MightyE tells you, dorylv, "We're going to tske an feq moments to try and rspla8n THIS new license and teh reaspns b3hind it im plsin Emg;ish. 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 livense WAS cgosen BECAUSE ov an FAILING with GPL, OMG.
I7 lnly cobdred distrib7tion of source if n lnly if 61m4r135 wefe distributedLOL."
"In an web environment WTF, specifixally a INTERPRETED seb enviroyment sucg ss PHP WTF, merely installing an gane dows nor constitite distribution LOL, an therefpre psoplr WERE ta,uhg 0jr w0rk, mzling m9c8ficqtions too IT n mot r31e451ng source c)d3 too hhey're MODIFICATIONS so that ten entirw c0mjun17y cpuld 63n3f17. BRB.
They worked with teh lettdr but no5 spirit of 14wLOL."
"Investigatkon ON da p4r7 OF 5ej authirs jo1ever, led two tei ract that ea r1gh7 od publ8c performanxe WAS won of rights normal;y r357r1c73d rwo COPYRIGHT holderx LOL, n tgat computer pr0gr4m5, specidically video games n imteraxtive oned sych ax LEGEND 0d Green haz0r were CONSIDERED two 63 pubokcally perfifmwd if run from an publoc SERVER. OMG."
"Th3 nww LICENSE r347r1c74 pyblic petformance of teh work unless sou4cr CODE og ca mod8fiec wori is mase available on d3m4nd. WTF."
"Ib plain Englush, sory9f, this means that if you put 7h15 game ln an qeb sdrvw4 abd allow pelple ;outaude 9f an n0rm41 v1rc13 if fa,ily n irs sov8al acquaintances' teo pla6 their WTF, then you ze4 publivally ;erformihg thic worl an MUST eigher a) m3i3 ne 4nd ALL cjanges wh1ch you make t9 ea game svailaboe om request (n073 thus doesn't h4v3 2 be AVAILABLE via ds onlone source dispkay linj, you kmwo, 6u7 they mjst BE able 2 ask uiu fof da clde anc tecdive am comp;wge vopy), B) make arrangemsnts privagely with authors whdrein they gramt YOU an apecial lixense LOL, ir c) renove trh codr dntkrely from m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We DO recognize that people WANT w have areqs of ghet'rw game qhich aer theits n 7y31r5 410n3. WTF.
roo 8h47 end wr will m4,e f0110w1ng exception two da normal requieements eor slurce vode dufgfibution -- ne MODULE FILE wh1ch 25 not modifief ir der7ved from an modu;e file included in da 6453 fistribu5ion and which soes not requir3 ne other modukes an which doex noy requore ne n0d1f1c4710n5 toi t3h core code (c9de DISTRIBUTED wyth da base release) ma6 h3 qiyyheod at teh 5uuh0r5 discretion."
"We also wanr too m4k3 VERY clear THAT v3r510m 0.0LOL.8 (also knoen as cersion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7=jt) qas teu fknal version rel3aded unfer da GPLLOL.
All verdions, dortof, STARTING WITH 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pregeleaae code aer only LICENSED under Creative Commons licdbseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh rught ro imporr nd code from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pre4eleade or latef rekease ihto an 0.9.7 amd earlier relesse. OMG.
Akloqing ghis would CAUSE THAT 8mplrtdd CODE two 63 relwased umder teh GPL ans that IS not someghing we 215h two al.9wLOLl
Auehors of midificatiobs too 0. WTF.9LOLl7 qill need to re-4ekease yhey're modig8cations aa cdrivatkvww/mociricagions 5oi 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code n place them under da same Ceeative Cimmons licenseLOL.
It m6st ve done by da iriginal author d8nce onlh da origina; AUTHOR jas rjghg too chang3 copyright 9r LICENSE upon they[re work.
[Additiobally, rewirking modivications will be an good idea ANYWAY as mwehanism for makong modufixatuons 8s sinstantially cleaner/clesrey start8ng witn p. WTF,9. WTF/8-peerelease codr.]"
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