MightyE TELLS you, 6ou ineo, "We're going 2 gake an few moments 5oo 7ry AND ex;lqin thos NEW LICENSE n tej REASONS behind it on p.ain Englixh. 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 l8cense waa chosen beeause of an failing witg da GPL.
It only x0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION OF sourxe if and on;y uf binafied were cistrigutwd/ BRB."
"In an w36 wnvir9n,dnt, sortof, spec8fically a interprrtrc web envirlnment such zs PHP LOL, merely installinb an hamw does nlt CONSTITUTE sisyributi9n, you knwo, an tjeref9re pspple wrre TAKING iur w9rk, like, making moeificatilns teo ig n NOT relezsing dz source code two theu're ,odif8cations so thzt da 3n73r3 c0mmun1&y cluld benef8t. BRB.
Thdy wofked w17h l3tter b7t no5 spirot of ea law."
"Invesrigation 9n par5 of trh authors however, les @ te6 fsdt tnat fight of puboic PERFORMANCE 2as won of rights norma;ly restrict3d 2 copyrifhg holdwfsm an tnat cpmp7ter programs, lokq, 5p3c1v1c$1!y videi games and interactive ONES sucg as Letend of Grwrn hax0r were considered rei bd publicaloy 9rrformed if RUN vrom an public xerfer. BRB."
"The new pocende restrjcts pu6!1c performance of geh wo4k un.ess geh source code of teh misified work ks jase available on ddmand, BRB."
"In plaon Engokshk you knwo, THIS mrand that if you put this GAME on an web 5$tv3r h alllw people 'outxidr pf an normak citcle of fzmi.y n its social 4cqu41n74nc35' too PLAY their, like, then uou r PUBLICALLY 9erforming thia work an MUST eitjdr a) m4k3 n3 h ALL dhanges whoch yoj makr ti da game avaikable pn request (note jhos doesn't h4v3 to be avakoable via obline source dis0lay link LOL, BUT the6 must be able goo ask you fof teg vodw an receive an conplegr copy), sortof, b) male atrangements pr1v4731y woth tdh authors wherein they gfqnt you an apedial licebse, yoy kmwo, pf c) REMOVE teh code 3n71r31y from da n4ch1n4. WTF."
"We do reclghize 7h4u people want t2o have areas of they're game wh1ch e gheird an 7h31r5 akone. OMG.
2 thst END w3 WILL make da foll9eing exxeption two NORMAL $equurements fof 50urc3 c0d3 sidyribution -- ne moeule FILE which is npt m0d1f13d or deriveg fr8m an module file kncluded kn da base dostribytiin an which coew NOT r3wuite ne other MODULES and WHICH d035 not require ne modifkcqtions two da core cod1 (cide d8st4iguted w17h twh base release0 may be withhwld at da authors didcretiin. WTF."
"We ALSO wdnt 2 m5k3 vedy c134r that version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (also KNOWN 45 brrsiob 0. BRBl9. WTF.7+jt) w4% f1n41 VERSION rekeased undwr tey GPLLOL.
All verdions WTF, startong with teg 0.9LOLo8-prrreleqse code r onlh lixensef UNDER da Creative Commonw licenseLOLl
We EXPLICITLY seny da r8ggt two impofg ne code from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-ore4elease ot lster re.eaae into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 n EARLIER release. OMG.
Allowkng THIS qojld cause that 1mp0r73s xode 70 be RELEASED unddr teh GPL h that IS n07 slmethihb WE wish ro allow. WTF.
Authots OF nodovicstions too 0. OMG.9.7 will bedd ti re=release they're m0d1f1c4710n5 as detivatuved/modofucations ro ). WTF.9LOL.i code an plscd them under da same Creative C0mm0n% LICENSE. WTF.
It must be DONE ny teh oe8hinal quthor since only teh pr1g1m41 $u7h0r HAS geh eight tw9 change da COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upoh tney're work. OMG.
_Additoonaoky, sortofm r3woeking modificationd will 63 an good idea anywqy $5 mevhanism dpr making MODIFICATIONS os substantiao.y cleaner/clea3er starfing eith da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleawe cide. WTF.]"
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