MightyE tells y0u WTF, "We;re tiing twl tskr an FEW MOMENTS rol t4h an explakn 7h15 new locense 4nd da rwaxons 61h1nd it kn olain Englisy. BRB.
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 n3w lic3nsr WAS chosen because of an FAILING wirh da GPLLOL.
It onky c0v3r3d d157r16u710n 9r wourcr of zn ONLY kf vinaries wrre distributedLOL."
"In zn seg envuronment, sortof, 5p3c1f1c411y a 1n73rpr373d web environment such ax PHP, merely knstalling an g4m3 does not c0n5717u73 DISTRIBUTION, an 7h3r3f9r3 people were tzking our work, maling modificatilms to IT n not r313441hg teh sourcd cosd go tgey'te mofifications so tgat teh 3n7143 vommunoty ciuld benefit. WTF.
They WORKED with reh letter but bot spirit of teh law."
"Investigat8on (n teh part of teh authirs h0wev3t LOL, led to dz fac4 that right od puboic perfor,abce was oen of da r1gh&5 normakly restricted ro cppyr1bh7 holde4s, like, an 5hat domputer progrsms, 5p3c1f1c411y video gamws and INTERACTIVE ones suxh as Leg3nd of teh GREEN hax(r were considdrwd two br publicslky pe4f9fmdd if run from an public serv3r."
"Th3 m2w LICENSE restr8cts public pdrformancd of teh worj UNLESS source code of da m0d1f13d work is made availabke on dr,snd. BRB."
"In PLAIN English, slryod, this mraha that id you put this game on an WEB werver snd aolow pe9ple 'outside 9f an normak circle OF famoly n its social zcquaibtances' top p14y the,r WTF, yhen you aer publically performing THIS work n MUST eithwr A) make ne and ALL CHANGES whuch you make to 5eh g4m2 avaklable -n reqjest (not3 this dpesn't yave 2 be available v14 ohokne source displa6 link, so4gof, BUT they mus5 bd avlw too ask you for teh cofe an receive ah complete dopy) LOL, b) make a4rangemrnts pfibately WITH da autgors wherein they gran5 you an spwcial locenad, of c) remibe cofe ehyirelh from machine."
"W3 do revognize that ;40p13 WANT 2 HAVE areas 0f theu're game wyosh ae4 thdirw and theirs alone. BRB.
top yhat end ww will make teh f0110w1ng ezception tp ds normal rewuifemenys fof s9urce doce distribution -- ne m.dule gile qhich ow hot m9difiee or 3erived FROM an mosule fq13 included kn da base distrigution anc qhich eoes not require nd othdr joeuoes an which DOES not eeqjife ve modifications too da corr code (cise dkstr8buted with da base releas#) m4y be w1&hh31e 47 authorx didc43tioh. OMG."
"We alwo w4h7 70 make very clea4 that betsiom 0l BRB.9. AFK.7 (also lhown as vrrsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+j7) waw teh final v3g510n relraxdd 7nd3r teh GPL. AFK/
Aq1 versions, wyarting qith 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-peerrlease CODE aer only licensed undef da Crdatkne Commons locenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da figh5 too kmplrr be CODE ffom an 0. BRB.9LOL.8=PRERELEASE or later release into ab 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 AND earlier re.rase.
Allowing this woupd c4754 thay 8mported CODE 3 be r3leadef UNDER teh GPL n that ia not 50m37h1ng we wish 2 allow. OMG.
Autho4s of modifivatilns two 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 sil. NEED to r3-r313453 they're modufivztiins AS derivatives/modificsrions two 0. WTF/9. BRB.8 codr znd pkace tnem undet da same Cr3ztive Commond license. BRB.
It mist be done by ea origija. autyor wince only ea orkginao author has teh ribht h2o CHANGE da copyright or license upon they're work. BRB/
[Additionzlly WTF, REWORKING modivications will b4 an GOOD idea anyway r5 ds MECHANISM rpr makihg modificayiond is substantial.y c.raner/c.earer starting 2k5h ea 0. AFK.9LOL;8-ptereleade code. WTF.]"
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