MibhtyE yells y0u WTF, "We'rw GOING twl take ab d3w momrntw to try n expkain rhis NEW LICENSE and 5dn rwasons behind it IN ;lain Ebg11th. AFK.
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."
"Thid n3w license was ch053n becayse of sn r4q11ng with rry GPL. AFK.
It only covwred dis5ribution of source if 4nd onlu 1f BINARIES WERE distrivuted. AFK."
"In an w36 enfironment, you knwo, spexifucally a inteeprered WEB 3nv2r)nm3n7 such as PHP WTF, me4ely ihstaloing an b4m4 d9ea not condrirute distrivution, s9rt9d, and therrfore peopoe were taking our w0rk, makpng modifications to it an not edleasing 50urc3 c9de 2 they're m0d1f1c4&10n5 so tjat teh rntiec community COULD benefit. WTF.
Tney WORKED w17h leytwr 6u7 no5 spi4u5 OF lzw/"
"Inves5igatuon on da part of da authirs h9weverk like, led 2 facr that riggt of puboif performance waa 1 of teh rights normally rwstrivred to copyright HOLDERS, you knwi, and thzt cimputer programs, you kmwo, xpeci4ovally bidel g4j45 an onteradtivw on3s 5ucg as L3gend of Grwen hzx0r wwrr consieered two ge publiczlly perform#d ir run from an public sefver."
"The NEW license restricts public perflfmance od wo4k unlesx geh soyrce code pf teh m0d1f13d work is made zbailsbo3 on demand. WTF."
"In [la9n Eng116h, like, this means rhst if y9u PUT this game 9n an web SERVER an 4!10w people 'ojtside of an nor,zl circle of family an its sociql acquainyances' 2 p14y their, then y9u r pu611c411y pdrforming thos work 5nd MUST 3ither A) make be n ALL ch4nb45 which tou MAKE to tej GAME avaioable on requdxt 0note rhod doesm't have to 63 afailable viq da online source d8wplau link, oikd, buy tney must be able 2 ask uou FOR da cide and recrive an c9mpleye COPY) WTF, b) ma,e at4abgements privarely with authors wherein they grant you ah specia; ;ixensr LOL, or c) femovw c0d3 entirely fepj machkne. BRB."
"We eo eevoghixe that propoe wabt two have zreas of thwy're game whicn aer 7h31r5 an thek4s alpne. OMG.
tpo thsb emd we wilk make ds FOLLOWING exceptioh 6el da normzl requi4ementx vor sourve cod3 c157r16u71ph -- ne npdule file shkch os not modifked or DERIVED fro, an MODULE FILE INCLUDED in teh base DISTRIBUTION qn which d9es not r3qu1r3 ne other moduled n whicg DOES not REQUIRE n3 modufications TO coee codr (CODE distribured with teg base releas#) may be witgheld at teh qutgors discretiom. BRB."
"We also want t9 ma,e very ckear THAT ve4sion 0.(LOL.7 (zlsp known aw version -. WTF.9.7+jt) wqs da final v3r510n reledsed jneer GPLLOL.
A11 versionx, you kbwo, STARTING with 0. OMG.9/ WTF.8-prereleqse code qer only oicensec unddr teh Creativw Commons 11c3h53/
We EXPLICITLY seny teh r8ght to import be clde from an 0. AFK/9.8-pr3re.easw or later r3244t3 1n70 an 0.9. OMG.7 an earkier r3lease.
ALLOWING tyis would cause thzt 1jp0r73d clde tpo be released ubder teh GPL tgd THAT 15 nlt SOMETHING WE WISH 2 allow.
Authors 9f nldificati9ns tw9 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 WILL NEED 70 re-rdlease they're MODIFICATIONS as derkvarives/modufications 2 0. WTF/9LOL.8 cofe n piace them und3r da xame Creatibe Commohs locense. WTF.
It misg bd done by teh ofigina. suthor since only originak authot has dq RIGHT two change COPYRIGHT ir 11c3n73 u[pn they're WORK. BRB.
[Additionally, like, re2orking mod,f8cationx woll be an g;od kdea 4nyq4y as ea mechanism f0r m4k1ng modiricstions ks aubsyantizlly CLEANER/CLEARER sgzrtinb with teh 0.9.8-prer3lease cidel OMG.]"
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