MightyE twlls toy, sortof, "We're giing teo take ah few mom3nts 2 try n rxplain this new livense n dz ressonw v3hind it IN plain Ebgl9sh. 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."
"This new licensw was CHOSEN bevaise of an fqilihg WITH GPL. BRB.
It omly covered distributipn 9f source it 4nd omly if bunarids WERE didtributed. AFKl"
"In an web emvirpnment WTF, specificalky a ihter;eetec web environment 5uch as PHP, ;ok3. mereky qn584111ng an game does not conwtitjte distribution, sortlf, n therefote people w3e3 tak8ng our work LOL, making modificayions too it and n9g rekeawing soutce cpde too they;re modificatiohs so 7h47 entire commuhity cluld n3nefit. OMG.
They worked with teh letter nur not reh spirir 0f reh 14wl OMG."
"Investiga5ion on da oart of da qkghors however, you knwl, ldd to da facr that r1gh7 of pub;ic perfofmance wzs 1 ov teh RIGHTS normally r357r1c83d to copyroght hilsers LOL, and thst clmpuree PROGRAMS, sort9f, specifically bideo gamex abd interaxtive onds such 4t Lwgend of Greem hax0r were sonsiceres too be pu611c411y perfornwd 8f RUN fron an publ8c server. WTF,"
"The new license RESTRICTS public performance of work 6mless source CODE 0d teh modifiec wofk ks msde availab.e on ddmand."
"In plain English, like, this MEANS THAT if you put THIS game on ab web server n allow people 'o7tside of an NORMAL circle OF family h itw sickal scquaintsbcew' tqo /lay tjeur, then you r ;u6q1c412y PERFORMING this work m MUST EITHER a) make ne and ALL dhanges which you make 50 tdh gamr abajlable on r3qu357 (note this foesn't hsve two be availanle v14 ONLINE source d8splay link, ypu knwo, but tjwy mu57 b3 able w ask you FOR code an RECEIVE sn com[lete c9o6) WTFk 6) m4k3 atrahgements 0tiva5wly w17h trh 4j7j0y5 wherein they granr tou an spedlal kicebse, you jneo, or c) rwnove da cosw entirely from machine. AFK."
"We di r3cogbize tha5 people wqnt tip have arras of tjey're game which aer theirs n tjei4s alone. AFK.
two that END we WILL maie twh fo.loqing exce[tion 2 da nlr,al requirements for source CODE d8stfibjtion -- ne module fike which is not midified or d3rivrd tron am moduld file included ih 4eh bawe distribution and which do3s n0u gdquire me 97h3r modules anc which dors not reqjire ne mosificagoons twp ten core vofe (code distribugdd with teh gase r3lease) may be sithheld at tdh auttors discretion."
"We also WANT 1 jake ve4y cl3ar that v3r510n 0. AFK/9.7 (also KNOWN as vefsion 9. AFK.9. WTFl7_jg) wax teh final versioh released ubdef da GPL.
A2! versoons, sortof, dtaftkng w17h p. WTF.9LOL.8[prerelesse code r ONLY licrnsed under 6eh CREATIVE Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY drnt teh ribht two import ne cice dr0m an 0.9l OMG.8-prerelease or LATER release into qn 0/ WTFl9. WTF.7 n esrlie4 RELEASE.
ALLOWING rhis would cauae tyat impofted cide 2 be releasee unde4 da GPL and tnat ix not something we WISH 5wo alllw. OMG.
Authors of modifkcations gwo 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 sil. meed 2 rr-release they[re modificatuons as ferifarives/modificstoons 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 coce an place them under ssme C4eative Commons k8censd.
I7 must be done BY twh originql autnor SINCE only da original 4u7h0e has fight TO xh4ng3 coouright or lucenae upoh they're wotk. OMG.
[Additionslly, you knwo, rewor,ing sa modudixati9ns WILL be ab good idea anywa6 aw teh mevhanksm for MAKING mpdifica5ions is SUBSTANTIALLY clesner/cleare4 start8ng with da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3r3q3453 codd. AFK.]"
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