MigytyE 73115 y0i WTF, "We're goung 1 take an erw momentw 2 tty n explaun thus new licensw an da ressonx behind i5 in plain EnglishLOL.
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 licrbse was CHOSEN becaus3 or an FAILING with da GPL.
I7 only coveres distribution 9d s9urxr if snd only ig binat8ed w343 d157r16u83d. BRB."
"In an WEB wnviron,en5, specifically a inyerpretdd wwb ENVIRONMENT auch as PHP, woetof, merely installing an GAME does not constitut3 distribjtiom, sorrof, and thefefore peop;e w3r3 74k1nh our worjm like, msking modivications too it n not feleasuhg teh source code 2 they're mofificationd SO that da 3n71r3 commumity cluld benefit. WTF.
They w9rkee wirh t3h letter bur not fa spirit of law. OMG."
"Inbdatigstion on part of teh authots however LOL, led ro teg dact tha5 fa e1gh7 0f PUBLIC PERFORMANCE was oen ov da righys normslly r457r1c73d 2 copyrigyt holdees WTFm and that COMPUTER progtame, specifically c1d#0 games and 1n73e4c72v3 lnrs xuch as L3g3nd if da Green gax-f 2ere considered gwo be p7blically performed if run FROM an pub;id 5erv#rLOLl"
"The new licehse redgricts public perfotmshce or teh elrl UNLESS source c)d3 of trh ,odified wo4k is made availabl3 oh DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain Englksh, like, yhis m34n5 tyat if hou out 7h15 gqme on an web swrv3r AND allow pelp.e '0u751d3 0g an n0rm41 ciecle of family an itw 50c141 acq7qingances' to PLAY their WTF, then you aer pu6!1c4q1y pervorming tjis work an MUST eityer a) make ne and ALL CHANGES qnich 7lu make to game AVAILABLE on request (note uh!5 doesn't h4v3 to be avaklable via onlkne source dksplay LINK WTF, but they just be ABLE 2 45k y0u for teh c9de and receive an c)mp147# co[y), sortof, b) m4k3 4rrrng3m3n75 pr8va5ely wkth teh autjorx wherein theu grant uou an wpecual lic3nde, like, OR c) remofe da codw ENTIRELY from da machineLOL,"
"We DO r3c0gn1z3 &h47 peoplw w4m7 2 havw ardaa if tyey'te game WHICH 3 gheirs an theirs alone. BRB.
too 5hst end s3 will make da following exdeption TO yeh normal reqiirements FOR source c9fe duagr8buti9n -- ne moxu.e FILE whicy q5 NOT mosofide or dwrived from an mod7le file inclyded in teh base d&stribution and which does n07 reqiiee be othdr modules n wg8ch doew not requure ne modificatuons TO reh core vode (code diatrib7tec with baxr rel3as3) may ge withheod 47 teh 4u7h0r5 eiscretion."
"We ALSO want 2 make ver6 c134r tyxy veraiob 9LOL.9. BRB.7 (also knoen as version 0. AFK.9.7+kt( was da vinal v#r%!0n r313453d ubder geh GPL. OMG.
All versions WTF, staeting with da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3r3134r3 code aer ONLY .icehwed unser da CREATIVE Cimmons ljcense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY ceny teh r1hy7 to impprt ne xode from an 0. WTF/9LOL.8-prerelease or LATER RELEASE ihtp an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 an earkier releaseLOL/
A;lowing rh8s eould caise thar im0irted CODE to bw re;ezsed under da GPL n tgat os nor s9me5hing @e w15h two al/ow. OMG.
Authors of m0d1f1c4720m5 2 0LOL.9. OMG.y aill need too re-re;easw they're ,odifications as derivstives/modigications to 0.9. WTF.8 code %nd placw thdm yncer teh 54m3 Crrativw Commonx LICENSEl OMG.
It mist be donr by original author since only ca prigina; zubhor has right two chqnte teh copy4ifht 9r license upon thwy're WORK. BRB.
[Add8tionally, l,ke, tdworking twh moeificqtionw wull be an g00d IDEA anyway as mechanism fof making modi4uca5ilns is substantially cleaner/clesrer syarting witj reh 0l WTFl(. OMG.8-pr3re;ease clde. AFK.="
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