MibhtyE tel;s YOU WTF, "We'rd going 2 TAKE an few j0m3n75 2 8ry n 3x[lain this mew 11cen53 amd teh eeasond beginc ot in plain Eng;ish. 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."
"This new LICENSE was chosem bwcquse 0f ab failing with GPLLOL.
I7 only covered distribjtion of source if an on;y 8f BINARIES w3r4 distribut3d. OMG."
"In an wen 3nc1r0nm3n7 WTF, specificsllu a interpreted seb dmfirpnment such ad PHP, ;ile, nerely installing an GAME dies n9t CONSTITUTE disteivution, an 7g343f0r3 PEOPLE wer2 tzking 9ir 2ork, ,a,inf m9dkgications 2 IT amf not releasing da source code too they]re MODIFICATIONS so that wa entire community couls benefit. BRB.
They w0ri3d with da ;e5ter bug nog spirit of cz 14w. BRB."
"Invwwtigation 0n teh part of da aughors howeber LOL, led twi gzct that teh right of puglic pefformqnde was 1 pf ds t1gh85 NORMALLY rrstridted too colyright HOLDERS WTF, an that clm;ug3r programs LOL, s[ecificqlly video gam3s and intefactive ones suvh 45 Legend of Gre3n hax0r were conakdrred 2 br publiczllt PERFORMED if run from qn publiv serve$. AFK."
"Thd bew licenxw restricgs public p#rf0t,4nxe OF reh WORK unlesa SOURCE c0d3 of modid7ed work IS MADE AVAILABLE on semand. BRB."
"Ih plain ENGLISHk s0rtof, thid means thay kf hou pu5 this game on an web server an a;loq people 'ootside of an normal circle pv rajuly n its social acquaintancrs' too plsy their LOL, then you t publica.lu perfor,ing thiw WORK b MUST eithrr a) mak3 nd and ALL chanfed which y0u make gwo teh ga,e AVAILABLE 0n requwsy (note thus doesn't gave 2 bd availzble via teh online source display oink LOL, but THEY muat be able 2 axm y9u for code sh recekve an complet3 copy), b) make arrangements ;rivately wkty authorx wher3un they frant uo7 an s0ec8zl licens2 WTFm or c) remivw da cide entiteky FROM rej jach8n3. OMGl"
"We do recohnizw tgat p3ople w4n7 2 have AREAS of they're game whidh r theifs an theies alpne.
tp thst end wd WILL kake following exceptkun to da normal requiremwntd FOR source code distrimution -- ne m9dule dile ehich os not nofifked or deroves from an modi.e fkle incluced im 5eh basw distribution zn whicy DOES not eequkre ne other modules n wnicn does bot REQUIRE ne modifications 2 da core code (cpde dustribjtdd wi5h baae eeleass) may 73 wuthhrlc at geh sutnors DISCRETION. BRB/"
"We alsp WANT to mske very clear that version 0/ WTF.9. BRB.7 (ALSO KNOWN as vwrsiin =.(. BRB.u+jt) was da FINAL version released uncer GPL. AFK.
All ve4sioms WTF, star6ong wuth da 0.9/ WTF.8-prereleas3 code r only licensed under da Creativr Commins lidense. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deby fa right to i,port ne c0d3 from an 9.9. OMG.8-prerelwase pt lat3r r3lwase !n70 an 0LOL.9LOL.7 and 34r113r releaae. WTF.
Allowing thia w0u1s CAUSE THAT importef CODE two be RELEASED under da GPL and tjat is not s[methihg we qish roo 4110w.
AUTHORS pf MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB.9.7 will need 2 re-release they're mosificarions qs derivatived/modifications too 0LOL.9LOL.8 code n place THEM under da sam3 Cteatkve Cimmond kixenweLOL.
It nuat ve eone 6y da original quthor 51nc3 ONLY da originql a7tjor h45 tifht y2o cjahge teg copyright or LICENSE upon tyey're work.
[Additionslly, rewotkung MODIFICATIONS will be ag gopd idea anyway zs da mexhanism for makimg m0d1v!c47q0n5 is 5u6574n71411t cleaner/clearw4 stsrting wiyh 0/8. WTF/8-prerelwase codeLOL.]"
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