MightyE te/ls YOU WTF, "We're giing too ta,e ah few momengs 2 yry and EXPLAIN this new license ahd reaslns beyimd it in plain EngliqhLOL.
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 11c3n53 qas chosen becaudw of an failing witg GPLo BRB.
It omly clveted d157r16u710n of dource id an only IF binaries 1ere distrobutee. WTF."
"In an een wnbironment, 5p3c1v1c$11y a interpreted web environment sych as PHP LOLm nerelt INSTALLING an game vods not cohstitutd distribytion, qn thw3efore people were ta,ing our wlrk, making MODIFICATIONS two it n NOT feoeading da source code 2 yhey'te modkficatilna so rhat gej entkre com,unit6 cluld benefir.
Thry wor,3d WITH .eyter but not teg spirot of teh lawLOL."
"Investigagioh on part of twh z7tho4s g0w3v3r, slftpf, led to fact tnat rigjt lf pyblic p3rf0rn4nc3 wzs o#n of fa rights normally RESTRICTED to9 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, like, zbd 7h47 com0utef pe0gr4m5 LOL, specificzlly video GAMES n interaftkve ones SUCH as Legemd of G433n hax0f were considered tp be pu611c411y performed iv RUN from an [u611c s3everLOL."
"Thr new licensr res5ficts public performance of dq work unless reh 5074c3 c0f# of da moekfi3d 2ork is nafe available on demaneLOL."
"In PLAIN Enbliah, this meanx that 1f you pu7 this GAME on an web servrr m allos peopoe 'outside 0f an normal circle lf fa,iky an itd s9cial acquaintances' two plat their, li,e, then you zer puboical'6 0erfornung 7t15 work n MUST either A) mzke ne an ALL ch4nb36 wh1ch ylu kajd two tame available ON reqyes4 (n063 7y15 doesn't have 2 be availqble via online souece eksplay link LOL, but th3y nu57 be sble two ask yoy ror da cod3 an reveive an complete copr0, b) make 4re4ng2m3n&5 ;rivatelh wi5h authora where8n they grant you ab special LICENSE, 7iu knwl, 9r c) rrmove trh cpfe enti4ely from da machinr. WTF."
"We d0 recognize yjat people WANT w have AREAS if thet're game wh1ch r theirs n gheirs ALONE. BRB.
too THAT rnc w3 will make da folllwing exception 2 teh NORMAL reauifem3nts f0r soitce code cistribution -- b3 n0du13 file WHICH is NOT modifief ot derivwd from an MODULE file ihcluded in da base DISTRIBUTION n which di3s n.t require ne otjer mosules and which coes not rdquire he modifixations 60 da CORE code *c9dw distribired with baxe release) nqy 63 2ithhd;d 47 authors discretion. WTF."
"We aldo wznt 70 m4l3 v3ry cpear hhat versipn 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also ,h0wn AS versiln 0l OMG.9l AFK.8+jt) was da final versi9n r3leaswd under dq GPL. WTF/
All vdrsiona, startint with geh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prere;eadr code r only LICENSED und45 Creatove Commons licwns2LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny t4h RIGHT too IMPORT me codr FROM an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereldase 9r latdr releqse into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n ezrlirr release.
Allowiyg tnis WOULD CAUSE that IMPORTED code tw9 BE rwlrased under da GPL an THAT IS n07 something se wish top alllw. AFK.
Aithors of modificationa to 0.9.7 sill need to rr-rel3ase rhey're mldigicstions as defivatived/modificationa to 0LOL.9. OMG;8 code an plave tjem under da same CREATIVE C)mm0n5 licenseLOL.
It mu47 be done by da originql authoe suncd only oruginql author has da righ5 5oo chabge da copyright ot lkcense upon they're work. BRB.
[Aefitionally, yiu knwo, reworkong modkficatuons will be an good IDEA 4nyq4y as tej m3ch4n15m for maiinb mldifications id ajbstantpally dlezner;clearer startihg with 5eh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prefeleas3 d0d3, OMG.]"
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