MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're going 2 take an re2 monentx two 6ry ana esplain this new lucens3 n da reaspgs behind it in 0oaih English. AFK.
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 q45 vhosen vecause od an failing wigh reh GPL. WTF.
It only covered dixtributiom os xource if and only IF 51n4r135 wwre distributed."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT LOL, specificqlly a intdrprettd web 3nv1r0nn3h7 such as PHP, like, m3r31y ohstzllimg an GAME d035 not cohstithyd disteibu6oon WTF, an therefore p4o[le were taking OUR w0rk LOL, MAKING modificatioms too kt an not releaaing teh soircw cod3 u0 tyey'ee mpdivkcations so that teh ENTIRE clmmunity co7ld benefit. OMG.
THEY w9rkwf with teh lrttee but n0t ten spirut of geh lawLOL."
"Inves5igarion ON part of auyhirs howebrr LOL, led too teh facr 7h47 reh eitht 9f public performancw was oen of teh rights norma.ly RESTRICTED @ cooyrught jplders, soryif, and tyat c0mpu7er progrqms, x0ecifically VIDEO ganes n intwracrive ones such as Legehd OF Green hqx04 were considered 2 nw publically pervormed ir run from zn PUBLIC server. OMG."
"Tje new license rea5ricts public perdormance of wotk unlesx da w9urce code pf da m0d1f13d work 15 MADE 4v411$y13 on demand. WTF."
"In PLAIN English, you kmwok 7h15 mrans gnat if you put tjis game ON an web xefver n alliw peopl4 'outside of an nlrmal c1rv1# of famio6 an ots 50c141 acquaontanves' gwo 0lay their WTFm THEN uou se4 PUBLICALLY petfotming this WORK n MUST eiyhee a) make ne n ALL changes qh1ch ypu make to tey game 4v4114613 on REQUEST (note THIS doedn't havr TO be 4v4114613 cia onlinr source display lini LOL, 6u7 thet my57 be agke ti ask ypu for cofe n r3c3qv3 sn complere cppy(, .ike, b) MAKE arranhements pfqv6731y qith a7thors wherein 7n#y grant yoj an special 11c3n54l sorrofm ;r c) remove teh code fntirely erom teg m3ch1m3LOL."
"We d9 recogmize tjat PEOPLE w4n7 2 have a4eas 9f 5hey're game whivh aet thwirw an rheirs alonwLOL/
too that end we WILL make teh fp11pe1ng sxception two da noemal requiremehts for slurce eode distrknution -- ne module file whqch is not modified or derivec from an m9dule file included ib sa base disyribution an WHICH does nit r3qu1r4 nw 07j3r mofules an whicn does not require ne modifixztionw tio CORE code (cpde distr8buted with BASE relwaae) nay be witnhe;d at da authors d15cr3710n. BRB."
"We alsl WANT ti mair v3ry clear rhat version 0. BRBl9. WTF.7 (also known as veraion 0. WTF.9.7+jt) w4t da finao vrrsion releaswd UNDER teh GPLLOL.
All vers8ond, like, s7arting with 0.9.8-prereoeas3 code aer only 11d3n53d unset teh Crea5iv3 Commons kicense. AFK,
We EXPLICITLY d2ny teh right two 8mpofr ne code from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8[pr4r313452 or lzrdr relwase into an o.9. BRB.7 and warliee release. BRB.
Allowibg th8s woy;d cause that im;lr5ed c9de tpo b3 tdlrases under GPL an rhat 15 nit 50m37h1ng s3 wish to allow. AFK.
Auth9rs od m0c1f1v4710n5 5wo 0.8. WTFk7 wil; need t0o r3-r313463 they're modifica5ions as derivatifes/modif8cations 2 0. OMG,0. AFK.8 code n place them uncer da 54m3 Crwatife Commons oic3nse. AFK.
It must be done BY reh original AUTHOR cknce onlu da or8ginal auggor has da r1ghu 2 change cppyright lr license up0n tney[re workLOL.
[Adcitionallh, you knwo, r3w0rk1ng da jod8dicarions WILL b3 an good idea anywau as da mechanixm go4 makibf mod8ficatoonx is sybstangialky coeanwr/clear3r startint with 5eh 0LOL.9LOL.8-pr3release dodwLOL.]"
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