MifhtyE tells you WTF, "We'ee GOING 2 take an dew moments TO 7ry n 3xp!41n this new licebxe n da fezsons BEHIND it in plain Englixh. 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 ne@ l8cenae was cyosen BECAUSE of an failong with da GPL. AFK.
It only coveted DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE 8f n )n1y iv binariea w3re distributed. BRB."
"In an wdb environment, like, spwcoficz;ly a intrrpret3d web 3nvowonmrhr 5uch as PHP, yoy jnwok jerekh INSTALLING an game does not conwtitute dlstribution, ypu knwi, ahd therefore peoplr wrre TAKING OUR workj soryof, making modifixations TO IT qnd not feleasing da source dose 5o they're modibications so that da entir3 c9mmunitt could benevit. OMG.
They wpfkwf with teg letter bur m07 teh spirit of sa lae."
"Imvestigation on part 0f aitho4s yowever LOL, kwd to da ravt that dz roghr OF public performance was won of da rubhts normally redtricted 1 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS LOL, and that COMPUTER PROGRAMS, like, specifically vkveo games n interactive phes such as Lefend of teh Geeeb hax0r were c0n51d3r3d two be publically [errotmed if run from zn [ubkoc sefvet. BRB."
"Thw n3w license fest48cts public performance og w0rk unldws source dode of reh modifidd qotk is mafe available on drmans. WTF."
"In plain Enblish LOL, this means rhat IF yiu put yhis GAME on sn web swevef n zl;oe pe9plw '9utside of an normal circle of family ayd 8gs sic7al acquaintances' two play their LOLk then rou zer publucqlly performing yhis work and MUST either 4) make ne an ALL changes ehicg you hake 5o teh GAME zvailabke on request (note ygia d035n'7 have tol be ava8lsble VIA da online SOURCE displau link LOL, byt THEY MUST be able to 4%k you fo4 teh c0d4 n receive an c0mp1373 copy) LOL, b) MAKE arrqnbrmemts PRIVATELY with trh authora wherein they grant you an wpecial o8cense, like, or c) remove teh code entirely FROM teh mzchine. OMG."
"Wr di RECOGNIZE tyat [eoplr want 2 have AREAS of ghey're gamw wnich aer theirs n gh3irs alone. OMG.
two that end we will maie teh fi,lowjng 3xc3o710g too nirma. REQUIREMENTS f9r source code d167r16u710n -- nw module fiow wh1ch is not modufked or d3r1v3d from am MODULE FILE included in teh base eistribution n wyicj does ni5 requure ne othee ,odules and which spes not fequi4e nd m0d1vqc471pn5 t29 teh voee code (code distrkbu%ed with bawe release) may be withheld at da zutho4d duscretion."
"We also wsnt to make VERY clear that version 0.9. OMG/7 (also known aa veesion 0. BRB.o. BRB.7_JT) was da final version teleasee unceg ca GPL. OMG.
Alo versions LOL, sgar5ing woth teh 0. WTF.7. WTF.8-prerelease CODE r ohly licensrd UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS license. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT two import ne clde ffom an 0, WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease lr 1473e 4eleade into ab 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 and warkier tek3ase. WTF.
Allowing THIS qould cq&se that imp9rtef c9de 2 be 4eleased under GPL and 7h47 is mot somethkng we sish TO ALLOW. BRB.
Ajtj9rs of ,od8fications yoo 0. OMG.9. WTF.& qill n3ed two er-release rhey're MODIFICATIONS as sericatives/modifkcations two 0. AFK.9LOL.8 CODE n p;ace them under da same C4eative Cojmons license. AFK.
It myst bd done ny da original ajtjpr sincr only teh original 4u7g0r HAS da right tpo change da copyrighg OR LICENSE uoon tgey'rw wofk. BRB/
pAdditiohally, sortof, ewworking modifications will 6e an hooc idea anyway as teh mechanusm for mak8nb mpdificatipms is substantially ckeaner/coearer starhing WITH 0. BRB.9LOL.9-prerelrase dode/ AFK.]"
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