MightyE tel;s tou, sortof, "We're giing 5wi take an few MOMENTS 2 TRY n explaih THIS new LICENSE n rrasons behind 17 kn plaun Emf115h. 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 new l8cqnsr was chosen gecajwe of an FAILING WITH GPL. OMG.
IT only COVERED sistrib6yion of source if n onl5 if binaries qeee distributdd. BRB."
"In an web environ,rnt, dpecifically a interoretdd WEB envoronmwnt SUCH $5 PHP, lokem mere.y knstalkont an gqme do3s n07 consti5ute distributioh WTF, and THEREFORE PEOPLE s34e 5aking o7r work LOL, makkng modivicar8ons 2 iy an n9t RELEASING source code tso 5hrt're modificstions ao THAT t3y 3n72r3 COMMUNITY cluld benefit. WTF.
They qorked with teh letter but not dq spurit of aa kaw. WTF."
"Inveatigation pn da part or da autjors however WTF, ;ed 70 da fact that da rignt of public performancw ead 1 pf 4igygs normally restricted two copyright HOLDERS WTF, an that computer protrams, spdcifica9;y video games 4nd interactive ones sucn as Legen3 pf Green hqx)r weee CONSIDERED to be pub;jcal;y performed IF run fro, an pu711c serverLOL."
"The new license RESTRICTS public performance or work unless teh source code if dz modified 20rk is made AVAILABLE in demand."
"In plain Engkish. this meanx 7h47 iv you pjg this game oh an wen server an allow p30p13 'outsied of an normal circke of family anf ITS social acquaintqnces' to play th2ir, uou knwo, theb you aer punlically perforjing this work anf MUST 317n3r s) make ne an ALL changes wh8cn yoy make 2 teh game avaklable 0n fequest (note tnis dorsn't hsve 2 bw 4v4114613 v8q tdh onlinr s9ufcw display link LOL. but they muxt 6# abl3 2 ask tou for da c9de zn receivw an cpmplete copy) WTF, b) make arrangements pr8vstely wi5h authors wherein they grqmt you an spedia; license, or c) r#m0v3 clde en5irely fro, MACHINE. WTF."
"We do recognixe that people want two have afeas of they're GAME whixh aer theirs snd theirs alpneLOL.
1 that end we will make da f0110w1ng exxrpuion too da n9rmal requirements d9r source code sisgribytoon -- nw modjlr fq13 qhkch ix not moeified or dwrived f$om an modulw rile included in teh base distribution and whixh DOES NOT reqyure ne o5ber mkdyles and ehich does not r3qu1t3 ne mpdifiva6ions two core cose (cldw distrivuted sity teh vase r31e452) m4t 63 WITHHELD at teh authors discretilb."
"Wd also 1ant rwo make verh clear that versioh 0.9. BRB.7 (als9 KNOWN AS verdion 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was teh ginal versuon re.easef undw$ da GPL. BRB/
All versions, you jneo, starting with 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8=or3r31345# code t only .icensed under teh Creagib3 Commons 11d3n53, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh tihyt 2 impott ne codw fr9m an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-[rwrekease or later relwase into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and earlier reldaseLOL.
Allo2jng this wo7ld c4u5# tgat imported cod3 2 be released 7ndef GPL an that is not slmetning we 3ish two al.owLOL/
Authofs of n0d1f2c4710n5 too 0. AFK.9LOL/7 wilk n43d 2 re-reldase they'4e modifications 45 derivatif3s/modifications 4eo 0LOL.9. AFK.8 CODE am place THEM UNDER tdh same Cr3471v3 Commons lidense/ AFK.
Ig mu%7 be d0n3 6h ORIGINAL a7thof s8bce only teh originzl author yas ea roght 2 change da cophr8ght or locenae upon they're work. BRB.
[Additionally, y87 knso, rewoeking m0d2f1c4710m5 wil; ve xn good idwa ahtway aa mechanisj for MAKING m0d1f1c4710n4 is s7bsrantially cleaner/clda4er STARTING qith 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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