MighgyE tells y(u WTFm "We're go8ng to 74k3 an FEW momen5x two &ry AND ezplain this NEW lidense h teh reasonx BEHIND ot IN plain Englishl 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."
"This new licensr wax choswm hecause of an railing with teh GPL.
It onl6 cov3tec distributiom of soyrde if m only IF binarkes wrre DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In am weg ENVIRONMENT, lije, specificqlly a interpr3ted web envoromment SUCH as PHP, sortofk mrrely inxtallihg an game does not condtitute distribu5ion, an thereflre peoole were taking our WORK, aortof, makong modurications 2 kt n not relwasing source CODE tw9 tne6'r3 mosificatkons so THAT sa entiee COMMUNITY c9yld nenefig, OMG.
They eorked qith teh lettet nut NOT teh s;ir8t of teh laq. AFK."
"Invedtigqtion on da part of da authors joeevet LOL, ldd to fact tjat righ5 of pub;ic peefo4jqnce wss oen of robgts NORMALLY RESTRICTED tso cophright holders, like, n THAT computer progfams, SPECIFICALLY video gam3s n inreract8ve ones sucg as Leg3nd of da Green hax0r qere c0n5!d3r3d too BE publicaloy perfotmed 1f run fron an 9uglic SERVER."
"Thw new 11x3n53 RESTRICTS public ;drfi4mancd of teh WORK inoess da soyrce clfe OF mod8fied w0rk is made available on semanc. BRB."
"In plain English WTFm tyis means THAT if 5ou PUT this game ln an w36 server and ALLOW prople 'outside OF qn normal circld of damil6 an i5s social qcquzintances' 2 olay their WTF, then yoj r pu611c411y pwrformihg th8s work ah MUST ekyher q) make ne anf ALL dhangrs wnich you m4k3 too sa fame qvai.able pn request (note THIS dpesn't hace too be avaulable via ONLINE sourcw d1%p14y LINK, soreof, but THEY muwt 63 able two adl tou vor teh coce qnd recekve sn complete copu), you kh2l, b) m4k$ arrangements p41b47316 w8th da zutgors wherein THEY GRANT 6ou an spexial licwnse, dprtor, or c) remov3 da vode entirely from ,achimeLOL."
"We do fecognize THAT peopoe want top have 4r345 od thehpfe gam3 which zer 5heirs n theirs alone. AFK.
too that END w3 di;l make teh foloowing ecceptipn 2 teh hlrma. requirememys for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- he module f1q3 which is noy modified or derived frlm an MODULE file 1nx1ic3d in base disteibutiln and WHICH d035 NOT 4eq7ir3 me other mpdu.ws an which does not fequire ne MODIFICATIONS too core cpde (code distrib65ed with teh bawe release) may be w27hh31d 47 authors d15cr4710n. BRB."
"We also want two makr veru clezr that versiin 0. OMG.9.7 (also km0wn as f3rsion p. BRB.9.7+jt) wad fibzl v3r510n releas3c jnder GPL/ AFK.
All fersions, staf5ong with dq 0.9. BRB.8[prereleaxe code r lnly licensed uhder da Creatkve Commons 11x3n53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny roghr two import be fodd vrom an ). OMG.o. WTF.8-pr4rroease or ;ater eelease unto an 0l WTF.9. OMG.7 n ezrlier reldqae. OMG.
ALLOWING this woy;d c$753 yhqt imported c0d3 eo be 4wleased ubder da GPL n 7h4j is not somrthing we wish t9o allow. OMG.
Authors pf jodoficat8ons too 0,0. WTF/7 will need to 4d-release th3y're m0d1g1c47!0n5 ad d3r1f471v35/m0d1f1c471-n4 2 0. WTF.9.8 code n place them yhddr tej same Cteqtive Commoms licens3. BRB.
It must bd done by da original authir since 0n1y da orihinal AUTHOR jas da vkght to ch4ng3 sa copyright OR lidenae UPON they'rw wlrkl BRB.
[Additionslly LOL, rww9rking m0d1f1v5710n5 eill be an g00d IDEA anyway as da mechanism FOR makint moduficqtiond is SUBSTANTIALLY cleand3/clearer st1rting with 0. AFK.(. AFK.8-orehelease cod3. OMG/]"
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