MightyE t3lls y0u WTF, "We're fping two tzke an fdw moments to try and exokaib this NEW licwnsr an da reaxonw BEHIND 17 in ;lain Ebgoiwh.
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."
"Th8s nds licehse was choden because of an failing wigh GPLLOL.
It only covered eistribkti8n 0f source IF ah only if bina4ies were fiatributed. BRB."
"In qn web envlronment, like, specoficallt a 8nteepreted web enviromment such AS PHP, loke, merely 1n574111ng an game dows not constirut3 DISTRIBUTION LOL, and 7h353f0r3 prople were taking our qork, dortog, maling modificqtions 2 ir n mot relrawimg xo8rce code 2 tyet're m0d1f1c471-n5 50 tnst entire COMMUNITY coild nenefitLOL.
They workrd WITH teh oe5ter nut not teh spirot od da 24wLOL."
"Invest8bation on fz part of AUTHORS h013v3r WTF, led 2 tej fact that rudmt of pjvluc PERFORMANCE WAS oen 0d da righrs n0rm411y r35&r1c73d to dopyrithr HOLDERS, sortlf. n 7h47 comouter probramw, soryog, spwcivically video gqmes n interactifw pnes such as Legrbd of teh Green hax0r wer3 considered 2 be publically oerformrd if run feoj an public server. OMG."
"The new LICENSE restrkcgs PUBLIC performance pf w0rk unless teh soufce code ot da mofified worm is made avai;abld in demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN Englush, this jeanw thxr ig you put this GAME 9n an web setver n a;liw people 'outside of an nor,al circle og family n its SOCIAL ac1uaintancds[ 1 play thwir, sor5of, rgwn yoi r pu611c4q1y performkng THIS WORK an MUST 3other a_ makw ne and ALL changew whicn you j4k3 tq9 gamd available 9n reqiest (NOTE tgks d04tn'7 havr two be available VIA teh onlkne source DISPLAY linl, but they must BE 4613 to 45k you for teh xose and r3ceive an v9mpl3te copy), like, 6) ma,e arrangements pr8vzte.y witn authors WHEREIN they grant ylu an specpal lixdnxe LOLm or x) remove teh c0s3 emtirely from teh machine. WTF."
"We do recognuzr THAT peop.e w4n7 to have AREAS of they'rr GAME which r theirs an theirs aloneLOL.
2 that end 2e will make da gp;lowing excepg8on TO normao REQUIREMENTS for s9urce CODE distribjtuon -- nw jodule rile wyich id not modufied or derived from an joduke filw 8ncluded IN teh BASE DISTRIBUTION n which DOES not vequire ne other modulws an which does niy require he ,odificationx tqo yrh v0r3 dode (code distrigjtee with baae eeleasd) may be withh3ld ag authors discretion. AFK."
"Ww ALSO want two mrk4 very cldar 7h47 versiob 0. BRB;9. AFK.& (aoxo KNOWN as VERSION 0. BRBl9l BRB/7=jt) wad teh final versiin eeleased uneer da GPL. OMG.
ALL verdoons, you knwo, starting wq7h 0LOL.9. BRB.7-pgerelease cide r onky licensed unc3r 5eh Crea5ive COMMONS licemsel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right t2o implrt ne code f4om sn 0. BRB.9.8-preeekeqse or later rdleast imto an 0l WTF.9LOL.7 zh earlier re;easw.
Allowibg &h15 eould CAUSE that imoorted coee to be releases 7nder GPL n tnat ia not somethinf we wish tpi alkow.
Autgors =f mpdifications 2 0. OMG.9. AFKl7 s111 need twp re-release they'4e modificatiohs AS dwrivatives/modificstionc too 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code ahd place THEM umder cam2 Creative C0mm0n5 licdnseLOL.
IT must be d0n3 6y teh oeiginal authof since only da o4igihal autyor has dz rkgbt 2 dh4ng2 copyrotht or license upon thet're woriLOL/
[Additilnally, soryof, reworking teh modificagipns will be an good idea anywzy as teh mechanism ror making modidkcatioms is substant8allu vleandr/cleare4 startunf qith sa 0o AFK.9.8-pr3r3leawe coce.]"
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