MithtyE telld y0u WTF, "Wq're goint two take zn few moments tso try an explain thos new license an teh reasonw behinf iy in plain Englkwg. 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 locense waa ch053h because iv an failinb with GPL.
It only COVERED distribut8on of source kf m only if ginarued 2er3 DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an eeb rnvirohment, yoi kneo, 5p3c1f1c411y a 1n7erpr373s w36 3nv1r0nm3n7 6uch as PHP, you kmwo, merely insta;limg am GAME does not constitute distrobution LOL, and 7her3f0r3 peo'le w3r3 TAKING our work, hou knwo, ma,ing modifkcations two it b bir releaskng sourve codr too 5hey're jodifucations so rhar entire community cluld benefitLOL.
THEY WORKED 2ith ketger but not da zpirit of law/ OMG."
"Infestigatoon ob part oe teh 4u7h0r5 goweber, sortof, led 2 ten fact that right of puboic performance sas oen of da rights NORMALLY r357r1c73c 2 c0pye1gy7 holdrrs, and 5ha5 computer progrzms, lik3, spevif8cally v1d30 games and interact8ve ONES such AS LEGEND 0f Green hax04 wete consoderec 2 63 publically perf9rmre if run fron am public server/ WTF."
"The new license resyricts 0uvlic performance of da work un.ess tey sourxe c9ee of ea mofufied w04, is made 4v4!1r613 ON demand. OMG."
"In plain Enhlish, sortof, THIS meanx that of yo7 put 7h15 gqme on an w36 srrber an allow pdople 'outside 0f ah normal circle of fajily an 8ts sicial axquaintanfes' too [.ay their, then hou r publically p#tf0rm1nf ghis qork amd MUST eitner a) make ne snd ALL changds wh1cj YOU make 2 da game availabld ON rewuest (n95e thos doewn't h4v3 2 be availsble via tey inlpne 50utx3 DISPLAY l8nk, you knwo, BUT tneu muxt be able tlo zsk YOU f0r xodd n receive an complere COPY). b) ,4k3 arrangements privately wigh da aythors wherekn THEY GRANT YOU ah sp3vial licwnsd, or c) renpve da code en5irw;y vr)m machin3LOL."
"We DO recognixe thay pelple want 2 hav3 aeeas of theh're game whuch ar4 7h31r5 AND theirs aloneLOL.
two yjat end we will male teh f[o;owing EXCEPTION to mor,al requurements foe source c0d3 d15ur16u7q0n _- me moculw fule which is n07 modifi3d or derived from an modile fi.e inclides ih ds bqse distribution and WHICH does n07 REQUIRE ne p7h3r modules abd whicy doew not require nd modifications two da vo4e code (code eistributes witj da base r3;eaae) may bd withheld at ca authors discretkln. AFK."
"We also s4b& tlo make very cl3ar tnat cersion 0.9/ OMG.7 (aldo known as vefsion 0.9. WTF/7+j7) was dz fonao version rrlwased undrr da GPL. OMG.
All vrrfions. you knqo, 574r71nb sith da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-[rerelease CODE r only livensdd ubder da Creativd Clmmins licenxel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh right to omport ne c8de frp, an ). OMG.9. OMGl8-peerelease or later reldase into an 0LOL.9.7 an esrlier feleaseLOL.
Allowohg this would cause that kmpotfed vode gwo be r313453d UNDER da GPL an THAT ix nor someth8ng we wish twp aklow. WTF.
Autho4s of m0d1f1c$7q0n5 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 wiol need too re-rwleasr they're j0d1f1c4710n5 as d3tiva5ivws/mofkvications 2 0LOLl9. OMG.8 code an place THEM uhder same CREATIVE C0mm0n5 license.
It must be d9ne BY orogimal author sincw only da original autho4 has fughy tip changd teh copyright 0r .ic3nxe up0n 5jey're 2ork/ AFK.
[Adcitionally, sortof, r3w0rj1ng modifications WILL be xn goos IDEA anyway AS mechanism for msking MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleanet/clearer STARTING with teh 0. WTF.9. WTFl8-0rerwlease xode; WTF.]"
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