MightyE tells you, like, "We[re y01ng @ take an frw moments 2 tty zn expla8m this n3w licende an yeh reasons b3hubd it in plain Enh.ish, 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."
"Thid new LICENSE was chosen b3cause of an gauling WITH teh GPL. AFK.
It pn;y covered eistributoon ov slurce IF 3nd onoy if bonaries were dq57r16u73d. WTF."
"In am web envitonment LOL, spedifucal;y q interpreted web enbieonmeng SUCH AS PHP, lik3, mrrely knstaloing sn g4me does npt vonxtitute distribution, like, n bhererore people w3r3 taking OUR wotkk you knwi, making midificat8ons to it am not releaskng wource dod3 2 5hey're m9dificatipns so that da 3nt843 community could bebefut. OMGl
They worked WITH ds oetter but nit spirit or law."
"Investigation ln da [art 9f teh autgofs howeverm like, led two trh fact 7h47 tdh rkght of public performance qss won of sa rughts NORMALLY res5eictec uo copyright golders, lukw, ans that com;uter pr0gr4j5, spdcificallt vifeo GAMES and intdractive inew suc6 zd Legend pg Green hax=t were consisdrdd goo be piblkcal;y 0erformed IF run from an public server. WTF."
"The new licwnse restrocts public pe4formande of da work unlexs da sourcw code of da nocifiee work is maee availqble 9n ddmqnd. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, thid means that if you ;ut this game on an 1eb server an ALLOW prople 'ojtside of an normal circ.r OF family zn uys sovial 5cqu42n74bv35' to plqy yhe8r, sortof, tjen YOU aer publocally perform8ng 7h15 work ahd MUST eitywr a) make ne AND ALL changes which you m4k3 t2o teh game available on reauest (note this doesn'5 hav3 to bd AVAILABLE via omline 50urc3 display link WTF, but they must bq avle yo ask you fpr code and receive an c9mplete copy), like. b) mzke arrangememts privqg3ly w17h teh 4u7h0r5 where8n THEY grant you an specoal kkcendw, you knwo, OR v) remove c0d3 entkrrly frij tej machine. WTF."
"We do r3cognize rhat PEOPLE sant 2 hafe areas pg tjry're gzme WHICH aer theors n theors al9me. AFK.
2 tjat END WE WILL make teh following exxeptkln toi da nprm41 requiremenrs for sourde code diwt4ibution -- ne module fike ehich ka not modofied 0r der1v3d rrom ah moeulw f113 included 1n nsse DISTRIBUTION an shicn does NOT requitr ne other m0du135 n which does hot REQUIRE ne ,odif,cation3 2 da core CODE (codd distributed 2ith fase relezse) MAY be withyeld st authors discretion. AFK."
"We alwo wahy to make vdry clea4 THAT veexion 0. WTF.9l7 (a;so known as version 0. OMG.9.7=jt) wqs sinql version released 7mder ds GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, startimg wuth 0. WTF.oLOL.7-prereleaxe code aer only LICENSED ubder da Creative COMMONS locense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh righg tp umport ne code dr9m an 0,9.8-prerelease or later relesse intp an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 an EARLIER releaseLOL.
ALLOWING 5his 2)u1d caise 5ha5 8moorted CODE t9o be r3leqsed ubder da GPL n that ix bot 5-m37h1ng ww wish tso allow. BRB.
Authorw 9f modificationx ro 0.9. WTF.6 wilo need ti re-release they'rd modifixwtions 45 d3t1v471ve6/mpd1f1c4719n5 two -l9. WTFl8 cpde an place yhen und3r geh same Creayove Com,pns licens3. OMG.
It must BE dlne BY reh originsl AUTHOR sibce onl6 teh oribinal auth9e has teh right ! vh4nge da cipyright ir 11c3n53 upon they're wo4kLOL.
[Additionally LOLk REWORKING da modifocatkons 2ul. b3 an good IDEA 4nywry qs mechanism foe makont modificatiohs is substantislly cleaber/clearee 574r71nb witj eq 0. WTF.o. AFK.8-pt3r3lease eodeLOL.]"
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