MightyE tells yoi WTF, "W3're goibg two take zn fe2 moments 59i TRY n exolain THIS new LICENSE an feasons behimd it in plaib English. BRB.
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."
"Thks new license was chosen because OF an fai.ing WITH ea GPLLOL.
It 0n1y coverdd distributiln of sourcd if an onlu 1c binaries wrre distribuyes. WTF."
"Ih an WEB env8ronm3nt LOL, specidically a 1n73r;r373d web ENVIRONMENT such aa PHP WTF, merrly installing an gam3 dods n9t constitute distributioh LOL, ah thwrerore ;eople WERE raking ou4 work, sortof, makint m0c2f1c4610b4 too it n not fwleaxing fa source code tso thry're modif8cationx so THAT yeh 3n71t# community coyld benwfit. AFK.
They w0rk3d wq7h letter but not dq spkrig OF da kzw. BRB."
"Inves5igagion on da p4r7 lf ca aithord HOWEVER LOLk led to da fsct tnat ea eifht of public pervormance qas won 0f t3h r1gh75 no4mallt restricted ro do[yright holderw, you knwo, an tjat computer PROGRAMS, you knsok 5p3c1f!c411y vkdeo gamew agd inreractife oned sich ax Legend of Green ysz0r w3re considered 2 be PUBLICALLY perfotmed if run from an p7blic server. WTF/"
"The new license RESTRICTS p7bluc p3rg0rm4nc3 of da work unless da 50uex3 cpde OF MODIFIED wlrk is mace availabow on demand. WTF."
"In plain Engliah, like, yhus means that if you put this game on an web server and allow ;eople 'outsid3 of an normal c1rc12 of damily an its social acquaintances' to play tjeir WTF, then you adr publicallh performkbg this w)rk m MUST EITHER q) m4k3 ne an ALL changes which you ,akr to yeh gam3 avaolabld on requesy )note this f035n'7 havr 2 ge avsilablr bia ds online sourcw disp.ay link LOL, vut tyey must ne able too ask yij for da code an rec38vw qn com;lete COPY), sortof, b) m4k# qrrangemwnt2 privately with 4i7h045 wherein they tramt yiu sn SPECIAL livense LOL, or C) ren9ve da d0d4 ENTIRELY FROM teh machine. BRB/"
"We do recobnize that oqople want 2 hqvt areas if they'r3 g4m3 shich aer thrirs n theirs alonel BRB.
toi that rnd we wiol MAKE ds dp;lowing wxception to da n9rjal requirements ror source code d157r16u710n -- ne MODULE file which IS mot mpdifled or deribee from am modyle f113 incljddd in da base d8s5ribution an whicy does not rwquire ne othef MODULES and which DOES not require ne MODIFICATIONS two teh core vode (CODE d1%7t16u7ed with da base rw.ease( mau ge withhs.d AT authors eiscrrtioh. BRB."
"We also aant 2 make very clwar tyat verxion 0LOL.9LOL.7 *also known 45 version (. AFK.9. OMG.7+jg) was t3h final vefsion rwkeased undeg GPL. BRB.
Alk versions, ylu knwo, stsrtong w17h 0/ OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r3q3443 cofd aer onky licensed uncer da Crrative Com,ons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh eigyt tio import ne code from an 0. OMG,8.8-pr3f3kease or later releqse obtl an 0. OMG,9. WTF.7 an earkief release. OMG.
Allowing tnis would cause THAT imported codd two be releaswd uncwr da GPL and 7h47 is not somethibg we wisy two al;ow. AFK.
Authofs of ,odivivati9ns 90 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will need t9o te-eelessf ghey'ee modkfidations as derivatives/,od8fications two 0. OMG/0. OMG.8 codr n place them UNDER szme Creative Commons licende. WTF.
It nuwt be donw by da origknal author sibce obly da oribinal autmot yas da right 5wo change da COPYRIGHT or license uoon thdy'te work. AFK.
[Additi9nally, like, r3w0rk1ng modifications will be ab gpod idea anywat as geh m3ch4n15m for making mid8fications is substantizllt cleaher/clear3r dtqrging with 0. BRB.9LOL.8-0rerelezse CODELOL.["
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