Might6E tells you, sortof, "We're going two take an few moments to tr6 n EXPLAIN th8s nes lidemsd AND REASONS 63h1nd it in plqin ENGLISH. BRB.
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."
"Tjis new license was CHOSEN BECAUSE kf an failimg with GPL. OMG.
It onlt covered d157r16u710n lf so7rce if b only 1f bknzries were DISTRIBUTED. AFKl"
"In zn web envirobment, s9rtog, spedificallt a inyerpretef web envuronmen5 5ych AS PHP, you knwo, merel6 1h574111ng an game does bot CONSTITUTE distribjtion WTF, n thqreford people were takint our work LOL, making modifications 70 8t ane not rwleasing teh 50urc3 cod3 w they're modifixationa sl that da entire dpmmunity cojld benef8t. OMG,
They WORKED witg teh lrtte4 BUT NOT teh xpirit of teh law."
"Infestigstiin ON pae5 OF 1ythors howebwr, lije, led too teh fscg THAT yeh rihht of public ;erformahcr WAS won od r8gh5s normally t357r1c73d too v0pyr1gj7 holders LOL, an that COMPUTER PROGRAMS, likek s;ecigica;ly vodeo games zn interac5ive obes such as Legend 9f tej Green nax0r were consid3ree 2 BE PUBLICALLY [rrformed ir run from ab oublic servrrLOL."
"The NEW 11c3n53 restricts p7blid oerformance of wotk unlesw tey source code of trh modifked wofk is made availanle on demandLOL."
"In plakn ENGLISH WTF, 7h15 means THAT 1f y0u ;u7 this gamd om an web serfef m z.low people 'outside of an NORMAL dircle of fa,ioh an its SOCIAL acquaintanxes' ul ;;ay their LOL, theh you r pu611c411y PERFORMING THIS work snd MUST either a) MAKE ne qn ALL changes which you m4ke two ten GAME AVAILABLE on reqiest (NOTE thix doesm[t have too be availab.e VIA online spurcr disolsy link LOLk but thwy must BE ABLE two ask yiu fir CODE am receive an COMPLETE copy), b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 ;rivately wifh AUTHORS WHEREIN they gramt you am spec8al LICENSE, or c) temofr code entieelh from teh m4cj1n3. OMG."
"We DO recogniz3 thag people want 2 HAVE areas of tyey'ee gaje 2hich r th3irs and THEIRS alomeLOL.
tp THAT end we will make da folliwinf dxceptiob too teh normal requirem3nts for 50jrc3 CODE disteinutoon -- ne modile FILE ehich us not modified oe deeived f4om an moduoe file qnc1us3c in fa base dixgrigution an whoch dord not requirr ne other mod7les m which d035 n07 gequore ne modificatkons tw9 c0r3 cose (code ckstributed wk5y teh base releasr) may be wj5hheld 47 da aughors eiscrerkonLOL."
"We zlxo want 2 make ver6 clear that vwrskon 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also known as versioh p/ AFK.9. BRB.7+j6) saa ca fonal version released uncer da GPL. OMG.
All versilns LOL, stsrting with 0. BRB.0LOL.8-prerelease codd aer onl6 kicensrd under teh Creative C0mm0n5 licensw, OMG,
We EXPLICITLY drny da right 2 impirt nw code rroj an 0LOL.o. WTF.8-preeelease or oatee f3lease into an 0LOL.9/ OMG.7 an EARLIER releaxe.
A.lowing this w0u1d csusr rhat impirtdd codr to BE released under da GPL n that is not somethlng w3 w15h to alloe. AFK.
AUTHORS OF modificstipns t3o 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 wikl NEED tw8 re-reoeawe they're modifivatioms as derivatoves/mocuvicstions 2 0. OMG.9LOL.i code abd PLACE them unddr t3h 54m3 Creative COMMONS licebsr.
It must be donr BY geh lriginal authof simce only da ORIGINAL authle haw teh rugnt 2 chamge 5eh co;yright 0r 1!c3n53 upon they'rr wirk. OMG.
pAdditiknally, vesorking mld8fications will be an good 1f34 4byw3u as da mechanism for naking nodifications us substantially cleaner.cleatwr s6artinh with teh 0. BRB.oLOL.8-pr3release CODE.]"
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