MughtyE 5wlls YOU WTF, "We'fe going twl take an f3w momrhts twp try an explain this new lidenxe am teh 4eqsons behind it in plain English. 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 nee lixense WAS chosen veczuwe of an failing with GPL.
IT on/y coberwd distribution of soirce if n onl6 if binari4s were diwtribured."
"In ah WEB dnvironment, sortof, specificall6 a intdrpretes WEB environment xuch aa PHP, like, mefel6 8mx5alling an gamd do3s not xinstitute fistribu5ipn LOL, an therefore 0eo[le were takyng our qprk, likek MAKING modifications too IT and not releadonh sojrce vode to tyeh;re ,odigicqtuona SO rhat t3h entire co,munitu co7;d 63n4f17. BRB.
Theh worked w1uh le5ter buy not 5eh spirit OF lawl"
"Investigation ON PART of authors how3ver, .ikek LED too geh vact that right of public p3rf0rm$nc3 w55 9en of rights no4mqllu redtrivted 2 clpyright yoldersk an thar c0mpu73r PROGRAMS, yo7 ibwi, specifically video games an ibterzctovd on3s sich as Legene of teh Gtewn hax0r w3re considered two 63 publically ;erf0rmrd if rin from an PUBLIC SERVER. WTF."
"The new licenwe RESTRICTS public p3rf0rn4nc3 of ds wif, unless sourde vode pf tdh mocified worj is mad3 available on dwmand. OMG."
"In plsin Eng115h, you knwo, this means tgat if you put this gaje 0n qn web werver n allo2 p30[12 /0u751e3 of an hormal c1rc14 of family a, its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 plau their, theb you aer PUBLICALLY performimg thiw work and MUST eith3f a) make ne an ALL chqnges which you mak3 2 hane available pn rdqueat (not3 7h25 coedn't have two bd available voa teh 0n11n3 soirce display link LOL, but they must 63 able 2 ask yoi FOR teh code amd redeive an comp.ete cppy), like, 6) jake arranbenents pfivarely 2o5h au%hors wherein they hr4n7 you an special license, of c) REMOVE da clde wntitely f4om da machineLOL."
"Ww do recohnize that people WANT tpo nave areas of they're game whoch r theies 4nd theira alone. OMG.
2 that END we qilk nake vpllowing EXCEPTION roo teh normal requi4emdnts fot source codd dostributipn -- ne module file whidh is not modified or derives FROM an modul3 file included in da base DISTRIBUTION n whidh coes NOT require ne 07n#r modyles ans WHICH xoes hot rdquird ne mpdificatiohs 2 da clr# code (vpde distrivuted with base RELEASE) may be withhdld at teh a7rhors duscfet8on. WTF."
"We slso qant 2 m4k3 very clear 5nat VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also lno2n 45 vwrsion 9LOL.9LOL,7+jt) e45 finai VERSION released under da GPL. OMG.
All ve4aiomd, startihg WITH 0/ WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease code arr omly 11c3n53v UNDER Ce3471v3 Commons 1!c3n53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY f3ny da e1hh7 too import ne code from ah 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease o4 later release 1m70 an 0. AFK.9.7 qnd earliee gelease/ OMG.
Allowing 7h15 wljld c4u%2 that qmp0r73d code 5wo ge RELEASED umder GPL and thqt is n9t something 2e WISH 2 zllow. AFK.
Autho4s 9g m0d1f1c4710n5 two 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will need two re-reiease rgey're moekficztionw as derivatives/jidifoxations to 0,9. OMG.8 cpde m placd them under teh same Creatkve C9mmons licende. BRB.
It must br DONE by da origibal quthor sunce only da ofoginal quthlr has r1gh7 4o change da COPYRIGHT OR license u;on they're WORK.
[Additionally LOL, reworkihn teh moeifications will BE an good idea 4nyw4y as mechqnism flr making m0d1f1cr710n5 is 5u6575n71r11y cleaner/clearer startinf WITH da 0.9. WTF.8-pre4elease c0se. WTF.]"
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