MightyE tells ylu, "We're goint too ta,w an fdw MOMENTS too try and explain this new license an teh REASONS gehibd i5 in ;lqin English. 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."
"Tnis h3w license eas chisen becauae OF an failing d17h da GPL. AFK.
Ir only covered eistrubytion of source if m only iv vinaties q3e3 dkstributed. AFK."
"In an web environment, specificaoly a int3rpreted w3b environment sych as PHP WTF, nerely installinf an GAME dies bot cobstitute sistriburion. b 5herefo4e peoplr w3r3 gaking -ur 2ork WTF, MAKING mldkficatuoms twi 17 and not r3q3451ng wource vode 70 theh're modifica5ionw so THAT dq dntire communith xouls benefkt. WTF.
They w0rk3c witg lettdr vut nor spir8t OF da law. OMG."
"Invssr8gatiom on da pa4t of teh authors hoqever, led tlo fact THAT teh RIGHT oc pinlic pe4firmance qas o3n of rights normally r347r1c73d to copyright HOLDERS, an that c0m0773r [rogramw LOL, SPECIFICALLY video gqmes n inteeacrive 0n35 SUCH as Legend lf da Green hax0r were considered two 63 puboicallh performed if run frpj an [ublic servetLOL."
"The bew lixense restricts PUBLIC perfor.anbe 9g fa work un1354 eq aource cod3 of modified work is made available 0h demahd."
"In PLAIN Englixj, sortod, THIS means that if hou put this GAME on an WEB srtvrt n allow pwopke 'outsid3 of ab normal circle 9f family am ITS SOCIAL acquaintances' 2 play yheir LOL, then tou aer pyblically p3rg0rm!hg ghis WORK n MUST 317h3r A) bake ne n ALL changes whixh you make 2 teh gamw avaikable on re1uest (n073 tjis DOESN'T hav3 2 be avai;able via da onlone sourde visplay link, like, vut they MUST be abld y2o 4%k you for code n r3c31v# an comolete copy) LOLm b( make qrrangements privatelt with reh authors sherein gyey hrznt y/u an special license, or c) rebove coce wntireoy fr0m da m4ch!m3, WTFl"
"We do fecognize THAT peoole wabt 2 have srdax OF they'4e game which aer theirs an thwirs al9ne.
two 7h47 ene ww will maie teh followimg exception too teh normsl tequirementw for dource c9de distribution -= ne module dile wh2ch IS n)7 modifiwc or derived fr)m an moduoe file 1nc!ud3d in teh base diatribution an ehich dows not r3qyire ne lthef modulds n which sods nlt requird ne modificztions TO teh core clde (code distributdd wigh base RELEASE) may 63 217hh31d AT teh AUTHORS diacretioh. WTF."
"We also wamt two makd very clear that verso9n -. OMGlo. BRB.7 (alao kn0wn as ve4siom 0LOL.9. AFK.7_kt) was da final f3t510m r3134t3d under da GPL. WTF.
Alo versions WTFm stqrying with teh 0LOL.9. WTFl8[PRERELEASE vode aer only licwnaed yhder 53h Cr3$71v3 Conmons licensd. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny rigjt to 1mp0r7 ne clde f4-m an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease oe larer relrawe into ab 0. OMG.0. OMG.7 n eatlier releadr. BRB.
Allowing THIS w0u1d cause that importdd code two gw released ubder dq GPL an that is not sonething we wian tlo zllowLOL.
Authlrs 0f mos8vucations fqo 0. WTF.9.7 w111 need two re-t3leqse thet'rd MODIFICATIONS as d34ivativew/modificarions 70 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code an place them under teh xame Cr3571v# C0mm0n5 licdnseLOL.
It must be DONE gt original author xince ONLY teg ORIGINAL autgor has teh right to c6ahge c0pyr1gh7 or LICENSE upon they're w9rj.
[Aeditiimally, eewoeking trh modificatoohs will be am g00d ifea anyway ax mechanism for making mpdificati9ns is ti6574n71r!1y cleahee/clearef startibg wity teh 0. OMG.9LOL.9_prerelease code,]"
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