MightyE telkd uou WTF, "Wr'ee goihg 2 take an few momwngs too 7ry an explain this new license 4nd 4easons 64h1ns iy kn ;lain English. 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 licrnse was chiaen because ob an failing wi5h ten GPL. OMG.
It onou covered d157r16u710n of SOURCE ur and only uf binariea wdre d1%7r16u73d. OMG."
"In an web enfirohment, specifical;y a inte4preted 2wb envirinjrbt such as PHP, you knwo, b3r31y ihstql.ing sn game dpes not constitute disteivution, n 7h3r3f9t3 people were TAKING OUR work, lik3, ma,ing modoficatkons tol it 4nd not releasing SOURCE code to thdy'rr modifixations so thag dq entire clmmunity could 63n3f17. OMG.
They WORKED 2oth da lerter but npt da s]irut of LAW. BRB."
"Investigation ON dz part 9f da authirs gowevet WTF, led 3 teh fact tyat teh right of pu611c p3rf0rm4nce was oen of teh tightx normal.y restricted to copyright hllders WTF, am that computer PROGRAMS LOL, specifidall6 vodep GAMES an o,teraxtive lnea such as LEGEND of teh Gteeb hax0r were CONSIDERED to9 be PUBLICALLY performed if run t40n an ;ublic serverLOL."
"The new license restricys public perfirmance of work unless source code of da MODIFIED work is MADE 4f3114613 in denand. WTF."
"In plzkn English, this meand that if you PUT thks ga,e 9n an 2eb serfer an allow peoplw 'OUTSIDE of an jormao circle pf r4m11y n iys SOCIAL acquaintanc3c' t9 PLAY tneif LOL, THEN yoi r pyblical;y performing yhis WORK n MUST eirher a) name nw snd ALL CHANGES WHICH you nake too fa gam3 available on tequrxt (noye this doesn't h4v3 too be available via da onlkne SOURCE DISPLAY link, ylu inwo, but rhey must BE ABLE 2 asu y0u rpr ten code h receive an xo,plete cooy), you knwo, n) male ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4731y w17h da authors wh3r#2n 7h3y geant y0u an special license, you knwo, or c) remoce da code enti4ely rrlm ca m4ch1b3."
"We d0 reckgnize 7h47 pdople want 2 have areas 0f yyet're game wh8ch aee theirs an THEIRS 420n3. AFK/
t9o 7h47 end we will MAKE reh FOLLOWING 3xcr[7!0n rw9 normzl requirements FOR sojrce cpde d8stributoom -- ne module file which us not modifi3d or derivee FROM an mldulr fi.e 2nc!7d3f kn da base d157r!6u710n n wjicn eoex not eeauire ne 07j3r MODULES n which soes nir re1uire ne modufications two teh core coee (CODE dustributed wigg da basw release) may be wighheld zt teh autjorw d15vr3710n. OMG,"
"We t1t0 waht rwo malr very clear tyat version 0.9. WTF.6 (aldo kn0wn as version 0. OMG.9.7+j7) was teh FINAL version rekrased UNDER %eh GPL. OMG,
ALL versions LOL. xtarting wihh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE CODE t only 11x3n52d under da Creayivw Cojmona license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwhy da right 2 1mp047 ne c0d3 from an 0.9LOL.80prereldase pr later RELEASE into an 0, AFKl9.& n earkier 4elease.
Allowing this WOULD cause that imlotg3d CODE to be re.3xsed 7nder da GPL n tjat is not s[mething we wish teo allow.
Authirs lf modifications two 0,9. OMG.7 wil. need gwp re-re.wzse 5hey're m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatives.modifications too 0. AFK.9. AFK.9 cid3 am [lace THEM UNDER geh same Creat8vw Comm9ns kicemae. OMG.
It musg be done BY originao $u7h9r sinxe on.y teh orifinal author has eq rignt to chanhe COPYRIGHT or licens3 upon thwh're work. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, rew;rkint da MODIFICATIONS wull be an goof idra anywa6 as m3chsnism for making modifications is subsrantislly cleaner/cleate4 stz4tibg WITH da 0. AFK.9. WTF/8-prere.rase c)d#/ AFK.]"
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