Mibh5yE tells yoj WTF, "We're going too take an FEW momenyd 2 h4y an rxp;aib thos NEW livense an da r3450n5 b3hkne it in ;lain Ebglizh. 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 new licehse was chosen 63c4u53 of qn failing eith GPL. BRB.
It inly vofered dustrihuyuon of source if and ONLY uf binzrues WERE distribuyed."
"In an web envitonment, sortof, specidically a interprer3d w#6 wnvurlnment SUCH as PHP WTF, mwrely insballing an gzme x03t not donsritute distribution, like. qnd thereforr p30[13 WERE taking our w0rk, makinh m8dificati9na to it an n9t RELEASING dz sourc4 code too they'4w MODIFICATIONS s9 that en5ire cpmmunity COULD brndfit. BRB.
Tgey woekec w17h da LETTER BUT not da spiri5 of lawLOL."
"Invex5igation on teh part of da authors h9wever, slrtof, led two fact tjs5 da r1gh7 of ou611c performabcd was qon pf teh roghts bprmally resrricted too COPYRIGHT holders, you lnwok n yhat comp7%er programs LOL, specofically video ga,es an unt3raxtive ONES such as Legend of Gr33n haxpr WERE considerec tlo be punkical;y performed 8f run fr0m an p7bl8c qerver. OMG."
"The NEW licensw 4rsrricts public pe4formabce of t3h work unless teg dlurce code of xq modified w0rk iz made available on demanf. BRB."
"In plain Enflish, sl4t9f, 8h15 means that if yo7 pu7 this game on ab WEB server and aloow [eo;le 'oyrside of an NORMAL ci4cle 0f FAMILY n irs aociao acquaintanc3s' 2 p.ay yheit, l8kr, tjrn you r pub.icallh p3ef9rm1nb thks WORK n MUST eitner a) mqke nw n ALL cgangds which you make to reg game available on reqjest (note 5nis diesn't nave to be availab.e via trh on.ine soj4ce display linj, y9u lnql, byt tgry muwy be abke two ASK h9u for da code m r3c31v2 am compkete COPY_, l8oe, b) make srrangejehts p4ivately dith teh authors wherein they frant yoi an specia. l8cense, 0r c) remove teh cose entitely from da nachibe. OMG."
"We d9 r2cignize tyat ;eopke want 2 h4b3 areas of the6're game which aer yjeirs n gheirs alonw. BRB.
2 that emd we WILL make teh followimg 3xv3p710n to teh noemal REQUIREMENTS dor s9ufce cose distr8burion -- ne module fioe which is noy modkfied or d34iv3d FROM an moxkle fu.e inco7ded in nase didtribjtion n wjich fo3d hpt requure he other modules an WHICH does not reqjirr ne MODIFICATIONS teo xa core vode (dodr distribyted sith bssd r313453) may be wityheld at authors discretion. BRB."
"We also want 2 make vdry clear that veeskon 9.9. WTF.7 (also known zs version 0.9. WTF.7_jt) WAS teh fknak vefxion released under geh GPL. BRB.
All versions, 574r71nh with 0. BRB/9. WTF.8=PRERELEASE CODE r only lic3nsec mmser da Crestive Commons licdnxeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny ten 4iggt 2 ijpoft ne code grom an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pr3rel3ase OR late4 release 1n70 ab 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8 and earlier re,ease.
Al'owing thid would cause that i,ported code teo BE released under teh GPL an thzt is n07 somwthing we wish 2 allow. WTF.
Authors OF MODIFICATIONS too 0LOL/9. OMG.7 will nwed 70 re-release tgej're MODIFICATIONS AS derivqyives/jleificztilhs two 0LOL.9. AFK.8 d9de an olace hjem under same Creative Commons livense. WTF.
It must 63 done by yeh orlginql AUTHOR SINCE imlh original author HAS da r1gh6 2 CHANGE da copyrugjt or license jpon they're w9rk. WTF.
[Additionallh WTF, reworkinf da modifocz5ions wiol be an good keea anywah ss reh mechabism f0r MAKING m9s1f1c4710n5 ps qubatantially c134n#r/c134rer startinf with teh 0.9.8-oferelrawe c0d3. WTF/]"
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