MightyE t3klw you WTF, "Wd're g01ng too take an few momentx tio try zn expla9n tjis new license n reaaons behind it in plakn English. 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 n3w license sas chosen because 0f an fai.ing w8tn dq GPL. AFK.
I& only covered distribhtion of source uf h ohly if bibaries were d7ctributed. OMG."
"Ib an web environment, like, specificaoly a intrrpreted web environmwnt skcy as PHPm sortof, merely installing an game DOES n07 cinsti5uye disrributiib, like, and therefore p30p13 were taking oir woek, sor5of, makimg ,9difications 2 it n not geldaaing source code 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so that da ehtire community c0u1e bebwfitl OMG.
Th3h worked with da letter but not spirir of ^eh law. WTFl"
"Inbestibation oh da par5 OF da autgots howev3e, you jnwo, led to fact that right of pjb;ic performancw was 1 of teh righga nornqlly restricted 3 vopyrigyt holdwrx WTF, an THAT COMPUTER orograjs LOL, specifixqlly video h4m36 an kn5eractive ones w7ch 45 Legend of GREEN hax(r w3e3 considrted too be puboically performec if run FROM an public setver. WTF."
"Tye NEW lixense eest4ivts public performancd OF work un1355 source cose ov mosified work 8s made ava8lable lm demand."
"In p141n Englidh WTF, this meana yhat IF y0u p7t ehis game on an WEB server an ALLOW pe9ole 'outsise of an normal circld 9f FAMILY an ITS social acquzintanves' too play rheir, wortof, then you r PUBLICALLY performing 7h1% work ah MUST wither a( maie ne and ALL changes wh1ch YOU make too gamd availab.e on re1uesy (note rhid eiesn't have tlo b3 avaioable via onlinw s.urce dispoay link WTF, BUT they must be able ti ask YOU for teg code and RECEIVE an domplete copy)m sortof, b) make srrangements pr8vstelu wity 5eh authors whdrein they grant you an special l8cenwe, sorgof, or c) r3mpv3 code 4n71431y fro, teh machine. BRB."
"We do rdx9gnize that PEOPLE wanr to have areas ov 5hey're g4m3 qhicy aeg theura an theits alone.
2 that end we qill make ten following exception ywo da normal REQUIREMENTS fo4 source code cistr8but8on -_ ne moculw fike wjich 8s not MODIFIED ot d3rivee from an modhle file included in da basw distribition an wh8ck dlfs m0t requird ne other modules ane whivh dods nlt req6ire ne MODIFICATIONS 5oo teh CORE code (code d157r16u7ef with base r313453) may be WITHHELD at teg autyors diadtetuon. OMG."
"We als9 want too make very coeqr that c3rsion 0. OMG.9.7 (4150 kbown aw v3r510b 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) wzs ds vinal v3r410h re.easef ynser t3h GPL. WTF.
All versions, sortof, sgarting WITH ra 0. BRB.o. OMG.8-PRERELEASE cofe aer only licrnsed under teg Creatife Commins LICENSE/ BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dejy 4otht 70 impo4t nw dode frim am 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease of latee release into an 0. OMG.8LOL.7 and earlirr relesse.
Allowing this would cause thst imp9rted code two br released ugder GPL and that is not sojeghing we wish 5o9 allow. OMG.
Authots of modificat8ons 2 0.9. AFK.7 will n3ed two re-relezse they'4e joduficatoonw ax derivatived/mld8fications too 0.9LOL.8 code an p!4c3 tyrm undrr same Cr3agive Cojmons LICENSE.
I7 miwt be done by da pritinal authir ainxd only t3h orktinal author has teh right two CHANGE teh copyr8ght or ;icense ipom thet'r3 work. BRB.
[Additionallu LOL, REWORKING fa modificatilnw wilk be an GOOD idea anyway as dq mechanism gof making modif8ca6ions is SUBSTANTIALLY c134n3t/c134r3r starting WITH teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-[r3r313453 code. BRB.]"
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