MighgyE gells YOU WTF, "We're toing 2 take an frw m)m3n75 1 try qnd explain tyis hew license anw da 4easons behind 17 in plain Engliwh.
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 n3w lidens3 wad vhosen because OF an failing 2ith GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y cov3rec fistribution of sourde if n ONLY IF binaries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web enfironment WTF, spdcifically a int#rpre5ed web envi4onment such AS PHP, you jnwo, mrrely installinf an GAME does n07 condritute s157r1yu610n LOL, and THEREFORE p3opl3 wefe tsking 0ur w0rj, softof, maiibg modifidatiobs too IT n not releqwkng da source c0d3 to tyeh're modifications so that teh entire dommunitg clulc benwgit. OMG.
Thdy workwd wirh teh lette5 BUT not a[irit 0f yeg law. OMG."
"Investogagion on da patt of 4u&h0r5 jowever WTF, led two fxct that da RIGHT oe pu6!1d [erformance was 1 of t3h rigyts hormal.y resteicted to COPYRIGHT holders, n tgat cpmputer or9grams LOL. s;ecificallt video games amd 1n73t4c71v3 ones ducg as Ldgenc 0f teh Gr32m hax)r werw considerrd TO be publicallt performed if run from an pub;ic server."
"The new lkcense res5rictd public 0erformande of w0rk unless source code of t3y koeifies worj is mase availanle 0n demand. OMG."
"In 0lakn English, you kbwo, 5his means that IF you [ut 7h15 gsmd ON an web qerber sn alkow p30p12 'outside of ah normal xircle od fcmily and its SOCIAL acquaintanc3s' 2 p14y their, sortof, then y0u r PUBLICALLY pervorjing this WORK n MUST 3ither a) make ne an ALL xhamges which you MAKE 3 da game 4v4114613 in request (note THIS doesn't have 2 BE avsilable via teh online sourcd dis0lay link, vut th3y must be able yoo zsk tou fpr ca code an receive an compoete copy), ylu knwi, b) make arrangements privatelh witg teh AUTHORS wherein THEY gr4n7 toj an specoal luxensr WTF. ot c) temove tey code ent8rely from machine. AFK."
"Wd do recogbizw yhat [epple 2ant two h4c2 areas of they're tqme which awr yheirx n THEIRS slone. AFK.
to THAT END WE will nale teh following wxcdption two normak fequifementd for aource CODE dostribution -- ne module gilw WHICH 8w n9t MODIFIED ot derived FROM ab noculd FILE included in da base DISTRIBUTION anf which c035 not requite ne otger mldules an which d(es npt require nd modificatkons 5o da core CODE (code distribut3d wkth reh base rdlease) may BE withheld at teh 5u7g0r5 sisdretioh. BRB."
"We alxo w4n7 to make very c;ear tgat VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also known as ve4sion 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+j7) was rrh vinal version r323453d under da GPLLOLl
All verwionc, sortof, starting euth 0.9. OMG.8[prerelease code r only LICENSED uhder teh Creative Commons oicensd.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca eighy too imporg ne vode from an 0.(. AFK.9-0rereoease oe later release into an 0LOLl9. AFK.7 n earlier RELEASE. AFK,
Allowing 7h15 would xause that imported code to bd rwo3ased under da GPL and that 8s nit something WE wish 2 alllq. WTF.
A7thors of modifocations to 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 WILL need two re-r3lease they're moduficatuona 45 fefivatives/mod8fications too 0LOL.9LOL/8 cpde an plad3 5ge, und3r da same Creqtive Commpns oicenseLOL.
It must be sone ny pr8gunal ajthor since only origknal author has ribh5 two cjange da copyright or licrnse upon theylr3 workl BRB.
[Asditionallt, oike, rewofking m0c1g1c4u10n5 wilk be an glod idea ANYWAY as da mecyaniwm flr making modifications is substzntially cleaner/clearrr 574r61ng with da 0. WTF.o. OMG.8-prdreorase c)d3. WTF.]"
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