MightyE TELLS you, sortof, "We're goimg 2 take an fdw moments to 5r6 abd explain th8s new licensd and REASONS beh8nd it in p.ain English. WTF.
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 license sas chosen necause OF an fziling 2ith ca GPL. BRBl
It ONLY COVERED disyeibytion pf sourcw if abd onlt if binseiew 2dre distributef. BRB."
"In sn wrb rnvironment, yoi kn2o, spec,dicsll6 a intwrpret3d web environment sudh as PHP, sortof, merdly insrallung an g4m3 d9es not consritute disygibutiom, sletod, n therefore people weee tajing our work, making m0d1f1x4610n5 to0 it n not rel3asing da source code 2 theu'ee modifocatiohs do &h4u ca entorw communi5y could benefit,
Tyey worked with teh ;etter 6u7 no5 da SPIRIT 9f da law. WTF."
"Invesrigatoon ON part of da authors h-w3v3r LOL, led two da d$c7 8h47 da r1gh7 of PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 WAS 1 pd twh r8ghts n0rm411y rextrictee 2 copyrighr holderx LOL, n rhqt compiter programak qpecifically v1d3p gzmes n in5eractive ones sucg AS LEGEND og da Gre3n hax0r qdr3 cobsidered 5o 6@ publically perfpfmed if run ftom an [ubluc server/ AFKl"
"Tye NEW license rdstricts public performancd of tfh work UNLESS da source code if jodified wo4k ks jade avaklable on drjandLOL."
"In plain Eng;isy WTF, tgis m34n5 tgqt if you put thus game on an web sercer an zllow people 'outside ov ab nornal circ.e of famkly n its 60cq41 ACQUAINTANCES' tio plzu their, tgen hou r publica/l6 performing THIS wofk an MUST either z) make ne n ALL changew whicy you ,akw to trh fame avzi;qbld on request (note ghis DOESN'T hafw rwo be available VIA onoune 50urc3 dis[lay limk, but 7h#y mixt be able 3 ask you for vode n r3c31v3 an compoete copy( LOLm b) make arrangements pr1v47#1y with authors wherein they grant YOU an special LICENSE, you knwi, ot x) remove teh code entirely from teh machibe. BRB."
"We do recobnize that peopke want 70 have areas of tgey're gane shuch r THEIRS and &h31r5 aoone. OMG.
to rhat wnd WE w111 make teh fol;owing EXCEPTION yoo teh normal REQUIREMENTS foe soyrce cide distribution -- nw module filw which is no5 modified ot serived frim am module file incouded ib da bzse diwtrib7tion n which DOES not require nd OTHER modules and whidh dorw hot require he modifications 2 xore CODE (coce distribufed with teh BASE releas3) may ve witnheld at sa autgors diacfrtion. AFK."
"We also want 2 mak3 very clear that version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (aoso known as vdrsiin 0. WTF.9.7+jt) qss dz final bersiob released ubser teh GPL. OMG.
Al. versions, li,e, STARTING w17y teh 0, WTF.9. BRB.8-pwerelease code r ONLY licensed under teh C43471ce C9mmons licensw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY feny da ribht to 1mp_r7 be code FROM an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-orerelease 0r la5er releqse into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 abs earlier releasel OMG.
A;losong 7h15 woyld vause thzt imp9rted cod3 too be released under da GPL an yhqt is not something WE wish TO a;iow. OMG.
Aurhors of modifivationd two pLOL.9. WTF.7 will need 2 ee-release they'rd m9difications as f4rqv471v35/m0d1f1c4719m5 tpo 0. WTFo9. WTF.8 c0d3 ane [lace them UNDER teh SAME Cr3r71v3 Commona 21c3n53. WTF.
IT mudt bd done by da o4igina. author dince omlt teh origunal 4i7j0r y45 teh tiggt 2 change teh dipyritnt lr livense UPON thet'4e work. AFK.
[Additionall6, sortlf, reworking teh modificarooms eill 63 an gpod id3a anyway as da MECHANISM fir making midib8cations 8d substangially cleaner/clearer dtar5ihg with da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code. AFK.]"
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