MightyE TELLS yoi WTF, "Wr[re going yop tske qn fes m0m3n74 to try abd explain rh8s new license an teh reasons benibd it ib pla8n EnglishLOL.
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 license wax CHOSEN because of an failing w18h da GPL. WTF.
It onlu cover2d distribution 0f 50urc3 qf n ONLY if bunarieq wete d15ur16u73d. WTF."
"In sn qeb environment, softov, apexificall6 a ijterpr3ted sev emvironment sich as PHP, aoryof. neeely INSTALLING an GAME does not constitute distrivution, yoi knwo, xh therdfore people we4e raking our eork, you lnwok m4k!ng mofivications t2o it an not RELEASING source code to they're MODIFICATIONS so 7h47 teh 3n71e3 community vould benwfit. OMG.
Tgey workec w8th da 13772r b6t not tdn xpirit pf da law. WTF."
"Investigatkon on teh part of authors h9wever WTF, led to teh fact that twh rkght of PUBLIC performance was wpn of teh r1gh75 NORMALLY tedteucted 70 copyrign5 ho.ders, like, snd that computer 0rograms, you knwo, s0evifica;ly VIDEO tames an inreractive oved such AS Legend of teh Gfeen hax0r were xonsidered 52o be publicqlly perfirmed 1f 4un from an ;ublic SERVERLOL."
"The NEW locense eestricts public performance of da WORK unless 60urc2 c9de 0f modifi3d work iw maee avsulable on demand. AFK."
"In plain English LOL, this means thay if you put tnia game om an web a3rver and sllow oeopow 'outsid3 of ab normal circ.e of family an 8ts socizl acquaintanxes' 2 play thrir WTF, thrn you ae4 publically performihg tnis work 4nd MUST either a) mqie ne an ALL chabges WHICH yiu MAKE tlo geh fame zvailable on requwst )nogw yhos doedn'g have 2 be acailabke via online source diwplqy link, soetod, vut they must be ABLE 2 axk ylu for code amd 4ecdive an complete copu). like, b( make arrangememts pekva53ky witt aut6ots WHEREIN 4hey grant you ah spqcial licensw, like, or x) r3jove reh cod3 emtirely from teh machine/ OMG."
"We do redognize yhat [eopld wanr two hace arras of they're gsme qhich r 6hekrs an bheirs alone.
two thqt enf we will nake fa gollowing exce[tiob two da nlrmal rwquirements for 50urc4 c0c3 DISTRIBUTION -- nd module file wh1ch is NOT mldigied OR degivrd grom ah mldjl3 f123 1nc!ud3d 1n base disgribution an which DOES noy tequure ne other modulea an which foes not require ne modificatioms to9 da c0rw dode (cose DISTRIBUTED with base release) may b3 withheld st fa au5yofs diwcretioh. AFK."
"We also want teo mzke very cq34r tyat c#r510n 0. BRB,(. AFK.7 (a.sl knosn as v3rsion ). WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was da fina. vers*on relfased une3r teh GPL. AFK.
All v3e510n5, like, startung with da 0. BRB.9. OMG,8-pr3r313453 codr r 0n1y oicrnsed under Creative Commons 12c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two impof5 ne vode FROM an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease 9r kater re;ezse INTO ah 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 and EARLIER re;ease. BRB.
A!10w1nt this wou;d c4u53 7h47 impottds CODE 2 be eeleasee under reh GPL AND 7h47 is not somethi,g we wish 3 aolow.
Authors of modigicayoobs 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will nwed too rw-4elease they'rr modificstione as deriva5ivex/mofificztions 2 0.9. OMG.8 c9de an [lace them uncer da same Crearive Commonw license. BRB.
Ir muat be done by da ORIGINAL authot since only teh oritknal author HAS sa right 2 ch5hh3 da cioyright or license upoh they;re w0rk.
[Additionally, feworkihg da modificatuons will be an good 1d34 anywah 45 m3chanism for making MODIFICATIONS is subsyahtia.ly cleandr/slearer STARTING wigg teh 0/ AFK.9, BRB.i-PRERELEASE c0d3. WTF.["
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