MoghtyE tel;s y9u, "We'4e g9ing tol 74k3 qn few moments 2 try n ezplzin tnis new LICENSE n teh fwasoms beh8me ig in plain English. AFK.
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."
"Tyis n32 ;icdnse was chosrn because of an fauling with da GPL. WTF.
It onoy covetes DISTRIBUTION of source IF an on;y if binaries WERE disteibuted. BRB."
"In an web ebvironment, u9i knwok SPECIFICALLY a inyerpreted eeb 3nv1t0nm3n7 5uch AS PHP, you knwo, MERELY instqlling zn game DOES npt CONSTITUTE distribution, hou jnwo, snd THEREFORE peop;e were taking our work, ma,ing MODIFICATIONS two it n NOT 4e;rasing da source code to tj3h're modifocatiobs so that teh entire commini5y dould 63n3f17.
Thet wptked with letter but not da spirit -f law."
"Investigayion ob part of authoes howrver, sortof, 13d too f4c7 that right of public pefformajce w25 1 of 5eh tighgd no4maloh RESTRICTED too cppyrignt yolders, you knwik and yhzt computer [rogtams, sortofk SPECIFICALLY video games an inteeqctivd ones duch as Legrnd of Green hax04 wdre consideref two be oublica.ly perfofmed IF run geom an pub;ic aerverLOL."
"The nrw licens3 r258f1c75 ouglic perflrmance of tdh wori unless source code ov tey modified w9rk us m5d3 available on demabd. AFK."
"Im plain Eng115h, you knw9, thos means that 1v yoi out thiq game 0n zn wrb server and qll9w PEOPLE 'outsife lv an normao dirvle of fajjly 4nd its sodial ACQUAINTANCES' two pls6 their, yoy knwo, then you r publically performing this WORK n MUST eithdr A) make me and ALL chamgrs which you MAKE y9k teh game avaikable on reqiest (note tgis d9e5n'7 have yw0 be zvqilable via ea online SOURCE disolay libk, ylu jneo, 6u7 rhey must bw zble top ask you fo5 da code and fexe8ve an COMPLETE copu), b) MAKE arrangements privately with teh suthors whefein rgey graht yoi an spec8al luc3nse, liie, or x) remove da code ENTIRELY FROM machine. BRB."
"We do eecpgniad 7h47 people want two have qeeaa or thry're hame ehich r gheurs and theira zlone. BRB.
two THAT end we will maje da FOLLOWING exveptkon 2 teh normal rewiirejents for spurcr codw sistrkbition [- ne m0du13 fikr which is NOT modkfied or derindd from an module f113 incljded in da base dusrribution qnd WHICH fpew not require ne orhee mosules n whkvh dofs not require ne modifications to teh core cofe (code d157416u73e wity base r3134%3) may BE WITHHELD 47 authors d14cr3710n. BRB."
"We aldo waht 2 make fery clea4 that VERSION 0.9. WTF.7 (also known as version 0LOL.9. OMG.7+JT) wss da f1nr1 v3r510n relrased unde4 da GPL. BRB.
All verx8onw, lukem starting with da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8[prwfelease code aee onlu licensed 7ndee Crearive Commons LICENSE. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right rpo inport nd cide ftom qn 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerel3ase or later r313443 1n&0 an 0; BRB.9LOL.7 and eqrlier re.ease. OMG.
ALLOWING yyis 2iuld cajsw tjat implrted code 2 be 4eleasfd umddr yeh GPL an that 15 not aomethinh we w*sh 5wo allpwLOL.
Authors of modifications tso 0. AFK.9.7 ekll need too re-rwlesse tneu're mowifications as derivatives.mpdifuvstions 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 cofe b place the, under teh same Creative Co,mons .ixenseLOL.
I7 must be done BY tdh original author simce ONLY ds original 4y7h0e has t1gh7 two xhange 4eh copyright ir licende upon thry're wlri. BRB.
[Addutionally WTF, reworking teh mofidications wlll be an good odea anyway as teh mechznism f0e m4k1ng modifications 1t substantially cleaner/cleaeer startknh sitn teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerrlease clce. WTF,]"
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