MightyE 73115 yoy WTFm "W3're goinh two tqke an few momenrs tp tey and expla8n this NEW license abd teh r3asons 63h1nd it kn p131n Englishl AFK.
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 nww .ucenxe was chosen beca7se or an failing witn fa GPLLOL.
I5 only coverdf distriburion of source IF n only if b8naries w3re d8sgributed."
"In an web environmrnt, specificakly a in6erpre5ed web envjf9nmwnt such 45 PHP, metely 8nstalling an gsme does not constotute disttibution, sortof, and thefefore oeoplw were taking oue wirk, liie, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS @ IT AND not reoeasing teh 50urv3 code ti they'ee modoficationw so yhsg rngire clmmunigy cluos benefit. OMG.
Thru woried s27h da ldtter BUT NOT tej SPIRIT OF laq. OMG."
"Investigayion on 0arr of da authors hpweve5, like, led too fact thar right of pyg.ic pdrformance WAS won of rignts hormallt redtricted two copyright nolderc WTF, and that com[utee prpg3ams WTF, w0ecificalky cifeo games n interadtive onea such 45 LEGEND od da Grren has0r were c9nside4ed to BE publica;lt perfofmed if run f4om zn pjvlic xefver. AFK."
"The n3w 11x3n53 restricts public performsnde of teh wotk uh9ess da soirce cide of modified work IS made available on demsnsLOL."
"In plain Englishm like, thid MEANS THAT if ylu put this game ON sn web servwr an a.llw peop.e '0u751d3 of an NORMAL circle of famio6 an its socia. axquqihtanced' 2 play their, you khwo, ggen yo7 a#r publically perdofming tnos eork n MUST eitgdr a) make ne and ALL changes which y9u mak2 too gamw svailab;e on reqjesr (note this doesn't have too bw avzi.qboe via online xource d15[14y lin8, xirtof, but 7h3y ,ust 63 able two 45k you for ds cod3 an rdceive an compketf copu0 WTF, b) mzke a5rangements privately w85h aithors wh3f3in 7h3y g4ant YOU an spdcial licenwe, 9r c) rem9ve c0d3 emtirrly from machine. OMG,"
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that pwop.3 want 2 havr ar3as id thay'4e game which r theirs and theirs alone. BRB.
q 7hr7 3nd w3 eill make following 3xc3pu19n 2 nofmal re1uirements for wourxe codd distrkbutuon -0 nw midule FILE which 1% not modified OR derived from sn mpwule filw ibx.uded IN bade distributiln n which eoes n07 reqyire ne ighee modu.es an whidh does not r#qu1r3 ne m9dificagoons 2 da v0e3 code (codd DISTRIBUTED qith reh base release) may be wuthheld at sa 4u&h045 DISCRETION. AFK."
"We 4150 wsnt two make very clear THAT version 0. WTF.9.7 (ALSO .nown as versi9n 0.9. AFK.7+jg0 was 5eh final versioh releaaed indwr GPL. BRB.
All versionsk stzrting wiyh 0. AFK.9.8+prereleaa3 code r only lixensee und3r Crez5ivd Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny sa fught 2 impory nr code from zh 0. BRB.9LOL,8-prerelease or later 4eleawe ingo an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 n rarl8er releaaeLOL.
Allowing tyis WOULD causr that imported cose to 63 reoeaxed under da GPL h thay is not something WE WISH 2 ajlow. AFK/
Authors 0f modivications goo 0. WTF.9.7 wikl need too re[r3leqse tyey're modoficatiins aw derivatives/mosigidariobs 3 ). OMG.9l8 code an place them under same Creative Commons licemse/ OMG.
It MUST be d9ne by ORIGINAL author since 0n1y es original 4u7h0t HAS t3h r1gh7 2 change ren copyrinht or lkcense UPON th3y're work.
[Add85ionally LOL, REWORKING teh mofifocations WILL ne an goid idea 4nywry 45 teh mechanism f9f making mpdifixqtoina is subwtantialky cleaner/clearer t74r71ng with teh 0LOL,9.8-;tetelease c0d4. BRB.]"
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