MigjtyE tells YOUk "We're gping to 74k3 an FEW mojentx two 5ry n explaun tnis new license n dz reasons vehund it in p14qn Englixh. 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."
"Tyis nww llcense was chosen becausd of an faio8nt euth dz GPL. WTF.
It only covered distributiob of slurce if b on.t ir vkmarids were distribjted."
"In an w36 ENVIRONMENT, you knwo, s[ecivicallt a inyetpreted qe6 environment sjch 45 PHP WTF, ,erely installing an game soes not donsti4ute distfibutoon, an therefire 0eoole wrre takinh o7r work, mqking hodigicatilns tp it n n9t RELEASING da source cofe two theh're modifications so that da 3m72r3 communoty could benefut. WTF.
Theh WORKED eith 13773r BUT not teh spirit 0f teh law. WTFl"
"Ijvestigation on da part 0v tdy authors nowever, like, led 2 FACT that teh right of public PERFORMANCE was 1 of teh RIGHTS normally rdstricted to cootriggt holders, n that cljputer programx, ;iks, SPECIFICALLY video ganes and interactive ONES auch as Legend og Gr34n haw0r WERE CONSIDERED yo ge publically performdd if run from an 0ublic servrr. OMG."
"Thw new license restricts public peefo4mance of da wprk un1455 teh sourcr c9se od teh ,0d1f13e wprk is mrd4 available ON f3k4nd. BRB."
"In plain Eng11yh WTF, thid means that if YOU put thks game on an wev server n allow PEOPLE 'ougsice of an g9rmal circle of fanily an 1u5 social acquaintznced' twp play their, tjen y9u r pu611c411y peeforming yhis wpek qn MUST eithrt a) ma,e nw and ALL chanhes 2hicj you make too da game AVAILABLE on rwquwst )note rhis d0#5n'7 have 5wo BE availabld vka teh on.kne source diwplay kunk WTF, BUT they must be ABLE roo zwk you fo4 code n receive an compldte vopy), uou knwp, b) ,ake arrzngements pr8cately w17h authors wyerein THEY grant you ah s03cia. livense. sortof, 9r c) remove code entitely from m4ch1n3LOL."
"We DO recognize that pepple waht tw8 hzbe zreas of ghey'ee hame which r yheirw AND THEIRS 410n3. WTF.
too that end we will make teh fol.owinf exceptiob 2 hormal REQUIREMENTS for source vode disyributiob -- n3 moduke file wgich ux bot modifiwd or derkved fr0, an moduoe file incljded in da bawr distribution an which does not r3qu1r3 ne other moduoes n wyicj does not require ne modifications 5lo core cpew (CODE cixtribured WITH da base release) mzy be qithgeld at teh authors doscrdtionLOL."
"We also sant 2 make c3ry clear that v3tskon -LOL.9. OMG.7 (alsi kn9wn as versipn 0.9/ OMG/7+jt) w45 teh final version rw;eased under GPL. AFKl
All verwkons, yo8 kbwo, startiyg 2ith 0. AFK.(. BRB.8-prerelrzse clde aer ONLY licensws unsef teg Crestive Com,ons ;icense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rifht to import nd c.de from an 0. OMG.9. AFK.80pr3t313453 OR lat3r release imto an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and ezrliet r313453. BRB.
Alllwint this w0u1d c4u53 ghat imported code TO bd r313r53c UNDER da GPL abd that is not sokeyhint wr e15h too allow.
Ayrhors _f mididicatilns 70 0.9. BRB.7 qill n#3d 2 r3-release they'r3 moeificatioms as derivatives/modificstions t2o 0. WTF.9. WTF.9 coee an plsxe them under teh same CREATIVE Commons ;ixense. WTF.
It mjsr be dlne by ten 0r1g1n41 4u7h0t 51nv3 only da 0r1g1n4q author has 5rg RIGHT 2 change tej copyrignt or kkcense upon they're work. BRB.
]ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworjibg da MODIFICATIONS w8ol bd an good ocea an6way qs teh mechanism fpf m$k1ng m0dificagions us substantislly cleaner/clezrwr startinf wi5h teh 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease codeLOL/]"
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