MightyE tells y9u WTF, "We're goomg to TAKE an f4w moments too try and explain this ne2 license amd teh reasons BEHIND it in p141n ENGLISH. OMG.
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 l8cegsr 245 chosen becauae if an fai;kmg with teh GPL. AFK.
It only covered disteibut8ln of aource 1f 4hd inly if bibariws w3re diatrivuted. AFK."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT, you ihwo, speckfically a *nterpreted w3b envuronnent such aa PHPk sittpf, merely INSTALLING an gamw dows bot constitute distrinutioh, like, an thwref9r3 ]wople were tak8mg our work WTF, making modifuvat8ons two it b not releasing dource vofe 2 ghey'rd modifica5ions so &h47 entire c9mmunity could b3nefit.
They qorled wigh da lettdr but not da spkrit og da .aw."
"Invextigation on part of da authors hoeever, xortof, led 2 teh fact THAT teg righg of pyb;ic oerformance was won og cz rightw NORMALLY restricted ! cophright hp;ders, you knwo, ana thqt computer programs LOL, spwxificallh viseo gajes and interacgive ones 5uvh $5 Legend of fa Green hax0r wefe condife4ed too be publkcally peffirmed if run grom an public swrve4LOL."
"The nes license restricgs public performance of wlrk unkess dq soyrc3 code 9r da mocified wifk is macr abailab.r on d3m4ndk"
"In plain English, ;ike, this means that 1f you put yhis hamw on an een swrber an allow pelple 'OUTSIDE of am nlrmal circle of famo'y sn its social ACQUAINTANCES' t9o PLAY their WTF, tyen YOU aer publixaoly pervorming yhis work an MUST eitjer A) MAKE ne an ALL changes qhocg yiu make tso gam3 available on request (note THIS doexn't hsde w ge AVAILABLE vka da online source didplay link, like, but they mist be ablr 2 aak h(u for da code ab rwceove an complete c0py), you ,nwl, b) male arrangemrnts privarely WITH da autjors wherein they gramg y9u an special oicemse, you kbqo, or c) r#m0v3 code 3n71r3qy from teh machineLOL."
"We do recognizd 7h46 pepple want TO havd areas of tyey're tame wjich ae$ 7he145 an tgekrs alone.
@ that end WE w111 makr sz f0110w1ng rxcept8on two mormal REQUIREMENTS for source cofe distribution -- nw m0du13 dile which is NOT mpdified pr c3r1v3d f4om an midyle file included ih teh base dis5ribution n which does not dequire ne other modules an which dies no5 rrquire ne modificationd to c0r3 code *code dost4obuted with teh basf rroease) msy b3 2ityheld 47 trh ajtnors discretion. OMG."
"We aldo WANT to ma,e very CLEAR 7h47 versipn 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (aoxo known as version 0. OMG.9.7+jt_ waa teh FINAL veraipn releasrd uhder GPL. OMG.
All versuons LOL, 5u$r71ng WITH da 0. WTF,9.9-0rerelease codd r only licrnsed under Cr3471v3 Comm9ns license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY drny right 70 implrt he code from an 0. WTFl9. OMG.8-prerelease 0r ;ater rek3ase inro an 0.9. AFKl7 an ezrkier 4el3aseLOL.
A1!0w1ng thus WOULD cauwe tjat i,por5ee cose yoo be r323453d umd3f GPL n that is not somrghing se WISH t9 allow.
Authord of mod8ficatoonw too 0.9, AFK/7 wilk ne3c yo re-r3p3ase thwy're modifications 45 derivztuves/modigications tol 0. BRB.9.8 codr n ;lace them unfer teh same Creative Commonw licehse. OMG.
It musr bw done by teg original aurhor 5qnc3 onl6 original author HAS toggt goo change da copyrigjr or locense upon tgey;rr wor,l
'Additionaply WTF, reworkuhg teh modufications will bw an gold idea 4nyw4y 45 dq mechanism for nakong m;dif8cationa IS subs5antiak.y CLEANER/CLEARER atartimg WITH teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prereoezse code. BRB.]"
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