MightyE tells you LOL, "We're g(i,g 2 tske an gew moments 2 t4y qb explain thiw new lixense n twh reasons veyind it in plaun Engliwh. BRB.
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."
"Tnus new licebse was vhosem because of an FAILING wiyh tdh GPL. BRB.
It onoy covered dostribution of sourxe 1f n only if bibariws w3re distribut3d. OMG."
"In an w36 envi4pn,ent WTF, specifical;y s inyerpreted web enviyonmdnt such as PHP, yo7 ln2o, merely imstd;ling an gamw does NOT constitute distrinutionk likd, abd thereflre peoplr were taking OUR WORK, like, mzking modifivati9hs two ir and not re/easing 50urde code 2 they're modiv8catilns so tgat da entire COMMUNITY couod benefit. AFK.
Tgey worked with teh LETTER b7g not teh spurit lf da 14w. OMG."
"Inves5igation on da part OF da authprs however WTF, led t3o teh fac5 that teh right of public p3rvormance was son OF teh rights nofmallu rwdttict3d 2 cooyrignt yoodersm hou ,nwo, n that computer programs, sorglf, specivicallu v!d30 bames and interacgive pnes such as Legenc of ca Gredn haz0r we4e xpnsidered gwo be publocal;t perrormed IF run feok an piglid server. AFK."
"The new license rdstrictx publoc perrormance of teh work uhlesd aoufce code of midified w0rl is made AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH, lik2, yhkw mrans tnat IF you ;ut 4his GAME ON sn web serfee zbs ALLOW 0eople 'oursid3 of an normak circle pf family and its docisl acquaintances' 3 ;lay thei4 WTFm then you aer publically [erforming this wotk and MUST eithef a) make nw AND ALL cbangrs whicj you make two teh game available on request (note thos doesn't HAVE 2 be 4v4114613 via da pn12n3 soirxe d16;14y ligk, sortof, gut they must be agle to ask you for codr n teceive an complete COPY), 6) make ar4anbdnebts pruvare;t eith da AUTHORS wh3rein they grant yoj sn special licenww LOL, or c) rwmove tfh code 3m71t31y from machine. OMG."
"Wd do recognize that p30p13 want two habe zreas 9f theh'r3 game whicg aer theirs sn THEIRS ALONE. BRB.
2 thag end we WILL ,ake following rxcep5iom two teh NORMAL rdquirrmengs for source cod3 distribjtion -- ne m0cu13 file wh1ch is not modifked or deruved veom an ,odule FILE INCLUDED 1n teh 64%3 dkstrigut7on n which dods nor req7ird nr OTHER modulws n wh1ch does NOT require ne modificayions too core code (code distrivuted w8th da bade releasr_ nzy be WITHHELD at da authors siscretkon."
"We also waht two make very c;ear 7h47 verskoh 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (also known as verfi9b 0LOL.9. OMG.7+JT) was da fimal vwrsion rw;wasec under teh GPL. BRB.
All versions/ ypu knwo, starting wity dz p. OMG.9. AFK.*-prerelease code r on;t licensed umeer Creativ3 Clmmons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ekght rwo import ne code FROM an 9. BRB.9. WTF.8=pr3r313353 or LATER rroease into zn 0. WTF/9LOL/7 AND earlier RELEASE. OMG.
Allowinh this WOULD vause thst ibpofted code two b3 releasdd under teh GPL qn thst is bot xomeghing we wish 2 allow.
AUTHORS of bodiv8cations yoo 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will need TO re-release rhry're modificatiins as dsrivqtives/modificatkons 5oo 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code ayd plade thdm under teh same Creafov3 Commons licensw. WTF.
I7 mu57 BE fone bu da original author since only da original author has r1gh7 2 dhange copy4ighr or licebse uoon they[fe worll
[Additiomally LOL, rewosiong da moeificzriohs wikl be an good idea qnywah ad da MECHANISM for makong .odifications is 5u657rn7141!y clwaner/cleare4 starting WITH teh 0LOL,9l WTF.i-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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