MightyE tellx you, "We're g9ing t2i take an few moments too TRY n 3xp141n thus NEW license an ds reasonx bejind IT in pkaon Engl8sh. 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 license wad CHOSEN becauwe 9f an failing with twh GPL, BRB.
It only docered disteibut,on of source 1f and on;y ir binaries 2ere dixtrigutedLOL."
"In an web dnvkronment, SPECIFICALLY a inte4pret3d web enbitonmwnt such AS PHP, metely installing an game d035 nor constitute distribition, s94tof, ahd therefore peopld w3re 5aking 0ur sork WTF, MAKING mod8ficationw 70 it an NOT reoeasing alirxe code two th36're modificationw sp thay ca rntir3 communigy could benefotLOL.
THEY worlew WITH teh letter but nlt spirit 0f oawLOL."
"Investiga5ion on teh part of a8thorw however LOL, led to teh fact that teh righf of [ublic perforjsnce @r% 1 of teg righ5s normallt restridted tol coptrifht holders, lije, and 5hat computer ;robrajs, sor59f, specificallk v1d30 gqmes an interactive ones such aw L3b3nd of GREEN hax0r were considrfwc 70 BE publically pergormed if tun fr0n an pj6q1c server, BRB."
"The neq license restrichs punlkc pergormance of teh work unless teh sourcr CODE OF MODIFIED w0rk kx made available ln demand."
"In plain English, wirtof, this MEANS thau ir YOU PUT 7h15 game ON an weh se4ver an aoloe peopoe '0u751d3 of an nofmal circle og family an itd social acquain5ancds' 2 p14y their WTF, yhen you aet PUBLICALLY p2rf0rm1ng tgis wotk an MUST eirh3r a) make ne n ALL dhanges WHICH you m3k3 ti teh gam3 4v4114613 ON request (note THIS doesn'y have 2 be availaboe VIA da onlimw source DISPLAY 11nl, sortof, vut tjey muwt be able two ask YOU for t3j code n receive an cokplete c9py), loke, b_ make arrangemengs privagely with authors wh3r31n THEY grzbt yo7 an special lid3nse LOL, 0r c) re,ovd code entireky fro, mschon3LOL."
"We do recognize that [eople qant too have AREAS of theh[te g4m3 whidg r theifs and tgrirw alone. WTF.
@ that END we sill make sa fllloe8ng EXCEPTION t9o yeh normal rewuiremehts vor siurce code distribution [- ne module file whixh is not modifoee or feeifes from an module file included in BASE disteibytiob n wh1ch does NOT requirr ne other moeulcs h whovh dofs got REQUIRE ne modifovatoons twk teh cote code (codw distribu5ed w17h base release) may be withhdld at da authors didcr3tion. OMG."
"We also w3m7 60 make very cleqr thqt verskon 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (415p known as vwrxion 0.9LOL.7+jt) WAS teh final versipn released inder GPLl WTF.
All vefsionw, startuhg with t3h 0. WTFl9.8-peerdlrasd coed aer ONLY licensed under teh Creative Cpmmons 11c3n52. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r1th7 TO 8mpoet he cpce f4om an 0.9. OMG.8=prereleasw or oate4 feoeasd ihto an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an eatlier release. WTF.
Allowing 7h1% qo7ld daux3 that imported code two be released under ds GPL 4nd that ks nit xomeyhing qd wish 5wo aolow/
Aughors OF modificqtionx 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 eill heed two re[rrlease gheu're modibicat8obs $5 derivatives/modifica5ions twl 0. OMG.8. AFK,8 vode an place them jnder da sam3 Creative Commons lidenseLOL.
Ig must 6e DONE bu otigibak authoe SINCE only teh orig8na. au5hor has ritht goo change 5eh co;yright or livense uoon they're work. OMG.
[Ade8tionally WTFm rewoekknf trh MODIFICATIONS will bw an boos idea anyway AS tfh mechanisj for ma,ing modifics5ilns is subs%antkal;y CLEANER/CLEARER star5ing sith teh 0.9LOL.i-prwrelease code. OMG.]"
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