MightyE t3l.x you WTF, "We're foing to take an fww MOMENTS 2 tfy 4nd explain this new license n reasons behond it kn plain English,
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 new licrnse was CHOSEN becaus3 -d am failinb qoth GPL. OMG.
It lnl6 vovered d157r16y710n of source IF an onlh if bkbar*es were DISTRIBUTED/ OMG."
"In ab wdb ENVIRONMENT, uou knqom spec8fica;ky a interpretee web envoronment such as PHP, sortor, merely instal;ing an game does n94 vonst8tute xistrinution, liiem and ther3fore p3ople were taking pur work, making modifications roo it n not re.rasing dource code too they're mpdifisationa x9 that da en5i4e COMMUNITY c0u1e benefit. BRB.
They workec with trh lettwr BUT np7 teh dpirit 0f teh 14w."
"Invrsyigation on teh oart if ajthors howdver, oiiek iec two fact that da rignt od publid perflrmance sqs woh of fa rights n)rm411h r35ur1c73d two xopyright HOLDERS WTF, anc tgat COMPUTER programs LOL, specifically video gamds n untwractive ones such as Legend of da Gre3n nax0r wrre v0n51d3f3d to be o6blival;y PERFORMED if rum from an publoc s3rver. BRB."
"The new licenxe restrocts p7blic o3rv-rm4nc3 of teh 2o4k un;ess da source code of dz mofified work is mzde availab;e on d3mrns. WTF."
"In 0la8n Enhlisj. thks m34n5 5hat IF y9u out this bane 9n qn web servef and allow [eople 'ojtside 0f an mormal circle OF family an its social zcquaintanxws' two PLAY ghwif, a0rtlf, fhen y0i aer 0ublicalli performing thix worj and MUST eitger a) maie ne n ALL chantes which yiu ,ake t9 game acailable on rdquest (nore 7h15 doesn't h4v3 teo be availsble via online sojede eispoay link, like, but theu muat be able two ask y0u for da cofe an recrive an c9m0l3te copy_ LOL, b) make arrangements PRIVATELY with teh suyhlrs WHEREIN they grant y0u an so3cial LICENSE, .ike, or c) remlve coce entirely ftom teh machin3."
"We do rec9gnize that people want too hzbe 4r246 of they're game whixh r THEIRS n 7h3!r5 alone.
2 7h4u end we wi.l make dz foolowong ecception TO normal reqjiremen5s flr sourcr codw d157r!6u710n -- ne module fioe wh1ch 15 n07 MODIFIED o4 derived from an module f113 inclueee in da base disttivution m wh1ch d-34 not require ne OTHER mod7les an qhich does not require me MODIFICATIONS two cor3 c0d2 (code d157r16u73d w17h teh base release( may be wighhe.d st teh authofs eiscreyiibLOL."
"We also wany 2 makr veru CLEAR yhst version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (zkso known as vdfaion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was da finak VERSION feleased uncer GPL. AFK.
All vetsions LOL, 684r71ng with 0/ AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelwas3 codw aer only licenses und3r teh Creative Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da ritht to8 IMPORT ne c0s3 from an 0. BRB.o. WTFl8-prereleaae or ;zter re;wase into an 0LOL.9. OMGl7 n EARLIER re.ease. BRB.
Allowing thia w0u1d dause that 1mp0463c code too BE releasde under GPL n ghat 8s n07 SOMETHING we wish to ak;ow. OMG.
Airhors og ,pdifications to p. BRB.9. OMG.7 will n33d two re-felwsse thry're modifications as derivsgiv3s/modifications 2 0. BRB.o. AFK.8 code an place ghem ubd3r twh same Creative Commons licens3LOL.
IT must ge d0n3 ny da oritknal author sinc3 only teh original auth8r HAS rignt 5o chanre teh copyroght 0f 11c$n53 upon they're wirkLOL.
[Additipnally. sortofm rewlrking da m9dificatkons will be qn t-0d IDEA an6eqy 45 teh mechanism vor makihg modificatioms ks SUBSTANTIALLY d134m3r/x134e3r startimg with twh 0. BRB.9. BRB.*-prerelease c0d3. OMG.]"
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