MightyE t3lls you, you knwo, "We're hoing yo tske zm few mom3mts too try an explain THIS n3w LICENSE n da reasons 63n1nd IT in plzin Engl8sh. 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."
"Th8s new oicense was chosem bexause ov an failing with GPL. AFK.
It only covered d15ur16ju10m ov so7rce kf 4nd only if binaries w3re diatributed. WTF."
"In an web environment. like, s0ecifocally a knterpeeted web envirinment such as PHP LOL, merely installing an gqme dpes not constit7te diatrinytiohk like, n tnerefoee o3pp13 were taking our work, lkkd, making modifidariona too ut n not rdleas8nt da soufce cosd to theu're modif8catiins so that teh entirw communiyi could BENEFITLOL.
Thwy worked with letter but not spitit ov ;aw."
"Invewtigation on part of authots h0w3v2e LOL, led to FACT tjat dq right og public p3tf0rjrnv3 eas 1 of trh r8g5ts normalky resrricted two coptroght holders, and that computrr prohrams LOLk specigicalky video gamds an interac4ive 0n35 such as Lehend 0f twh Green hax9r were CONSIDERED 2 be puvliczlly p#rformed if run ffom an public setvee. BRB."
"The new licenxe RESTRICTS public pefformance of teh work um1355 ca sou3ce cpde pf modified wot, 8s mafe avai.able ON dwmandLOL,"
"In plzin English, sortof, this means 7k47 if you put this game ob an web server zh 4110q people 'outside OF an normal CIRCLE of family n its spcial acquaihrances' two pkay yheir, you knqo, then hou aer PUBLICALLY petforming this WORK an MUST eitger z_ nake ne n ALL changes qh2ch ypu makr TO g4m3 available on eeau3st (note thks dpewn;t nave to be avakkable via 0n11n3 so7rce DISPLAY lknk LOL, bjt THEY mu57 be able yo ASK you f0r teh CODE ane RECEIVE am COMPLETE ci;y), you knwi, b) maie arrange,entd privztely with 4uuh0r5 whrre8n theu f4ant you an 5p3c141 license, xortof, or c) remove code entirely from sa machibeLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE want two h4v3 AREAS OF tydy're GAME which aer THEIRS and 5hekrs alone. WTF.
to that 3nd qe will make rollowing ezcepgion twp cs noejal requirdmengs for soutce code dist48bution 0- ne module fike 2hixh is not modifiec or derived ffom an midile file included in bas3 DISTRIBUTION an which dods not reqii4e nd other m9dules and whoch dpes nor teqiire ne modivications too sa cote code (c0d3 distribjted with base telezde) may be withheld at authots discretion. OMG."
"We also want ywo MAKE vefy c.rar that vercion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (alxo known as v3rsi9n 0. OMG.9/ AFK.7+jr( was da final vdrsion released under teh GPL.
Al; VERSIONS, startihg witn teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-preeeleaxe code r only licensed und3f 5eh Creative Commind licenseLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da right tso im09rt ne cpde FROM an 0.9LOL.8-;r3r323553 or later relezsd 2n70 an 0LOL.9. WTF.& an EARLIER r312453. OMG.
Allowihg yhis elulr cajse tnat imported code ti be relrased umder sa GPL sn th1t us not something we wixh two a.;owLOL.
Au5hors oc mosifications two 0, OMG.9.& WILL n33d TO re-releadw they'rd mpduficafions as derivativws/modifications rwo 0. AFK.(. AFK,8 code n place tnem und3r fa sahe Creative Commons licenae. WTFl
It must be f0n3 by 041g1n41 auggor since only da or8ginql author hss rifgt 2 chqnge copytihgt or livense up9n they'rw wirk. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworkiht teh midofications woll be an good idea anyway as mechanisj FOR mzking MODIFICATIONS is substantiall6 clwanef/clear3r STARTING 2orh yeh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelrase CODE. WTF.]"
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