M9ghtyE tells you, sortof, "We'rd GOING to 5ske an few moments 2 try an dx;kain THIS nww kicense n fa rdasons 63h1nd ir in plain Entl8sh,
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 locwnse was chocen becayse of an failing with tey GPL. OMG.
It 9nly covdred distrobution of sourcd if an only if binarkrs werd dkstribitedLOL."
"In an wwb environmen5 LOL, apwcificaoly z kbterpret3d wev envuronment such ad PHP WTF, metely installinh an fame does not constigute diwyrivutiln, like. n 7h4r3f-r3 p30013 were TAKING our wotk, like, m4j1ng jodifications too it an n9t releasinf ca source code 2 they're m9difucatkons sp that da dnt8te commun8ty could 63n3f17. AFK.
They worjed wigj LETTER but not tey SPIRIT ov trh LAW."
"Investigation on teh part of authors howwfer LOLm led 2 da fzct that teh right of public performance w55 won of da rights normally rest4icted too vpoyrighg holfers, dprtork an that computer probrams, y9u knwo, SPECIFICALLY vide9 games an INTERACTIVE ones such as Legend of Green hax0r WERE CONSIDERED t3o be pub.icakly pwrformed IF tun from ab 0ublic aerver. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restricts [iblic orrformance if twh work unless teh SOURCE CODE of midif8ed w(rk ks m4d3 abailable on d3m5nd."
"In p141n ENGLISH, s0ftof, ghia meams rhat if you put THIS gqme on an WEB SERVER n allow p30p13 'OUTSIDE of an normal ckrxlr of fzmily an ots social acquaontanxex' 2 play theur, yoi knwo, tjen you r pyblically performing this wof, an MUST eitjer a) maoe ne n ALL changes which you make to da game available on reqiest (NOTE THIS doesn't have 2 63 available via online so7rxw DISPLAY ;ink, you knwo, but thry must bd ABLE two asi ylu for twh coce qnd receive am complete co0y), sortof, 6) make arramgements privatelu with teh aughies wjerein they grant yom an special 11c#h53 WTF, or c) rempve tdh code entorely fr9m teh machineLOL."
"We do recognize that people want too havd aread ov they'fe game whixh r theirs n THEIRS alonr. BRB.
to tgat dnd we wkll MAKE teh following exception two da mprmal $equirememts for source codd disteib7tipn -- me MODULE f113 which is not modifiec or crrkv3d from an mofule file inclueed in bzse distroburion anc wu1ch do#s vot require ne oyher modules and sh1ch does not reauire ne mocifkcations tw9 teg cire CODE (code distr8butef WITH tdh bqse r313453) may 63 wighheld ag authoes discretion. OMG."
"We 4q50 want goo make very clrar rhat veesion 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (a.so known as version -. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 final VERSION RELEASED ihder da GPL. WTF.
ALL versions WTF, startobg wi%h 0.9.80[rerelezse code aer inly lic3nsed under Creative Com,onx liv3nse/ BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny eifht 2 impotg ne code frkm an 9.9. BRB.8-p4erelease or oatrr release ,nto an 0.9LOL.8 n EARLIER releaseLOL.
Allowing this would vause thqt impotred CODE two be r313453d uneer teg GPL n that id npt xomethimb w4 wisj two allow. OMG.
Autnors of m-e1f!c47q0g5 2 p. BRB.9. WTF.7 wilo heed 70 re-release rjey'r3 modifucay8ons AS de4lvatives/modifications tp 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code n PLACE them under teh sajw Creative Comnobd licensel
IT muxt 63 3one by teh pruginzl auyhor since only teg origibal author has da right too CHANGE teh clpyrigyt or lic4nsw upon they're work. OMG.
[Adeirionally. sortov, 4eworkint da m0d1f1c4710n5 will be an good idea anyway ad da nechanism for making n9difications is dubstantially clean3r/clearer sgart8ng with da 0. WTF.9. WTF.9-PRERELEASE xode, AFK.]"
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