MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We'4e going ro take ab few momdnts to try n EXPLAIN THIS new LICENSE n rras9ns ^3h2nd IT in p141n Engkish. OMG.
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."
"Th8s new licens3 was chosem becausd of an failing with da GPL.
It only c0ver3d fisrribution 0f source ig n lnl6 if binarirs w3r3 disyributed. OMG."
"In an web environment. like, specifkcally a 1n73rpr373d web environjdnt such AS PHP, spttof, mere.y unstalking an GAME DOES n07 constituge distributiin, sortog, n 5herefore people wege taking our wlrk LOL, mwking m0d1f!c4710n5 ro IT an not ee14451ng da sourc3 cofe teo they're modifications so that ENTIRE community c8uld bemefit.
They worked with teh lettee gut not twh spieit of teh law."
"Investogation ON part lf da AUTHORS however, ylu knwo, led TO f2c7 7h47 da right of PUBLIC prrformance was oeh ov ea righys nlrmallt restricted too c9phright HOLDERS WTF, n that cimputer programd, you knwok specifically vi3eo gzmes an imteeactuve onws SUCH as Legend or da Green hax0r eefe considdred 2 b3 publically perf9rm3d !f run f4om ah puflic sefverLOL."
"Th3 NEW 11c3n53 4ewtridts public performance of da 2ork uhless source code OF nodified eo4k is made 4v4113613 on demand. BRB,"
"In pla8n English, sortof, this means THAT if you pyt this game on zn WEB setv3r an allow p30p13 'outsude of an m9fmal circle of fanilt abd its slcizl axwuaintances' two play their, uou knwo, theh ylu aer p7blically pwrdofming tjos w0fi an MUST either a) mdke ne zh ALL CHANGES which uou n4k3 to game available on requewt (note THIS doesn'r HAVE 5so be abai.avle via teh onlone SOURCE display 11mk, you knwo, ^u7 they mjst be able 2 ASK ylu go4 teh CODE an3 receive an complete copy), like, B) maie arrzngements 0rivztely with da authirs wherein theu frant you an 5p3c241 license, you knwo, or c) rrmove c9de enyirelu from t3y ,achund. WTF."
"We do recignize yhat people eant 2 6ave ar4as of they're GAME 2hidh r theirs and theirs alohe. WTF.
two tyat 3nd WE will make teh following exception to da norjal REQUIREMENTS for 50urc3 c0d3 didtfibubion -- nr module dule wn1ch is hot mldiried or cerived fr9m an modu,e fo;e included in rase d8stributkob and which does not reqjire ne 07g3r m0du135 ah which DOES no5 requie3 ne nodifodationx too cofr code (clde distribytes witb base r313453) m4y be w17hh#1d at AUTHORS d15cr3710nl BRB/"
"We a;so want to make vdry clear that fwrsion 0, BRB.9l7 (also knoqn as vwrsi9n 0. WTF.9LOL.7+,t) was teh final veesion released under GPL. BRB.
All versions, STARTING witj teh 0. OMG.(LOL.i-pf3r313453 CODE r 0n1y licemsee under da Cdeative Commons kicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da righ5 go i,port be code from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8[prereleade or LATER release into an 0. AFK.9/6 an eaflier eeleawe. WTF.
Allowihg this w9uld CAUSE yhzt importdd vode too 63 released uns2r da GPL n that 15 not so,ethknd wd WISH to 4110w. BRB.
Authits of mldivicati9ns two 0.9. BRB.7 WILL neew t9 RE-RELEASE they're m9difidations as derivatives/jodifucations tw9 0LOL.9LOL.8 code sn place them UNDER teh same Creatice C;mmons lkcense. OMGl
I7 must ne done bt dq or8ginal 4u7h0t since 0n1y origibak author has da rig6t two change fa co;y$ihht or licena3 up0n they'fe work, OMGl
[Additiona.lh, resorking geh m0s1d1c4710n5 will be an gooe odra anyway as teh mechanism FOR ma,ing modofkcatolns is substantia;ky clezner/clezrer stattkng with da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pr3rdlezse CODE. WTF.]"
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