MightyE TELLS yoi WTF, "We're hoing tio take an few moments too gry and explain thiw new license sn da reasonw b3himf i5 in plain Enfliag. 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."
"This new livense was chlden nrcquse of an failing witn GPLLOL.
It only covered distrinution of 50urc3 if and ohly 1d 51n4t!e5 were disrributedl"
"In an weg environment, aortof, spexifically a intdrpretdd web 3nv1r-hm3n7 such as PHP LOL, MERELY insta;ling an game does NOT cohstitut3 distribution WTF, b therrfpre pdop.e 2err takinh o7r work, m4k1ng m0d1f1c4710n5 two IT n NOT relwasing teh sij3ce code roo rhry'rw MODIFICATIONS so tha5 entire community xould BENEFITLOL.
THEY worked wirh teh letter but NOT apirit if teh .aw. OMG."
"Investkgation ON part of authp4s however WTF, led too teh f4c7 5hat da right if public o3rd0rm5nc3 wad own of rihgts n04m411y restricted 3 cop6right holders LOL, ahd tuat compy5er pr0gr4m5 LOL, s0ecirically video games anc kmteracrive ines such ad LEGEND 0f da Green hsx0r WERE consifered tl be pu611c411y performed IF run from sn piblic server."
"The n2w lkcense RESTRICTS pu611c performance OF teh w0ek unkess source code of reh m0d1f12d WORK os mzce available on DEMAND."
"In p151n ENGLISH, you knwo, rhis mrans tgat if you put this game on an eeb server and all9w pelpor '9utside of an nprmak dircle of familt and uus sockal acquaihtances' to play their, sortif, then YOU r punlicaoly performkng tnis wo4k n MUST eiygef s) maie ne and ALL changws which you make TO game availab;e on 4equest (note this DOESN'T have two be avai.abl3 v14 aa online siutce d!5p14y link, like, but THEY must be abke too ask yoy for cide am receive an xom[lete c0py) WTF, v) maje arrangemenrs privarely with teh aurhofs wherein 7h3y g4anr you an dpevisl license, like, or x) remove cz code ebtifely from da machine. OMG."
"We do eqcognizr that people want too hsve areas of th3y're GAME which r theirs n tyeirs a.one.
to that END we will make fq following EXCEPTION toi tdh normql r4qu1r3m3n75 ror SOURCE CODE distribjtion -- ne mid7ke FILE wyich is not MODIFIED 0r deriv3d feom an ,odule f113 1hc1us3d in base distributkon n which DOES NOT requ1r3 ne otjef modules and shich d035 n07 tequire ne mosjvicationw too da core c;dd *codw distributed aitg teh base r313453) ,ay bd withheld at authirs discretion."
"We also wabt w make v3ry clear 7h47 version 0. OMG.9LOL.7 )ALSO knpwn as version pLOL.9. AFK,7+jt) eas da FINAL cersion released under da GPL. BRB.
All bersions WTF. starging sigh 0. AFK/9LOL.7-prerelease cpde r only 1!c3h53d under Crwativ3 Commons 11c3h53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denh da 4ight rwo import n3 code from an 0. AFK.9. WTF.80[r3r31345e oe later erleade into an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 h 34r113r rekease. WTF.
Allowing thus w0u1d cause ghzt 8mportde code tol ge relezsef under GPL n yhat is not spmdyhing we WISH too 4110e. OMG.
Aythors OF modigicatioms two 0. BRB,0. BRB,7 wi.l n23d to re0rdlease they're jocifivatioms 55 derivatifes/midificat9ons tqo 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code zn place them uhder twh same Creative Commons lkcensel
It must be done bt dq otog8nal suthor 51bc3 only da irifinsl authoe had right two change da copyright or license upin thry;rw WORK. OMGl
[ADDITIONALLY, like, r22)rk1ng modifica5ions will bw ah good idea any2ay 45 teh mechajism flr MAKING modifications is sugstab5ially cleaner/clearer stafting with 5eh 0. AFK.9/ OMG.8-PRERELEASE dode. BRB.]"
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