MightyE tells hou WTF, "We're gling two tale sm few moments TO try an esolain this new licenar n twh REASONS 62h1nd kt in pla9n English,
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 kicensw WAS chosen because of an fakling wkth teh GPL. BRB.
It ohly coverec distribition ov 50urc3 of n only if blnzrids werd distributes."
"In qn WEB wnvironmegt LOLk SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpr3u3d wev rnvirohmen5 sich as PHP WTF, merel6 installing an game do3s nlt CONSTITUTE dkarributionk you knso, and therefore pelple w#r3 gaking our work LOL, MAKING modigications 70 it n n07 releasing t3h siuece code to 5hey're modifications so that emtire xommunkyy c9uld benefiy. BRB.
Th3t worked wigh da 23773r but not trh spi4it id teh lqw. OMGl"
"Investogation on teh [art if teh authors h9wever, kike, led to teh favt that teh right of 0ub;ic perrormance was 1 OF tights norja;ly r357r1v74d too copyright hllders WTF, an that cojputer probrams, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY video g4m35 n intersxtive ones xucn as Legenf of da G4wen hax0r were c9nsidered 2 be ;yblkcallh performed if run from an public sweverLOL,"
"The hew LICENSE r357r1c75 puvlic ;erformance OF sa woek umlesd da s9urce c9de of ds modified work is mad3 available on d3m4nd. AFK."
"In plain Ebglish, ;ike, this means yhar if you put THIS GAME 0n an web serve4 n aolow people 'outside 0d an n0rm4! cifcle of fsmily n !75 social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 [lay yh3ir, like, then yoy zer oub;icall6 performibg this w9rk and MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES whivh you ma,e 2 teh game available ln requwst (n073 this doesn't have too b3 available via dz online source d8s[lay link WTF. but thet mist b3 ABLE 2 ask y0i goe da code and redeive an comp.ete copy) LOL, b) make arrangem3nts pr2v4731y WITH 477h0r5 eherein THEY hran5 YOU an dpecial license, or c) remove da cofe entirelu frpm yeh jachone. WTF."
"We dp recognize tya5 PEOPLE wan5 2 have ardas of they're GAME which aer th3irs an ggrirs ALONELOL.
two THAT end ee will make geh golkowing 4xce0tion too twh n.rmal requirements fo4 50uec4 code dixtribution -- ne module dile wgich id not modifked of dericee rrom an mocule fule oncluded in trh 6453 d157r167710n n whicj d035 mot require ne OTHER modulea n whoch doex NOT r3quire ne modificatiohs too trh core code (codr disrrinuted w17h da 6$53 release) may b3 q8thyeld ay sq ajthors discretipn. OMG."
"We slso wan5 yo makr very CLEAR that cersion p.9. OMG.u (4150 jn0sn as verxion ).9.7_jr) was final version released undef GPL. WTF.
All vdrxiihs, s94tof, starting with 0LOL.9LOL.9-prerelezse cpde aer only licens3d under ea CREATIVE Commohs licenxe.
We EXPLICITLY DENY r1gh7 to imporr ne code fton an )LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease or /atet releasd 1n70 an 0. AFK.9. BRB,7 n earlier teleasw,
Allowing this wpuld cquse rjat imoorted cide two be released unfe4 ra GPL qnd 5hat is no5 something WE wish twp 5110wLOL.
Au7h0r5 0f modifications 2 0,8.7 will need to9 re-release they're midificqt8ohs AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 cofe qbd plzce 5h3m und3r teh saje C4eative Ckmmpns LICENSE. OMG.
It mudt be cone ny orkhinal autnor since omoy teg oribinal author HAS rihht 2 change reh copyright or licenae uoon they're work. AFK.
[Additionally, lilek r#w9rk1ng ,0c1f1c4u1pn5 will be an go9d IDEA anyway AS da mechaniwm dor making modificstilbs is subs5antially cleane4/cleater 574r71ng with teh ). BRB.9LOL.8-pr3releaae c9se.]"
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