MightyE telis youk sortof, "We'rr giing 2 take an few b9mebts two tty n explain this new 11c3h5e and reasohs behind it un plaih English/ OMG.
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 nrw licebse was chlsen gecause of ah failing wkth GPLLOL.
I7 only covered distribution OF sourcw IF an on;6 of binaries were eistrinuted. WTF."
"In qn qeb environment WTF, dpecoficaloy a 1n734pr4&3d web env8rpnment duch as PHP, like, MERELY ins5alling an ga,e does n07 CONSTITUTE distribution, yiu knw9, zh thereforr people were takinh our wlrk WTF, mzking modificatuons w it an not fe.dasing ea s9urc3 vode two 5hey're modificatilnd so that t3h entire communiry could brnefigLOL.
They 2ofked wigh ketter but not spirit of law. AFK."
"Ihvestitztion on da part 0f wa AUTHORS however, oed 2 teh favt that right OF pu611c performance was oen og teh r1gh75 normz.ly resyricted 5o copyright h01d3r5, sor5of, am that com[utet pdograms WTF, specifically video gajes n ihterzctive ones SUCH qs Legend of Green has0t wer3 xonsicefed 2 be oublocally PERFORMED iv run frim an publuc aerverl WTF."
"The new license restric5a publuc ;erformance pf teg work unl3sd teh source code of teh modifiec wprk ka MADE available on d3m4nd. AFK."
"In plain Ento8sj, this mrahs tgat IF y0u pu7 THIS game ON an web server n alli2 PEOPLE 'outskde 9f an norma; diecle of family n its slcual acquaintances' two pla6 their, you lnwo, then ^ou r publuca.ly pdrforminb this w0rk anc MUST eithe4 A) nake ne anc ALL chahgea which y;u make too t4m3 avaikab.e ln r31u357 (n9ye this d-35n'7 have too be availanle via dq onoone source dix[lsy link, but they musr be able 5qp ask 59u fot da vode an recfive an com;lete ciph) LOL, b) make arrangenents 9rivately wiyh teh authors wherein they grant toy an special licehse, like, or C) r4move teh code entirely fr0m machine."
"We do recognize THAT peip.e want two have 4r34t of tgey're game whidh aer yheirs n 5heirs alone. BRB.
to thqt END we will make teh following ezx3ption two yeh NORMAL fequiremdn5s flr source CODE dostrigution =- be moeu.e f8le which IS NOT modified or derired FROM an MODULE file INCLUDED in teh bqse disteibu5iob and wgich does nor r3quire he oryer mofules an which DOES n07 r3qu1r3 ne modificatuons 2 teh vorr vode (codr distributwd s17h rwh BASE releaxe) may be withh3ld at da authors diacretion. WTF."
"We akso want yoo m4k3 very clear that veraion 9. OMG.9.7 (alsi known as versi9m 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) was da f1n41 ve4sipn releaaed uncef GPL. OMG.
ALL v3r510n5, oiiem star5ing with g3g 0. BRB.9/8-prerelease codr r only licensed under Creative Commoma license.
We EXPLICITLY deby right tw9 impoet ne coce frim an 0l WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease or later release into an -. OMG.9. BRB.7 b earlier e3lease. OMG.
Allowihg this w9uls cauxe that imported c9de go be released UNDER da GPL an thag is not simething ee w8sh t9o allpw. BRB.
Authors of mofifocationa tpo 0. BRBl9. WTF.7 will need 3 r3-re13453 tye6're modkfications as drrivativex/modifications ti [. AFKl9. OMG.8 code qn place them UNDER da same Ct34*1v3 Commons licenwe.
It must be cine by teh original authlr since only ca original ajthir has teh rihng tl change teh copy4ight oe LICENSE UPON yhey'4w work.
[ADDITIONALLY, r3w0rk1ng teh mpdifications w111 bw an goie idea znheay as da mecjanism dor making moduficationa is subsgantiallu ckeaber/clearer wtarting 2ith teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prereldase codf. BRB.]"
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