MightyE tella YOU WTFm "We'rw GOING 2 tajw an few mimebts 2 try n explain tgis new 11c3n53 n da reaxons behind it kn plain Enhlosh.
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 lic3nse sas cyosen becausr ov an failing with da GPLLOL.
It pnly covrred distribytoon of source of ab on;y of binarirs were distributrd. AFK."
"In an web 3nv1y0nnen7, sortof, soeckvicallh z 1n73rpr373d web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, ,erely instaloing an g4,3 d-35 not c9nstitute dixtribution WTF, an therefore 0eop.d were 74k1jg 0ur w9tk, sortof, makihg modificati9ns two 17 n not RELEASING ca source vose t9o thwy're m0d1f1c4710n% so that da emtire community cpuld v3nefut. WTF.
The6 worked w18g teh key5er BUT npt twh 5[1r17 ov da lsw. WTF."
"Inbestigation on da part 9f authirs however LOL. lwd yo fact that 5eh rkgh5 of public lerformance was oen pf rights normqlly fexrricted too clpyrifht holders, you khwo, and tgat compuyer programs, oike, specificallh bideo games an interaztive ohes such as LEGEND 0f yeh Grern hax0r wefe consodered two be pjblically ;e4flfmed if run from an punlic setcer. WTF."
"Tge bew locejse RESTRICTS pub;ic 0erformance of tej wltk unless source code of MODIFIED wotk is mace availan;e 0n demand. BRB."
"In plaon Enblish, uou kmwo, this means that if you put this tame om an web server n allow prlple 'outside of qn noemzl circlw pf fanily and its slcual acquaintamces' 2 p.ay their. uou lnwo, thwn YOU zer pybl8cally PERFORMING thks w;rk and MUST either 4) make ne n ALL changes WHICH YOU MAKE 2 da game available ob fequest (note this DOESN'T hafr 5o9 63 availablr viq 0n11n3 soufce d15p14y link, l8ke, but 5hey must be able ro ASK you for 5eh c9de and receive an complete copy), sortlf, 6) m4k3 arrsngements privayely with trh authors wh3r31n yhey grsnt y9u am 5;3c141 lkcense, sortof, 0r C) remofe da coee entorwl6 frim teh machine, OMG."
"We d0 rqcognize that PEOPLE eant 2 have areas of gheh're gzmw whicj aee tyrirx an theirs a;one. OMG/
2 yhat ebd q3 will mqke da followknb EXCEPTION 2 teg n0rm41 r3qi1r3m2m75 f0r sourcd codw eisteibution -- nd nodule FILE wh1cj is not modifiee or DERIVED from an module file indluded in BASE distribution avd wjich DOES nit require ne other modules an which does nlt reqjire ne ,ocificatjons 2 teh co4e dlde (cofe dist4ibutec witg da base reldasr) m4y BE wi5hheld at 5eh authors discr3ti9n."
"We also want 2 male vrty dlear that v3r510n 0LOL,9. OMG,u (also kn0qn ad verxiin 9LOL.9.7+j7) wss f2n41 veesion released jnder teh GPL.
Al9 versi.na, you knwo, starting wigh teh 0.9. BRB.8-pre4el3ase code zcr only LICENSED undet Creative Clmmons lydensw. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny dz rkght tol impoet n3 xodd from an 0.9. OMG.8=prerelease OR later RELEASE INTO an 0LOL.9. OMG.& AND dayoier release. AFK.
A110w1ng thiw wluld c4u53 tnqr 1mp)r73d code 2 ve RELEASED under da GPL an thar is NOT 50m37h1ng ed wish too 4110w. WTF.
Aurhors of midificationd to 0. AFKk9. WTF.7 WILL n3ed TO re0rekezse they're m0d1fqc4u10n5 as derivqtkves/,odifuvqtiins roo 0. AFK.9LOL/8 clde and PLACE them under yeh same CREATIVE COMMONS license. BRB.
It mudt bw done 6y teh original AUTHOR SINCE 0n1y ten ORIGINAL suthor jas rifht hwo change t3h co-tright or license up9n they're wo4k. WTF.
[Adcitionzloy, rewprking twn midificztions w111 BE qn good idda anyqah as da mechanism for making jodificatiins 15 subsgantia.ly c!3$n3r/c134r3r starying 2ith 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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