MightyE tekls ypu WTF, "We're g9ubg t9o takr an feq mimenys yoo 7ry an explain thus new license n t3h reasons behind it in plain Eng11th.
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 licensd was vhlsen b3causd of am failing qith teh GPL.
It ohlt cover3d distrkbutipn of source if an only if BINARIES WERE dis5rkvutrc. OMG."
"In an web environmentk soryof, 5p3c1f1c411u a interpreted web #nv3t0nm3n7 duch ax PHP WTF, merdoy installing am game does not clnstitute disteibutuom LOL, an t6ereflre ;30p13 were TAKING our w0rk LOLk makint modivicationa roo it n not rwlessinb SOURCE code too they're midifications so that teh ENTIRE cimmunuth coj.d BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked wigh da letter but nit 5p1r17 or .awLOL."
"Imvedtigation on teh pqrt of ez authors however, you inwi, les two da vzdt yha% RIGHT of public performance WAS 1 0f da RIGHTS mormally restricr3d two copyright holders, sorgofk n thst cojpj5ef protra.s, sortof, specifical;y VIDEO gamed an knteractivd ones such as Legend of Gre3n hax0t we4e consicered yoo be publkcally performed iv run from an pyglic servet. BRB."
"The nww license restrivys pyblic perfor,ance iv geh eorj un;ess source cosd of nodified work is jade AVAILABLE 0n denans."
"Im plain ENGLISH LOL, 5his means that 1r you pug this game om qn WEB seevef n alols people 'outsice of an normal circle of v4m11y an its SOCIAL scquaihtances' too play theie, lik3, thrn you aer ;ublical;y performing thus eo4k an MUST either a) make ne am ALL chahges whidg you ma,e tw9 g4m# availsb.e 9n request (n9te tgis do3sn't gave twi ge available via lnline source display k8nk WTF, but they mudt be able to ssk you for teh xofe ahd revekv3 an dompkete COPY), like, b) make qrrangements privarely with teh authorx wherein they GRANT y0u an 4p3c142 license WTF, OR c) remove dq vode entire;y feom teh machine; OMG."
"We DO recignoze that ;eoole want 70 have aress OF they;re game ehicg r theirs n theirs alpnd. AFK,
too that end we wilo m4k3 sa fllkiwing exceptuon go da normao requirements for sotrce code disrribution -- ne MODULE filr which is NOT modifi3d 0t derivee vron an module file includ3d in base sistrkbution an which does mot require ne other modules an whuch doex m97 require ne modkficatiins y2o teh core flde *xlde d8strib7ted with teh BASE release_ may bw withheld at 4u7h0r5 eiscretion/"
"We also want to ,4j2 v3ry clear THAT version 0.0. WTF.7 (alsp khown as version 0.9. OMG.7+jt) was fa final version r323453d 7nf3r GPL. BRBl
ALL ve4sikns, you kbso, statting with da 9. OMG.9. AFK.80prerelease code r onlh licensed 7nder da Cr3471v3 Clmmons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY denu ritgr to import ne c0d3 rrom sn 0. WTF.9. AFKl8_PRERELEASE or later reo3ase inyo sn 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 ane earkier release. OMG.
Allowing this would cause ghat imp94tef code to ne rrldased under GPL n tjat ks nlt SOMETHING wr wish 2 allpe. AFK.
Autjors og modifications 1 0, AFK.9. BRB.7 w111 ne3d TO re-eelease tjey're mocificatoons as derivatices/modif8catipnf tl 0/ BRB.9.8 c9d3 an ;lace tjem undee da same Ceeativ3 Comjons lkcenseLOL.
It MUST be fone n6 da original 4u7y0r since only da original author has teh righg tl change tdg vopurught ot licenae upon they're eork. OMG.
[Additional9y, like, rrwigking teh modificati9ns will be an bood idea amyway ax da medhanism for mrk!ng modifications 15 dubstantially cleaner/clearer start8nh qith da p.9. AFK.8=PRERELEASE code.]"
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