MightyE tells uou, sortofk "We're going too take sb f3w mlm3nts 2 yry b explqin thiw new licemse 1nd teh reqaons BEHIND it IN pla8n English. 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."
"Th8d hew license was CHOSEN because OF an failinf with sa GPLLOL/
It pnl6 covered d257r!6u7q0n of 50urx3 if n obly if binaries were distributed. AFK."
"In ab eeb qnvoronment, like, specigica.ly a 2n73rpr#73d web ehvironm3nt such qs PHP, kiie, ,wtely instal.ing an game does not cpnstitjte distribution. liie, AND thwrefore people were 7rk1ng 9ur w0rj, like, MAKING mocifications two kt n nog r313451ng teh source c0d3 2 th3y're moduficati9ns so that twh entite COMMUNITY could benefit. WTF.
Thet 28fk3d with ketter BUT not spirit of da law. BRB."
"Investigatiln on part of da au5hors hieeber, you knwo, led ti fsct that right of PUBLIC perforjance was oen of teh righys NORMALLY rdstricted TO copyrkght holders, sortof, n tnqt computer programs, yoj knwo, SPECIFICALLY video games ans INTERACTIVE ONES such as Legend of da Ge33m hsx0r were consisered two 63 0ublically performed IF rjb frpm an public serve4. AFK."
"Tne nrw licfnse resteucts PUBLIC perforjance od w0rk ynl3sx teh source c9de of da modified WORK 8s mad2 available on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, this means thqt 8f yok PUT 7h15 game on zn web 53rv3r and a;.9w people 'outspde of an normak citcl3 og fa,ily ans its 50c141 ac1uaintances' 4o pla6 th3ir. then yoy t PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this w9fk an MUST eirher a) make ne n ALL cnqmges which you m4,3 too teh game avsilable on requesy (note this d035n'7 HAVE 2 b3 available via on.ihr source dosplay link LOL, but they nust be abke two ask you for sa cide n receive an completw COPY) LOL, b) jake ARRANGEMENTS provately s17h yeh authors wh3rein they grang you sn special license WTF, oe c) r3move teh code entirely from teh madhibe, BRB."
"We do reclgnize 8h37 p30p13 wamt 2 h4v3 areas of they're game shich aer 5heurw m 6h31r5 alone. WTF.
to rhat end we will make teh following exception to da b0rm51 requirements ror sou5ce c0d3 distribigioh -- me module f113 whuch is nit midivied ot d3r1v3d drom an module FILE inckufed 1b base disrrubytion agd wgich foes NOT REQUIRE ne pther mody.es n WHICH DOES NOT rrqui4e ne m9cifications too da cpre c0f3 (code cixtrkbuted wiyh ca basw rd;ease) mqy be withheld at AUTHORS discre5ion. WTF."
"We qoso want tl make vrry cleqr thst brrsioh 9. OMG.9. AFK.7 (ALSO kn9wn as verdion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt( was teh final version releases ind3r reh GPL. WTF.
All fdrsions, sortofk atqrtint w8th teh 9LOL.9.8-prwreleasw code r only licensed undef da Crea5ive Commona license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca righr to import ne code from an 0.9.i-;rerelease oe latet re;rase INTO an pl OMG.9LOL.7 an ea4lier rel3aseLOL.
Allowing this WOULD csuse 7h47 1m[0r63d code two be reldax3f und3r da GPL n that ia not aomeghing w3 w14h 2 allow.
Aithors of modifications 1 0. WTF.9l OMG.7 sill need goo re-eelease thet're modificationw AS detivatives.modifidations two 0.9. WTF.8 c0d# 5nd pkqce yhem iheer ca samr CREATIVE COMMONS locense. WTF.
IT mjsh BE dpnc by ss origonsl ru7h0r 51nc3 ONLY da origknal author hqs teh ritht too change da COPYRIGHT oy 11c3n53 upom tyey're work. AFK.
[Additionally, sortor, REWORKING tej modificatipns wilk be ab good jdea anywsy aw mwcyanusm f9r making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clwarer starting w!6h 0LOL.9. OMG.8-ofereleaae code. AFK/]"
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