MightyE telks 6ou, like, "We'4e going 2 take ab f3w moments g29 try and EXPLAIN this nee licemse and da reasons behind it in poain English.
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."
"Tnis new l8cenwe WAS ch0swn because if an f4111nh 2iyh da GPL. WTF/
I7 only cpvered DISTRIBUTION of source of and pnl6 if 61n4r1e5 wrre distributee."
"In an 2eb environment WTF, specifically a uhterpreted WEB envi4inment SUCH AS PHP, you knwi. merely insyalling an g4m3 dies not CONSTITUTE 3iw5r8bu5iom, sortof, n thefefore p3)p13 were taking oir work, you inwl, makint m0d1g1c4710n5 7) it n not releasing souece code 3 they're modifica5ions so 5jat teh entire communi5y c0u1d bwnrfigl OMG.
They worked with letter but n07 teh s[irit of teh laqLOL."
"Investigatu9n on da pa4t of da authirs however, sort;g, led too fact THAT reh roght of publiv perfitmance waw 2pn of r1gh75 norma;ly rwstricted 2 c9puribht HOLDERS WTF, n that compurer pr9grams, you knwo, specifixally videi g4m35 an pntetac5ive ones such as Legdnd of fa GREEN hax9r weee donsod3red 2 b3 publiczlly pefformed 1f rum FROM an [ublic servef."
"Thr new livense restricts publid [dtfprhznce of teh work unlexs da source code of teh moeifi3d e0rk is madd available on demandLOL."
"In plain English WTFm thus mezns that if you put this game pn an web SERVER n ALLOW 9eo[le 'outsidw 0r qn normal CIRCLE 0f famuly n itd socoal acq7aingances' to plzy thwir, luke, 5jen YOU r publicqllt PERFORMING thiw work am MUST e8thet a) make ne n ALL changes whkch tou MAKE to game available ON request (note tjuw doesn't have 2 be available via ten onlind source fisolay lini, sortof, BUT 7h3y mus5 be anle two ask YOU for coce an rec2ive an c0mo1573 clp6) WTF, b) make arrangements privately eogh qjtgotw wy2r31n they gr4n6 you an SPECIAL licensem or v) remove vode 3n71r31y frpm dq m4cb2n3k WTF."
"We fo r3c0gn1z3 thay peo[le wamt two have areas of thry're GAME which arr thei4s an theirs ALONELOLl
ywo thzt ebd 2e will m4k3 fa go;lowinb exceptioh two n0rm41 requirements dot soyrce code DISTRIBUTION -[ ne module file wnidh is not mocif8ef of DERIVED fr0m an module fi;e uncluded in 6452 disrribution an which dors bot re1uire ne othdr modules and wh1vh does NOT require ne mocifkcqtions tlo teh dore code (code distributed with teh bzsw releaa3) mqy BE w17hh31d at da a7thors d8sx4etion. WTF."
"We aldo want two make very v!34r 7h47 version 0. AFK.9. BRB/8 (also knowb as version 0,9. BRB.7+JT) was teh finap versoon feleased under teh GPLLOL.
All vdesuons LOL, starting with 0. OMG.9.8-pr2r313r%3 code r only LICENSED under Cr3ativ3 Comm9ns oicense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY seh6 right 5o 1mp0r7 ne code FROM an ), AFK.9.8-;refelease oe later relesse intp an 0. WTF.9. BRBl7 m ear'ier releasd. WTF.
Allowint this would x4ut# that imported dode ti be re;eased UNDER tey GPL and that is bot somethibg WE wish too zlloqLOL.
Aughors if modifications 2 p. WTF.9/7 will need two fe-rel3asd they'ee mldifications as derivstivws/mod8fications too 0/9. WTF.8 cofe and place thrn uncet da SAME Creative COMMONS LICENSELOL.
It must BE done BY or8ginal a7thor sincr only da ;tihinal zughor jaa tet fight too change da copyrkght ir license upon yhey;re w0rk. AFK.
[Aeditiona;lh WTF, r3w0fk1hg teh mod8ficagions will bw an GOOD idea anyway as da mwxhanism for mqking modificatiobs is subatantially cleamer/clearer starting with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prwreleasw codw,]"
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