MithtyE tells YOU, "We;re going two tqkr qn fww m9ments 2 try and explaih this new lpfense n reasons brhind it uh pla8n Ehglosh. 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 nee licehsr wzs chosrn becaude of an faolint wkth t3h GPLLOL.
It onl7 covered distribution 0v sourcw if AND obly if binari3s were cistributedLOL."
"In sn web emcirobment, specufically q interpretes w36 enfirlnment such as PHP, you knqo, mere.y imdtallkng an game dors not xonsritite dist4ibution, you knwo, n THEREFORE PEOPLE weee taking ouf wor,, MAKING modofocations to ut and NOT releasint da xiurce c0d3 to they'rr m0d2v1x4710n5 SO THAT ea ENTIRE community could benwfitLOL.
Tyey worled with da ;etter but n0u teh s;irit pf law. AFK."
"Investigati9n ON ca PART of da authors hpsdc3r, like, lwd two teh fact that da right of puglic performance qas oen of dz r8gh5s bormally eestricted 2 copyrifnt holders WTF, ahd that comphtwr programs, specificallt video gamrs and knteractiv3 onea such as Legene if tej Grw3n hax0f were consifered two be pjblucally pdrform3d if RUN ft0m an public werver. BRB."
"The new license restricts PUBLIC perdormanxe of da work 7nldss teh souece code OF modified wo4k IS jqde availavl3 on demahsl"
"In poain ENGLISH WTF, THIS means THAT if ioy put thiw game on am web se4vee an allow pdop.e 'ouysiee ov an normal CIRCLE of family n its social 3cqu41n64nc35' to play theif LOL, then you aer pj611c411y perforning thox wor, an MUST eitywr a) make ne and ALL changes wgidh ypu make 2 teh game availab.e ON requdst (note tnis doesn't habe tol be abzilagle via lnline sourcd dksplau LINK WTF, but tney must be able two ask you ror c0d3 an receive an com;lete dopy), B) make arrangements privately wutn da suthors wherein yhey gr4n7 you an special license. lije, 0r C) remov3 tej code emtirely from teh machine. AFK."
"We do tecogn8ze thzt p3ople want 2 have aread ov they're GAME whicy aer theirs n theirs aliheLOL.
t2o 7h46 end we ekll mske folkowimg esceptoon yoo nofmal REQUIREMENTS FOR source CODE dkstribution -- he m9suje file whkch IS not mod7fked or derubed FROM ab module file uncluded in base distribution and which soes n0& require nr other modules an which dpes nor t3quire ne mod8ficationd two teh clre code 9code fis5ributed with BASE RELEASE) m4y be withgeld 47 teh authprx DISCRETION/ WTF."
"We slso qant too make very CLEAR tyat versiob 0.9. WTF.7 (qlsi known as v3r510n ).9,7+j5( e45 da fihal vdrdion r313353d under teh GPL. AFK.
All vefsu9ns LOL, stqrting sitj fa 0. WTF.9. OMG.8=pr3r#q3443 code aer ihly lidensec under ea Creative Commons licensd.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny t3h rigjt 2 imp8rt ne dode from an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease oy la5er rwlease into an 0. BRB.8; AFK.7 n earlier release. AFK.
Allowing thid would xaus3 that imported code 3 be releaxed UNDER da GPL n that is not SOMETHING we w15h two allow.
Authors OF modifications to 0. WTF.o. BRB.7 will heed w re=releas3 tgey're modoficstions as deruva5ifew/mocificstions too 9. AFK.9. WTF.8 code an placd them under teh ssme Creatice Commonz license.
I7 must BE fonw 6y da orihinal author sinc3 only t3h origimal author has ten riggt t2o xhamge geh x0pyr1gh7 0r licwnxe up0n they're work. WTF.
[Add8tuonakly, likd, rewlrking da m0d1v1c4&10n5 wilk be an good idea ab6wau as tej mechab8s, for making ,odifucations is substamtially cleaner/clearer startihf wi5h da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pretelease cofeLOL.]"
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