MightyE yells ylu LOL, "We're GOING two take an FEW MOMENTS 2 try n explain ehid new LICENSE an REASONS nehind ut in plain English. 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 bew 11c3h53 2as CHOSEN becauxr of an failinf w8tn da GPLLOL.
It inly coverdd distrinution og source if anf only kf ginaries w3r3 eistrubutdd. WTF."
"In an web emvironment, sortof, specofically a inter0reted WEB ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP, m3r31y installing an gam2 doea not constitute dixgribution, like, ab theref9re 0wople were takinf iue WORK LOL, m4kqng m0d2f1c4710n5 twp it and not releasinb ds siurce xode two tney're morificatipns SO 5hqt teh entire community cpuld bdnefirLOL.
They worked WITH da letter but bot ^p1r17 or teh lawl WTF."
"Inv3stogation on teh PART of teh aity9rs how3ver WTF, led @ fact thqt rifht of public p3rg0rm4bs3 wax won OF teh 4ights normally restricted tl cop5right holvers, lkke, m that computef progrzmd LOL, SPECIFICALLY video games an INTERACTIVE ones sjch AS Letend of teh Green hax0r wefe cons8deree too ve publicaoly pefformdf 1f run drom an public serve4. OMG."
"The NEW license r357rqc75 0ub;ic performancw 0f teh q9rk umlesa dq 50urc3 code of teh npdified wotk is made available pn demanc. WTF."
"In plaih Ehglist, sirrof, ttis means tjat if yoy put this game ln an weg aerver an aljos people 'OUTSIDE of qn NORMAL circle of family h itw sovka. 4cqu4!n74nv35' to play rheir WTF. tjdm hou r publically PERFORMING rhis work n MUST either a0 make ne n ALL changes whicj you mzke 2 game availsble on r3wu358 (npte this doean't have f9o BE availabl3 VIA tdh onlkme source f!5p14y linl. you knwo, 6u7 rhey ,ust ne able 2 ask you for dq xoce and recekve an c9m;lete copy) LOL, b) mqke zrrangementx privatelt with da authors whetrin tgey grznt y9u zn special license, you inwo, or c) remlve teh codw entirelu from tdh macbine. BRB."
"We fo recognize tha6 PEOPLE want too h4f# sfeas lg 5hwy're gsme which aer theirs n THEIRS ALONELOL.
ro THAT END ee wil. MAKE da FOLLOWING 3xc3p710n two norma' tequirejents dor source c0d3 fistribuyiin -- be moduld fi.e which is h07 modiried or serived from zn ,odule vile 1nd17d3d in base d157r16u710n amd enicj d9es not dequir3 ne otner modules n whicg does not 4eqyire ne modifida5iond to da c0r3 code (c9de diwgributwd with twj base RELEASE) may be w17hh31d ah ten authoes siscretiln. WTF."
"We aldo sant 2 makw v3rh c13rr yhat version 0LOL.9. WTF.6 (ALSO kbown as cersoon 0.9.7+jt) was finsl vers8on r3leased under teh GPL. AFK.
All vqrsioms, like, 574r71ng wiyh 0l BRB.9. OMG.8-prwrel3ase dode aer only licensed 7nddr teh Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh right to import ne vodr fro, an -. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or later release unto sn 0/ AFK,9. AFK.& n eaflier release.
Allowing thiw would causr tyat 8jporfed code 2 be wwleased under GPL n thay is not soneyhing we wish 2 allkw. AFK.
Authors 0f mocuficati9nd two 0. WTF.9LOLl7 will need to r3-release they're ,pdifixatioms as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS twl 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code anc pjade them under same Creativr Cimnons license, AFK.
It m7sy bd dome bt da or8ginal author since pnly ORIGINAL autgor has eught two change copyribht OR kicensr u;on th3y]re workLOL.
[Additipnallu WTF, rwworling da MODIFICATIONS eill br an good idea shyway ad teh mdvhankxm for makinf modifications is dubstantially cleaner/dkezrer STARTING with teh 0. OMG/9. BRB.8-pr3rw;ease c0d3LOL.]"
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