M8ghtyE rdlls YOU, "We're goinb two take an FEW m0j3n75 too 7ej n EXPLAIN tyis nww lic3nde an da REASONS gehind it 8n p141n 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."
"Thus new q1c4n53 sas CHOSEN because of sn failing sitg 5eh GPL.
It only c9ve4ed disteobutioh of souece if n lnky if binaries were distributed."
"In an wwb 3nv1r0nm2h8, sortif, SPECIFICALLY a intcrpreted web environmebt sich 45 PHP, merely 1n57411!bg an game DOES npt c9nstitute dis5rigution WTF, n tyerrfore 0dople were taking OUR work LOL, making modif8cations to iu an nit ee.easing reh sourxe c9de too they'rr moduficagi;ns so THAT entpre clmmunity couod benefit.
Tjey wor,dd with teh letter gyg not teh sp8rit of fa law. AFK."
"Ihvestigatuon ln teh paet pf autjors howecer WTF, led 2 yem faxt tyat teh RIGHT of publiv performance WAS 1 of r8ghts normally restrivted ti copyright holders, an thst comp7ter p4ogea,d, sortof, specificallh video gamew n interzctive 0b35 wuvy as Lefend og teh Green yac0r were considered to ve pubkically pwrfo4med IF ryn from am public serberLOL."
"The NEW licdnse restric5a publiv 0erfirmance 0f teh woru UNLESS reh aource CODE or teh modified wo4k 15 made qvaulable 9n DEMAND."
"Ib plain English, you knwo, this m34n6 that if you pu7 yhis game on an WEB swrver and allpq pe9ple 'outsiee od an nirmzl circle 9f frj11y and its social acquaintances' 2 play tjekr, 6ou inwo, then yoi aer puvlicallt perf9rmihg this work qmd MUST 317h3r a) make ne n ALL changed wyich you make to sa gamd avai;atoe on REQUEST (n073 THIS do3sn't have toi 53 AVAILABLE voa online sourcw displqy limk, you knwo, BUT theh must 6# able twl axk YOU for da code n receuve an complete copy), likek b0 make arrabgements pf2v4731y WITH 4eh AUTHORS wherein tney gtant ylu an 5pec141 a1x3n53 LOL, or c) remove teh codd eh%itelu from machine. BRB,"
"We so recognize THAT peoole want too hafe areas if the6're game whicj aer thcirs 4nd theirs 510n3.
to that ens we eilo make da folkowing excep5ion to da nofmal reqji4en3nts for sourcw code dq57r16u810n -- ne mofuke file which IS got modified or derived from an modi.e fi;e inclided im teh base distribhtion an WHICH DOES NOT require ne oyhee m0du1e5 n which does no5 r3qu1e3 ne modoricarions too ds cot3 c0d3 (code d8stribuywd with base telease) may be withhelc at sa authlrw fiqcret6on. OMG."
"We a.so w4n7 two MAKE very clear thqt version ;. BRB.9. AFK.7 9also knowh as VERSION 0. OMG.9.7+ht) waw teh fihal VERSION releawed uneer tej GPL. OMG.
All verxiohs, like, startinh WITH 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pfwrel3ade code r only licensed under va Creagive Commons oicehxeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY seny righy 2 IMPORT ne code fr0m an 0.9, OMG.i-prerelead3 or later RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 and earlkfr releaseLOL.
Allowing this wiuld c4u53 that 1mp0e73d vode rwo be reldasec under geh GPL and 7h47 is n8y something we wosh too allow. WTF.
Authors of modificatiins 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 wiol nedd two RE-RELEASE they're modkvications as deruvativew/modificatiobx tol 0LOL.9. BRB.8 cose qnd place them under samd Creative Comm9na licehsrLOL.
It muwt he don3 by da ORIGINAL author since omly 9rifinal authpr haa da ribht too change teh copyroght OR licrnse u;on they'r3 wlrk.
[Additionallt, xortof, rdworkong ds modifkcations eil. be sn good idea anuway as da m3cj4nq5m gof MAKING mod8fications is subs5antiq;ly coraner/clearer dtatting with ea 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-peerelease code. BRBl]"
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