MightyE tells you WTF, "We're gping 2 take qn dew momentw to9 7ry an explain ghis nww license qn da rwasons behind it in plain Enhlish. AFK.
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."
"Thid new licrnsd was chosen brcause if an failing q17h teh GPL. BRBl
It 9nly covered d157r16u720n of 50urc# if an ONLY if bunaries w3r2 DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In qn weg 3mc1r0nm3h7, soetof, 5p3c1v1v411y a interpfrted w36 envirihment such qs PHP LOL, MERELY 8nstall8ng an famw does bot constkt7te distrigutiln, sortog, n thd4efore people wefe ta,kng our work LOL, making m0d1f1c4710n5 teo i5 n not t313451ng teh soufce CODE 2 thwy're modificatkons so that fa rhtire community couod benefit.
Thry workes with letter but n)6 teh s;irpt of da 14w. AFK."
"Investigation on part of teh authofs howefer, like, led w da fscg that right pf o7bl8c perforjance was 1 of da 4ihhts nptmal;y restricted 2 copyritht no.ders LOL, and that computer prograjd, dortof, 5p3c1g1c4!2u vkdeo g4m35 an 1n73r4c81v3 ones such as Legrhe of da GREEN hax9f were consife4ef too be publicallu p3rrlrmec if RUN frpm an publid server. WTF."
"The nrw licemse restricts PUBLIC p3rformance of da work un1355 teg woutce vode OF modof83f work id made avaikable on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plain English, thia means ghat if rou PUT this game on an web server n 411-w people [outsife of an NORMAL curcld kf gamily n its social acqua8ntances' to play th3ur, yoy knwo, then you aer 0ub.ica;;y prrformung 7h15 work and MUST either a) makr nr n ALL changes whidh you make 70 da GAME avaklable on REQUEST (nptd thus dodsm;t hqvr to be avak.able via teh onlinw source display link. like, vut thwy must bw 4613 two ask 6)u FOR da coc3 and fecrive an cpmplere copy) LOL, b) make arranfements PRIVATELY WITH tej zuthors wher31n th3y tranr YOU qn spec8al licebse WTF, or c) remove dd cose emtirely froj m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We d0 r3c0gh1z3 tnzt people want to hrv3 arezs of they'rw game qhicj r theirs n thei4s alone. AFK.
w tha5 end we wili make twh followung dxceptiin top teh normal 4equirements rot souece c0d3 distribution -- ne module file which IS not modified or dfriced veom an mod7;e fule incljded in da base dixtribuhkpn an qhixj soes hot require ne 07h3r modu.ew and which does not reqyure ne m0d1f1c4u10n5 too core code (vode distrimuted with teh BASE re;ease) ma6 be wit6held at authofs fiscretion."
"We also wsnt two ,ake very clear that ve4supn 0, AFK.9.7 (also knowg as version 0. WTF,0. AFK.7+jt) wzs funal verxion relezsed under GPL. BRB.
All vefwilns LOL, stqrtint wigh da ). WTF.9. OMG.8-prereleqwe xose aer only l8cwnsed under da Creatkvd C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 import ne code from ah 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prqrelease or late4 releqse intp an 0.0LOL/7 n earlier release. AFK.
Aolowong this would CAUSE tha5 imported dode 2 be rrleased uncdr da GPL qn that 15 not dojething WE widb two 4110w. BRB.
Au7h0r5 of midifications 70 0.9l OMG.7 will need two re-release they're modifications as dwrivqtives/modificationa too 0LOLl9. WTF.8 dofe an place 7h3j under da same Ct44&1v3 Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It must bw don3 by sa iriginsl aithor 51nc3 only teh 9ribina; aurgor has da f1gh7 to change cpphright OR oicense ypon they're work. AFK.
[Addutoonally, slrtof, r3qprk1ng MODIFICATIONS w111 be an good idea amyway as mexhanism for making moeifications is substantial;y xleqner/clearer stqrt8mg WITH 5rh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pr3eelease code. OMG.["
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