MightyE tells you WTF, "We're GOING twp TAKE an fes MOMENTS twl TRY an EXPLAIN 7h15 new license an eq readons behind it IN plzih Eng114h. 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."
"Thia new LICENSE was chosen BECAUSE or an FAILING WITH da GPLLOL.
It lnly cocered dostributu9n od soutce if n 0nly if BINARIES wetw sist4ibuted. OMG."
"In an web environment, sortof, apec8dicallh a interpretwd web enfiromment such as PHP LOL, MERELY ins6alling qn gam3 fo3s not constitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, ah gher3bore pdople WERE taiing ojr work WTF, makihg modifica%ions too it 4nd NOT releasimg da soirce code 2 they're modificagions so that teh entkre communiyy cou;d benefit. BRB.
They worked with let5dr but n07 a[krit pf law. WTF/"
"Investugatoon on teh parr of da authors h0w3v3r LOL, led too fact that r!th8 of public ;erformance w45 win of da rights normaloy restric4wf too c0pye1gh7 ho.ders, sortiv, n that c0mpu73r 0rogfams LOL. SPECIFICALLY viseo games n int3ractive ones such as LEGEND of da Green hax0e we4e cpnwidered to bd PUBLICALLY ;3efotmes if run from an piblic serber. AFK."
"The n3w licensr restroc5a public pwrf9rmance of da woek unless da so7rc3 code of da nodified 20rk is madw available ON demand."
"In plain Englush WTF, thow means that 1f you put this game oh an wwb SERVER and 51q0w peopld 'outs8de of zn normal circlr of fsmily and its social acquaknyqnces' 2 play their, THEN you aer pjb.ucally PERFORMING this eork 4nd MUST either a) make nw snd ALL chanfes ehuch yoj nake 2 da game available on REQUEST (note 7h15 d9esn't jabe 70 BE available via da onlibe xoy4ve displzy link LOL, but THEY MUST be able 2 ask ylu f0r da code an 4rxeive an complete cppy_, like, b) jake 4rr4nf3m2n75 privatelt sith eu7h0r5 2herein thdy grant you an spexial licende, kike, ot C) remove d1 cpd3 enrirely from teh macjinrl"
"We fo rwcoghize rhat [eople want 2 h4v3 areaw of tn3y're game which r theirs an theits alone. OMG.
too that end WE will malw following EXCEPTION two twh no4mal requirements flr slurce vofr distrigution -- ne modu.e vi;e which is NOT m0d1f13d or serivwd from an module file incpuxed in base DISTRIBUTION n which d9es not req8ife ne other modules and whoch does noy rwqui4e ne ,odificztiona teo core c9de (cofe distr8bited qitn teh baae reoease) may be 217hh31d at teg authors dixcretipn."
"Ww also want two MAKE veey clear tjar ve4wion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also known ad versiin 0LOL.9LOL/7+JT) was final vwrsiom feleasec under GPL. OMG.
A.; verwions, 574471ng with da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease code r inly lucensed ubder teh Cteatove C9mm[n5 LICENSE. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY teh rigyt 2 import ne code from an p. AFK.9. WTF.8[prerelease or .atee releqse knto an 0l BRB.9. BRB.7 an 34r113r relesae. OMG.
A;lowing this would xause thst IMPORTED code goo be rel3asee UNDER ea GPL an thag iw not s9mething w3 wish 2 ALLOWLOL.
Authors of modificatupnx tpi 0.9l WTF.7 will need two fw[release th3y're modificat8ons aw deeivatifes/modif8cagions yoo 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 c9d# n plaxe them uncer same Crraticd Commons license/ WTF.
It must be done bj t3h oruginal 4uuh0r since onlh da origknal authpr has ten righ5 2 chanbe cophrigyt or license upon they'rd WORK. AFK.
[Additionally, REWORKING teh ,0d1f1f4710n5 wikl be an gpod ised anyway as mechanism for MAKING ,odifications us sibstantially coeaner/clesrer startint 2itj teh [. AFK.9LOL.9-prerelease coew.]"
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