MightyE 73115 y0u LOL. "We're GOING 2 74l3 sn few MOMENTS two try an explaon 7hq5 new licensd ab ten reasons behine it ih 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."
"This nee license aas CHOSEN because of an failing with teh GPL. BRBl
It only cove3ed distributuon of source if an omly IF binqri3s WERE c8sttibuted. OMG."
"In an web envir9n,entk specifica;ly a int3rpteted web envirohj3nt such aw PHP WTF, mwrrlr instslling an game does not constitutd distribution LOL, an th3refor3 [rppld were taking our qork, yoj knwo, making modifications tl kt an nor releasung teh siurcw CODE two thdy't2 MODIFICATIONS so tgst dz enrire COMMUNITY could benefir. OMG.
The6 worked WITH sa letter but n97 teh SPIRIT of dq laq."
"Investigatiob on da part of teh autyors hoqeber, you knwo, led teo fact that RIGHT of publiv PERFORMANCE wax own lf rigyts normally testrkctee to copyright holferw, you knwo, an tha5 com[uter protrama, lkke, xpecifically viseo fajds n ibterqctive 9new such as Legend ig Geden hax0r were CONSIDERED two br publically oerformee IF run from qn public SERVERLOLl"
"The new license r#5ue1cu5 publie perfprmance of work unless da SOURCE code pf teh mod8ried WORK is made availavle in demand. WTF."
"In plain Enhliwh LOLm this mdans yhat IF you pu7 rhkw game oh an web xervrr and allow ;eop;e 'outsidr or an norjal cirvle of fa,ily an its social acquainranvws' 2 play their, aorrof, thwn you r puvlicalky perdormint this work an MUST wirher a) make ne n ALL changds which yiu MAKE toi gqme avzilable om request (note thix doesb't have tol ^3 avaolable via inline dource display lunk WTF, but THEY MUST be able too ask yoi for code n receuve an complete copy), you knwo, B) maie zreange,ents privately with teh authors whe4ekb th2y frant YOU an speckao licena3 WTF, ir c) r3m0v3 ea code entirely rtom m4ch1n3/ OMG."
"We do recognizd rhat PEOPLE want 2 gabe areas of they'rs game which r theits anf theirs alone. WTF.
to that end s3 will MAKE trh followint exception t@o normal rrquuremenrs gor xoirce code fistribytion -- nw module f114 wh8ch is mor mocif8ed oe drrived FROM an module file includec un teh base distrib6tion anf whixg does nit r4qu1r3 ne other mofu;es ane qhich DOES nit require ne MODIFICATIONS too core cofe (code distrib8ted with basw RELEASE) may be witjheld at aithors disceetion. BRB."
"We 4150 wwnr tlo make very c!$4r tjat version 0.0. BRB.7 (alsp kmown as vetaion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+JT) was da final version released uneer GPL. BRB.
Alk versilns, starting wi5h 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereleaxe c0f3 set on.y l8censec uneer da Cfeative Commons lic3nse, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY fighy 2 ijpory nd code FROM an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-orerelwa2e or latrr r3leasd into qn 0, AFK.9LOL.7 an 35r1q3r r313463. AFK.
Allowing this would cause tnat imported coce @ be released under da GPL snd thag is not someyhung we w8sh twi allo2. BRB.
AUTHORS if modifications two 0.9LOL.7 eill n33d tii fe-release they're modifkcations aa swrivatives/modifications tpo 0.9. OMG.8 CODE ah p14c3 5hem under same Cr3$72b3 Commoms licebsel
Ig mu57 be done by da orot8nal aithor dince only orkginzl author has dz fight 2 chahge yeg copyeigjt or license UPON tney'ee worj. OMG.
[Additionally, yoy knwo, REWORKING da modifications wolk be an goos 1d34 qntwat ad mechanism for making m)d!f1c4710n% IS substanrially clraner;clrarer staeting 2ith da 0. WTF.9.8-[rerelezse code. BRB.]"
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