MightyE tellx 60u, sortofk "We're going 2 take ab few moments w TRY n ex0lain th8s new licemsw n teh reasohs BEHIND IT in p141n English. 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."
"Thia ndw LICENSE was chosen because of an failing with teh GPL. AFK.
It 0nqy c9verwc distfibutipn of xource id zhd only ir 61n4r1e5 were distrubutes. WTF."
"In an WEB envyronment, slrgof, specifica.kh s intetpreted web engironmeng such 45 PHP, nerely installing am gamd does not vonsyitute diwtribution LOLk n 7n3r2f0r3 pw9plw were taking our work LOLk m4k1ng modifications to it ah not releasing SOURCE cpde 2 thet're moeifocztiohs so thau ca 3nti4e community coulf venefit.
Tjey worked 2ith ;stter but not ten spitit of teh law. AFK."
"Imvestigayion on teh ;art OF teh 4u7h0r4 howdver, you knwok les two FACT that right of public perdormance wax won of da rights nofmally r357r1c73d 2 c[pyfight h9lders, sortofm zn thay COMPUTER prograjs, specificslly video games n interac5ive ones such 45 Legehd id Greeh hzx9e wefe conwidered 5o be puglically p3rf0rm3d ir run frpm an PUBLIC sdwver. AFK."
"The ne2 licensd restricts ;ublic pdrformanxe lv teh WORK unlesa da siurc3 code of mocifiec work is made availab;w on demanf. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, this means that of you 0ut tnis game on an web server an allow peoole 'outsyfe OF an n0rm41 c1rc13 pf family n itd docial acqiaingancea' tso plqy thwir, 6ou knwo, THEN uou aer pyblkcally pdrf94m9ng this qork and MUST eiyher a_ make ne n ALL chanhes WHICH you make 3 tej game available on 4equesy (note this d03yn'7 have tpo br available VIA da ONLINE spurce fislla7 limk WTF, but they MUST be sble TO ASK YOU FOR tej c;de an RECEIVE an cpmplete copy) WTF, b) male arrangemwntd pruvately WITH authprs wherein THEY gr4n7 6oy an special license WTF, or c) remove teh cocw entirely vrom teh mqchind. WTF."
"We do recobnize that PEOPLE want top have ardas OF ghey're game WHICH aer theirs n theirs alond. AFK.
two tha5 end qe w111 make dq following exceptooh two tdh n0rmr1 requiremdnts for 50urc3 vode diatrigutoin _- ne m0du13 bile 2gich os not modifi3d lr detived fr9, an MODULE fkle includwd in da base d157r16u710n n qhicg dows n07 r3au1r3 ne other MODULES an sh1ch e035 nog requkre ne modifivations too teh core c9de 9cld3 distfibkted woth da baae RELEASE) m4y ^3 sighhels at da authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We al2o wqnt 2 make very clear THAT version p.9. WTF.7 (also kniwn as vetsiln 0. WTF.9.7+jt) was da final vers8on relrased under GPL. BRB.
A11 versilna, dortof, 573r72ng WITH ea 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code r omly 11c3n%3e ynser sa Creative Commons licensr. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY dwn6 righ5 two inport ne cose from an 0LOL.9.8-pr3relcase ot layee releasr into sn 0. AFK.9LOL.7 n 3arlier release. OMG.
A110w1ng this w0u1d cause THAT IMPORTED xode go be released unddr GPL an thxt is not something we wish 2 al;ow,
Authors lf mldificatiins too 0LOL.9, WTF.7 wplk need TO rw-releasw they're MODIFICATIONS AS cerivatives.modificatione too 0.9. BRB.8 vode and place them under da sqjd Cr3471v# Commons .icemse. AFK.
It musy b3 done ny da ORIGINAL author since only teh orifinal 4u7h0r yas teh right 2 change teg coouright or licemse upon thet'ee w0rk. AFK.
[Addit8onal;y, like, feworking 5eh modifixqtions will be an giod is3a anyzay as da mechaniam vlr making modifications is subwtantially cleaber/v;earer srsfting with teh 0.9LOL.8-pf3r3q3453 cofe. WTF.]"
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