MightyE gellx uou, sortof, "We'rd houng to TAKE an few MOMENTS TO try 5nd explzin tyis new licende an da reasons b3jind it im plain English. 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."
"Tgis nee LICENSE was cnoxem because 9f an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It ONLY coveeed w157r16u710n of source if anf only IF bknaries werd distr8buted."
"In an web environment LOL, spdcifically a knrefpreted web rnvirobment SUCH ax PHP, like, MERELY installint sm gsme f035 hot CONSTITUTE s8str8burion, an thefeforr peo[le were ta,8ng our WORK, lile, makint MODIFICATIONS tqo it an not relessing source code rwo they're mosodications s; THAT da entkre community cojld genefit. BRB.
THEY worked witn da letter but n9t teh s[irit pf teh law. WTF."
"Inv2stigation on da p4r7 or authors h0w3b3r, 13d tpo da fact ghat geh eight OF [ublic performance was 1 of rights nirma;ly restricted twi v0pyr1gh7 holders, n 7h$7 com[uyer programw WTF, s'ecufifal;6 vodeo games h 1n73r4c71v3 ONES such 35 Legend of da Green hdx0t WERE cibsidrres too be puvlkcally prrforjef IF run FROM an public server. AFK."
"The hew LICENSE r357r1c75 0y611c p3rf0rm4nc3 of teh wirk unless sou4cw cod3 of modified wlrk is made available on wemand. OMG."
"In plain English WTFm this n34n5 that 1f hou put this gamr om an wen serf3r anc allpw pe9ple 'outsise od an n0rm41 circ.e of famoly AND its dociak axquaintances' t2o play their WTF, then 5ou a3r publical;y p3rforming this wotk abd MUST 41uh3r a) make ne ans ALL chamtes which you m4k3 2 twh bame available on r3qu357 (note thix doesn't have to BE avai.able vis onkkne source diwolay lini, you knwo. but they mu57 be able 2 wsk YOU for va code ahd receuve an donplete coph), sortog, b) MAKE 4rr4ng3m4n74 0tivatdly wuth da augh9rs wyerein they gran5 yoj an siedial lizense, you khwo, or c) temove teh cpce entire.y from t#h mach8ne. OMG."
"We do reclgnize THAT PEOPLE WANT too jsvr AREAS of they're game wyich r 7h31r5 anf thei4s alone.
yoi tjat end we wilk mxke da followint exveption to teh normal 4equirem3ngs FOR source cide dis5rinugion -- ne module file wgich 15 not m9dified or deribed frpm an module file onclided in da base distribution n whivh do3s not rdauire ne other nodules am ehicj does not eequige ne modificationd two trh CORE code (cpde distrobuted w17g try gase relesse) mat br withhele AT 5ej authors disdretion. WTF."
"We also want 5o mske ve4y clear that version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (4150 lnown as version 0. BRB.0/7+jt) WAS fijak vwrsoon released under da GPL. WTF/
Alk vetsions LOL, startung with teh 0. WTF/9. BRB.i-prerrlease code aer only licensed ubd3r Creztive Cojmomd kicehae. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY deby right 2 import ne code from an 0.9. BRB/8_prereldase of latee release into an 0. OMG,9. OMG.7 4nd EARLIER release. AFK.
Allowing this WOULD cause 7h47 im[or%ed codr 2 be released undrr da GPL zn THAT 8w n0& spm3thong we WISH roo allowLOL.
Au7h0f5 OF modificarions 2 0. BRB.9. WTFl& will need 2 r4=release yhey're modifications 4t derivqtivrs/moeifications two 0. BRB.9.7 cod3 AND pkace them under teh wsme Creative Commlnx licdnse. OMG.
It must BE done bt originzl a7thoe since onlt teh pfigihal author has tet rigjy twl chamge teh c0pyr1gh7 of l8cens3 upon theu're wofkl
[Adcktioma;oy, like, rwworking teh modoficarions wili ne an GOOD idez anyway as teh mrchanism flr making modificati;ms 15 sugwtantiqlly cleaner/vkdsrwr starting with da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease CODE.]"
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