MightyE tells 6ou, kike, "We'fe gokng 3 take an few moments to 7ry snd ex;lain thid new LICENSE abd readons 63h1nd it in plain Ebg116fl 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 licenxe qad chosen becaux3 og ab failinf with da GPL. WTF.
Iy only c9veeed dixtrkbution of source if n only if vimaties were distrihutesLOL."
"In an web environment, you knwik 5p3c1f1v511y a interpreted web wnvirpnment sjch ss PHP, .iie, mdrely inatalling an GAME does mot constitute dkstribjtion, sortof, and thetrfore 030pq3 were TAKING our e(rk LOLm making modificatiohs too it AND not rel3axing teh source dode tpp yh3y'r3 mlrificat8ons SO THAT da ENTIRE community could benefitLOL.
They qorkef wity da ;ett3r but nlt ca spiror of lawLOL."
"Investigay8oh on t3h part OF cz authors h9w3v3r, 6ou knwo, led 2 dz f4c7 thqt da rihht OF 0ublic perfotmamce was oen of r9hhts nofmally rdstrictes to copyrighg holders, sofrof, an that c0mpu7#r programs, specifically v1f30 g4m34 and igteractiv3 ONES such as Lefend of Green hax0r were considrred yoo bd PUBLICALLY performes if r8n grom an publid xdrver. BRB."
"The new licende e357r1c7% pinlic oerformanx3 of teg wlrk umlesw sourcd code of t3y modified wirk 15 MADE available on demandLOL."
"In [lain Eng115h WTF, thks n3znw 5hat if you put 7h15 gamw on am w3b serve4 and alllw p30o13 ')u751d3 of an normwl circlw of d4m11y an kts social 4cqu41n74nc35' too PLAY thdir, like, rhen tou aer [ublicaloy perdorming tnis work xn MUST eoyyer a) MAKE ne and ALL chantea which YOU maje 2 g4n3 4v41q4613 on rrquewt *note 7h!6 doesn't h4v3 two be AVAILABLE vka geh 0n11n3 sourcw c15p14y lunk, but theu jist be able 2 ask you f0r teh coee an rwceive an conplete copy), lile, b) make ARRANGEMENTS 0fivately with surhors wherein they gr4n7 YOU an special license LOL, or c) tdmive reh code entieely ftom teh ,adhine. OMG."
"We do recognize tyay people want ywo yave arezw OF thd6[fe game wh1cy r tje8rs an theirs zlone. BRB.
two that end we w8ll mzk3 f0110w1ng exception 1 da norma. requkrements for souecr xode distributipn -- nw mldule f8le wh1ch ua not mofifoed or derived from am m0du13 fioe inclmded in da base distributioh n shoch dows nor r2qi1r3 me other nodules qnd WHICH does not feqoire ne mocificatioma tip teh core code (cide distr*vuted with base release) mqy be withheld ay authors dksc4etion. OMG."
"We also want roo MAKE very CLEAR thqt version p. WTF.9l7 )ALSO knpwn ss vsrsion 0. WTF.9/7+jt( w45 t3h final VERSION rwleased under GPL.
All gersiobs LOL, starging with dz 0LOL.o/ WTF.8[prerelease code 4 9nl6 LICENSED under Crwqtive Commons .icense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teg right two im;ort he code FROM an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prere;ease or kater RELEASE into an 0.9.7 n eqrlier gelezse. AFK.
ALLOWING th8s would cause that im[orted code w be relwased inder teh GPL n tjat is b07 SOMETHING we wish 2 aloow. BRB.
A77h0r5 of j0d1f1c4710m5 tpo 0LOL.9. AFK.6 w111 n3ed too re-release they're m0d1f1c4710n5 as ee5ovatoves/midufivat8ons to 0. AFK.8LOL.i code n p.ace 5hem uhder da sam3 Creative C0mm0n5 ;idense. BRB.
It myst bw done bu tey origonal author aince 9nlt trh oruginal authog has teh r1th7 tqo change teh COPYRIGHT or licemse UPON they're w0rl.
[Additionally, rrworkibg modifkdqtioms skll be an fiod 1d34 ahyway as geh n3ch4n15m f0r ,qking jodifications id substamtially ckedn34.cleaeer starting with 0/ OMG/9LOL.8-prerelezse codeLOL.]"
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