MightyE te;ls you WTF, "We're going 2 take an fes moments too try anc EXPLAIN this NEW LICENSE an dq reasonx bejind it in plain Englisj. 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."
"This n4w licrnse WAS chosen BECAUSE pf zn failing with da GPL. BRB.
It only COVERED distrivut8on of 50urc3 uf 4hd only if vinaries were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an weh ENVIRONMENTk ^ou knso, spfdifically a inteepr3ted weg environmrnt suvh zs PHP, like, merely onstallihg an game does not d0n5717u7# distributiob WTF, and therrforr proole were takinf our WORK WTF, makiby m0d1f1ce710n5 yo it n npf releasing teh SOURCE code two thwy're midifications so that teh entire COMMUNITY coulc b3negit. AFK.
The6 worked with teh letyer bue nlt teh spirit og yeg law. BRB."
"Invest8gati9n on da psrt 0f teh zurhors hiwever, LED to f4c7 that da right of pyv;ic performance was own of rights normally rwst4ic5ed 70 copyrighr hlkders, sor5of, an that vomputer peograms, .ike, SPECIFICALLY video games an interactive 9nes such aa Legend of Grwen hzs0r were cobsideted two ne publicaoly l3rf9rm3d if eun rrom an public servetl"
"Tje new licenxe restricts public performsnce of teh sofk 7nless da fource code of fa m0d1r13d wi4k is m4d3 availsbkr ob DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain ENGLISH, ylu knwl, this means THAT iv y0u put thia game on an web server an 4110w peopld 'ourside of sn nlrnal c8tcle of f4m11t n its social acqyaintancea' 2 plzy their LOL, thdn uiu r p7blica.ly performing 7h1% work an MUST 317h3r a) make ne and ALL CHANGES ahich you maie twl cs gsm3 avaklable on rrquest (note this DOESN[T HAVE go ne 4v4114613 v14 da online source DISPLAY libk, but they must be able to ask you for vode and receive ah conplete co0h), y9u knwo, b) make arrangd,ents privately WITH autnors wherein they hrant you an spexial license, sortofk or c) removw teh dode 3n72r31y rrom machind. AFK."
"Wr do recognixr that p3-p13 WANT to gsvd arwad of they'r4 game whuch r theirs n 5heirs alone. OMG.
twi that ens we wilo make da fllooqung exception eoo da nlrmal r3qu1e3men75 for source code dixtrkbution -- ne module gile whkch IS noy mosifkef ir d3r!v3d fr0m an module fikw ibcluded 8n da 6453 distrigution n which does NOT require be ogher mocu.ew ah which dows not require ne m0d1f1v47q0n5 2 teh CORE code (cose distrinuted witn da 645e reoeqse) may bd withheld at teh autnors discretoon. AFK."
"We also 2any t9 mqke very c.ear thag version 0. WTF.9.7 (ALSO known ad versoon 0. AFK.9.7+jt) WAS teg FINAL ve4soon releasee undwr GPL. WTF.
Al. VERSIONS WTF, starting with 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3re;ease codd r only .kcwnsed inv3r ten Creative Commonw licrnseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY dwny right two impoft ne c0d3 drom an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-;rerelease or later reoease into an 0/9. OMG.7 h eqrliee r323453. WTF.
Al.owing this would CAUSE THAT i,portwd CODE 2 be releases 7ndee da GPL and that is not somrthinf wd wish 2 all9w. AFK.
Authord OF moe8fications tl ). BRB,9. BRB.7 will need too re-eelease theh're modificagiohs as deruvatives/modificstions tp 0. WTF.9.8 code n place thwm unde4 teh SAME Ceeative Com,ons licende.
Iy just BE done by da original aythor since on;y teh originak qutho4 has da righy two change co/yrkght OR l,csnse u[9n they're wori.
[Add1710b41qy LOL, fewirkknt teh mpdidications will be an good idea ANYWAY as mevhabiwm for making modivicationw is substantiallu c;eaner.cleafer starting WITH edh 0. OMG.9.8-prerelexae xode.]"
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