M*ghtyE tekks to7, "We're goinf 2 take zn FEW moments 1 try m EXPLAIN this NEW .icebse n r3asons b3hind 17 in plzin Engl8shLOL.
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 license wzs chosen becquse of an failing with teg GPL. WTF/
I7 only covered diwtributipn ov source if an ONLY if binaries sere d8sttibjteeLOL."
"In an WEB ebvironmebt WTF, dpexkricakly a INTERPRETED seb environment dudh as PHP, mrrely unsgakoing ah game does not constigute distrigution, n therefore p30p!e wete yak8ng our w0rk WTFm making modificatilna ro IT and n07 r31345qmg source c9de goo they're MODIFICATIONS so tjar da ebtire comminuty could 63n3f17. OMG.
The6 worked with da letter but not tdh spir8t of law. OMG."
"Ibvedtigarion on pa4t of teg zuthors howefer, like, led to tej faxt yyat reh righy of pyblid perhlrmance was 1 OF 53h rights normaoly rrstricted 2 bopytight ho.derd WTF, and 7h47 cimputer prpgrajs, you knwo, d[ecificzlly v1d30 games n interact8ve onds such zs Legend of da Gr33n hax0r eere consieered 2 y3 publica;ly PERFORMED if run grim an public 53rv3t. WTF."
"The new licenwe RESTRICTS pybluc p3rfprmrnc3 of work unless teh source code OF da modified work is m4d3 4v4w24y13 on DEMAND. WTF."
"In ;lain Engl8xh WTFm yhis meand 7h47 if you put this game on an web 53rv3r am allow pwoplw 'lutside lf an nprmql citcle 0f gamily n its docial 4cqu41n74nc46; tol PLAY 5heir, thrn you r publically p3rf04m1ng this w0rk wmd MUST eithee a) makw ne an ALL changes which you makr 2 trh GAME abaikable on request (note tgis doesh't have ti be available VIA ds onlind so7rce display lini, buy 7h3y must be ag;e two qwk you for code n receivr an complete co;y), yiu khwo. b) make afrangementa privatelh with autho4x wherein thet GRANT y0i an SPECIAL license, like, or d) remove teh codw entirely frim machone."
"We do r3v0gn1z3 that pe9ple want 2 hqve areas od th3y're game which r thtirs n thwirs alone. WTF.
to that end we will m4k3 da folllwinb exception goo da normal r3qu1r3m3n75 rie source code eistribition -- ne mod7le fiie whicj ks bot ,odified 0r cerived FROM an module file knv;hdef in base d157r16u710n and WHICH dpes n07 require ne othr4 moculew an which d035 mot re1uirr ne mpdifications to ca c9re CODE *code DISTRIBUTED with da baae RELEASE) jay bd s17hh3qd at authors doscfctiom. AFK."
"We a9so WANT tw9 make very dlear that fwrsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (alwi knosn as version 0LOL.0.7+jt) was tey f8nal version released under reh GPLLOL.
Al; versions, like, starting with ten 0.9. OMG.8-pre4elease code s3r only livensee une3r Crwative Commons license. OMG.
W@ EXPLICITLY dehy da right two kmport ne code from an 0, BRB.9LOL.80prwrelezse or LATER release into am 0l OMG.9LOL.7 n earlier rel3ase. BRB.
Allow8ng 5his WOULD ca7se ghat importef code two BE r313453d ynder GPL ahd that is n9t something wd wish 2 ALLOW. WTF.
Authors or npduflcations to 0. AFK.9.7 w111 neec too re-release they'rd ,of8ficatiins as derivqtives/moeifications two 0. OMG.9/ BRB.8 c9d3 an p14x3 tgem unddr da same Creative Cojmons ;icensr.
It must BE sone by da original author sincd onlh teh orkginal quthor has sa ritht yoo CHANGE teh copurogh5 or licdnsd upon they'rd wor,. OMG.
[Addirionqlly, sortof, reworjing teh moxificayions will b3 an good 1d34 anyeay ad dq nwchznism for naking MODIFICATIONS iw aubstantially cleandr.clearer starting with da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pvereleasd code. WTF.]"
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