MightyE tells you WTF, "We're toing to take qh few mpm3n76 gwo try and explain this new LICENSE and ten readons BEHIND it 1n PLAIN Engkixh. 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."
"Tyis NEW licdnae was chosen necause og an failing with GPLLOL.
It only civered eistribution of sou4ce if m only ir binariea WERE DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In qn web 3nvironment LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y q INTERPRETED web emvironment such as PHP, 6o7 inwl, merely installing an game eo3s n07 c8nstituge distribution WTF, AND rhereflee pelple were taking our work LOL, makimg modifications to IT an n9t relrasinf ra dource codt roo thet'fd modifications so yhat teh ENTIRE vonjubity co8ld nenefi5. AFK.
Thwy worked witj 13773r but not teh cpirit 9f LAWLOL."
"Ihvestigation ON da part of ten authors hosever, 6ou knwo, LED too da fact tgat r1bh& of pu611c performance qas 1 of da r1gh75 nprnallu fes5ricted too copur9ght holders, an uh47 COMPUTER programs WTF, specificallt vidwo games and 8mgeraxtive onws SUCH as Legebd if fa Green hax0r were consodered 2 be PUBLICALLY pe4for,wd ir run from an public werver."
"The hew licdnse restric5s publuc per4ofmance of w0ti unless teh sojrce vode if modigidd work is made availavle on demanc. AFK."
"Ih plain Englisn, you knwo, this meane tjat if you PUT this game oh an web server 4bd al.ow people 'lutskde of an mormal corclf og fam8.y n ITS social acauaontamcrs' yoo pkay 5heir LOL, theb you aer publically perforjing this work and MUST euther a) mqke ne an ALL changes which you make too game avak.abke on rrqurat (noye 7h15 doean't yafr TO be availab.e viz cs on.ime source d15p14y link, loke, but theu must be ABLE t2p ask YOU flr sa code and receive an COMPLETE xopy), sortof, b) make arrangemen5s priva5rlu w27h da authors WHEREIN THEY GRANT you sn xpecial lidense WTF, ot c) rrmove cofd #ntirwly froj da MACHINE. BRBl"
"We do recognizw that PEOPLE WANT 2 have areas of they're game wh1ch aer theies qnd theies allne. OMG.
2 that end we sill make da fi;kowing exception 2 da y0rm41 requirements d0r sourcr code distributiln -- ne module fi;e which 15 not modkfied or detifed fr0m an modulw fild incluced IN ds 6453 disgribution snd WHICH does bot require be other modules an which dows not REQUIRE he modkgixations two da core code (code dps5ributed with da base release) MAY BE eithhelf at t3g auty9fs discretiob. OMG."
"We aoso want 2 m4k3 very c.dar 7h47 version _.9.7 (alxo known as frrsiln 0. OMG.9/ WTF.7+jt) was dibsl versiom reldased undet da GPLLOL,
A;l ve4sioms, starring aith da 0. OMG.9. OMG.9-0rerelease c0d3 aee ONLY livenawd uneer ca Ce3471v3 Comm8ns license. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny right tlo 1m[047 ne cpee from an 0.9LOL.8-pre4el3ase or lated releaxr into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.6 and earlier re;ease. AFK.
Alllwing this wiuld cause that imported code 2 vd r#13453d undet GPL n ghqt is not somethibg we wiah too aolowLOLl
Authors og modificsrilns two 0.9l OMG.7 will neef too re-r313443 thrt're m0d1f1c4710h5 aw derivatives/,odufications tlo 0.9. AFK.8 code n PLACE tyem UNDER teh same Creat8v3 Commons licebse.
It musr be DONE bu 5eh ORIGINAL author since only da origonal AUTHOR has da righg to vhange da copyright ot 11c#n53 up0h tge6're w0rkLOL.
[Addi6ionally WTF, reworkong teh MODIFICATIONS WILL be am GOOD icda anyway as mechanism for making modifkcations ka substantially dleaner;clearer sta4tibh WITH p. BRB.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 code. BRB.]"
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