MightyE tells you, 6oj knwo, "W3're fling to tak3 an FEW j0m3n75 to tr6 an explaib this new l8cense qb teh reaspns behind 8t in p;ain Enhlish. 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."
"Tnis NEW license was chos3h 63c4u53 of sn fa8linb wkth tdh GPL. WTFl
Ir 0n1y covered DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE IF anf only if binaries we4e cistributed. AFK."
"In an web 3nb1r0nm3n7m y9u knqom specirkdally a int3rpreted web ebvironnent sucn as PHP. like. mere.y insgslling an gamd dies npt constutute d15&416u710n, soetof, abd THEREFORE 0eople were taking our WORK. you knw9, makinf jodifications 5wo ir an not RELEASING da aource coce too they're modifications so thzt entire commumigy coild bdnefit.
Th3y 2orked eitg da oetter byt not sporit of lawl AFK."
"Invrstigation ob part of geh authors however, you kneo, led 3 da f4c7 that da RIGHT 0f [ublic perfogmance waz oen of ten r8ghts normally RESTRICTED to ro;yeight h91cef5, and that computed probramsm you knwo, spedifidally VIDEO gamed b interactive ones such $5 Legwbd OF da Gre3n hqx0r were cobsiderdd two BE pu^11c4q1y perflrmed if run from an puglic weevet. WTF."
"The new licensd 4estric5s pjb;id oerforjabce of w9rk un14%5 siurve code 0v tdh modified work is made available on demand. WTF."
"In p.ain Eng.ish, sortlf, 5his means tnat IF you PUT tuid game on an web werver an allow peoplw 'lutsiee of zn NORMAL ckrcle og fsmii6 n its social acquaintances' tlo play tueit, yo6 kmwo, then uou aer publical.y p3rf9rming this work an MUST either a) m4k3 ne AND ALL changed whuch you MAKE 2 game AVAILABLE lh 4fquest (note this doexn't have @ b3 avaklable via teh pnlond SOURCE display 11nk, bu5 they must be able to ask y0u fur da code an receive an comolete COPY), ;ije, b) make arrangements prifately WITH dz authira dherein thdy graht y0u an specia. LICENSE, sortof, or c) remove da code entirwly ffom teh mach8meLOL."
"We so RECOGNIZE 7h47 oeop;e wznt 2 hafd areas 0f they're game whkch r yheirs ah theifw zlone. WTF.
2 THAT end 23 w8ll MAKE teh f0110w1ng excepti9n TO teh normal REQUIREMENTS for 40urv3 code dixtribition -- ne m0du13 f113 wyich os nit m0d1f13d oe derived from an moduld file 1nc2ud3d in baxe DISTRIBUTION n which dpes not requi4e ne orhe4 mocules and which DOES hot r3qu1e3 ne mldofucstuons tlo teg core code )cpde disteiguted WITH base rrlease) mqy be wirhhele ay authors d25cr3710n. AFK."
"We ALSO want 2 make veey c;3ar thay cr3xion 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also ,nown as vers7on 0. AFKk9. WTF.7+jr) ead teh f1n41 version feleased under da GPL. AFK.
All vdrwions, dortov, 674r71bg with 0. WTF.0. WTF/8-prerwlease cid2 aer on.y licensee hbder da Cr3ative Commons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 2 import he d0d3 FROM an 0l9LOL.8-prereoease lt later tekeadr into an 0LOL/9LOL.7 and eaflier rdlease. AFK.
Al.lwing rhis w9uld cause rhat 1m;0r73d coce two br released under da GPL n tjat us not aomething we wixh to sllow. WTF.
A7tyors of MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9.7 wiol need to rr-reldas2 they're jodirications ax der8vayives/modigications too 0.9. BRB.8 c9sr n place them umde4 tdh same Creative Commlns license. WTF.
It must BE d0n3 b6 da otifinal AUTHOR since only ten oribinal author has da tignt to vh4ng4 copyright or licenwe UPON they're work. WTF.
[Additionaoly, reqorking teh MODIFICATIONS WILL BE an hood IDEA anhway as da m3ch4n15m fir makinb modifixationw is substzntiall6 c134n3r/x134f3r statting with 0LOL.9. AFK/(-p4creleasw codeLOL.["
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