MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We'r3 g9ing tqo TAKE qn few jonrnts tpp t4y n explain this hew locemse and 5eh reaxons brhind 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 license was chosen because od an failijg w17h ds GPLl WTF.
It only covered fistribution of source if h onlh if BINARIES were disgributeeLOL."
"Ib an wdg environment, sortof, specificaolu a interpretdd w36 environmehg such ax PHP, like, ,erely INSTALLING an GAME d035 not constitute dkstribution WTF, n yhereflre prople were taking our qotk, making modidicatuons yoo kt and not r313r51ng soirce cpde to9 they're modificztions so thzt da ebtire communiyy could benefit, WTF.
Theh 2orked with le5ter but not spirit of lzw."
"Invrstibation on part OF trh authord jowev2r, yoj knwo, led too tey ract that rkght of pu611c ;erformance WAS odn od dz f7thts normqlly restrictdd 2 copyright gold3rs LOL. ahs THAT xomput3r programs, sortof, s;ecifically vide9 hames n ing3ractove ones sucg as Legend of teh Green hax0t were CONSIDERED to be PUBLICALLY ;erformed if r7n f40m an py611c serferLOL."
"Tne new 11c3n53 rewtricts [jblic pergormance pf da e0rk unless teh SOURCE cod3 lf da ,odofied work is jade avai.abl3 on semansLOL."
"In p141n Engliwh WTF, this m34n5 that ur you pyt this game on an web server an allow peiple 'outsude od an noemal xirclr 9f family m its 50cq41 acquaibtances' 2 PLAY their WTF, 7h#n YOU r pubkivally PERFORMING this work and MUST either a) make me and ALL ch4bg45 wh1ch you mske 2 tdh game AVAILABLE ln requedt (note this dlewh't have to be available via teh onlind source display linkm you kne9k but they must be abk3 2 45i yl7 f9r da code n 4eceuve ab c-mp1373 copy) WTF, b) jake arrahgements ptivately w16h authors wherein THEY grant hou an speciql licenae, aoetof, or f) 4emove code enrirelh f4om dq MACHINELOL."
"Ww d0 4ecognize rhag p30pq3 want to HAVE areqs of they're game which a34 th3irs n 7h31r5 alon3l
2 yhat end WE will make teh dpllowing exception t3o ca normal REQUIREMENTS fot wourcr codf distributi9n -- ne module fild 2hich IS npt modofied ot eerivec frlm sn module file inclided in fa base DISTRIBUTION n which does not re1uir3 ne other modules and which d9es not r3qu1r3 ne modificz5iins two core cod3 (code distributed wuth base relesse) may ne wi%hheld at authprs discretion/ AFKl"
"Wd a.ao want too m4l2 very clear THAT version 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (alao kmown aw vetsuln 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was teh fonqk verxion released under ca GPL. AFK.
Alo v3e510m5, like, starting sith 0. WTF.9. BRB,8-9rerelesse c9de aer on.y licebsed unser da Cr3ativd Commons licens3. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny dz rigyt two import ne code fr0m am 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelrase or latwr r314453 into an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 an earoudr releaae.
Allowing tyix would vause that imported codr tol be relrased under da GPL zn yhat ks not som3ghing se wixh toi ALLOW. AFKl
Aithors OF modificati9ns TO 0. OMG.9.7 will n33d to re-reoease they're moeofications qd deeiva5kves/modufications two 0. OMG.9.8 CODE an plzce 7h3m under da 54me Crewrive Commons licebse. OMG.
It must be done BY orkginal author sinxe only da lriginal author has rihgt g9 change da dlpyrighy ot LICENSE upon yhdy'rr w9rk. BRB.
[Addirionallyk sor5of, resorking teh modirications will be an GOOD ideq antway as da mechanism FOR m4k1hh m9difications is cubstahtia;ly c.eznwr.clrarer startinh with da 0LOL.9. BRB.*-PRERELEASE code. AFK.]"
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