MightyE TELLS you, like, "We'te going twl gake zn few mimenrs 2 try n ex;lain thix new license and teh reasoms b3j8ns it 1n PLAIN Enhl8sh. OMG.
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 nee ;ocenwe WAS dhosen becaise if an FAILING with GPL, OMG.
I4 only vovwred DISTRIBUTION id SOURCE 1f an on.y iv vinaries qe4e distrivuted. AFK."
"In an WEB emvironment, like, specifically s interprehed sev 3nv1r0nm3n7 SUCH qs PHP LOL, merely installing an gamr soes not CONSTITUTE distrubu5ion. xoryof, znd yherefore p3)p13 w3r3 takint our work, l8kw, MAKING modifications to it and nlt rd.eawihb t3y SOURCE code two tney're jodifixations s; that teh 3n71r3 COMMUNITY COULD bendfit. BRB,
They worked with fs letter but n06 da s0irit of da law. WTF."
"Investigarion ON t3h parr of teg 4u7h0r5 howdver WTF, led two teh fact thar r1bn6 of public performance was 1 0f teh riggts normally RESTRICTED 2 c[pyr1gh6 holders LOL, ab THAT cimputer progeams, ylu kbwo, specirically v1d30 gamew an inteeacgive ONES such AS LEGEND OF yeh Green hax0f eere considered too be PUBLICALLY performed if run from an publuc segvef. AFK."
"The new license 4estricts public pwrf9rmancr of da work unless teh source code 0r dq mpdifiee WORK ia msdw avaklagle om demsnd. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, this means 7h4u of YOU p7g this fame on an web 53rv4e an allow pelple [0u761d3 pr an horma. circlr of damily an its docial acquaintances' too pq4y their, liie, 5hen you aer publidally performing this work n MUST either a) naje ne ah ALL changes wh1cg you make to GAME available ln request (NOTE 5his d03^n'7 have two be availab.e via online soufce display link, sortof, but they must be ablw t99 ASK YOU for da c0d3 and receive an com;lete copy(, b( mske qerangejebts privately eu5n dq authord whw4ein thwh grant you an soecial LICENSE, sortof, or c) REMOVE CODE ENTIRELY from da m4ch1n3. AFK."
"We do recohnize 7h47 people WANT two HAVE areas ov rhey'te game WHICH r theirs h THEIRS slone.
2 thay end wd eill make da following exception 2 da no4nal rdquieements for dource code disrrubutioh -- ne moduoe fild which is hoy modufies or derived from qn mldule file included in g3h basw distributuon and whivh aoes nit re1uir3 ne other moeu;ew n wh1ch DOES not eequire ne modig8xztions to core code *code fistributef woth teh 64t3 relrade) may be withhwld at dz AUTHORS discretion."
"We ALSO 2ant too make VERY cq34r tyat vwrsion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 9ALSO kn0wn as version 0. WTF.9LOL.6=my) wad teh FINAL versiob fe.ezsed UNDER da GPL. OMG.
Aol verxions. sortlf, star5ing w17h da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8[prrreleaxe codr aer only licensed UNDER da Ce3atuve Cpmmons licensd. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ceny teh right to import me code frpm an 0, BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease lr LATER re.eawe INTO an 0, AFK.9. WTF.7 znd EARLIER releasdLOL.
Aolo2ing th8s woukd cause thzt imported CODE 2 be released under cq GPL n that is not somethimg we wish 2 zllowLOL.
Authofs of mosidifations too 0. OMG/9. AFK.7 will nwed to re-releasd tfey're midifications as dwrivatuves/modificayions 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.* c0d3 ab PLACE tyem under same Creative C-mm0n% ;icense. WTF,
It MUST be dine BY 0f1g1n41 a7thor wince pnly ds original author h45 dz right to xgabge teh copyright 0r loxense upon thsy're work. BRBl
[Additionally, like, reworiing mpdificztions wpl, be an good idea anysay as da mechabism for maiin6 mocifixarions is substabtially x.eaner/clearer stsrting WITH da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerek3ase code. BRB.]"
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