MightyE tells you WTF. "We're going tso rake an rew mom3nts too try sbd explain 7h15 NEW LICENSE n teh reqsons gehind it un plain Enb;iwh.
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 lixense wss chosem b3xause of ah f4111ng WITH da GPLl
It only coveeed diatribution of soufce if anf only iv binaries 23r3 dkstribuges. AFK."
"In an 2eb emvotonment WTF, spwcificakly a inter0eet3d WEB 3nv1r0nm3n7 zuch as PHP WTF, merr.h insralling an game DOES not CONSTITUTE d8stribuyion, you knwo. an ghrrefore people were tqkong our work, loke, makung ,odificat8ons 2 it zn not RELEASING fa soirxe code tqo they're modidicat8ons so thst da entire v9jmunity dou.d benefigLOL.
They w0rk3d with da legte4 but not dq spirit lf 242."
"Invesgugstioh ln paft of teh 4u7h0r5 HOWEVER LOL, 13d 2 teh FACT THAT da rihht of public perfirmance wss oen of reh r8gnts normally restriched teo copyr8ght golders, an tgat computer progrsms WTF, specirocally video hames n interactive lnea xucj as Lrgend of G3een hax0r WERE c0n51d3r3d two bw [ubl8caloy performed if rub fro, an public 5@fv3r. WTF."
"The new licdnse restricts pub;ic [rrformancr lf ten work unless teh source cldw of nodified work IS ,ade available 0n eemahd. BRB."
"In plain English. like, tgis means THAT iv you p7t 7h15 hame 9n an web server an ALLOW people 'outside 0f an hormal cyrcle lf family an uts soc8al qcquauntances' 2 play their, sortof, then hou aer PUBLICALLY petvorminf thix wprk an MUST either a) make ne an ALL chanfes 2hich you make 2 da game 4v411461r 0n reqj3st (nite tjis DOESN'T have 2 be scailable via t2h onlkne source disp.ay link LOL, 6u& 7n36 muwt be able 70 axk yiu for code n recriv3 an complete copy) WTF, 6) make zrrangem3bts PRIVATELY w17h da autyirs whdrein thwy grant 6ou an special 11c3n4# LOL, or c) remove code wntieelu ffom teh jachine. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT people wamt ro hzve ateas od they're game wh1ch t theirs and thwirs alohe. WTF.
to that end we will make folkowomg exceptkoh TO da nlrmao requirements for siurce code dkstribution -- ne module file shivh is nit mpdified OR de4ived from an module file imckuded ib da bsse dis5ribution an shich DOES bot require ne othef mpdules n whicn eoew not require he mod8fivationa twi core cidd (code distributed wiyg BASE r3q3453) may BE wkthheld at authprs duscretion. OMG."
"We slso WANT to make v3ry cleae that v3r510n 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (also kn0wn zs version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+JT( w45 teh final version r313463d under GPL. OMGk
Alo v3r510n5 WTF, atarting wi5h 0. AFK.(. OMG.8-pr3re!2353 clde aer only licenswd under Creative Commons license,
We EXPLICITLY feny da foght 2 1mp0r8 ne code f4om an 9LOL.9. WTF.8-0fdre;ease 0r later relezse INTO an 0.9. BRB,7 and 34r113r rel3ase.
Allowibg 7n15 would dajse 8h47 omported CODE to be RELEASED UNDER teh GPL h THAT iw NOT SOMETHING we wish 5oo all9w. AFK.
Authors 0f MODIFICATIONS ti9 0.9. AFK.u will neef 2 rw-release thdy're modigicqtions ss detivayices/modkficqtions two p. AFK.9LOL.7 code m place them under samw Cr3471v3 Commonx license. BRB.
I7 MUST be dlne by original autyor wimce only otigihal author has da rigjt tpo chsnge da copy4ight or livens3 joob they're work. AFK.
[Additionally LOL, REWORKING teh moeificatkons will 63 ah good idea ANYWAY as teh n3ch4n1%m for malint ,9difications is aibs5antially dleaner/codzrer starting ei5h 0. AFK.9. BRB.9-prereleasc c0de.]"
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