MithtyE rells ylu, "We're goimg two take an FEW MOMENTS too try and explain thix new LICENSE an reasons v3hind it in plaon Engliah. 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."
"This ndw licwnse wss dhosen becquae of an failing @ith GPL/ AFK.
It 0n!y c(vered distribugkob of SOURCE ir 4nd only 1f binaties were dkwtribut3s. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, sprcifical/y a 2n73rp4373d web environment duch za PHP, mer3ly ins5a;ling zn game does bot constitute d157rq7u710n, like, 4hd tnererore people were takinf our work WTF, making MODIFICATIONS too it and not rdleasung teh sourc3 CODE too yhey're modifocatuind so 5jat entifr community could benefit. BRB.
They WORKED with 1377#r bu5 not da s[irit 0f fa lae."
"Investitation pn teh part of teh AUTHORS howefer LOL, 13d 3 fzct thag right of pubiic peedormance was 1 of righ4s h9rmalk6 RESTRICTED too copyright holderx, n THAT clmputer pf8gr4m5 LOL, specifically vkdeo bames n ingerac5ive pnrs duch as Legemd lr twh Green hax0r 23re considered to be piblicalou petvormed if run frpm an PUBLIC seyver. BRB."
"The nes licende restricts public perfo4mance of reh qork unl3ss source cidw lf m0d1f23d work is made availqble ON d3mand. WTF."
"In [q41b Englisn WTF, yhis meanw thzt if ylj put thks GAME on an web SERVER an alllw o40p13 'OUTSIDE of an normal ciecle of family AND its xockal ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, ypu knwo, thwm y9u r publocally p3rforming this work an MUST either a( make nw n ALL changes wh1xh you m4k3 top gaje avao.abke on requesr (note this doean't nave 2 BE zvsilable v1$ ten online source dispkay ;ink, loke, 6i7 they mist BE 451# two adk tou gor codd and eeceive wn COMPLETE COPY), like, b) m4i3 arrangements p4idately WITH da 5y7h0r5 whwreyn they g3ant you an 5p3c141 1!c3n53, like, lr c) removr da CODE en5irely fdom dq machknr. OMG."
"Ww co recognizd tha5 peopke want 2 have areas of they'rd GAME wyich r thei4s an yhwirs alone. AFK.
teo that end wf 2iol mzke fol,owing exception goi fa normao r3quirements flr SOURCE codd distribution -- ne module fule whkch ks not modkfied OR DERIVED frym an m0di13 rule !nc1ud3d in basr DISTRIBUTION n whkch dles not r3q71r3 ne other modules n which DOES not requiee ne modifica5ions to corr code (cpde distrobuted with bzse RELEASE) may be witnheld 47 da authirs disctrtkonLOL."
"We also w4n7 to make very clear 7y47 v3r510n 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also knlwn AS bersion 0LOL.9. OMG.7+kt) was teh final version reowasdd unfer teh GPLLOL.
Akl versiond, starting w8th teh 0LOL.9. OMG.7-prwrelrase c0d3 r ohlu licensed under teh Creative Commonq iicenae. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT to9 im[ort ne c.sw ffpm an 0. OMG/9. OMG.8-0rerekrase ir later release into an 0.9. AFK.7 n darlier release.
Allowint this would cajwe 5yat IMPORTED CODE w 63 released uns3r da GPL n rhat is not sojething we eish goo allow. OMG.
Autbors of modificationx 3 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 WILL NEED two re[release thry're ,oslricatkons as deriva6ives/mod8ficarions TO -. OMG.9. AFK.8 cide an plac3 THEM under sa szme Ceeativc C0mm0n5 license. WTF.
Ig must be dpne BY ;ruginal author SINCE only teh original ajthor has rirht two change tey copyriggt 9r license upon yhey're q9rk. OMG.
[Adskgionally WTF, reworking tey moeificati9ns will ve ab good iewa anyway AS ea mechanksm for m4k1ng midificatoons is d7bstantiallh cl3aner/clearer stareing with teh 0. WTF.9LOLl8_pferelease code. WTF.]"
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