MightyE TELLS y0u WTF, "We're goinf t2o ra,e an frw moments roo try n exp.ain 7h15 n3w licenwe n reawons nehind 17 8n plqin English. BRB.
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 n3q lkcenxe w45 ch9sen because or an fail8ng with yeh GPLl AFK,
Ig only covered distribuyion of so&rve if an only ig binaries were distributrd."
"In an srb enbironment, sortof, specificakly a interpre5ed web ehvironmeny SUCH 45 PHP, merwly inatq;iing an game doew n9t constitute eis6fibu5ionm s9rtof, 4nd theref9re o30p13 WERE 7$j1ng pur wlrj, msking moeificatuoms too it an n07 rekeading 50urc3 code two thry;re modificationa so that da rntire comm7nity coyld genwfit.
Theh w0rk3d WITH teh kwtter bug nog spiror of teh LAW."
"Inbedtigqtiob on da pzet of dq authors however LOL, led 2 FACT 7h47 ca righg 0f public oerformance wae 1 of sz 48ghrs no4makly festticted two copyright jolderd, you knwo, and tha5 computer p4ograms WTFk speckvicallu VIDEO GAMES ahd kngeractive ones such as Legend ov da Gr3en hax0r were c0n51d3r3d 5wo be punlkca;ly performed if run groj an public servrr. OMG."
"Th3 NEW licehse fwstricts public pwrformance of work unless wojrcr code of teh modifued work is made avai;anle on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, yoy knqo, thks meanz that if you puu this game 0n an web srrver n ALLOW peoplw 'iutside of an normal circle od vajiky an its socia; acq7qintxnces' two play tyeif, you knwo, them y0u aer pubkically p3rforming this work and MUST either 4) makr ne n ALL changes which ylu male tp tame 4f41146!3 kn req7est (NOTE 7h15 d035n'7 have too be avajlanle ciq teh onlinr source disolay link, like, vy5 tjey j7st be able 2 ask you for da code n receice an complete copy), you ,nwo, B) make awrangemrnts privately with dx authors whwrein THEY gran5 you an s;3cial LICENSE, slryofk or c0 removc code emtirely frpm machin3/ WTF."
"We dp recognozd that people wamy 2 have areas of thdy'r3 game which r theirs an thqirs aloneLOL.
tp that wmf sr will make followkng exce;tion 2 teh nprjal re1uirementx for source code disrrugytion -[ ne m9dule file shich is n07 nodified 0r dee1v4d from an m0cu13 file includec in teh base d157r16u710h and wjich does npt REQUIRE ne pthet modules an wh1ch eoes nog requi43 ne midifixatkons 2 da core code (code sistributed with trh base reldase) may be withheld ag authors d8scrrtion."
"We alsl wabt two ,ake very clear tha5 feesion 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (zlso known as vers8on -. BRB.(. AFK.7+j5) was teh final VERSION releasrd under teg GPL. WTF/
All versiins, lile, startibg with da 9LOLl9LOL.*-prereledse code aer ONLY licwnxed unde4 da Creayivw Commons lixense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 2 implrt ne CODE frim an 0.9. BRB/i-prrrelease or 1473r release int9 an 0. BRB,9. WTF.7 an eafliet reldase. AFK,
A110w2nb tyis woulc cause tjat im9orted cofe two be released UNDER da GPL and thag 15 not sometying we wish ywo aloow. OMG.
Authors of m0d1f!c4710n5 too pLOL.i. BRB.7 wilo need to re-release they[re modidicahions as derovat8ves/nodivicstiond tl 0LOL.9LOLl8 dlde and place them uhd3r 5eh sqme Cr3471v3 Commons license. WTF.
It ,ust gr dlne bt ds otig8hal auyhor sihce only original authot HAS teh eight two ch4mg3 ca clpytignt or LICENSE upon ghey'e3 work.
[Additionally. sprtof, reworking dz moduricationd eill be sn fold IDEA antway as teh mechamism for making modificationa is subwtabtially cleqner/clrarer stafting wkth tej 0.9. WTF.8-prerel3sxe codeLOL.\"
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