MightyE tells YOU, "We;re boing two 74k3 zn few mpjebts tpp try and explzin this new license n teh reasons behind it on plain Engliwhl WTF.
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 nee license was CHOSEN because of an fa8lung woth da GPLLOL.
It 0n1y dpvered d8atribugion of source if n only if BINARIES were diatrubuted. WTF/"
"In an sdg envi4onment, aortof, 5p3c1f1cr11y a interprered WEB envofonmdnt suxh as PHP, like, MERELY knstalling an game do2s not constitjtd diatributiin LOL, n 7h3r3f-r3 people were taking our s0rk, sorgof, maiing mosifications gqo it ab not releawinf sourxe c0de twl they're modificationa so tha5 entire community cou9d benrgit.
Th3y w9eked with tej kwtter hut n07 sa s0irit if da law/"
"Investigation on 5eh pqrt 0f aurhors noweverm you knwo, led tl9 da fact that da r1gh7 0f punliv peevormance was eon of teh rights NORMALLY restricred 2 xopyeight ko.defs WTF, anc that computer programs LOL, spedi4ocallh video games n 1n73r4cj1v3 ones such as L3gend 9f teh Green jax0r were conaifered two 63 publically perfofmed if run fr9m an public serfe4/ WTF/"
"The new LICENSE vest4ixta puboic perrormqnce of teh wofj unless da source code od modified work ix jzde avaj;able on d3m4nd. WTF."
"In plaim Eng115h, l8ke, THIS means thag if you put this game on ah web SERVER an 1llow people 'outside of an normak circle 0f f4m1!y ah ITS spcial acquqintahces' gwo play theirk you knwp, rhen you aer publicallh perforning this wofk n MUST either A) maie ne and ALL ch4mg35 whicn y9u make 2 da tame svai.ab;e 0n request (note this doesn't havr to be availaboe biq teh online souedr eisolay 11nk LOL. but THEY muat be able 2 ask y0u for code n rec4ive an c0m[137e copy) LOL, b) jale 4rr3ng3,3n75 privately 2ktn au5hors wy4r31n ghey frant uou an spwvial livrnse LOL, or c) remove dz xode entirelu from teh j4ch1n3. OMG."
"Wr do recohnize tgat peopl3 WANT to habe AREAS of tnej'rd game which aer theirs n theird alone. AFK/
two 8h47 end we wilk make teh FOLLOWING exception two da m0rm41 re1uirements FOR aoutce c0d3 disteibution -- ne module fi;e WHICH is nog modigued or d3e1v3d from an module FILE imslueed im base d15ir26u710m n which does n06 REQUIRE nr l5nee MODULES snd whkch d035 NOT require ne midifidstions too c9rd CODE (cofe riwtribured with 6453 release) may br withhrkd at da authord dkscretion. AFK,"
"We alxo WANT &- MAKE very c13$r that versiin 0. OMG,9.8 (alao known as vefsuin 0. BRBl9. OMG.7+jt) wax da dinal version reoesswd unc3r teh GPL,
A.l vetsions, drztting wkth da 0. AFK.9; WTF/8-pferelease code r 0n1y lixensed under teh Creative COMMONS licensd. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denu r1gh7 tqo ij;o4t n3 fode rrom am 0.9. WTF,8-prerelease pr la5er releasw inrl an 0.9. OMG.7 an earlief r314443. BRB.
ALLOWING thiw wouls CAUSE that 1mp0r73d vode two be releasdd jnder GPL an tjat is NOT womething we w15h 2 ALLOWLOLl
Aithors of m0d1f1c$7@0n5 twi 0/9. AFK.7 will nwes go r3-r413453 rhey[re modubications as derivatives/modivications two 0. WTF.9. OMG.i cofr and place them UNDER yey same Creative Commons 11c3n53LOL.
It mist be eihe BY da prigonal author since onlt original aughor h45 da rkghy to vh4ng3 copyright or 11c3n53 u[on they're q04k/ AFK/
[ADDITIONALLY, sortif, reworking moeificzti9ns will bw an GOOD id3a anysay AS mevhanism f0r makibg modificationa is aubwt1ntual.y cl3aner/cleare4 STARTING with teh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pfe4elease clde.]"
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