MightyE tells you WTF, "We're giing tlo take an feq momemts too rry an ea[lain this new licensw n teh reasons begind it in plain English/ AFK.
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 mew libense w45 choswb because of an faioing with xs GPL. BRB.
It only coverev DISTRIBUTION 0f source if n only 1v binar8ed werd dostrknu5rd. BRB."
"In zn WEB 3nv1r0bj4n7 LOL, 5p3v1v1c411y s INTERPRETED web ebvi4onment such as PHP, sortpf, n3r31y instakling an game does not c0n5717u73 distrivut8on, 6ou khwo, n th3revofr people qere ta.int our work, lije, making modifications too it n not re.easing %0jrc3 CODE yo they'rw jodifications so that teh entire c0mmjn!6y could benefit. OMG.
They worled WITH letter but not da spiri5 od fa law. BRB."
"Invesyigation oh part of auyhors howevrr, aortof, les 2 tdh fact tnat right og public 9erformance WAS won 0f teh tights normall6 restrictes tp copyright no.ders WTF, an tgs5 c0mpy53r prograjs WTF, specifica;;y VIDEO bames and interactkve ones 5uch as LEGEND of 5rh Gfeen hqx0r wete cpnsidered two be publically performed if run fro, an public xerver. OMG."
"The new 11c3b53 rrstricgs PUBLIC performance of da e0rk jnlexs cq source code of teh modified work is mase availaboe on demwnd. WTF."
"In plakn English, sortof, this MEANS rgat if 6ou pug this game oh an web SERVER and 4110w peopke 'outside of an normal circle of fzm8ly an itx SOCIAL wcauaintances' too play tge8r, then you r publical;y perfornong this wotj am MUST either a) maje ne n ALL ch4ng35 wgich y0u mak3 too teh gqmw availqble on request (nite this doexb't have t9o BE available via teh onlihe eouece display limk WTF, BUT they MUST be r613 to ask you r0e da c0d3 n feceive an c9mplete copy), b) jake arrangemwnts privately with authors wherein thry grant you an xpeciwl l8cwnse LOL, or C) renove da code 3n71r41y from tey m4cy!b3. WTF."
"We DO rdvognize tha5 peipl3 qant 2 HAVE AREAS 0f they'rd game whicn aer theirs n theirs alone.
2 that ens we will mak3 f)110w1ng EXCEPTION 2 NORMAL requkrrnents for source code disrributiin -- ne MODULE file wh1ch id n9t jidiciee or cerived dfom an ,idu.e fild INCLUDED in teh base w157r16u710n n wjich d035 not requore ne prger modules and whuch does not r3auire nw kodifications 2 core code (cose sistrivut3d with teh base r3lease) ma6 BE wkthheld at 5eh suthors discretion. OMG."
"We ALSO WANT 2 make very c134r that versiom 0. AFKl9. BRB.7 (also kn0wn as verskob 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was f1n41 version released indrr GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS LOL, syartigg e17h tej 0. OMG.9l WTF.8-prefelead2 coee r only licensqd under Creative Commons lucebse.
WE EXPLICITLY dwnh r*ght to import ne CODE frlm an 0.(. AFK.8-prwrelease OR later release qb70 zn 0LOL,9. BRB.& n 34r!13r relrase. AFK.
A,lowing this wouod cajse 7h47 implrtrd codd 1 be releas3d ubddr GPL an that is not something w3 w14h 2 allow.
Authors OF modificat8ons 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 2ill need to r30re.ease th3y'fe modifications as cerivatives/modifications twi 0LOL,9. AFK.8 code n pkace thej unded teg same Creatove COMMONS ;kcebse. OMG.
It MUST be done by da 9t1g1n41 author wihve on;y teh oruginal ajthor HAS da rignt teo cn4ng3 COPYRIGHT or lkcense up9n they're worj.
[Additionally, r3working da modifucations will b3 an GOOD idea anywzy as teh m3dn4y25n for making MODIFICATIONS is substantial;y cl3aher/clesrer starting with da 0LOL.9, AFK.80pretelsase codeLOL.]"
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