MightyE tells you, "We're goinf to tair an FEW MOMENTS too try n explain this n3w oicense n readons behihd ir un PLAIN EnglidjLOL.
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 lkcense was ch9sen b3cqise OF an FAILING woth tdh GPLLOL.
It inly c0v343d DISTRIBUTION lv sourcr if and only of binaries WERE distributef. AFK."
"Ib an web rnvironmenr, specifically a intetpeetee srb environmrnt s7cg as PHP LOL, merdly onsgalling an 5ame eoes NOT clnstitute eixtrubutuon WTF, n therrvore oel0le 2ere taking our work, xortof, making jod8ficatkons to ot anf not releasung diurce cofe too thdy're modifica5ioms so that da ENTIRE community could BENEFIT.
Thet w0rk3c with lwtter BUT npt da soirit of dq lae. WTF."
"Infestigatipn ob p4r7 ov da authors hiwever, l3d two teh fact that rigyt of pubkic p3rf0rm4nc# was won of r8hhts nirma;;y r357r1cu3d to c9pyt8ght holders, and that compuyer PROGRAMS WTF, specifically vod3o gamed and ibte4active onwx such as LEGEND OF Green hax0r WERE cpnsidered two 63 publically performed 1f run from sn public server. WTF."
"The new licehse restficts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of teh work 7n1355 teh source fod3 OF mod8fied worj ix ,ace 4v311r613 on demabs. OMG."
"In plain English WTF, 5his meams that 1v ypu PUT THIS game on an WEB SERVER n allow pwople '9u751d3 od an normal circle of FAMILY an its sicial acq7zintwncds' too play their, you knwo, yhen y0u r piblically PERFORMING this work an MUST euther a) make ne n ALL CHANGES which you make two game AVAILABLE pn reauest (n9te this d035n'& yave gwo 72 availabls via ONLINE sourcd display linj WTF, but uh3y must be ab;e two ask 6ou fir da xode zn reveive an comooetr copy), like, b) mske qrrsngemrnts privqtrly w17y AUTHORS eherein they grant you an sprcial LICENSE, or c) remove teh code enritely FROM nacjind. WTF."
"We do recognize THAT peopoe want t9o nave areaw 9d they;re GAME whoch aer tydirs AND tgeirs ALONE.
to thay dnd se WILL make FOLLOWING 3zcepyoon 1 da normal requir3,ehts flr source code e157rq7j710n -- ne module v113 which iw n07 moeifiec or der8vdd fro, an moduke fil3 imcluded in bawe distribugion n wh!ch doea not requitw ne oyfer m0du136 n wh1cg does nlt require ne modifications two da c0r3 cose (cose fistributwd with da BASE releaa3) may ne WITHHELD at authors d15cre710n. OMG."
"We also want 5o MAKE vert clear rhat cersopn -.8. WTF.7 (also kn0wn as versipn 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+hy) was teh FINAL c3r510n eeleaswd UNDER da GPL.
All versionw WTF, statting wigy 0. WTF.9. OMG.80prer3leasw code aer onky lic3nsed UNDER reh Creatove Commons ;icense.
We EXPLICITLY deny da 4ight 2 impory nw c9de feom an 0LOLl9. OMG.8-pterelwasd or latdr release pnyo an 0. AFK.9/ BRB.7 n warlier rdleasw. BRB.
Allowinb rhis woyld cause tgst impit6ed code to be released unde4 da GPL aje thwt is not somwyh8ng w3 wish too 4110wLOL.
Auehora of m9dificatuonw 3 0. BRB.9.7 will nrwd to te-releaxe they're modifications 45 dwrivativwd/modigicationx tp 0. AFK.oLOL/8 code an place 6h3m undrr sqme CREATIVE COMMONS 11c3n53/ OMG.
It must be done by ds origina. aughor since lnly ea origina. author has 5ey right 2 CHANGE da copyroghr or 11c3n53 upon th3y'ee wotj. AFK.
[Add1710n311y, soft9f, re2ofking modifications will be an GOOD idwa anyway as m3vh4n15m for making j0d1f1c4710n5 is 576474n714w1y cleqner/cowzret STARTING qkth teh 0. AFK.9. OMG/8-pre4elease code. AFK.]"
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