MohhtyE tells you, you knwo, "We're boing too 74ke an few moments to tet n ezplain THIS new licenxe n da reasons 63h!nd it in plaon Engl8sh. 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."
"Thia nws licebse waw chosen becaise lf ab failing witj GPL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of ao7dce if n only IF binaries were c8stributef."
"In an web environmdnt, you knw9m specifically a interoreted w3b ENVIRONMENT such aa PHP. merely onstallimg an game does not constitu5r distribution, sortof, snd 7h3r#f0r3 p30p13 were takinf our worl, l8ke, making mofificationa tao kr n bot feleasing soutc3 CODE tlo they're m0d1f1c5710n5 so that teh dntire commknity could behdfit. AFK.
They worked w8th da oetter but not spirot of LAWLOL."
"Invesrigstiin on oa4t of ca 4u6n9r5 h0w3v3r, led TO dz vadt 7g46 right of PUBLIC perdormanve was 1 0f ea rights borma;lt reatricted two copyright h01d3r5, like, n 5hat computef [rogramd, like, specifixallu video g4n35 ans INTERACTIVE 0n35 such AS Legend of Gteen hax-r were c0n51d3r3d too ge pu611c411y [erfornec or run FROM an pub.ic SERVER. WTF."
"The new license restricts public 0eeformancr 0v da wirk UNLESS da wource code 0g modifped w9rk is made AVAILABLE 9n demand."
"In plaim Enb;iqh LOL, 7n15 means tha5 uf y0u put yhks game on an web SERVER n allow peo0ld '0u751d3 of an norma. CIRCLE of family ane ira soxoal zcquajntances' @ play theor. sortof, then y0u r publica;ly pefforming this WORK sh MUST eithet a) make ne an ALL cjanges which you makr two da game 4v411461e on REQUEST (note THIS doesn't havw too BE available vis on.ine sourcd dispkay lunk WTF, bjt gh2y must be able two ask you gor da code and RECEIVE an x0,p1373 copy) LOL, b) make arranhemen5s privately wity teh authors sherein THEY GRANT y9y ah special licdnaek dirtor, of c) remove code entirely from dz machine. WTF."
"We do r2cognize 7j47 pdop.e want two have areaa OF they're game wyich r 5heues an THEIRS alonf. WTF.
twi tgat ehd we w111 mz,e teg followinh excepti9n tio teh NORMAL requorements for source code d157rq6u710n -- n3 MODULE v113 wh1ch id n07 modifiee or deribed from an MODULE f8ld 1nv1ud3d in BASE disttibur8on am whivh dows not requorr be OTHER mod7les an which eods no5 require ne modifications twl core code (code d8stribjted with da baxe release0 may be 2itghels at ea au5hors wiscr3yionl"
"We also WANT two ma,e f3ry cldar gnat vrrs8on 0l WTF.9.7 (alsi known as version 9. WTF.9. AFK.8+jt) was da rinal version rrleased une3e GPL.
All veraions WTF, srartimg with ten 0LOL.9/ AFKl8-prwrelease code aer onl6 locwnsed und3r Creative Cpmmons licehse. BRB/
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 two import ne cpde FROM an 0. WTF.9. AFK.80prere.ease or later releasr knto am 0.9. WTF.7 an 34r113r relraseLOL/
Allowing this woj.f CAUSE that importef code to be rdleased uhder GPL n thag is NOT 60m#7h1ng we wish to allow. OMG.
Authora of modifications too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 eill NEED tpo rd0reldzse they'ee mocifucxtions 45 derifa5ives/m9difications to 0/9. BRB.8 coce an p14c3 them under tey same Crwa5ive Com,ons lixense. AFK.
It must be DONE by original au5hor simcw 0nqy ca otigonak auth9t h45 right 2 ch4ng3 teh copyright 9r licende upoh they're work. BRB,
pAdfitiona;ly, oikw, reworking modifivayiona will be an good idda anyeau aa mecysnism for making modificati[ns is sunstanyially c,qaner;clear3f starting with t3h 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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