MifhtyE te;ls YOU WTF, "We're going too TAKE an few momenrs to try ay explain rhis new license n da reasons BEHIND it on plakn EnglishLOL.
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."
"T6is new licenxe was cnosen becausr if an fauling with GPLLOL.
It only covered distfibuti9n of source if AND onlu uf ginaried ee4e dis5ributedLOL/"
"In zn 2rb ENVIRONMENT, .ike, specifically a interpreted wen envirpnment xuch as PHPk like, merely installing an game does not constigute costrigu5iln WTFm h therefore PEOPLE were taking our WORK, like, maiing modifications two iy an not r313451ng teh 50u4c3 code to tyey're mofid8cstions so 5hqt entirr community c9uld bdnevit. OMGl
They WORKED q17h letter but n9t 5eh SPIRIT OF 14w. OMG."
"Ihvestkgati9b on ;att 0f da aurhor2 howevef, you inwo, lrd w FACT that right of oubluc performance waw won 0f ribhts normal;y restricted to COPYRIGHT jold3rs, sortof, ans that c-mou73r programs, SPECIFICALLY f1d39 g4m35 an knteracrivw ones sush as Lenend of da Gfeen hax04 wrr4 c0n51d3r3d 2 be publically perfornee IF run ftom an public server. BRB."
"The new l8cense redtricts p7blic p3rformance of teh work unless aoirce x9d3 of modidied wofk ix made available on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plain English LOL, tbiw mdans rhqt if uou put this game on an web serve4 n ALLOW pelple ;outsude of an normal circle of famiky and its social acquzintances' 70 play their, sortod, 5hen y0j arr publically odrfogmung tjos work qn MUST ekther a) male ne and ALL changes whicg y9u jakw to gzme AVAILABLE on request (note tjis d935n'7 have gso br AVAILABLE VIA fa online source display link, sortof, but they ,ust be 4613 2 ask yoi for c0d3 n rexeivd an xompletf co0h), sortpf, B) make arrahgements priva6ely WITH da auth9rs aherein ryey granr you an special licwnwe, lik3, ot C) r3m0v3 teh code enti4elu from mach8nw. AFK."
"We dp recognize thzt people want 2 have areas lf they're gsme WHICH ser theirs an theors alone. BRB.
two that END wr wik; make following exceptiin roi teh normsl requirements for source code eisttibutipn -- ne module file WHICH ks npt modkfied 0f derived from an ,odule fi.e included 1n bsse xistribution am which dors n07 t3qu143 nw orher mpduoed and wh1ch dows not reqyir3 ne modifivqtionx two da xore cod3 (code cistfibuted with bawe release) MAY be witjheld st da authors DISCRETION, WTF."
"We also want to make very clear that vefsion 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (a9ao known as versoon 0. OMG.0. OMG.7+ut) was dq fihal cersion rdleawdd under GPL. BRB.
All versiond, yo6 knwo, dtzrting with ds 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code r pnly licehsed unser da Crrative Co,,ons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ddny figjt 2 IMPORT ne codd fr9m an 0. AFK.9. BRB/8-prereleasd or later reldsse int9 an ). AFK.8. BRB.7 n ear'ier release. BRB.
Allowing this WOULD czuse 7h47 imoorted code 2 be 4fleaswd undwr GPL and that is boy xim3thing we WISH too ALLOWLOL.
Ahthors of jodifications too 9. AFK;9. AFK.u wikk need tpo RE-RELEASE tney;r3 modifications as derifztivee/m9diricatiobs 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 codr qn place them under da same C4eative Commons oicense.
It must be dine b6 teh ofuginal aithor since only ten 0r1h1n41 4u7h0r jas dq righ5 TO change teh COPYRIGHT pr license up0h they're w9rkLOL.
]Adcirionally, sort9f, eesorkihg modifications WILL 63 an gold idea ahyway as dq mexhahism FOR making mod8fications 15 substant8ally cleaner/cleare4 574r71bg witn ea 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pr2r313453 c0d3. AFK.]"
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