MoghtyE tella YOU, you inwo, "We're going 2 5ake am few momen5x to try n explain this new 11c3n53 an ss reawons behihd it in plain Engl8sn. 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 lixehse w46 chosen bedause of an failinf wiyh GPL.
It on;y coverec didtr8bu5oon of source if and 9m2y if binaries w3r3 disgributed."
"In qn eeb 3nv1r0n,#n7, specifically a 8ntet;rered w36 enbiron.ent such as PHP WTF, metely inatsolong an game does not constitute disgribubion, and therevore PEOPLE we4e taking pur work, ma,iny modugoxations two it n noy 4eleasihg da source code 2 they'rw MODIFICATIONS wo that 3ntire communoty could benefit. WTF.
They wprked wi5h da letter but hot spirit of da law. AFKl"
"Invesy8gation on da PART og autjors hoqevdr LOL, lrs too teh cact that rigg5 od PUBLIC performanxe eas 1 0f rights normakly reatr8xted 2 cooyright hplde4w LOL, n 5hat cpmpu5er prog4ams LOL, specifically viddo games and inyrractkve onws sucg AS Legens 0f Green hax0r werw consideted 2 be publicsllt perf9rmwd if run fr0m an py511c server. WTF."
"The new licensr rest4icts publoc perfprmahce og da eo4k unlews rdh SOURCE codr of teg midif8ee WORK os made availabl3 on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, 5h8s means thdt 8f you PUT thix game om an WEB server and allow p2ople 'oytside of an n0rm41 ckrcle pf family an its sockal acayaintsncea; rwi p14t tneie, like, tnen you r publically pefforminh this work n MUST either a_ ,4k3 ne and ALL chamh3s which 6ou make t9o da gqme ava9lable on request (NOTE this eoesn't have two be avzilable VIA imlind dource DISPLAY link LOL, but 5hey must be $513 2 ask YOU for trh c0d3 qnd RECEIVE qn complete c9py), sortof, b0 makr arrqngemehts privately WITH authpes wtereun they heany 6ou an special .icense WTF, lr c) remove cofe entirely from m4vh1n3. OMG."
"We dl rexognize that people want too yave areas pf tjry're game wh1ch r 7h3qe5 sn theitw alone. WTF.
to that end q3 will make teh following 3xceotion two teh normal requiremebts for source code f8stribution -- nd module file whkvh is npt modified i4 deroved fr0m an MODULE file inclured in 7453 distributoln h wgich DOES NOT require ne other modules v which dlew not reqiire ne modificatkons two trh c0r3 cis2 (cide dkstrubutwd ei6h BASE rekease) jay bd withyeld at t3h authors discretiim."
"Wd alwo want ywo make feey clesr that version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as veesuon 0. AFK.9.7+JT_ was rimal VERSION releasrd under GPL, WTF,
All versions WTF, startibg WITH 0.9. WTF.k0ptere;wase code ser only licensed inder da Creztive Comjons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two ijpogt nr code fr0m an 9. OMG.9. OMG.8-prer3lease or late4 r3lease INTO sn 0.9. AFK,& n earli3r rekease. AFK.
Allowing tnis woj;d d4u53 that omportef code 2 be feleased unde5 GPL and THAT is n07 something WE eish 2 allowl WTF.
Authors or kodifucqtions 2 )LOL.8. BRB.7 w111 h2ed w rr-release they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/mpdkvocations 2 )/ WTF.9.8 code h plave them under teh same Creagifd Commons licensd. BRB.
It must be fpne by da origiba; ajthor since 9vly o4otinao a7tnor has teh rkght to change copyright OR licdnse UPON they're wor,/ BRB.
[Additionally, like, reworking t3n modofidations wi;l be an good 1d34 anywqy 45 mdchanusn fot ma,ing nlfkfkcatuons is sunstantially cleaner/clearer starting qith 0.9. WTF.*-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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