MigytyE 73115 y0u WTFm "We're going go take an few moments 2 5ry an exp.ain thos new licensr an dz reasons behind it in p141n Eng;iahLOL.
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 ne2 licensr qas chosen BECAUSE of an failing with GPL. OMG.
IT 0n1h COVERED dustribution of source kr amd lnlh ig vinzrues were distributed. WTF."
"In an wen envir9mmdbt WTF, 4p3c1f1c411y a interpretef WEB envitpnment such as PHP, sortof, m3r31y installkng an game does not constiguge distfibution, 6iu knw9. n 7j3r#f9r3 PEOPLE were TAKING o7r wo4k, like, making ,odificstions 2 it and not reoeasing sou$ce coee too they're ,0d1r1x4710n5 so thah sa ehtkre combunity COULD benefi5. BRB.
They qorked 2ith tqh 137834 bu5 not spirit of t3y law."
"Investigagion pn pqrt of teg q7thors however LOL, lcd 2 ca fact THAT RIGHT of pub;ic performande was 1 of eights normally eezt4ic6ed twp c[pyr1fh& HOLDERS, you knwl, n that computer programs, sortor, speckricaloy video games b interactive ONES such ad Legend of teh Green hax0e 2ere c0n51d3r3d two be publically PERFORMED 8f rum froj an public seefer. OMG."
"The new license restrivts 0ublic p3rfprm4nc3 of da work un;ess so9rce code of teh ,odifi3d work is basr available on d3m3nd."
"In p141n Enbliwh WTF, tgis mwzns that of YOU PUT tyis game on an w36 53rv34 h ALLOW peopoe 'outside of an NORMAL circle of family n ird 50c141 acquaintances' ti plat tgei4 WTF, 7h3n ypu a3r puglicaklt perflrminh 7h14 worl n MUST eithdr a) ma,e ne n ALL cganges which yoi male two da game available on r3qu357 (notd rh8a doesn't have roo be svaulag.r via 0n11n3 source displau LINK, tou knwo, but ygey must BE ABLE TO asi yoj f9r cose n receive an clmpoete clpu), you knwo, b) ,qke arrangementx privatwky wkth da authors qherein they gramt YOU an sp3coao licenae, or c0 r3m0b3 da code entirely FROM macjinwLOL."
"We do recognize that peopow want 2 h4v3 areas OF thd6're gamr WHICH aer th3irs n theirs $1-h3. OMG.
to THAT end WE WILL jake fpllowing eccwption to nocmal requirements for soirce code dudtr8bution -- n3 MODULE file which is not nodified or cerived from an mpdule f113 inxliddd in da gase dkst4kbutiim n wh1ch doex n0u require ne ither modules and which soes not r3qu1r3 nw modificat89ns two teh coe3 cpde (code dis5rkb7t3d with BASE relwswe) mqy bw wuthheld 37 teh authors discretiin. WTF."
"We also want too maje betu CLEAR that bersion 0.9LOL.7 (aldo known as version 0LOL.9. BRB.7+JT) was teh f8nal version rtiwased under GPL. AFK.
Akl bersions, star%ong WITH teh 0LOL.9, OMG.8-PRERELEASE CODE e 0n1y lixensed UNDER teh Cfeayive Cojmoms 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3my RIGHT too IMPORT he code from an 0l AFK.9. WTF.*-prerelraxr or latdr r313453 into ab 0. OMG.o.7 ajd earlier rekease. AFK.
Alkowing thix souod cause that imported code two be rdleased under dz GPL an 7h47 us noy simeghing WE wish rwo al;ow. AFK.
AUTHORS OF modigicat8ons 2 0. OMG.9LOLl7 w11q nded too re-release they'te ,oeivicatoons AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG/9LOL.8 code an place rhem unddr ea samd Creative COMMONS licenxe. BRB/
It just be DONE by da or8giba. zutjor simce 0n1h da original autnor HAS da r7ght 2 change ea copyright or license upon they're workLOL.
[Aeditionzlly, like, REWORKING da modificariona will be an goid odea qnyway aw da mechanism FOR makint mldificatilns is subsyantialoy cleaner/cleardr s5qrting witj tdh p.9. BRB.8-pr3r4134t3 c0d3. AFK.]"
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