MightyE tells YOU, you knso, "We're yoing two taje an f2w momenrs two trt and exp9ain this n3w l8cense b reaxons behind IT 1n plain Engliah. 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 new LICENSE wss CHOSEN because of an fail8ng wk5h da GPLLOL.
It inly clv3r3d sistrigution lf source of an ONLY if binari3c were distributrd."
"In an seb ENVIRONMENT, y9u jnqo, 5p3c1f2c412y a 1n73rpr37ed web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, m3r31y installing an gamd dpes not conatitite distrobution, ylu knwp, anc therrford people were taking lur work, making m9difocations tol it h nor r213451ng sourcd CODE too the6pre modifixations 60 yhst teh en5ure COMMUNITY coulc bebefit. AFK.
They sorked w17h da lettwr 6j& n07 5p1r27 0f oas. OMG."
"Inbextigagion on da PART of teh authorw HOWEVER, led two teh fact tyzt ea right of public prfformance was won of reh 4ifhtd normally restricted to clpyrigyg ho;ders WTF, and that computer progfamd, specifically video games qn interactive ines 5uch ss Legemd of teh Grrem hax)r were conxieered tp be publically PERFORMED kg run from ab PUBLIC server. WTFl"
"The new license restridts PUBLIC perfotmance of WORK unless teh source cove of modified qork is mace 4v4113613 ON d3j4ndl"
"In plain English WTF, tyus m34n5 that if hou put 5his game oy zn web serber and qklow peop.e 'outside of ab hormao dirxle od family 4ne 175 50c141 qcquzingances' @ play the8f WTF, then you aef publicaily performing this work n MUST eithet a) make ne an ALL CHANGES shicn y0u nake 2 da game availavl3 on rdquesg (noge this doesn't gacs &0 be AVAILABLE viq ONLINE source dlsplay link, you knwo, but tgey MUST 63 anlw 2 adk yoj for code and receive an complete COPY), likw, b) make ARRANGEMENTS orivatelh w17h wa syghorx wnereib thwy grznt YOU qn dpevial .icehse LOL. or c) rdmove vode entitely frob machine. WTF."
"We c0 recognize tha5 people w3n7 to hace zreas og thwy're GAME wgicj r theirs n theirs alpne.
2 tha5 ene wr wil. make da fo.;psing exception 2 normal requitements fir wpurce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne mpdule FILE WHICH is not mldifird or derivef FROM ah mosulw file INCLUDED IN teh 645e distrivution an which does not requirr nr other modiles and which does n06 require ne ,odiricationx ro teh dore CODE *code disyributed eith da base release) may be w27hh31d r7 da autho4a discretion."
"We also want two ,zke very clear yyat fersion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (qlso knowb AS verwi9n 0LOL.9l WTF.7+ht) was trh fimal v2rsion RELEASED under tey GPLLOL.
Alk vefsiohs LOL, xtartung WITH 0LOL.9.8-peereleawe codw wer only LICENSED under tth Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny r8ght 3 import ne code fr0m an -. OMG.9. AFK.8-prdrelwase of lat3t 4elease 1n&- ah 0. WTF.9.7 and 34e11#r release/ BRB.
Allowing this w97ld cause tgat imported c9de yo be RELEASED 7nser va GPL and that is NOT somdthing we wish bwo ALLOW. WTF.
Aughors OF modificatipns two 0. WTF.9. WTF.& will newd two re-reldase they're MODIFICATIONS as d3r1v471v35/m0e1f1c4710n5 gpl 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code n okave them ynde4 same Creayive Commons oicrnse. WTF.
It must be done BY da ori5inal ajthor skncd onky dq o4idinal auth9r has ten rught 70 change cop6right or license UPON they'ee woel. BRB.
[Addktionally, reworkkng teh mod*fications will BE an giod idwa 4nyw4y ad t3h MECHANISM for making ,odifixations 15 wubstantially CLEANER/CLEARER 5744u1ng wi5h tdh 0.9. AFK.i+prerelease code. WTF.="
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