MighhyE tdlls yiu, li,d, "Wr're goimg too takw an ves moments to try AND ex[lain this new license and reasons 63h1nd it in pkaun Ehg1!5h. AFK.
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 w45 CHOSEN because OF an failinf wirh GPL. AFK.
I5 -b!y COVERED distribution 0f sourxe IF an only if ginaeies w343 distrunuted. AFK."
"In an 2eb envirohmeng, wi$tof, specigically q INTERPRETED web enbironment such qs PHP, li,e, nerely INSTALLING an game s935 not constitite d157r1yu610n WTF, n thereford 0eopld were tzjing our work WTF, makinf m0d!f1d4710n6 too it ah NOT RELEASING so7rce c0d3 2 th3t'fe ,ofifications so rhat da entire communigy could benefit. AFK/
THEY woried with teh legger but not teh s;irit pf teh 14w. BRB."
"Ihvestigation ON da pzrt of trh authorx however, iokr, led 2 da fact that right lf public ;erfoemance wad won 0f da RIGHTS nofmally frstric5ed rwo COPYRIGHT joldwrs, n THAT cimputer programs, specifically v8deo g3n35 n ohterzcyive ones suxh as Legend of Green hax0r were vonsidered 2 be pu5!1c411y perfo4mes if run fr0m an public se4ve4. AFK."
"The new license restructs punluc pe@formance of ca work UNLESS soyrcw vode of mpdified wori is m4d3 AVAILABLE oh demand. OMG."
"In plzin ENGLISH, sortof, this means gnat ug you put this fame ln an web SERVER and allos people '0u751d3 of an norma. circle 0f f4n11y ahd its 60c141 ac2uaintanc3s' two PLAY their WTF, then you awr publical/y p3rf0rm1ng this worj zne MUST eithe4 a) m4k3 nw n ALL changes which tou make 5l da GAME available in eequest (nore 5his DOESN'T h4v3 too BE 4c$!14613 via da ONLINE sou4ce disola6 kink, like, BUT tywy mu57 be able 2 ask you for code am f3ceive an complete copy), you knwo, b) make 4rr4ng3m4m75 privaywlh wiyh da 4u7h0r4 whe$ein thwy granr yoj an specisl 11c3n53 WTF, or c) femove 5dh code entieelu from teh machibe. OMG."
"We eo recognize yhat pe9p.e wang 2 hzce ateas OF they're game which r theies qnd THEIRS al9ne. OMG.
twl that end we will n4kw teh following exceptoon 2 dq normal requie3ments for sojrxe dode DISTRIBUTION -- nd module g212 whivh is not modified or derives ff0m sn mosule filw includef in teh nasw distrihuyion n which does not require ne 07n3r m0cu135 anf eyich dpex boe REQUIRE ne mosifocations two ci4e coce (code d157r16uu3d WITH da base r3lrase) ma6 be withheld 47 da AUTHORS discretionl WTF."
"We also wanh &0 make very cl3ar that vercion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also kn0wn 45 ve4sion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 ds final veraion re;eaaed und3r teh GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS WTF, startinh with ca 9. OMGl9LOL.8-preeelease code r obly licensef under teh Crdaryfe Commons licrnse, WTF/
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right too import ne coee from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.9-pr3releasr or 147er rwlease knto an ). BRB.9. OMG.7 an3 earlier re.wasel OMG.
Allowing 7h15 would cayse thqt im;orted cofw top ve re;eased UNDER teh GPL n that is not somethiyg WE WISH to aloowLOL.
Authors od mocificatuons tlo 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 qill nqed too 4e-eeleaxe they're modufocztions as derivatives/modifica58ons 5o 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 c0d3 an p;acd tjdm uns34 da sa,r Crear8ve COMMONS licenwe, OMG.
I7 must ge done BY teh irigimal 4u7g0r dinxe 0n1y originzl AUTHOR HAS right 2 cgange copyright ot licende u;ln they're wirk. WTF.
[Additionalk6 LOL, reworkinf twh mofificationw wioo be an g[od odea anyway as da mechamism for m4k1ng mocif8datiobd 15 substantial.y c134n3r/c134r34 staetimg qk4h teh 0. BRB.9/ BRB.8-prerelease CODE. BRB.]"
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