MightyE tells ylu, sortof. "We're n01ng too take sn FEW momentd too 7ry 3nd EXPLAIN ghis new livenae n reaslns behind IT in ;la8n EnflishLOL.
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 livebse was ch053n becaude of ah faiking wity GPL. AFK.
It only covered distrobu5kon OF source if n only uf 61n5r135 q3r2 distributed. BRB."
"In an web emboronment, lik3, specificall6 a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT w6ch zs PHP, like, m3r31y installing zn gamd dpes NOT consri5ute DISTRIBUTION, you kmwo, n tyeredore pe9ple WERE tak8ng our work WTF, msling MODIFICATIONS too it an not releasing da source CODE 2 they're mof8ficat8ons so tgst teh en6ite communkty c0u1d BENEFITLOL.
Tje6 worked w8th LETTER guy not spirit ov da law. WTF."
"Investigztuon on teh part if teh auth9ws however, like, led tw9 trh fact thar tek 4kggt of publoc performande was won of da rihhta normally restridted gwo clpyright holders, n thag COMPUTER progrzms LOL, 5p3c1f1c%1ay video games an inyrractive on3s such as Legend of teh Grwen hax0r werd x9nsidered two ge publically p3rf0em3d ir run from an PUBLIC t3rv3r."
"The nee locense yea5ribts public PERFORMANCE of teh work unless source c0d3 of teh modified dork kc mad3 abailablw on d3mand. BRB."
"In plaib Englisn WTF, THIS meanx that if you pu7 THIS game 9n an web srrvet 4nd a.low leopoe 'pu751d3 of an nprmal circle OF fanilu n its social acquaintances' too pla6 tneir LOL, then you e 0ublica;ly p3rv0em1ng this work and MUST either a) mqke ne ah ALL CHANGES which YOU make 2 tdh gsme acailable 0n 4equest (noye tjis doesn't hav3 too be 5v4114713 via da ONLINE soufce d15p14y l8nk LOL, bit they must b3 aboe 2 qsk you for da xode and receive an complere COPY) LOL, b) make arrabgements prifately wigh sa 4uuh0r5 wherwin THEY grany you an special LICENSE, you knwo, or x) remofe teh cpee ENTIRELY frlm ,achihe/ AFKl"
"We do r3c0gn1z# that peopoe waht TO hav3 arwas of tgey're game whicu aer theirs ab theirs aoone.
teo that 4nf we wi;l MAKE da tollow8ng exxeption two teh normsl r31u1r3m3n75 for 50jrce code dkstrinutkon -- ne modukr file ehich 8s n07 modofied OR dwrived from an module filt ibxluded in bade distronutiob n whidh does n0g reqjire ne other m0du135 b sh2ch does bot rwq7ire nw modificatilns 2 da core code (CODE dixtrubutwd with base release) mzy be wkthhe;d ay da authors DISCRETION."
"We also WANT tl make bery clear thzg version 0LOL.0. BRB.& (ALSO known as v3rdion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt0 was fkna; verdion releaced ubder teh GPL, AFK.
All veesions, sta4ting with da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prereleaze code r onlr licensee under teh Creative Comj9gs licendel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right t9 impo4u ne code vrom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prwrekease ir lager relesse into an 0/ AFK/9. OMG/7 n 34t113r releasdLOL.
A110w1nh this would cause rhat impprted vode y9p be r313463d unfer da GPL and that is not somdthing wd wish to 4110w.
Au8h0r5 of modifications two 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wikl newd two RE-RELEASE they're m9di4icatilns as defivatives/nodofications too 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 c0d3 n PLACE 7h3m under SAME Creztive Com,ons license, OMGk
It must be done vy dq oroginal authle since onl6 teh ORIGINAL author h45 da righ5 too chqnge copyfighr ot license upon tgeh're workLOL.
[Acdiei9nally, you knso, reworking sq modifications wull be an good idda 4nyw4y 45 mechanism FOR nakimt modiridqyioms is substan5ial;y cleandr/clearer startinh with teh 0. OMG.9. BRBl8[pr3r313553 cofeLOL.]"
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