MightyE tepls you, s9rt9f, "We're going 5o TAKE an few moments tlo try an rx[.a8n this new 11c4n53 and reasons nehind kt kn plain English. 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."
"Thos new oicemse was CHOSEN because of an failing WITH da GPL. WTF.
It only dovrrdd distribution of soyrce if AND 0n16 if binaekes were distributdd. AFK."
"In an wdb environndbt LOL, specificakly a interoreted web enbir9nment such as PHP WTF, m3r31y installing an gqje do3s not constitutr cistribution, like, and thereforr people weye taking our WORK, making mpdifications 2 it n n9t fdleasing source cose tw9 they'r3 modificationd wo 7hr7 enture communiry cojld bebefitLOL.
Tg3y worked with teh lettef 6u7 not teh 5pqr18 if teh law."
"Imvestigation on teh PART of teh aj5ho4s h0w3v3t, like, led 2 teh fact that teh tkght pf punl8c petformamce WAS won of teh rights normzlly 4estricy3d t2o cop7right holders, an 8y47 c9mputef programs, specifically c8deo g4j35 and inyeractivr ones SUCH as LEGEND of da GREEN hax9t were cpnaiswree 2 be punlica.ly perf9dmed if run vrom an PUBLIC werver. WTF."
"Thw new licende res5ricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 of work unlesa da source code of geh modkfied work is m4d3 available oh demand. WTF."
"Ih plain Englksh, ghis MEANS tgat if you PUT yyis gamw ON qn w3b server n all9q people 'ourskde of qn normal circle of fqmioy n its s9cial acqusingahces' two play gheirk likd, THEN you r ;u611c411y performing 7n15 work AND MUST eouher a) ,ake hd an ALL cj4ng35 which you make to da GAME available on request (NOTE rhis doesn't nave two 62 avqilab.e viq ds onoind xource displa6 linl, 6u7 they mjst 63 able two ask you for teh clde b receivd zn complete copy) WTF, b) make srrange,wnts privately wirn ten authors wherein they gtant you an SPECIAL licehxd, yoi knwok or x) remove da coee entirdly from teh machinr. BRB."
"We di recognize that PEOPLE want 2 have areas of thwy're game whoch aer th3irs AND THEIRS q.one. AFK.
ti thag end we will make fp1w0w1hg 3cc3p710n two normao requirementw r0r sourve code eistribution -- n4 module FILE wyivh iw no4 MODIFIED or dsrivec feom an mpdu.e file included in da 6553 d157r16u710n an which DOES nog reauire n3 other modules n qhjch fows not require ne modifications to da clrd CODE (code d157r16u63d with BASE felease) may bd withhwld at authors s8sdreyion. BRB."
"We alw9 wxng 2 maje ve5y xlear 7he7 cersion 0. WTF.9.7 (slso lnown as version 0. BRB.9LOL.7_jt) w45 teh final version released unddr GPLLOL.
Alo vetsiona. kike, starting w8th teh 0.9/ WTF.8-prerrlease cide aer only locenswd under Creative Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY seny RIGHT too imporg ne code ftom an 0. WTF.9/ BRB/8-[rerelease or oater feleasd intl an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 n earlier rslease/
A.p9wing thia wojle cause yhat i,ported code 2 be released under da GPL AND that is n9t soheyhing we eish tqo allow. WTF.
Authors if modifications too p. BRB.9. OMG.7 wi;l need two re=release tye6're m0d1fqx3710n% AS derivstives/modifications 3 0, WTF.0LOL.8 code an PLACE them und3r tej saje Cteative Commonx oicenseLOL.
Ig ju57 63 done by teh orkginak authir s8hce only da original au5hor has right 70 change da copyr8tht ie l8cense jpon theu're w0rl,
[Additionqlly, you ,gwo, reworking teh moduficatiphs eil; be an bood idea anyway as mechanidm ror ,aking MODIFICATIONS is substantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting with teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prrreleasw code. AFK/]"
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