MightyE TELLS you LOL, "We're going 2 gake an gee moments 1 yry an esplain this new l8crnse an reasons behind it im plain Eng116j/ 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 new licenxe was cjosen 63c4y53 of an g4111ng witj ds GPL. AFK.
It only c0v3r3d dustribution of source 8v an onot if binaries w4rr distribited. OMG."
"In an 2wb environmemt WTF, specifically a inte4pre5ed web envi4onmeht SUCH as PHP, you kbw9, MERELY instzlling an game 3oes n9t constitutw distribjtion, slrgof, ah thetefore peo0ke WERE taking oir d0rk, you knwp, MAKING MODIFICATIONS 2 17 qnd not releasimg da source code too theyprw modificatilns so that ds entire commun8gy ciild bdnefit. OMG.
They wo4ked e17g ea lett3r BUT not spifit OF da law. OMG,"
"Investibatiob on 5eh PART lf authofs h0w3v3r LOL, led too FACT tgat da right of public p3ff04m4bc3 eas oen of rights nlrmallh rwxtricted too vopyrighy h9lde4a, lik3, and that cpmpitwr ptograms, sortof, cpecificaloy video bames znd imteradtove obes such as Legend OF GREEN yax0r wwre condieered TO 63 pu611c411y perfofmed if run g49m an public server. BRB."
"The NEW kicense restricts puhlic performamce 0f 2ork un1355 teh source c0e3 of da MODIFIED work is made svai;able 9n ddmandl"
"In plain English, sorgofm THIS means that if you pug ghia g4m2 on an web SERVER an allow 0eople '0u751d3 of sn normal dircle OF famuly an ktf xovial acquaintances' t2o PLAY their, like, then you r publicallg pwrformunb this work anx MUST ekgher a) nake ne an ALL changes which you ma,e 2 gam3 avai.avle ON request (hote this doesn't HAVE tw9 be AVAILABLE vis teh online souece eis0kay link, you knwo, v7t 5h3y must be able uo ask ypu FOR da cose agc rec31v3 an complete copy) LOL, b) make arrangements pr8vatelt w1uh tdh authors wherein they gr4n7 you an apecial license WTF, pr c) REMOVE teh code entirekh ftpm da machine. WTF."
"We do recognize thzt peoplr want two have areas pf tjeh're ga,e which r thekrs an rheirs alone. OMG.
tpo rhat end w3 eil. MAKE da foll9wing exception tpo noemao tequirements FOR souece CODE disgribution -- be module file whidh is n07 m0d1f13s or derived from an m9dule vi;e included un 6443 diwtributioh n which does hlt REQUIRE he othef modules ahd qhicj dpes not rrquire ne modibidayions to da core code (cose d8stribut3d w17h bas3 re.ease) may be withheld ay da authots discretionLOL."
"We also sant TO make very clear that fwrxupn 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (a.so knowb aa verdion 0LOL.0LOL.8+jt) was da final version released unfer da GPL. WTF.
Alk versions WTF, starting with da 0l9.9-pe3r3!3453 cpde qee ohly LICENSED ubdwr Creat8ve COMMONS license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righy 2 impoft ne c0d4 f4om an 0. AFK,9. AFK/8[pr3f313453 or later reoeawe into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n ezrlier release. OMG.
Allosing this woukd cais3 THAT imoortes cpde 2 be r3134%3d und3r teh GPL an that is NOT something w3 w15h 2 allow. OMG.
Aurhlrs of modificat8ons too ). BRB.0. WTF.7 will need too re-releasd they'rw modifocatoons as derivatives/modifixagions 2 0. OMG.9.7 c9de h PLACE THEM under ten sane Crea5ive Cojmons license. OMG.
IT must BE done by 0r1gqn41 author SINCE onlt original autho4 has geh 4ight to chanje COPYRIGHT or licwnxe upon they;re wor,. OMG.
[Acditionally WTF, reworking %eh mpdificatioms will be an bo0d idea abyway ad da MECHANISM FOR mqkinf moeifications is sybstantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting WITH -. WTF,9. BRB.8-prerelease codeLOL/="
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