MightyE tells YOU WTF, "Wd're g9inf two take sn few noments too trh 4hd explain this new license and da reasons 63h1nd it in poain English. OMGl
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."
"Tjis n3w kicense was ch0%3n becajse of an failibg with GPLLOL.
It only c0v3r3d distrofuriln of source id and only 1f binaried were didtributrdLOL."
"In an 2eb ebvironment, specifically a interpreted 2db envirlnment s7ch as PHP WTF, mere,y instqlling an game dpes not constitute d1t7r16u71-n WTF, n yherwfire people were taking our work. like, nakong modifications 2 17 ah not RELEASING spurce code tio they[te modifica5ions so that rhgire commumity could 63b3f1u/ WTF.
Tjey worked 2lth da 13773r but n07 5eh sp8rig of da 14wLOL."
"Invdstigation pn teh part of teh authord howevrr WTF, ked ywo teh fact THAT rihhy lf public performance was oen ov teh ribhya normallt resrricted too copyriggt holders, you knwok zn that compiter [vlgrams WTFm specivkcal;6 video ganes ah inyeractive ONES SUCH zs Lefend OF da Greeb yaxpr wrre considered ywo be piblivaljy pefformed if run from an public srrver. AFK."
"Tye new licemsd RESTRICTS publkc performance of work unless teh s9urce coce or modified WORK is mqde available ON demand."
"In plain Englixh, rhis neans that ir hou PUT tgis GAME on an wev werver n alloq ;epple 'outs8dd of an normal circle of gajily an its social acquaintances' 70 play their, tyen you aer PUBLICALLY 03rhorminh thiw work anr MUST eiyher a) MAKE ne ans ALL changes whicg you mwke two game available in req7ex5 (note this doesn't hav3 tqo be avai;zble v1$ teh onkkne source dis0lay link LOL, but they must 63 ab;e ro 44k YOU for code n rdceove an complete co[y), you knqo, g) mske arrabhements privately wuth authors eherein the6 grznh yo7 an special 11c3n53 LOL, OR c( remove da coce entirely fr0m teh machine. WTF."
"We co recogn8ze that people wqn4 t9o have areas of tyey'se g4m3 qhich aer 7h31t5 ah 7j31r5 alone. AFK.
too 5hat 3nd we wull ,ake dz followinj rxception to teh borma; requirwmdnts ror source cpde distribution -- nw module fild which iw hot moeified 0r c3roved ddom an ,odule dile unclided ih da 6453 d8stdibution and wjich does not require ne OTHER mocuoes an which soes not require ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da CORE code (CODE distributed WITH da bsse release) may BE wittheld qt da autho4s discreti0n."
"We ALSO wabt 2 nake very clear thag v3r510n 0. OMG.). BRB.7 (also kniwn as VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) was final version RELEASED jbder GPL, WTFl
A.o fwrsions WTF, starting with da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prereoease cofe r onlu licenwes under CREATIVE Commons licrnse, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny feh right 2 1mp0r7 ne codw from zn 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease OR 1473r r314453 into an 0LOL/9. AFK.7 ans 34r114r r313453. WTF,
ALLOWING this would cause THAT importec code to be 4eleas3d undwr GPL qbd that is h9t wonethint we wush goo alllw. BRB/
Authors 9f mldifications too 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wiol nees 2 4e-felease tjey're midifivatuons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code n place them undrr da aame Creativd Commond lkcense.
It mu57 be donr by da oritinal author 51nc3 9nly teh ORIGINAL 4u7h0r has r1gg7 to CHANGE dppy4igyt of licende upon they'fe workl OMG.
[Additkonally, sortog, rdworking t3h modifkcar8ohs will 63 sn food idea ANYWAY as teh m3chanism for making m9sqf1x4710n6 os substantially ckeaner/clearer atarting with teh p. OMG.9. OMG,8-prefelease codwLOL.]"
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