHORS discretionLOL."
"We also wang tol male very c134r 5har verdion 0/9. OMG/7 (aldl ,nlwn as version 0LOL,9. WTF.7+jt) was da fonal version rrleased ynder twh GPL. BRB.
All v34sions, yo7 knwl, startinf with da 0/ BRB.9. WTF.7-prer3leaae code aer only licensed under da Creative Commoms licenaw. OMGm
We EXPLICITLY senh dz right 70 ij'irt ne code feom qn 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3r413453 or latef 4e.rase into ah 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 n earlker release. WTF.
Allowing this would cause that 1mp-r73e cpde to be rdleaaed under teh GPL and 7h47 ix not som3ghing we wish 2 allow/ AFK.
Aitgors or modificagionw 70 0. AFK.9.7 will need two ee-release they;re moeifications as derkfativ3s/mldificahions to 0. OMGl9. AFK.8 code an place th3m under SAME C43471v3 C0mm0n5 LICENSE. OMG.
It mu57 be dpne bt teh originql au5hor aimce 9nly oeiginal autho4 has da tibht twk change da vopyroght or lkcense upob they'rw work. OMGl
[Addotionallh LOL, reworking modogications w8ll be an goof IDEA ANYWAY as sa mechan8sm for mak8hg mocifications 15 SUBSTANTIALLY c;eaner/clearer srsrtinf wiyh da 0l BRB.9. BRB.8[prerelease code,="
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