MightyE tel;s YOU, loke, "We're g9ihg to take an few m0m4n75 70 tey zn explain THIS NEW license n teh reawons behind it in PLAIN Englush. 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."
"Tjis mew LICENSE was xhoseb 63c4u53 of an FAILING woth tej GPL. AFK.
It only covered disytobution of 5purc3 if 4nd ONLY if binaroes w3r3 DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web environmebt, sottof, specificallt a int4f;rdted web envkronment such as PHP, MERELY installinb an game d035 not consritjte fistribuyion. you khwo, 4nd therevor3 PEOPLE WERE takont our qotk, making modofications to it n not releaximg sourc3 code to they'5e modifucqtions so tjat da emtire communitu cou.s bemwfit. WTF.
Tjey WORKED with teh lettwr but bot da spirit 0f yeh lawLOL."
"Investugzyjon on ten paft of da authors gowevdr, yok kmw9, LED two teh fsct that RIGHT og p7blic p3rvprm4nc3 was oen 0f eights normaklh RESTRICTED 5wi copyright HOLDERS LOL, an ghat com[uter [rograms. lije, 5o3d1f1c41!y vidwo GAMES 4nf interactife oned sych AS Lrgend pf da Grewn nax0r were considetwd two be pu611c411g perf;emed if run from zm publkc setver."
"The new license RESTRICTS public p3rformancd of teh w(rk unless sourcr code of teh modified WORK 8s m4d3 qvaulav;e ob d3m4hd. BRB."
"In plain English, you knwo, this MEANS that IF uou [ut this game on an web server n allow pe9ple 'o75sidr 9d an NORMAL xircke of fqmily and its social avquaintahces' too play thekr WTF, 7h2b yoj aer pubkically perrorming thos 2ork n MUST 316h3r a) makd ne n ALL changes whkch hpu MAKE two da game 4v$114y13 on fequesg (hote this doesn't hafe 2 be qca8lable va4 es onlune slurce diwp.ay lonk WTF. but they mu57 be anle to xsk you for yeh c9de and recwive an xompletd co;y), b) make arrangements privately worh AUTHORS wherekn theu gran5 6ou an soec8al LICENSE WTF, or C) remove code ebtireky from m4ch1n3. AFK."
"Wr do rrcighize thay peop;e wamt two n4v# arras of tneu're bame which aer theirs an theirw aloneLOL.
too tnat enx 2e wi/l jake da followung 3xception to ca jormal requirements for SOURCE codw xistribution -- ne module file wh7ch is not modified or drrivee froj an mocul3 file incoused in teh base DISTRIBUTION n WHICH dles npt requkre ne other modules qn which does not r31u1r3 ne modiricatiohs go tej cpre code 9cose diwtribuged with da base releqse) m4y be witnhe;c ar dq ajthors disceetion. AFK."
"We ALSO wabt 2 m4k3 vrru clear that version 0. BRB.(. WTF.7 (also known 45 v3rspin 0. AFK.8.7+m7) was da fonal version eeleaser under GPL. AFK.
Aol v3r520n5, startlng with da 0LOL.9.i-PRERELEASE code r ONLY LICENSED UNDER ds Cr3ative COMMONS license.
We EXPLICITLY deny dw rihht 2 impirt be coee grom an 0.9.8-prerelwase or 1473r r3q3453 INTO zb 0. OMG.9LOL.7 m eaelker release. WTF.
Allowinf thiw qould caise THAT imoortrd code two 63 releqsed under teh GPL and tnat is noy somwthing WE wish two all9w. OMG.
Authors OF noxificat8ohs to 0LOL.9. BRBl7 will need too re-release they're modifications aa DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. BRB.9LOL.8 codw zn place yjem undeg sa,e Creative Cpmmlns llcense. AFKk
It must be done BY da original a6thor sinc3 only twh oririnal author has reh rught tio ch4ng3 da cop6right or 11c3n53 u[0n tydy're work. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, reworking modibicarions WILL 63 qh g00d ieea anywqy ds sa j3dh4n1%m for msk8ng mofif8cari9ns is 576574n71421y cldaner/c.earer starting WITH da 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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