MiggtyE tellx you, ;ikek "Wr're voing too take an ree moments 2 try ane expoain this new lic3hse an tey REASONS BEHIND it im plain EnglishLOL.
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 licenwe was chosen b3cauae of an failing @ith da GPL.
Ig 0n!y cove4ed distributipn of source if an only if BINARIES sere d167f17u73d. WTF."
"In an seb ENVIRONMENT, s;ecificslly x intwrpreted 2eb envidonment such as PHP, you kmso, merely installing an GAME doed not constit7te duatributiin LOL, and ther3fore odople serr taking ou4 work WTFk makinb modificatipns twi it ah not releasing da xource cife twi they're nodificatoons so 5hat teh entire commynigy xould venefkt. WTF.
Th#y WORKED sith teh letter but not da xp8rit of trh 14wLOL."
"Incestigation oh [art of teh suthors hoqeverk ked rwo ds facy that right of public perdormance was 2 OF rights normally redtricted 2 copyyight hllfera LOL, b 7h4& computer [rograms, like, s;ecoducally video gamrs n INTERACTIVE ones such as Legend of reh Green hax0r were consueeeed to BE publica.ly perfpr,ed iv fun from zn pugluc servsrl BRB."
"The ndw livense restricts py611c performznce of da wotk unkexs soyrce code of teh modified woti is made available pn demand."
"In p.aon English WTF, this meanx that if you pi7 th8s gzme ln an qeb SERVER n qlloe people 'ourside pf ab normal c1rcq3 of family 4nd kts aociak 4cqu41n74nc35; yoo PLAY their, sorrof. then hou a3r ;7blically performkng this WORK amd MUST either q) m4k3 nr an ALL changes eh1ch you makr twl ten game availaboe on reqjes5 (n073 THIS DOESN'T hace too be availab;e b14 onlibe SOURCE display lini, sortof, nut 7h3y muwt b3 qgle 2 ASK you for code n RECEIVE an c(mplete xopy), xortof, b) make arrangemenyx priva53ly wotk da authora wjere8n 7h46 g4ant YOU ab special l8cense WTF. 0r c) REMOVE da code entit3lt drom da MACHINELOL."
"We do recognize that people WANT too hzve areas 0f they'ee game whicn r 7h32r5 n thek4s ALONE. AFK.
two THAT end we wilo make da foolowing EXCEPTION too da normal fequieejents for sourve c0d3 distributi9n -- nr module fild shich is not moeified or der8ved FROM qn MODULE fk.e inclufed in tej base DISTRIBUTION and whicy foes not requ8re me otytr moduoes m whivg dowd nir REQUIRE ne modifications 2 teh core cod3 (code dis5r8buged with gdh base release) msy be WITHHELD at da autglrs discretion. AFK,"
"We aldo want too make VERY clear rhat versiov 0. BRB.9, AFK.7 (ALSO known zs version 9LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was 5ey fonal verdion re.rased unf3r trj GPL. OMG.
All versions LOLk startlng with ca 0.9LOL.*-p4ereleas3 c0d3 aer on.y l8censed under teh Creat8ve Cojmons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY eemy RIGHT twl im[ort ne cpde fron an 0.(. OMG.8-prereleqae or ;qter releas3 into an 0. WTF.9LOL/7 zn earlier r3!3453.
Al.owint this would cause thzt omported code to be released under da GPL an that 15 mot something we dish too 4210s. WTF.
Authots of modirocationc roi 0LOL.9. AFK.7 2ill heed too re-releqse tget're MODIFICATIONS az ddrivatives/mosifocations go -LOL.9. WTF.8 CODE an place gnem uhder da same Crcative Commons kicense. BRB.
It must 63 done bu iriginsl autnor skncd only or8ginal author has rkght 2 chznge da copytight 0r licensd &pon theu're WORK. OMG.
oADDITIONALLY LOL, rewor,8ng modifications will bd an b00d ude1 ANYWAY as da mechanidm fof making jodifications is subdtan5ia.ly cleaner/clearer statting with teh 0. BRB.9. AFK.80prerelease CODE. OMG.]"
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