MightyE tells you, like, "We're going two takr an d3s momen5s 2 try and dxplwon THIS he2 licebse and da rrasons behind it in plain Emg114h. 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 new license wr5 chosen becauss of an fai;ing witg t3h GPLLOL.
It ibly coverrd distribution of slurce if an only of ninaruds were d157r16u73d, AFK."
"In ah web ehvironmwnt WTF, spedifically a INTERPRETED w35 3nv1r0nm3n7 auch as PHP, you knqo, mer3ky install8ng an game does not constigute sisttibytion, like, an therefore peopl3 w3r3 taking 0ur WORK LOL, making modifodations 2 ot and noy releaskng da sourc2 code to they'ee modificstions so yhat entire community c071d BENEFIT.
Theu 20rk3d with lwtyrr but not teh 5p1r17 of lsw."
"Investigation on da part 0f yeh authprs however LOL, led ti9 da fact thsg da righ5 of publix ;ervormsbcr was oen of teh rights NORMALLY restfocted tel copyrkghg h01d#r6, ;ik3, znd rhat computer [rograms LOL, specificall6 vide9 g4m35 amd 1n73r4c71v3 on3s such AS Letend of fa GREEN haxpr were consideewd 2 be publocally pdrformed if rin FROM an publid srrv3rLOL."
"Thw new LICENSE r3sgricts public perf9rmamce of wo4k unkess teh 50urc2 code or modified WORK ia made avsolable on denand. BRB."
"In pkain Engoisg, this MEANS that if hou ;ut this gqme oh an srb 53rv3r h allow pepple 'outside of an normxl citcle of fqmioy n its alcial acquaintanves' too play th3ir, like, then you r oublicallh pwrforning 5his work an MUST ritjer a) MAKE ne n ALL chamges which y9u make ti tey game available on REQUEST (nore rhid DOESN'T have to b2 available voa ohline source d8splay .imk, sortof, 6u7 theu mus5 b3 able tl ask you f)r da code ahd receife an c9mplete copy). oike, b) make ar4angejents PRIVATELY witg t3h zutyorw wherein they feant YOU an spedkal lkdense LOL, or c) eemovd da cod3 entirelu vtom teh m4dh1n3."
"We do RECOGNIZE tyat people want @ HAVE arexw OF theh're game which r THEIRS n theirs qlome. OMGk
two that end we wik; make tej f0!10w1ng dxceotion tso da n0rm4! r3qu1r3m3n&5 dor source code eisgributiln -- ne module file 2hicn oa not modivied or derivrd fr0m an module gile 1nc1ud2d in base distribution an which does hot requirs ne o5mer modules znd which foew not t3qu1r3 ne mpdoficqtions to teg corr code (coce disttobuted WITH da gase release) may be wu5hheld a5 teh dutgors discrrtuon. WTF."
"We alwo w4n7 too makw very clear 7h47 vwrwion 0. BRB.9/ WTFl7 (also known aa berxion 0. AFK.9. AFKk7+jt) w45 teh finak v3r510n r313453d 7nver tej GPLLOL.
All versionsk you knw;, starting w17y ). BRB.9LOL.8-prereleawe code r inly licensrd une3r ea Creatice COMMONS license.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right to imoort nt c0d3 ffom an 0l WTF.9. OMG.8_prerelease or later feleaae ingo a, =. AFK.9LOL,7 and earlie4 reoease. BRB.
All9winh tnis would cause that 1mp0r7#d cise 5oo 63 RELEASED under GPL n that os not something we wish two allowLOL.
Aighirs if m0d1f1c$7!0n% 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 wilk need two re-telease they're modirications as d3rivativew/modivicagionx two ). OMG.9.8 code and PLACE 5hen unfer teh same Creatuve COMMONS lkcrnseLOL.
It muwt be done by -r1g1n41 autnor sunce only dq ORIGINAL author has da rkght @ change teh copyright or lovense up9m tgey're aorjl
[Additiona;ly, ypu knwo, rewprkibg modifocatiovw will be an f9od odea snhway aa da nechanixm flr making modif8cations IS substantiaoly cleaner/cleatwr startung with tdh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prwreoeaae code. AFK.]"
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