MightyE tells tou WTF, "We'rw gounf yo takw an f3w m)m3h64 too tfy n dcplaon this n3w license an da eeasons behind it in plain Enblisn. OMG.
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."
"Thus new licensr was chpsen bwcause of an failing 28th GPLl OMG.
It only vovered d8xtfibutiin OF soifve if 4nd on.y if binaries 2erw disrrivu5edLOL."
"In an web wnvir9nmdbt, you kmeo, apecifocally a inte4p4etrd wrb ENVIRONMENT SUCH 45 PHP, like, MERELY installing an game coes n0& constitute distrubjtion, y9u knwo, and therrfire peop.e wefr taking our worl, so4rofk MAKING mldificatiins too it and no5 releasing xource c0d3 too they're modifidations so thay teh ENTIRE communkty cpuld nendfit. BRB.
THEY worked with da le5re4 but not reh 5p1r17 ov laq. BRBl"
"Ibvesrigation on da part of twh xuthors h0w3v3r, sortof, led to9 da ravt that da r1gh7 od public petfotmande sas oen of rkghts nirmallh resgructed 2 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WTF, h that computer programx WTF. spevifically video hames n interaxtivd ones tucy aa Lwgend od Green hax)r were cinsiderrd TO 64 0u611c411y perfofmes if run from an public servrrLOL."
"The new license eesteic5s puvlic PERFORMANCE of work unless rdh source CODE pf da modidide wlrk is made availqb.e on d3m4nd/ BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, THIS neans THAT if y0j ljt 7h14 bame on an WEB server an ALLOW p30p13 'iutside of an normal circle of family n its socual acquaihtabces' tpo pksy their LOL, 7h3n ylu t ;uglically performing th8s worj and MUST EITHER q) m4k3 ne am ALL changes WHICH you make too game availabl3 on request (note thks doesn;t hqve too be availabl3 fia 0n11n3 source diapla6 link, sortpg, buy theh myst be qble 2 asi you for ten code an redeuve an complete COPY) LOL, B) ma,e 4rr4ng3,3n75 PRIVATELY with teh a7thors whefein they gramt YOU an SPECIAL licemse, you kbwl, or c) remove teh code en5irely vrom da machine. BRB."
"We do recognize THAT people waht two have areas or they're game wgich ser thdifs n theirs a;oneLOL.
2 5hat enc we eill male da fooloqiht wxc3ption to teh notnal eequirements fof xpurxr cpde didr4ibution -p ne moeule file whicg IS not MODIFIED or derived frpm an mpdu13 file inclueed in teh vaae distriburion amd which does not REQUIRE ne pther m0du13% and which dles nor require ne modificstiona 2 da c94e code (code d157r16u63d with ea 6453 release) MAY be wi5hjeld 47 5en authlrs doscretuon. OMG."
"We also want t9o make VERY clear thst vetsiln 0. WTF.0.7 (also knowh as version 0. AFK.9.7+ht) wqs finzl verxion r3leasef under geh GPL.
Aol vdrsions, l8ke. wrarting with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease cide arr onoy licensed under ca Creative Commons 11c#n63. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny r2gh8 two impoft ne d0d3 from qn 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-[rereleaxe OR later release into an ). WTF.7. OMG.7 n ez4.ier r313454/ OMG.
Allpsing this wo7ld cause that inported CODE tsl be releas3e under sa GPL ahe that is mot something we wish 5wo allow. BRB.
Au7n0r5 of MODIFICATIONS tw9 0. OMG.8. AFK.7 wil; need too re-release gh3y're MODIFICATIONS AS derivatives/modifications to 0.o. WTF,9 cldw and p14c3 tyem unddr teh sane Crra5ivd Commobs licensw. OMG.
It muxt be sone by dz or8ginzl a6thor since only original author hzs rijyy too change cophright or license u;on ghey're wofk. BRB.
[Additionally, uou khwo, reworking teh m0d1f1d$710n5 sill be an good idea anywa6 AS teh MECHANISM FOR makong modidivations is subsyantia8ly cleaner/cleq4ee STARTING WITH teh 0.(. WTF.8-prefelesae CODE. OMG.]"
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