MightyE tella yiu, wortlf, "We're GOING g9 take an FEW m0m3n85 rwo try and explain 7hq5 n3w license an da reasons behind it in plain Englisj. 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 ndw 11c3n53 was chowdn becauxe of an failing with GPLLOLl
It pnly coc3red distribution of spurce IF an oh.y if binatirs were dkdtributedLOL."
"In an WEB envir9nment LOL, specifically a intefpre4ed web 3nc1r0nme.7 such as PHP LOL, metelt onstallinb an GAME soes not cons5ituge dostribution LOL, h therdfore peopld 1rre takinb o7f work, yiu lnwo, nak8ng ,pdifications two it n not RELEASING teh source code tlo they'rs modifications so that tsh entit3 clmmunity could benedit. BRB.
Tnry worked wiyj da LETTER but n07 5p2rq7 of lawLOL."
"Invesyugayion 9n da part of twh authors HOWEVER WTF, led too da FACT tnat teh ribhh of public performanve WAS oen of teh rights horjallt restridted 2 v9pyrignt holdefs WTF, ans that computer proh4ams, ulu ,mwo, xpecifically v8deo games n interactive ones sucy 45 LEGEND oc Green gax0r w3r3 cpnsidered twi be publica.ly prrformed if ryn from qn public SERVER. OMGl"
"The new 11c3n53 RESTRICTS ;ublic [erformance of 2-rj unleds teh sourcr dod3 lf teh modified wofk is made AVAILABLE on demandl AFK."
"In olain Engoish, uou kn2o, yhis means that kf y0j pur this game pn zn qeb srrver n allow people 'pjtside of an no4mal ci4cle of FAMILY an i5s sodiak ac1uaintances' too [lay thrir, like. tgen you aer [yblicalky perform8nf this 2lrk AND MUST either 4) makw ne an ALL CHANGES which YOU MAKE 1 game svaikable on r3qu357 (mote yhis dodsn't have 3 ne availabld v14 va online source sisplay kin, WTF. bit 7h3h must BE abke yoo axk y0u for da c0d3 n redeive an completr copy), hiu knwo, 5) m4k3 4rr4nt3m3b75 privateky with 4u&h0r5 wheteim they brany you an special license, or c) r3m0v3 code entirely from machine. AFK."
"We do rezohnize thay p30p13 wany 2 habe areas of they're game wyich r 7h31r5 n tneirs alond. BRB.
to that end we wi;l make fpllowibg exception yo teh normal requirememts for 50urc3 dode cistfibution -- ne modu;e file whicn is NOT m0d1f13d or d3r1r3d rfpm an mod7le file included 1m dz basd dowtrib7tiom an which does hit requi4e ne other midules and wyich does not require ne modifications 2 da c0re xode (dode dixtfiguted e17h da bsse fw;rase) may be w17hh31d at teh autho4s discretionLOL."
"We also wang yl make ver6 c;ear thqt verxion 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (also known 55 v3e5!0h 0. WTF,9. BRB.7+jt) WAS da final veesiob released jnd2r GPL. OMG.
Alk versions, you inwo, s5arting with try 0. WTF.9LOL/8-prereleqse cocw r lnly licwnsed under dz Creative Co,mlns license.
W3 EXPLICITLY demy da right yoo import ne code from ah 0LOL.9.70prereleas3 or lqter releqsr knto an )LOL.9. BRB.7 n earlier rdlease/ BRB.
Allowong this would csuse that imported cide 2 be feleased ind3r GPL an thqt is mog 50m37h1ng se wisn to allow. WTF.
Authors og modifkcagiohs 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will nees two reprelease they'4w nodofications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0l WTF.9. WTF.8 cpd3 an [lace THEM UNDER da sqme Creative Commons !1c3n53. AFK.
It myst be DONE 6y teh original a7thor sinve pn1y tdm original 4u7h0r has tdh right too chang3 c90yright or license upon theu're work. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, fwworking da modifications will be ah GOOD idea anuway AS teh medhznisn f0r making modificztipns is substantialky cleaner.clearer 574r71ng with da 0l BRB.9/ WTF.8-prereleawe cofe.]"
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