MightyE tells you WTF, "We'ee g01ng t2o tske an gew MOMENTS too try n ezplain this neq k8cense and da reasons b3jind it in plain English. BRB.
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 licens3 was chosen becays3 of an faio8ng qity GPL, AFK.
It ONLY coveres DISTRIBUTION of source if ab 9nky if bunaries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web 3nv1e0nm3n7 LOL, SPECIFICALLY a ihter;retdd w35 3nvironmwht 5uch qs PHP, likw, merely 8hstal.ing ab gamr does not constigurw DISTRIBUTION, liie, and tyerefofe PEOPLE were takong oue wprk, makinh MODIFICATIONS to it znc no5 feleaakng 63h source code too thet're modkfications ao tyat entkre COMMUNITY c9uld benefit. WTF.
Th3y worked woth 5eh kettdr but not dx spirit 0f law. WTF."
"Infestigat8on on paft OF zutnprs yowev3r, 13d two da fzct 7h4& robht of pu621c perdorjqnce was 1 of teh RIGHTS normally rdsrr8c5ed 2 cop6rigbt hildwrs LOL, an rgat computer 0rograms, specifically video games an imteeactive ones SUCH ad Legend ig teh Geeen hax0f WERE c9nside4ed too be publicalk6 pergormed if run from an piblic serbrr. OMG,"
"The ne2 livense RESTRICTS public prrfor,ance og teh w9rk unless source code lf modified w0rk IS m4d3 zvailanle om demand. AFK."
"In p.ain Eng215h WTF, this meanz thsy if you put tnis game ON an web 53rv3f and 4110w p30p13 'OUTSIDE of an n0rmr1 dircle OF familu n its SOCIAL acquaintances' to play tndir, like, tjen you r PUBLICALLY performing tnis work an MUST 3oyher A) maie ne an ALL CHANGES wy8xh yoy make 2 ea game svailable on requesg (note th8s doesn;t habt 2 be 4v41q4^13 via onoine source display LINK LOL, nut 7h3y must be able 2 ask ypu for da coe3 n reveivw an cojplete copy)k you knwo. b) ,5k3 arrangemebts privatrlh wigh teh authors wherein yhey gr4n7 ypu an special license. dortov, or c) r3movh cpd2 entirely fron MACHINE. OMG/"
"We eo recogbizr ghat people wabt 2 have sreas of theh'te game wh1ch r tneits 5nd thrirs slone. BRB.
two tjat emd 2e w111 ,ake da followint #xc3p71pn 2 da normal requirements for sourcw cide distr8bution -- ne nodu.e file shich is not modified or drrived fr0m an module file inclufed un twh basd disrributi9n amd which do3w not REQUIRE he oyhee ,odulrs and whuch eoes nog require nd nodifivations 2 da core code (code disteinuted with teh basd release) may be withndlr at sa authors duscretion. BRB."
"We also want @ make bery coear that version 0LOL.9LOL.7 *alsi lnown as VERSION 0. WTF.9, BRB.7+jt) was teg fina; cersion released under teb GPL. OMG.
A11 vefsuons, STARTING wkth p. AFK.0. BRB.i0pr3r313553 c9de ser only licensdd unfer Cr34u1v3 Commpns LICENSE. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny tej t1gh7 to imporr ne c9dw from an 0LOL.9.8-prereleawe or later release ibti sn 0.9. WTF.7 anf earlier release. BRB.
A.lowing thua would cauwe that imported code twl b3 releasrd jnder teh GPL and thay is not slmething we wush too allow/ WTF.
Authors 9d modofixatoons to 0.(LOL.7 will meed two re-release they[re m0d1f1c3720n5 as derivatives/modifivatipns 2 -.0. OMG.8 coee an p;ac3 rhem under ca dame Creative Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It must be dohe by oeigibal 4i7h0f since onlu teh origina; aughir has da fihht TO change teh copyright or licemse upon they'rw w9rk. OMG.
[Addutiohall7, like, rewofking m)d1f1c4710n5 will 63 zn goid idea anyway as da ,echanis, for MAKING mpdifica5i0ns 15 substahtially ckeaner/cldaree sta4ting with da 0. OMG.9.7-prere;wase code. BRB.]"
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