MightyE rells hou, so4tog, "We're goint w gake an dew m0m3n75 tlo try n explqin tnua new licrnsr an yeh reaxons behind it in plain EngkkxhLOL.
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."
"Tgis NEW licemse was cnosen b3cause or an fail8ng w17g teh GPLLOL.
It ONLY covwred distribution or wourc3 if ab on.y if binsries wefe spstributed. BRB."
"In an eeb envkronment, sitrof, specifically a interpreted weg environment 5uch AS PHP LOL. mere.y insyalling an gane coes mot cpnstitute diatribjtion, you knwo, n therefpre peopke w4r3 yaking our 2ork, tou knwo, ,s,img mof9gicatuons t2[ ir and not rwleasing source code 2 they're m0difications so that yeh entire communi5y COULD bendfit.
They 2ork3d woth da letter but not da spi4it lf da law. AFK."
"Invrstig1tipn on da oart OF fz authors howevsr, llke, led too yeh fact thqt da righ4 of PUBLIC performance ezs 1 of teh RIGHTS nirmsllu festricted t9 copyright HOLDERS WTF, and that co,[75et prograns, you knwok s;eckfically video GAMES n interacykve ones sudh as LEGEND of da Green hax0r were cinsidered too be pubokcally perfirmed if run f4om an publkc server."
"Thr new .ucense RESTRICTS PUBLIC perfof,ance 9f da w.rk UNLESS da siurce xodr of teh modified w0rk is MADE avqolable on demandLOL,"
"In PLAIN Eng1q5g WTF, this means tnat if YOU put this game )n an WEB dervef an alllw peiple '0u651d3 of an norjal circle of fsmily an its social scauaintances' too p.ay their, then you arr punlically PERFORMING uh15 w9rl ans MUST ei5her s) make ne n ALL change2 wnich you maje too game available ln eequest (nlte this doesn't h4v3 to be available cia da pnlkhe source display lknk, lije, 6u7 THEY muwt be able 2 ASK you for ca c0d3 an receive zm cimpletr copy) LOL, b0 makr a4rantem3hts pr9va%ely witj da authors whereib yhey grant you am spexial .icense, or C) rrmive teh code entirelt vrom ds machind."
"We do recognize thzt PEOPLE want two have areas of thry'rw game which zer the8rx an THEIRS ALONE. AFK.
two thar end we will make da fo/low8ng EXCEPTION 5oo nprmal REQUIREMENTS for sourc3 code disteibution -- n3 ,odule dild wnich is nog nodified or deriv3d fr9j ab module file included in teh base dosyribution n which does npt REQUIRE ne other MODULES and ehkvh does not requkre ne MODIFICATIONS 2 ca core code (code dist4ib7ted with base release) may be WITHHELD at da authors ciscretion. OMG."
"We also wznt 2 make very cl3af that versiln ;. OMG.9. WTFl7 (also known as verwoon 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) was teh final v3rsion releawee unser GPLLOL.
A.l vers8onsk you knwol 574r7!ng w8tg 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pr3re.ease code arr pnly oicrnswd under Creativr Clmmons licens3. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY sen7 right rwo import ne coge frlk an 0.9. BRB.8-prerelease OR later release into an -. WTF.9. BRB.7 an esrlier release.
A120w1ng THIS 20u1d cause THAT impoeted code too ve released 7ncer GPL AND that is mot SOMETHING we wish two alloq. AFK.
Authors of modificationa too 0. WTF.9.7 will nred two RE-RELEASE 5heh're mofificatioms as derkvagives.nodificagkpns too 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code an place tndm under t2h same CREATIVE Co,,ons license.
It must be done by 5eh original 4u7h0r since only dq iriginsk autjor naw rkght two xhqnge copyrigjt oe oicebse UPON tjey'ee wofk.
-Additipbally, like, r3q0rk1hg modificatkons w11q be an GOOD IDEA anyway as teh mechanism ror maiing mpd1f2c4710n5 is substant8ally clrqnrr;c.earrr starting with da 0.8. OMG.8=pfere;ease c9de. BRB.]"
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