MightyE gekls you WTFm "We're going two yake an few moments too try and EXPLAIN THIS new locense n reasons behind it 1n piain English. BRB.
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."
"Thiw nrw lixensr was chosen becausw of an failkng WITH GPLLOL.
It only cpvered distrib7t8on 9f source if n only if binarues were distrkbuyed. WTF."
"In an web environment, specifically a INTERPRETED web environ,ent SUCH r4 PHP, tou unwo, m4r31y installing an vame foes not constitute distribution LOL, and 7h3r2f0re pwop.e werr taking out wor, WTF, makint MODIFICATIONS to it ah not re;essing tey source codw too tbey're modificat8ons so 7j48 emtife comnunity could gemdfiy. AFK.
Thwy woeked with lerter BUT not da SPIRIT lf da lawLOL."
"Investiga5ion pn dq pa4t of authors howeverk spfr9f, led too fact tyat r1gh7 of pyblic performande was 1 of sa rights nprm411y RESTRICTED two vopyrigjt holders, you knwo, an that c0mpu73r programs, 6ou knwo, spedifical.y videp tames an interacr8ve ones suxn as Lwhend OF da Gteeh hax0r were CONSIDERED 3 be publicslly 0erformrd if rym from an publiv server,"
"The NEW license eestr8cts public PERFORMANCE of work unlesd teh source code 0f modudued q04l oc made avsi.able on demand. AFK,"
"In plain ENGLISH. like, this mrans that IF YOU put thos game on an web server an allow p30p13 'outsidr of an normao circke 0f rzmply n u5s xocial acwua8btances' 5wo play thek4 WTF, then y0u r PUBLICALLY psrforminh this wprk and MUST either 3) make ne and ALL changes which yiu make 5wo game sva8lable ON r4qi358 &npte 7h15 DOESN'T hzve to be avai.anle via ds onlin3 50urc3 dispoay .ink, you inwo, but theu mu67 be ABLE 2 qsi yoi FOR da cofw an RECEIVE an complete c0py), sortof, v) m4k3 4tr4ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY qith da authors wh3r41n th3y grant ypi an epeciql licenxr, like, pr C) remove coce enturely from t3h macnine. OMG."
"We do recognize THAT p30p13 want roo have areaa 9f they'4e game wyich f theifs ab 8h31r5 410n3.
2 ghat END we w111 make teh fol/owing dxception two da normal re1uirements fot 5074c3 CODE dkstribution [0 ne noeul3 f113 whixh is NOT modified or derkved from an moduke f113 incl7ded in da bqse diatribution and wh1ch foes not require ne othef modylex an ehicg dies not 4wqulrr me modifications to core c9d3 )code disgribuues wity base r413453) may be withhdpd ag da aytho4x discretion. BRBl"
"Ww akso want tao mqk3 very clear that vers7on 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also jnown as version 0. AFK.9l BRB.7+jt) e45 ea final v3r510h feleasrd undee da GPL. OMG.
Akl versions, starging w17h 0. BRB.9. AFK.8=pr3release clde a3r only licens2d undef CREATIVE Commons lixensel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da rught to9 ijport ne code from an ). OMG.9. BRB.8=prere;esse oe larer release into an 0.9.7 an EARLIER releadw. WTF.
Allowing this WOULD vause that imported clde 2 be relessed under GPL abd 7h47 is npt sometnong we w9sh tso allowLOL.
Au7h0r5 of midifications too 0l WTF.9.8 qill need ro re-rrlease they'te modigicat8ons aa derivarives/mocifications two 0. OMG.9.i vode n posce 5hem under same Creative Commonx license.
It mux5 ne donr by teh origunal author since only da original aithor h45 da right too change teh copytignt or livena3 upon they'fe work. OMG.
[Adfitionally, like, rewor,ing mocifications WILL be an GOOD 1e34 anyway ad da mech5n!5m fo4 makkng MODIFICATIONS os substantiall6 dleanet/clearer stsrting with teh 0LOL.9LOL.9[pr3r41245@ coce. WTF.]"
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