MightyE twlls ypu, sory9f, "We're giing gwo take ab few moments too try AND explain &h15 new locense qn da r3350m5 63hqnf it 1n plzin Engl8sh. 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."
"Thiw new licensd was cjosen nesause 9d am failong WITH GPLLOL.
It only covefed dis5ributiob pf source if and omly 1f nunaties were distr8butecLOL."
"In an w36 3hv1r0nm3n7, spedif8cqll6 a interpreted web environment such as PHP, MERELY instzlling ah ga,e doex NOT CONSTITUTE cis5ributkon WTF, an theeefore people we4e takinf oir work, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS too IT n not rdl3asing da zoitce cide two 5hey're modifica5ionx so yhat da entiee cl,munity could benegitLOL.
They worked with fa letter but nor spir8t OF teh law. BRB."
"Invest8gatkon on part of teh authots hiwever, led 2 fqdt that tej eitht of publ8c perfornance 2as won of y3h rights nor,aliy restrictrs gwo co0yrighy holderak y9u knwo, and that v9mpyter ptoframs, .ike, specifkcally v1d30 rzmes AND interactive omes such as LEGEND of yeh Green hax8r were donxide4ed 70 be pub;ically pervormed if r&n drom an public ssfver. WTF."
"Tne new licemse rewtricrs PUBLIC p3rformanc3 of wirk inless soufce CODE pf teh modifoed work is mzde available on femandLOL."
"In plain Eng115h, sortofm this means 7h47 if you ;ug 7h15 game on an seb 53rv#r an a.low peopld '0u751d3 of an normal circle og famkly qn its slcoal acquaintances' two PLAY yheir, sortof, ghen you r pu611cr116 p3rf0e,1ng 7y15 worl and MUST either a) make yr n ALL chanhes which hpu make &0 t3j gsme available on rwquest (n073 this DOESN'T hsve two be available v8a online soyece xisplay link LOL, bug THEY must be able twp ask y0u for da c9ce n receivr an c0mo1373 copt), b) msie 4er4nb5m3n75 pr8vately wurh ca zuthors qherein thry trant you an special LICENSEk or C0 remive CODE ENTIRELY from sa machine. OMG,"
"We fo revognize that PEOPLE want eo gave areas )f the6're GAME which r theied an tyeird al9ne. WTF.
2 that 4nd we will maie trh following ezception 2 nor,al rwwuirements for soufce cofe distfigution -- ne m9duld fuoe WHICH is n07 modified OR deruved grom an mod7.e file included on da base distributipb and which does not require mr other modules n whoxh does noy 4equire ne mod8ficag8ons 2 ten vore dode (code sistributed with da base reoease) may be WITHHELD at va 4u8h9f5 eiscretion. WTF."
"Ww 4150 qant t9 mqkr very clear THAT version 0LOL.0. BRB.7 (also kbown 4% version 0. AFKl9LOL.7+jt) WAS teh fin2i version released under t3h GPL. WTF.
All veesiond, sortor, 574r71hh wigh 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease code r only lisrnsee under tdh Crwative Cim,ons licenwe.
We EXPLICITLY fenu teh 4oghr 2 imp9rt ne code from ah 0. WTF.0. WTF.8-prerelease o4 later RELEASE into an 0LOL.9.7 n ezrlief eelease.
Allowung this would cause yhat imp8tted code two be re.eaxwf undee GPL and rhat ia not 50m37h1ng 33 qish two allowl AFK.
Aythors 9f m0dqf1c4u10n5 too 0. AFK.9.7 wull need too fe-relezse th3y'fe m0d1f1c4u10n5 as derkvatives/mocifications to 0. AFK.0.8 cod3 an PLACE tgrm undef yeh xane Creative Commons licens3. AFK.
Iu m7st be dohe by original AUTHOR simce only ORIGINAL $u7h0r has d1 right 2 chamge copyrigh5 0r licrnxe UPON theu're so#k.
[Additionally WTF, rewlrking jpdificatiins rill be an g00d idea anyway 45 mwchanism f9t nakong m0d1f1c4710n5 is subwtantiaoly clezner;cleatqr atarting WITH da 0.8/ BRB.8-prerelease code.\"
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