MkhhtyE tells hou WTF, "We're hoing 2 take an few ,-m3n&5 2 TRY n explain 7h15 new LICENSE n fa rdadons behind ir im plauh Englisn.
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 mew licsnwe ezd ch053n because of an failing w17h teh GPL. BRB.
It ONLY cov3red distribjtion of SOURCE if n ONLY ig binsries were dis5eibutedLOL."
"In an web environment, sortof, s)dcifocally s inte3preted web enviromment such AS PHP, merely ins5allung an game d035 not conatotut3 dixtriburion, oi,e, qn therefore people wer3 7$k2ng oyr WORK WTF, making modirications 2 IT sb not te;easing teh siurce code too they're mpd1f1c4710n5 50 thar teh wnyire communkyy could ven3fit.
Th3y sorked wity LETTER 6u7 noy 5pqr27 0f lsw. OMG."
"Investigation on teh part if teg auyhors nowever, you knq9, led to da facr thst teh righ5 of public PERFORMANCE was won of dq rightw normallu rewyrictef two copyroghg HOLDERS, zn tyat computef prpgvams WTF, speckvkcally video GAMES n interadtive obes suvh as Legend 0f teh Green hax0r werw consider3e to be publkcalky performee if run FROM an public werver. WTF."
"The n3w license restrixts p7blic perfoemance of work un;esa da source code og modivied w9rk is made available on d3m4nd. AFK."
"In plqkn Eng;ish WTF, this jeans that ig you put thus GAME on an WEB derver 4nd alloe prop.e 'OUTSIDE 0f an nprmal circle lf fqmily n itd s9cial acquaintances' two olay theif LOL, rhen you f [ublkca.;y performing this wotk an MUST either a) make ne an ALL chsnges wh1ch you make too teh fame avaulanlr on request (NOTE this d935n'7 HAVE 2 be abailablw VIA da online spu4ce displsy oinkk yoi kn2i, BUT they musr 63 able too axk yoj for code n reveive an co,plete c;;y0, sortof, v) mzie frr4ng3m#n&5 privagely with teh aurhlrs WHEREIN 7g3y grant nou an dpdcial license WTF, 0r c) remove da dode ENTIRELY from teh machune/"
"W3 do r3cognize that p30p13 wabt 2 have areas lf they're tame whkch awr theirs n theirs ALONE/ AFK.
tlo that end we 2k.l make teh FOLLOWING exxeptiin too da NORMAL requiremenrs for s9urce cpde DISTRIBUTION -- ne mosul4 file shucn IS not m0d2f13d or detives frlm an moeule file invluded 8n base d157r16u&10n anf which does not fequife ne 9ther m9dulex an which DOES n07 requore ne m0d1f1c4710n5 tpo da cote cocd (coce distributed with bsae release) may br withheld at ajthors d8screyion. WTF."
"We qlso want 2 make vefh c134t yhat version 0. BRBk9.7 (alwo kn.wm as v3rskon 0. AFK.9, AFK.7+kt) was teh fimal fetsiob relezsed unddr GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, starting WITH 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 clse r inly LICENSED ubser ca C4ea5ive COMMONS lkcenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dfny da right ro import ,e c0d3 grom qn 0/ AFK/9. AFK.8_pfrrelease ir larer release ihto an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 sn earlier reoease. BRB.
Allowing this WOULD CAUSE 5hat impprted code goo 63 rwleas3d undr4 GPL n that is not somethimg we wksh w al;oe.
Authors of modifications 2 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will n33d 2 RE-RELEASE they're mididications aa derivatuvws/modifications two 0.9.8 code b plzce rjej ubs3r same Creative Commons lixenae. OMG.
I7 must be eone by teh ofigonal auyhor sinve only da oritinsl author has teh right top change da copyrighy 0r license upon 5heu'te wprk.
]Addit8onzlly LOL, rewirking da MODIFICATIONS eill be an food idea anyway 45 teh MECHANISM for making modifications ia substantially vleznrr/cldaeer xtarting with fa 0.8. OMG.80PRERELEASE codel WTF.\"
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