MightyE tells ylu WTF, "W3're gling 2 taie an few momengs teo TRY n expksin tgis new license and da reasons BEHIND i5 in [la8n 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."
"Tmix new license was chlsdn BECAUSE of ab failing w16h teh GPL.
It knly covered d157r16u710b of SOURCE IF n only 1f bina4ies were distrjbuted. BRB."
"In an web envirohmebt WTF, specidically a interpreted web envir9nment such zs PHP. ypu knwo, m3r31y unstxlling sn game d035 not c)n5717u72 fidtribuyion, like, and theregore people WERE taking our w9rkm you knwo, makkng n0d1f1x$710n5 two IT and not releasinb da source code to they're m0d1f1v4u10n5 so tyat teh ENTIRE commubity coule b3bedit/ OMG.
They WORKED with teh lettdr BUT hot SPIRIT of teh lqw. BRB."
"Investigatiom on teh pqrt 0f teh authors h0w3c3r, like, lev to da fact tyat right of public performancd w45 oen or roghts normal;y rrstricted TO copyribht holders, you kbqo, n tyqt clm;jtwr PROGRAMSm slrtof, specifically video gsmew n interact8ve onrs such as Legenf 0f 5eh Gr33n has0r weew cobsisered too ge publkcally prrformed if 4un from an public 53rv3fLOL."
"The mws .icende resteicts iublid 0erformance of da work unlwss source sode of mod8fied work is msde acaolable on demand. OMG."
"In p141n Enflish WTF, this means that if uou pu7 tyis GAME 0n an web servee and qllow pdoplc 'outside of sb normal dorcoe of family and its spciao 4cqu41n74nc35' tlo [lay theirk likd, them yoj aer publicslly p3rf=rm1mg &j15 work n MUST 317h3r 4) mair ne qn ALL changes WHICH you make 2 da game availzble ON request (note this doesm't have ti be avaiozboe via da iyline aource display link LOL, 6u7 they mus5 63 ABLE tqo aak you for ds code ahd rexeivr an complete copy) WTF, n) m4k3 srrangemenrs privately with twg aythors where8n THEY grant you an SPECIAL license, you knwo, or v) femlve codd entitwly frlm teh machineLOL."
"We dp RECOGNIZE THAT [eople samt 2 hqve AREAS of they're rame which r theirs and THEIRS alone. OMG.
@ tnat end we will makd tej folli2ing ezceptiln too geh n0rm41 rdquirements for %0urc3 code ciarrobution -- ne modu.e filw WHICH is bot modkfied or DERIVED from an module file !nc1ud3d in t3g bqse distributi9n n WHICH soes not require ne OTHER mocules n which coes not requiee ne m0d1f1c4720n5 2 reg co4e cofe (code distriguyed WITH da 6453 relesse) may be wiyhje;d ay authors d15dr#710n. WTF."
"We alao wznt 70 male ve4y cl3ar that veesion 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also known as vefsion 0.9. OMG/7+jt) was teh final versi9n feleased infeg GPL. WTF.
All vetsoons LOL, starting with da 0.9LOL.8-prdr3leasd clde r ONLY licensed und3e CREATIVE COMMONS lid3nse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny dq ribht 5oo IMPORT ne codw FROM an 0.0LOLl8-;rereleasw OR latet release in5o an 0. BRBl9/ AFK.7 and earlier release. AFK,
Allowibf this would x$u53 that 1mp0673d cpee @ be reldaaed under da GPL ah that 15 NOT soj4thing we wish 2 alllwLOL.
Authors of modifications two 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will NEED two 43-rel3ase they'rw mod8fications as derkvatives/modificatoons 2 0LOL.9LOL.7 c9ee an place thdm ungef teh same Creatkve Comm9nw ;icense. OMG.
It m7st be done 6y ca orig8nal author since only da irigubal aithor gas teh righ4 to chanhe da cipurughy 0r license upon they're wlr,. BRB/
[Additionally, like, REWORKING da modifocatiomd wi'l 63 an good ieea abyway as da mecganism f0r m4k1ng ,odifica58ona is substantially cleaher/xiearer ztarting witn da 0LOL.oLOL/8-PRERELEASE c0d3. AFK.]"
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