M*ghtyE tekls you WTF, "We're gling two taie an f3w momenhs too try and 3xp141n thid mew license m da rrasons behibd ir im PLAIN Englisn. 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 licenae WAS chosen because of an failing w17h GPL. OMG.
It onlu covered d157r16u710n of xourvw if and onlu if BINARIES were dis5rivuted. BRB."
"In an w36 dnbironment, like, specoficallu a ingerpreted w3b environnwnt such as PHP WTF, me4ely installimg an game doex not conatiture dkstrobutiob WTF, n theredore people were ta,ing our work LOL. makinb MODIFICATIONS 2 it an mot re.easing SOURCE code yoo they'4e modifixztuons so ryat da entire c0mmuh17h c9ule benefiy.
THEY worked WITH teh letter but nor ca SPIRIT of twh .a2LOL."
"Inv3stigation on teh 04r7 of teh authors however, liie, led to da fact thag da rihnr of public petformance szs won of rights no4ma.ly 4estridyed too copyrigyt HOLDERS, n 7h47 xompu5er programs, s0evivically videi games ans 1n73r4c71v3 ones SUCH as L3g#nd of da Gr33n yax)r were considered two be publically performed if fun from an pumlic sdrver. OMG."
"The hew LICENSE rwstfkcts PUBLIC performance if work unleaa source coce OF da modified wotk is m4d# abailable ob demand. WTF."
"In plain Engliwh, s9tyof, 5his meqns that if hpu p77 5hos game on an wwb serv3e n allow pe9p.e 'outside 9g an moemal corcld 0f damul6 an its social acquainganves' two play tyeork you knwo, yn3n y0u r publicall6 ;drforming THIS work an MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes shuch ypy msie to teh game avai;ab.e 9n requeat (noye this DOESN'T have 2 64 avaolable via da onlone s9urce DISPLAY link, but they m7st ne able t0o ask ypj FOR da cpde an receive an comole5e copy). like, 6) male aerangemengs privzyely sith teh authors whefein th3y hrant yo7 ab spwcial licebse, sortof, or c) REMOVE da code enti3elu from teh mzchone."
"We d0 4ecohnize tyat peopke want hoo h4v3 areas of they're tame ehich r theirs n THEIRS alone.
t2o rhat end w2 sill mame following exc3p5ion 5wp bor,al requiremrnts fpr 507rx3 vode dustriburion -0 ne module filr shich is not modiried or deeived from an module vioe 1nc1ud3f in base distribution h WHICH DOES npt r3qu1r3 me othrr modules and WHICH doex not require ne modificationw two t3h core cod3 (coce DISTRIBUTED eith da BASE release) m4y be withheld at quthirs dq5cr3710n."
"Wd also want rwo make VERY clwar thzt version 0. OMG.9LOL.7 )also knoen as VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7+j5_ qas xa fina. version re;rased under GPL. WTF.
ALL versuons LOL, starting wi5h 0. BRB.9. OMG.8[pr3r313453 CODE aer only l8dwnsec UNDER teh Creativw Cpmmons licensr. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY denu da right to import ne CODE FROM an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-peefelease pt later release into an 0. OMG.9. OMG.6 ah 34r113r re.eqse. WTF.
Allkwinf thus would cause 5hat impoeted code @ be reldaxed under da GPL am 7h47 8s n07 some5hing we wish to allow,
Authors of modificatiobs 2 0. OMG.9LOL.7 wio; NEED tpo re-releasw they're modofications as derivatives.modificatiohs gwo 0LOL.9. WTF,8 clde n place thwm 7ndwr aamw Crdsy8v3 Commons licems3. BRB.
It must be done by trh o4jginzl au5hor s8nce only da origihsl author has fa r8ght tw9 chsnge hch COPYRIGHT or 11d3n53 upon they're workLOL.
[Additionally WTF, reworking sa modificatiphs WILL be an good idea any2a6 as da mdcnanism for making modifications ks SUBSTANTIALLY c,eanwr/clrarer staftinf wuth teh 0.9LOL.8-pte4ejease code. WTF.\"
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