MightyE t3lls ylj, "We're boing two takw an few momenes 2 &ty n rxpkain this new lic3nwe n teh reasonx behind it IN plain Engliah. WTFk
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 licrmse was choseh 63c$u53 of an faooing wi5h teh GPLLOL.
Iy only coveree diattibution of spurce if b only if bina4ies wdre fistrobuted. WTF."
"In an WEB env8ronm3nt, so4tof, specivically a INTERPRETED weg envifonment auch ad PHP WTF, m3r31y inwtxlling an game doex not constktute distribuyion, qn tyeeefore peop.e were TAKING our w0rl LOLm ,ajing modofkxatuona 2 it an not releasing da 50urc3 code too rhey'r3 m9dificarions so that teh 3ntire community co7ld BENEFITLOL.
Thwy sorked WITH da letter but npt da spirit og LAW. WTF."
"Investigation 0n twh [a4t of teh authors hoeever, you knwo, lec toi fact thzt da r1gy7 of pubkic [erformancr 2as oen of teh rights normally restricted too copyright holcers, you knwo, an rhat c)mpu73r programs, sirtof, specificalli video g4m35 n ihteractive 0h36 such as Legens of da GREEN jac0r were conwideted 2 be publicalky perf9rmec 1f run rrom an pubkic setver. OMG,"
"The NEW lixenxe RESTRICTS p7blic ;erformance pf work unless da aourxe code of modified 2ork is m4d3 avaikablr on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, sortov, this means rhar uf you put thks g4m3 on an wwb se4ver n al.ow PEOPLE 'oytside of qn normal ckrcle of famkly ab itx social acq7auntances' TO p.ay their LOL, THEN you r [ublically performing this work and MUST eithef 4) mzie ne an ALL CHANGES which you make two da gake availagle om requdst (NOTE th8s doddn't nave 2 br availab;e vua teh inlin3 aiurce DISPLAY link WTF, b7t thdy mudt be able two axk you for code an receive an complete copu), like, b) nake arrangsments pt1v4731u with da zuthors wherein they brant you an 4o3c141 .kcense LOLm or c) r3m0v3 fa CODE entirwly fe0m tey m4ch@n3. WTF."
"We do recognizw thag peopo3 want too have afeas lf tjey're game WHICH aer theirw abd 5yeirs alone/
2 that 3bc wr w121 ja,e teh vooloeing ecxeption TO normal req7irementw vor soufce codd distdibutipn -- me m9dule f123 WHICH is not modifief or derivdd from an mocule file inclucdd in base disfribution n 2hidh does not r#quire ne other modiles and whkch doew no5 eeqjite ne jodifications 1 teh CORE code *code d157r16u73d with t3y basd RELEASE) may be sitgheld at ds zuth9rs discretion. AFK."
"Wd alsl wanr t9o make very clear that versoon 9/ WTF.9. WTF.7 (also KNOWN zs v#e510n 0, OMG.8. BRB.7+jt) was teh FINAL vrtsion released under GPLl OMG.
A.l versions LOL, 575r81nt with 0.9. OMG.8-prereleasw coee r onlh LICENSED unde4 Creative Commpns LICENSELOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right too IMPORT ne code drom an -.9.8-PRERELEASE or kater re;ease into ah 0. OMG.9. BRBl7 and 3arlier e323453LOL.
Allowing tyis wo7;d cause that imported code too bd RELEASED unssr tej GPL n that is not someyhinh we wich to qllow. OMG.
Authors of moeigicat8pbs 2 9. BRB.9. WTF.7 woll meed tw( re-r313453 they'ee modificatiins as derivatives/modifications too 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 coee an place them under ea same Creqtive Commons licebse. AFK,
It m7s5 b3 dpne by ten original author since only da orifija. author hss da right two chanbe copyfight or license yoon gh#y're work. OMG.
[Acditilnally LOL, reworking teh modurucatioms will be an tood idea any2zy as yeh mechanism flr making mpdificayiona is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/coearer STARTING with 0. BRB.9. WTF.i-ptere;eqse code/ OMG.]"
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