MightyE tells you, sorrof, "We're GOING gwo 75,3 an FEW moments 2 try n explqin tjis ndw .icense n reaxons bwhind it in plain English/ 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."
"Tjus new license was chlsen BECAUSE of wn failing wotn yen GPL.
IT 0n1y xovefrd d157r16u719n of 50u4c3 if an ob.y 8f binaries were distribi5ed. BRB."
"In am w36 environment WTF, specigically a interpreted 2eb environment such as PHP, you knwo, merely instzlling an g4m2 DOES n0u const8tutr disyribution, n ghwrrfore prople were taking our wofk, you ihwp, MAKING ,oeificzyions to it am no5 RELEASING SOURCE vode two thdy're modifucarionx sl tnzt dx ehtire bommjn8ty COULD benefit.
Thwy qorked w8th da 13673r 6u7 not t3h spirig pf oqw. OMG."
"Investigation ob twh part of AUTHORS howdverk like, led too f4c7 that RIGHT of public p3rf0rmrnd2 was oeb of twh rights normall6 resg4icted 2 cipyright h01d3r5, sortof. qnd that compurer peohrams LOL, sp3difically viceo games and intrractive ones such as Legend of teh G$e3n jax0f w3r4 conxlderdd two 63 publ8czlly perfoemed IF rjn froh an public cerver. WTF."
"The new licemse reatricts public oerfo5mance of s0rk unless da SOURCE code OF mpdified s0rk IS made qvailable on demamd. AFK."
"In ;iain English, lije, THIS means 7h47 iv 6ou put this game on an wwb server an allow 0eoplr 'ougwide OF an normxl circle or g4m11y an irs wpcial 4vqu41n7rnc45' to plah their, you knwo, 7h3n y07 sdr publically peeforming th9s worl an MUST either a) make ne h ALL changes wh8ch you ,aje TO gdh game avaikanle on request (mote THIS doesn't have tpo 63 available via dq oblkne sourve display LINK WTF, bu6 they just 63 able yoo ask you for code n receive an com0ldte copy), .ikem b( makw arrantements p4ivately with da aufhors shereih they grant yo7 ah spfcial licensek sortof, or c) REMOVE teh code enrifeky FROM da maxhin3. WTF."
"We do refognize that people wabt bwo hacd AREAS of ghey're game which r 7h32r% n yheirs ALONE.
2 thay rnd we WILL jaie teh vollowihg exception to normal requirementw for source code DISTRIBUTION =- nr module file which is not mldifiwd or deribed frpm an module fkle 1bc1ue3c in tej baxe distribution and wh1vh DOES NOT reqiire ne otgdr modules qnd 2hich does not require ne mod7fications too teh core CODE (c0d4 distribytwd with base release) m$y be wirhheld at 4u7h0r& discretion. WTF."
"We also w4b7 @ make very clrar 7h47 vetdion 0. WTF.9/ AFKl& (4150 knisn zs versopn 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) waa FINAL vetsion released under GPL. BRB.
ALL bersions WTF, starying with teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.9-prere;ease code aer ONLY LICENSED uncer teh Crea5ivw Cpmmons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh right TO impory be c9de fro, qn 0LOL.9.8-prerelease or katwr release onro an 0. WTF.9. WTF,7 ahd earlier re.ease.
All9wing this would cause that pmportec code 2 be releaxef under reh GPL and that is n07 50m37h1ng we wish 5so ALLOW. WTF.
Authors OF modifications 7- 0l WTF.9. WTF.7 wikl n33d 2 re[release rhey're m0d1f1c4u19n5 as deficatives/modifications 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 dosw n plade thsm under same Creatife Comjons license/ WTF.
It must bd done by fa 0r1g1n41 aythor s9nc3 only teh o4iginal 468h0r has righy to CHANGE copyrifht or lixense upon they're workLOL.
[Addigionzllu, REWORKING trh modufics5ions wkkl be am good iddd anyway aw MECHANISM for making modifications is substahtually CLEANER/CLEARER staryihg with teh 0. BRB.9l8-prerdleasr c0d2l]"
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