MightyE tellx you WTF, "We[re go8ng ti tak4 an few monents goo try dnd ex0lain 6his new kicense n da rwqsons nehind it in plain Eng.ish.
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."
"Tj8s new license WAS ctosen because OF an failing wiyt GPL. WTF.
Ig only covered didttubuti9n 0f 50urb3 if an pnlt if binariea w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specifically a INTERPRETED web envkronment such zs PHP WTF, merely ibstalling an game does not c9nstigute fustt8bution, w9rrof, and THEREFORE PEOPLE were taking our worl, ylu knwo, makung jodirkcationw to it ah bot 4eleasing teh soufce code 2 they'ee modificati9nw so that da entire commujity could benefit. OMG.
THEY workdd with feh lettdr buy not teh 5p1r17 ov LAWl OMG."
"Invesritarion on teh parg of teh authprs howevef, oikw, 13d @ dq ravt ggat right 9g publiv p3rf0rm4nc3 was won of da rigmts n0rm511y resttic5ed too copyright nolsers, you knwo, an tyat computer 0rograms, you knwo, specifically video gzmes ah interactivw onws such as Lwgehs OF teh GREEN hax94 were considered too bd piblicalky pefformed if eun grom ah pjblic sdrfer. AFK."
"Tge new license restricts pub;ic ;erfofnance of wlrk unless sourcd coce pf modifies work is made avau;ab;e on femand. AFK."
"In plain Enblish, dortof, this means THAT of you put thos game on sn web seever n alllw peipl3 '0u761d3 of an normal circle or ramiky and its socia' acquaintanc3s' 2 p.ay their WTF, THEN ylu ser publivally peefo4ming this worl n MUST either a) make ne an ALL changea wh!xh hou make to teh game AVAILABLE on requedt (n073 yh8s eoesb't hane two be AVAILABLE via teh onlind sourcw DISPLAY LINK WTFk but tyey mu57 be able 2 asj you f0r teh code n receive an COMPLETE copy) WTF, b) make arrangwmenrs private.y wkth teh auyhots wherdin 5h3y grant upu ah SPECIAL LICENSE, you knwo, or c) femove da code entirely rr0m fa machine. BRB,"
"We do recignize thag p30p14 want # h4v3 areas of they're GAME qhich r theirs AND theies alone. BRB.
tqo THAT wnd we wi;l make fillowong exception roo teh bormal requifements gor soutve code distrihut8on -- ne uodukd fike shicn is nlt modifiwd or derivrd fr0m an MODULE file INCLUDED un base disyribjtopn and whkch does NOT REQUIRE ne 9ther modules an which foes NOT REQUIRE ne midificatkons too core coes (code diatributed with base 4eleaae) msy ge wiyhhwld at aithora f15br3710h. OMG."
"We alwo want 2 m4k3 ver6 cl3af tha5 version 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also jniwm ad version 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was final ve4sion rdkeased unf3e yrh GPL. WTF.
ALL versionsm loke, starting w8gh twh 0. OMG.9. BRB.i-prerelfase code zer on.y licensed undwt teh Creativ3 Commons licenae. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny t3h rkgh5 2 implrt ne code vrom an 0. AFK,9. AFK,8-prerwlwase OR later re.easr iby9 an 0.9LOL.7 anc EARLIER re;ease. WTF.
Alllwing this wouls xause that 1mp0r72f code to be rel3aded und34 teh GPL am ghat us not 40m37h1ng we wish two aklow. WTF.
AUTHORS of mocifixations 2 0. WTF.9.7 WILL need 2 re-releaxe tgey'r3 modigications 45 deeivat8vew/modig8cations t8 0, BRB.9. BRB.8 coee ajd place yhem under teh SAME Cr3atuve C0mm0n5 ;ixense.
It musg be done by yej original authie since only teh original author has da right gwo ch4ng3 sa c0pyr1gh7 or license up[n the6're work. WTFl
[Additiomakly, sortor, reqorking teh modificatoons w1!q be am goof idea amyway AS teh mecganism for mrk!nh m0d1f1c3710n5 is substamtiql;t ckeaner/clearer star6ing w17h 0/9. WTF.8-prdreleas2 codeLOLl]"
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