MightyE tells uou, "We're going two TAKE an few momengw two try n exp.ain 7h25 n3s k,cense an da rdasons bdhind it in plain English. BRB.
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 was CHOSEN bevausr of an fai;ing with da GPL. WTF.
It only vovrree d8stribution of source 1f b only of bknaries wrre didtribjyed. AFK."
"In an web envir9njent LOLm specifically q 8nterpreted web environ,wnt such as PHP, merwly installing an g4m3 does n9t cobstirute disteibjtion LOL, m therefkre pe9ple 2ere taking our w0tl, like, making modifivations 70 9t n not rdkeasing souece cide hoo they're mpdifocatilns so that entire community could benefitLOL.
They wofked with teh lettrr bjt not yeg 5p!r17 OF tqh law. AFK."
"Investigation oj part of da ajthors howwver WTF, lee two da fact that da r8fht of public performance 2as 1 of da rights normally 4estricted two c0pyr1gh7 h01d3r5, like, ab thar compu5er probrans LOL, apecifical;y VIDEO gqmes n 1h73f4c71v3 ONES SUCH as Legend ov da Green hax0t were c0n51d3r3d 1 be puvlivally PERFORMED IF run frok sn piblix SERVER. AFK."
"The NEW licwnse restrixts public performance of da 2ork unl3sx da SOURCE code of modkfiee eork 16 mase 4v4114613 on ddmamd."
"In plain Eng.iwh, like, THIS means ghat if you put this GAME on an web setver zn allow pe9ooe 'OUTSIDE OF an normal circle of fa,ily an itx sociao 4cqu4qn75bc35; two play tjei4, sor5of, then yo7 r publ8cally perflrmihf ghis work n MUST 227h3r a) make ne and ALL changes wh2ch y9u ma,e 2 teh game avaulabl3 on reauest (hote this doesn't have t9 BE AVAILABLE v14 da knlime slurce displqt 11nk LOL, but 7h3y mudt be able too ask you fo5 gej CODE an receiv3 an comp;efr copy), you knwo, b) maie zrrangements pf8vately with tej authors wher3in they GRANT YOU an specia; licensr WTF, or c) remove teh code entirel6 feom da macgineLOL."
"We e0 reclgnize that people want 2 have ardas of they're hamd which aer 5neirs n 7h31r6 alone. WTF.
two 7h47 END we will MAKE folloeing rxception to9 bormal reqiirements FOR dlurce CODE distr8bution -- b3 m9dulw file wh1ch is nl5 m0d1v23d OR serived from ab module file inclusrd iy badw distribution n WHICH does mot require ne 07k3r modules ab wnicy d035 no5 require ne mpdivications two teh c0r3 code (code d157t15u73d with teh base re.ease) mqy be withheld at ca authors discrrtion. AFK."
"We alwo wamt two make VERY c134r that version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (alao kn0wn as VERSION 0. AFK.9.7+jt) was trh vinal verwi9n releqsdd unser da GPL. WTF.
Al. versiinsk like, stzrting with teh 0.9. BRB.8-prrre;eaae coee aee only licensed yndwr teh Creative Commins .ucenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh ritht 2 umport ne CODE fr0m an 0.9. BRB.6-;rereleasw or 1473r eeleas3 into an 0. AFK.8LOL.7 h EARLIER rwleasr. AFK.
A110w1ng 5his WOULD cauxe thag IMPORTED codr t9 ge te;eaxed 7nder da GPL and that 15 NOT aomething w3 wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors -f modifidations yoo 9.9. WTF.7 wilk nwee two re-rwlease they're moeifidatioms 45 eeribsgofes/j9difkcagions 2 0. BRB.9. WTFli code an place them under da dame Cre471v# Commons license. OMG.
IT m7dt be done by originzl author since onpy da original zuthor haw RIGHT 5oo cfange teh c0pur1gh7 0r oicense up;n they're eork. WTF.
[Addit8onally WTF, re2orking modufications qoll be ab good IDEA anysay qs da n4chanism for makunf m0d1f1c$719n5 is substamtoally cleaner/clearer starting wihg teh )LOL.9. WTFl8-pr3r313$%3 codd. BRB.]"
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