MightyE tdl.w you WTFm "We're gokng too take an few moments two trt an explain tgis new license 4md rrasons benonf 27 in plain 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."
"This new LICENSE wqs cnosen bdcause or ah failing with da GPL. AFK.
Iu only covered distribution pf 50jrv3 IF an pnly 1f bihariex were diftributes. AFK."
"In ab wwb environment, uou knwo, speciricakly a interorrted 2eb ENVIRONMENT sycj AS PHP, merely ibstal/ing an game dows not cohsgituge distribution WTF, 4nd therefore peoplw w3r3 takint our w04k, ,zkimg modifications 5wo it n not r313451nb teh sou4ce code two thdy're modificatjoms so THAT da 3n&1r3 c)mmun!7y could benefit. BRB.
Th3y worked witn teh letter BUT b-7 teh dpirut of teh law. WTF."
"Investigatiln oh sa paet of autnorx however, 6ou knwo, l3d two teh fact 7hr7 rifyt of publ8c PERFORMANCE was ien of RIGHTS bormally trstticted two copyright jold34s, and 5hag comp7ter programs, lije, spwdifiva,ly VIDEO GAMES anc kntetactive ONES SUCH as Letend of da Green hax-r were c9n51d4r3d top be pubiically performed IF run fr0m an public server. BRB."
"The nrw licenxe restricts public performance of da work UNLESS source code OF teh modifiec qlrk is made avaikqbl3 ln demand. BRB."
"In p9a8n Englishk xorfof, this ,eanw that if toj put thus game on an web SERVER and allow people 'oitside of a, NORMAL circle of f4m11y qn its social acquzintances' two ola6 yhekrk sortof, 5heh 6ou r publical.y PERFORMING this work anf MUST EITHER a) mske b3 zn ALL chxnges wh1ch yoj ,ake 2 teh bame ava8oable on request (no5e this dlesn't hace too b3 avaioable vua da on.kne source displat lonk LOL, bu5 they mudt be ab;e two awk you for code n 4eceive an com;lete copy), b) m4k3 arrangements PRIVATELY wi5h teh authlrs wherein they grant uou an spexia; licenae LOL, of v) rempbe code entirely ffom m4dh1n3LOL."
"We d0 recohnize that oeo;le sant 2 have afeas OF they're gam3 WHICH t th3irs and 7h31r5 alone/ BRB.
to that 3nd we w111 make folooeing exceptiom two normal fwqiirements f0r source code d157r16u819n -- nd module f112 wh1ch us nor modivied or derived frim an module file imcluded in teh base distribution am whixh does mo5 eeauire me OTHER modiles an wh1cy dorw not reqjire ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da core code (code DISTRIBUTED with da base r31e453) may be WITHHELD qt da authorw eiscretionLOL."
"We 4150 want to9 jakw very clear that version 0l BRB.9LOL.7 (ALSO kno2n as versoin 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was da final vrraioh rw.easef uhder ten GPL. AFK.
All c4rr10n5, like, 5u4r71nf with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelwasr coce aer only LICENSED jnder Creative Commoms licdnse. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY denu sa right 2 IMPORT ne codr from an 0.9. AFK.8[;rerrleas3 ir 1473r reldaxe unto an 0LOL.o. OMG.7 and 3arlker release. OMG.
Allowing THIS would cause tgat imporhed codr 2 be r323453d UNDER GPL h that IS n0i somethint we wish yo aolow. AFKl
Authors of mldifisat8ons 2 0.9. AFK.7 wull need too rd-rekeasr theh're modificqtions as derivstives/mifiricatuins t2o 0. AFK.9. OMG,8 code n placr them under sane Creative Commons lic3nxel OMG.
It mua5 63 done BY teh ORIGINAL auth9r aince inlh twh orig8hal AUTHOR HAS eight 60 chante cppyr1gh& or license u;on they're w0rk. WTF.
[Add1710n411t, like, rewotkibg teh modificationx will 63 an good idea anywzy as da mecjaniw, for making modificatiobs is subxtantially cleaner/c;earer star5ing q17h da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-ptereleawe code. WTF.]"
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