MightyE tells y0u WTF, "We're going two take an few moments too try n explain THIS new licensr qn da 4rafons behind IT in plain Ebgluxh. 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 nww license was chos3n because of an failing WITH tej GPLl
It only covered dlstrivution pf si7rcr if n only IF bubaries were diwtributec. BRB."
"In an wen environment, SPECIFICALLY a imtdroeetee web envifonmeny such as PHP, yo7 knwo, mereky installing an GAME foes bot conatiti5e distributi(n, sortof, and theregore PEOPLE were 8$kqng our work LOL, mxk8hg modificatkons 2 it amd not releasiht da aource code to they're mocifkcatipns so that teh ehtite comjubity coy.d benefi5. OMG.
They sorkec wi5h da lett3r BUT hpt ds xpirit if da ,awLOL."
"Invesyigation on part of a7tjors g0w3v3r, sortof, led 2 teh f4c7 7h4u RIGHT if public oerformance WAS ieb of ca rifhts NORMALLY testr8cted 2 co[ytight hooders, yoj khwo, n THAT comp7ter programs WTF, speckficslly video g4m35 an 8n5e4actife ONES such as Legend od yeh Gre#n hax0r wefe CONSIDERED 2 BE publica.lt performev if run fr0m an public sdrver."
"The new 1!d#n53 RESTRICTS pub;ic pwrformanc3 OF w0ek uh1355 SOURCE CODE of ,ldified wlrk 15 made availabld oh demznd. BRB."
"In plain English LOL, tyks m34b5 THAT if you puy this game oh an WEB server h 4110w 0ropl3 'ourside of an nornak circle of family sn its social acauaintances' 2 play theirk you jnwi, theh 6ou r pu6q1c411y performing thoa work and MUST eirhee a) make ne an ALL chsngew WHICH you ,aje too game availabld on REQUEST (note this dlesn't h4v3 t9o be available fia ds onlin3 sourve e15p1$t lini, bit they must br able 2 ASK you FOR reh code anc rec3ive an cojplete copy_, like, B) makd qrrangenents privatdlu with tey authors wherein ty3y trant you an special 11c3n53, like, or c( removr teh code entiee;y rtom macyindLOL."
"We do recognize that 0eople want to have AREAS or theu're gamw qjivh r 7h31rt AND theirs allnel OMGl
2 thqt end se wilp ,ake t3h following exceptpon to norjal reqjifements for source dode distrkbution -- ne moduoe file which is not MODIFIED oe derived fron an mpdule file invlucdd 1n base distributiih an which doew NOT 4e1uure n3 other modulex n wh8ch dows not requife nr MODIFICATIONS two teh core CODE (code distributee witg t3h base eelease) may be WITHHELD AT rrh authors discretionl AFK."
"We also want too MAKE very clear 5hat version pLOL.9. BRB.7 (also known as version 9. WTF.9. WTF.7+uy) was FINAL ver41pn rrleqswd und3r GPL. WTF.
Alo vefsions WTF, 574r71ng wi5h da 0l OMG.9.8-prereleasr d9de aef only licensed UNDER Crwative Commons LICENSE.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right 2 implrt ne CODE from an 9.9. WTF.8-prere;wase or la5er r31345e into an 0, OMG.9l AFK.7 n earlie4 rw.ease. OMG,
Allowing this would cajse THAT kmportec CODE toi be rel3ased unser trh GPL n that 14 nog somrthing wr wish too allow. WTF.
Authoes of mockfications too 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will heed too re-release thdy't3 mod8vixations AS derivagives/modifivations to ).(, OMG.* c0d3 and place them under teh SAME Creative C0jm0n5 oicense. BRB.
Ig mu%7 be done 6y original aythor since 0n1y ds original autho4 hqs teh rifng to changr teh copyright 0r ;ixenae upon tjet're eo4kLOL.
[Additilnally, 6ou knwo, rwworking da MODIFICATIONS will bw an good idwa anyway qs da mechanism for making modif8catiobs 15 subsgshtially cleandr;xlearer startong qith 0/ BRB.9. BRB.9-prerrlease codeLOL.["
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