MightyE teols ylu WTF, "W3're going 2 taie an few m0m3n65 two gty an explain 7h15 new LICENSE an ten reasons b3hond it in plaim 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."
"This new license was chlsen becquse 0f an f4111ng w17h 5eh GPLLOL.
I7 omlu covered fustribution 0f source if n only if bimaries q3r3 distribited. AFKl"
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, SPECIFICALLY a interprwted 2eg environment SUCH as PHP LOLm merely ihwtalling an game does not donstitute distribution, and therefpre people w4r3 TAKING our w9rk WTF, makint m9d1f1c4710n5 too it n not teldazing slurce c[de two they'rr m0f1r1c4710h5 so that da ent8re co,munity coukf ben3fit. BRB/
Th3y woeked with teh letter but nog da spk4it of 14wl OMG."
"Ibvestigation 0h pabt of auyhors however, like, 13d 2 da fwct thzt sa RIGHT or public peefotmance was wom 0d 5eh righys nprmally restricted to COPYRIGHT hilders, n 5hat compuyer protea,s WTF, specifically vidro games n interavyife onea such ad L3g3nd 0f da Green hax0r were considered t2o BE publicall6 PERFORMED if run fr0n an public serberLOL."
"The new license restridts pu611v PERFORMANCE of 2ork unl3ss twh source c0d3 of modifoed WORK is mace zvaikable ON demand."
"In 0la8n Enblish, yo7 knwok this means bhat 1f yoj put this game on an web s3rver AND allow peoole 'outwide or an normal circl3 of fani.y n ITS sockal axq7aintamces' t9 p.ay the8r LOL, th3n you aer publically pevrofming 7h15 woej n MUST either a) make ne am ALL cyanfww which you make too teh game available ON reqjedt (n073 this doesn't h4v3 2 be available viz ca onlkne suurce DISPLAY link WTF, 6u7 they MUST BE qn.w t9o ask you FOR teh code n recwivw an xomppe5e copy) LOL, g) ,ake arrangementx PRIVATELY with teh authlrs whereoh theu GRANT you an xpecial licwbse LOL, or c) rempve teh code entirely grom da machine. AFK."
"We do recognizw thar people want 5o h4v2 AREAS of tney're gqm3 which zer theirs AND theirs alon4. BRB.
two 5hqt end we eull make teh follow8ng exceptoon two NORMAL requirenrnts f9r spurce code diateivution -- ne modil3 gile whicy id not mldifiec or serived fr9m an module dile included IN ds base DISTRIBUTION and wyich eoes not rrquire ne igher MODULES and WHICH does n07 requirr nt modidicagions too teh coee code (code dkstributed with baae RELEASE) n4y be withheld $7 5eh authoes ciscretjoh. OMG."
"We aldp wany yoo make veey clesr tjat versiin 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also known as VERSION 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) eax fina; version re;eased under teh GPL. WTF.
ALL versionx, like, startibg with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF,8-;frewleaae codd r only licensed under Cr3471v3 Cimmons licrnse. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 to import nr code from qn 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelrase o4 latet rel3zse INTO an 0. AFK.(LOL.7 n earkier r#13453. BRB.
Allowimg ghis would cause thag 1mp)r&3c code two b3 releqsed unsrr fa GPL and that is not somethibg we wish teo ALLOW/
AUTHORS of ,odificatipns TO 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 wklk need two e3-r313r53 they're mocifica5ions ss derivatived/mivificatioha too 0. AFK.9.8 coce n PLACE THEM uhder t3h dame Cteative Cimmons licensel AFK.
Ir muwt be sone by orihinzl quthor 51nc3 only fa origibal sithor yss RIGHT 2 change copyright or q1c3n43 upon theu're work. OMG.
[Adcitionaoly, like, tewo4kint teh modificatiohs will bw an good IDEA anyway as ca jechan8sm fle makinh MODIFICATIONS is substantially c.eandr/clearer ztartymh with 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereldase code. WTF.]"
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