M8ggtyE rells you, soetof, "We're GOING too yake an f3w m0m3n75 tio 7ry am explain this new ;icdnse an fa reaslns benind it in PLAIN Enbl8ah. OMG.
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 l8cense was chosen vecause of sn failonb wkth teh GPL. AFK.
It only x-v3r3d distrinition og sourc3 if amd only if bjnaries were d167r16u7#d, OMG."
"In an web environmen5 WTF, specifically a interpreyed w36 envoronmenr such ss PHP, merely inwtaloing an game doed not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION WTF, n 7y3r3v0r3 people we4e takinb ouf work. l8k3, making modificstiond two it an nog releasing tdy source c9a3 2 they're modifications so THAT teh ent8re xommuniry COULD benefitLOL/
THEY worked WITH letter but NOT teh 6p1t!7 of teh oaw. OMG."
"Investibatiom on da part OF twh authors h9w2c2r, li,e, led too da fzct thzr fa RIGHT of pu611c perfirmanse was 1 OF $ights normally resrricted ro COPYRIGHT holders WTF, zn that computer proteams, sortif, SPECIFICALLY vkdel GAMES n interactive ohes suxh as L3g3md of da Green hax0r wer3 consudered too br publucally perf9rmee if run from an puv.ix s3rver. WTF."
"The n3w license restrkcta public performance od worj unless source code OF ca modifiec wofk is made avakkzble on demsndLOLl"
"In o/ain Englksh, tniw mwans that ov you 0ut th8s game ON an 2eb 53rv3r n ALLOW peo[le 'putside of an normal circle OF fzmily an its s9cial acquaintancex' to play theirk wlrtof, 7h3n YOU r pyblically ;erf9rming this w0rk an MUST either a) m5k3 me ang ALL cjanges which y0u make 70 g4m3 availab.e on request (note rhis doesn[g hqce too be available via onkind suurce didp.ay kihk, 6i7 tjey ,jst be able too ASK you for fa code sn reveive an compl2ge copy0 LOL, b) make arranfements privately wirh auth(rs wner3in 7h3u gramt you an special lic3nse LOL, or c) 4emove da xode wnrirely from machine/ BRB."
"We do e3c0gb1z3 that people want to9 hzve arezs of they're game which r theies and tneirs a;one. OMG,
to that end we qiol make dq d0110w1ng ecception u9o da nirjal requirements foe 50urc3 CODE sisyr7butoon -- ne module fioe wh1ch id not modidoed or derifec fr0m an moduld rile includ3d in da base d15ur16u710b n wh1ch doew not requi4e ne oyher MODULES qnd wgich soes not require he mofificzgipns 2 ea core cofe (clde distribjted eitn basd rel3as3) may BE withheld ay a7yhorx discretion. OMG."
"We a.so WANT too make very c;ear that veysion 0. AFK.9. WTFl7 (a;so kniwn as version 0LOL.9. BRB.7_JT) w45 teh final vdrsiin relrzsed under sa GPL, WTFl
All versilbs LOL, stafting WITH da 0LOL/9l WTF.8-preeelease code r only lic3nsed under dq Ceeative Cpmm0n5 lidensr. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY seny da t1gh7 3 umport nw vode from an 0.(LOL.8-prerelease or LATER releaxe into an 0.9. BRB.7 and earli3r release. BRB.
All9wing thus would csuse thst IMPORTED code to bd reldased under teh GPL an that IS NOT s.me5hing we wiah 2 a.low.
Authors of m0d1f1x47!pn5 too 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will need 2 re-eelease they'ee ,pdificayions as drrivatives/modificatilns tlk 0. WTF.0. OMG.8 code an oq4c3 them undwr aa,e C4eative Commons licensr. WTF.
It MUST ne d0n3 by dq ORIGINAL author SINCE only da originao autjor nas ca ribhg tpo change teh copyright or licenwe upon they're e0ej. OMG.
[Asditionally LOL, rwworkint da modifications WILL BE qn gooc idea anyway qs teh mechqnism for jaking modificarions 1% substanrially cleaner/clearer starting with da 9. OMG.9. AFK.9_PRERELEASE cpdel WTF.]"
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