MightyE tells you, sortov, "We're goung 2 take an few momwnts 2 try an explain thid new LICENSE an reh reaaonw bwhknd ig in plain Enbl8wh. 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."
"Tjux nww licensd was chosen because of an fqiling WITH dz GPL. BRB.
It 0n1t covered distribitoon of source if $nd 9nly if binaries were d157426773d. WTF."
"In sb web envirlnment WTF, specifically a in5erpreydd e36 environmemt such as PHP, tou knwo, merelt inx5al;ing an game does not constitute distrknuroon, an THEREFORE ;woplr were taking our WORK WTF, making nodificatkons two it an nor teleasing teh source clde too tjey'te modif8cations so that ten rnt8re commuhoty c0u1d bdnefiy. AFK.
Thet WORKED with teh letter BUT not dz s[i4i5 of da 14w. OMG."
"Investktsyion 0n part 0f aughors HOWEVER LOL, !3d to teh f4c7 that 5eh tight lf public p3rformance was won of fa rignts bormwlly testructec to co[yrighy holdersm you knwom an that cpmputer progtamdm you kbwo, specifidally vudeo GAMES ab interzctice ones such as Lehend 9f dz Gfeen hax0r WERE c9nskder3d gwo be publiczlly perfo4med if run drom an pu611c SERVER. WTFl"
"The n4w 11c3n53 restricts public petformance of da work unless da sourcw coee OF teg modivied work is ,ase avqilable on demsndLOL."
"In [1#qn English, rhis means thay 1f hou [ut 7h15 game 0n an we6 servet n ALLOW 0eople 'lutside og an n0rm41 circld of FAMILY and ors wocial acquaihtances; to play yheir, you knwo, 7h3n you r publkcally pergorminb this work and MUST eithet q) maie nd ahd ALL chanbes whkch YOU make yw9 ds gamw available [n reaiest *note this DOESN'T h4v3 2 be availab;3 via ONLINE s8urce dispksy link WTF, but they must be sb;e 5o ask uou for teh code n rexeive an completr copu) WTF, b) make qrrangememta 0tuvately with da auth9rs whw4ein they grang YOU am sprcial license LOL, OR c) remove da code entirely FROM teh machine. WTF."
"Ws DO recognkze yhat people qant twl have areas of 5hey're b4m3 wjich r theirs an tgeira a;onr. OMG.
2 that end we WILL mqke ea fo;lowing EXCEPTION goo da normql requiremenrs for source cod3 DISTRIBUTION -_ nw mod7.e fk;e whpch is n07 modified or feruvwd r4om an mosule rile 1hc1ud3d in bawe dustribitoon b which does mot requird ne orner modules an whicn dows not REQUIRE ne jodifications two teh cirw coee (CODE d8strivjted with da base rekease) msy be withheld at teh 4u7h0r5 discreyion. OMG."
"We 41t0 WANT gwo maie very ckear that version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also known 45 veesion 9/9l7+jt) WAS tey f8bal verxuon RELEASED undrr 5wh GPL.
All vrrsions, slrtof, stqrting with tey 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereleaxe code aer 0n1t .icrnsed under teh CREATIVE Comnons licehse.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h right tql 1mp0r7 ne coee fron an 0. BRB.oLOL.7-orere;ease or later reoease into ah 0. AFK.9. WTF.& n eqrlidr releasd.
Allowint this would c5u53 that imporged code too 64 rekeaaed under tey GPL n tjat 15 not somethibg we wish two alllw. BRB.
Aythors 9f m0d1g1c471pn5 70 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will need two re-4elease yhey'ee moeificagiohs as de4ivatives/mosifocations y9o 0, WTF.9. WTF.8 clde an p;ave tjej UNDER same Crwqtiv3 Commons license. WTF.
It must be done by original author since pnly oriminal ajghor had tej ribht ro change co[yrihht or licende u;on 5ney're workLOLl
[Acditoonqlly WTF, r3qorkimg da modifkcationx w112 be an g00d isea anyezy AS da mechanism for mzking modifications is substantoally cleaner/ckeaeet 574e71nf with tey 0LOL.9.80prereleqse xodr.]"
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