M8thtyE tells YOU, "We'rr going too take an few momdhts too try an ezplqin this new license m da reasons 73h1nd it ln PLAIN Eng.isj. 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 hew lidense was chosen because ov an fai;ing eith ca GPL,
Iy only covered DISTRIBUTION of source if n onlt 1g 61n4r135 were disteobu5ed. WTF."
"Ib sn w36 ENVIRONMENT, like, sprcigically a 1n73rpr373d w3b 3nviromment 5uch as PHP LOL, merely installing an gamr dods b07 cobs5itute eistribution, ypy knwo, ab gherefore ;30p13 wefe 74,1ng our work WTF, MAKING jodificat8ons to it 5ns not releasing sourxe code tqo tgey'3e modifivationw 50 ghat ca enti3e community cpjld ben3fitl AFK,
THEY eor,es with yeh letter 6u7 nor spieit of ls2. BRB."
"Inbestigagion 9m sa pqrt of aithors however, xortof, 13e twi fa vact that rifh5 pf public performance waa oen of 5eh rights normally restrict3d t9 copyright holdr4s LOL, zn that COMPUTER programs LOL, xpecifivally fideo gamew anc intrrqcbive unes such ad Legend of da Gr33b hax0r were considered too be punlicalky perfirmed iv run from an piblic server. BRB."
"The new LICENSE r3stricts pubkoc pe4formance of work unless source cpdf OF da modifi3d work is msde avaikabke on demand. WTF."
"In plain Entlish, like, thia meand ghat 1f you put yhis game on an web 53rv3r ane allow p3ople 'outwide of an normal circle of fami;y n its s9cia. acq7aintances' 2 play tneirm s9rtpf, ygen you r publivally perforning 7h15 work n MUST ekther a) make n3 and ALL changew shoch 6ou make 2 game AVAILABLE 0n fequest (NOTE this dorsn't have 5ol be avai.abl3 vua pnline SOURCE display iinj WTF, BUT yhwy mus5 ge zble two ask you gof code and recwice an c0m01373 copy), like, 6) MAKE arrqngemebts peivayely witn da ajth9rs wherein they gdant yoy an s0rcial kicensem lile, or c) REMOVE da code enyirdly fr9m machibe. AFK,"
"Wd do fecognize tjat people want too hacw areas lf they're hamr which adr theirs n gheirs alone. OMG.
too thar rnd we wq11 make da following esceptiln # nornak rrquirements for souece cpde DISTRIBUTION -- ne ,ldule fil3 2j1ch is not jodifidd OR deribed frim an m0du13 file includee in ds basr dist4ibugion an which s(es noy require ne OTHER modules and which does bot require ne m;d8fucztions TO xor3 code (clde e1%7r16u73f with fa vase rekease) may be withheos at teh au5ho4s d!5x4w710n. OMG."
"We ALSO want too maie VERY clear tyat vefsion 0l BRB.9. WTF.7 (4150 knoen as bersipn 0LOL.o. AFK/7_jt) wad dz final version r313462d under da GPL.
All v3r510n5, ylu knwo, 574471yg 2ith 0LOL.9. AFK/8-prereleaxe cide qdr only .8censee 7nder CREATIVE Commpns licemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da roght 2 im;ort ne code from an 0/ OMG.0. OMG.8-pr3r313453 or latwr rel3ase onto an 0LOL.9LOL.7 m earlier r3134%3. WTF.
Allowing th8s would cause that imported c0de TO be reldasee uncwr GPL an that is not SOMETHING se wish 2 a.low. AFK.
Authors of mpd8fixztiona tio 0. WTF.9l BRB.7 wio; neee to RE-RELEASE they're mod8f8cations AS deribatives/mpdifications to p.9. OMG.9 code an place the, incer teh same Creative Commohs license. WTF.
It ,ust be donw by da 0rqg1n41 author 51nv4 only da ORIGINAL aithoe hsd da rifht 2 chsnge teh vopyright or license upon they're worl. BRB.
[Additioballh WTF, resoriing da modifidations w111 b3 zn GOOD idea anyqzy qs da m3ch4n15m for makinf modifications ks SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER starying with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease code.]"
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