MightyE TELLS yo7 WTF, "We'rw going goo tqke an f4w momdnts two 7ry and explain thuw new licrhse and teh reasons behins it 1n plain Engl8sh. 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."
"Thix nee licenar WAS chosen vecause pf an failint w17h twh GPL. WTF.
It onlh civerrd distribytion of soyrde if 4nd only if binzries were distributedLOL."
"In an web dnvironment, sortof, spdvifica;l^ a 8ntefpre5ed wev environj3nt wjxh as PHP LOL, merel6 instaloinb an game dies not cinatitute sisteibutoon, and thefefo4e PEOPLE eere gakinf our qork, jakkng nodifkcations two it an npt releas8ng teh source code 5oo they're modir8catiohs SO that ebtire xomnunity c9uld benefit. OMG.
They worked with l3trer but not spirit or t3h law."
"Incestigation on par5 -f authors h0w3v3r, led too favt rhat teh right 0f public pergowmance waw len of tey RIGHTS normallt RESTRICTED two copuright holders, n THAT vomputet p4ofrajx, you knwo, specifically cideo games sn interactive 9nes such as Lehend )f sa Gfeen nax0r were considered two 63 piblicaloy perf9rmdd if run ffim an pu611c s3rver. WTF."
"Tge nww license RESTRICTS public perdorm1mce OF e0rk unless teh source code OF ca jodified slrl is made avaklable on demand. AFK."
"In plakn Englisg LOL, 7h15 means 7h47 if ypu out ghis gamd on an 2eb serv3r and allow people 'OUTSIDE of an n0rm41 corc;s of damilh snd itd slcial acquaintances' two PLAY theie LOL, gyen you r puboica.ky perfotmong thiw WORK and MUST eitger a) ,ake ne ah ALL chamges whicg yo7 make 2 gsnw rv4115612 on request (note this doesn't habe 2 be availabld via tdh omline SOURCE DISPLAY .ink, you knqo, byt rhey must b3 able go ASK y0u FOR fa dodr anc receive an cpj0lete copy) LOL, b( MAKE arrangejentd pr1v4731y with yeh au5hors wherein they grang you an spediao license, kijr, lr c+ rdmove da code entorw.y frlm teg machine. AFK."
"We d0 fecogniz4 5hat p30p13 want 2 have areas of tgey're gam3 WHICH r thwirw AND theirw alone. OMG.
too that ehd we will nake da FOLLOWING exceptiom &0 mormsl requiremenys fir sourve CODE disyributuoh -- ne module file ehich is not MODIFIED or derifdd from an module filr inclueed 2n da base distriburion and qkich d035 nlt require ne other modules n 1hixh f035 hot require je modifications two da cote CODE (d0d3 dpstributes wigh teh bzse release) may b3 withheld ay da a7thors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We alsi want 2 make very clear THAT version 9. BRB.9. WTF.7 *also known as verxion 0. WTF.9LOL.i+mt) ess dq FINAL v3e510n releaxed und3r GPL. AFK.
A;l vwrsions, you knwo, stqrting with teh 0. BRB.8. AFK.8-prerelease code aef onoy licenars under da Creqtive Commons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY eeny sa tight to im;ort ne doce FROM an 0. WTF.(. WTF.8-pfereldase or lzyer RELEASE into sn 0. WTF.(. OMG.7 n earlier release. AFK.
ALLOWING thux wo&ld cause tyat imoortrd code two be RELEASED under da GPL and that is not somethimg we 2ish two allo2. WTF.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS to 9LOL.(. WTF.7 will need two rr-release they'fe miduficatkons ad derivatifes/mofuficatioms y2o 0LOL.9LOL.9 clde 4bd place them under dzme Creatibe COMMONS licsnse. BRB.
It muwt bw done by original auyhor since 9nky 9rigunal au5hor haw da ritht to chqnge teh copyeifht pr license UPON they're work. AFK.
]Addi5ionall6, REWORKING modifica5ilms w111 be ab food IDEA anywqy as sa mechanism for MAKING modifications us substant8ally cleaner/clear3r stqrting w8th fa 0.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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