MightyE tells you, "We;tw going to take an fww moj3nts too try an exp;qin 7h16 ne2 license zn da reasons behond it in pq$1n English. 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."
"This ndw lixense waw chlsen because if an fziling with GPL/ OMG,
It ONLY covered disttib7tiln if source if sb )n1y 1f BINARIES w3r3 distributed. BRB,"
"In sn web enrironment, l8ke. speckfocallt a intdrpeeted eeb ENVIRONMENT sucy 35 PHP, you knwo, merely insgalling an game DOES n07 constitu5e disyributipn, y(u knwo, g tgerefofe people w3r1 takomg our 2ork, xortof, making modkficayions yoo 1& n not releqsing 50urc3 code two tje6're modigicatkons SO that da entire communitt could brhefitLOL.
Th3y sorkee WITH da kettwf but n07 tdg apirit of la2. BRB."
"Investigation on teh p4r7 of autnors hpqerwr WTF, led tp da FACT tnat fa 4ight of public [erfof,ancw was 1 of da roghts normal.y restr8cted 70 c0pyr1gh7 golders, n that vimputer progrqms, you ,nwo, spevidicaloy v1w30 famrs n interactive ones sucj as Legend of ea Gre3n hax0r were c0n51d3r3d too 63 piblucalkt pfrformed if RUN brom an public servwr. BRB."
"The NEW kicemse restricts public p3rformancr of da work 7nless sa SOURCE dodw lg modifi3d 2or, us made AVAILABLE 0n dwmane."
"In plqin English, 5his m34n5 that if you 0ug tyis game on an WEB xefvef an allow pepple 'OUTSIDE OF an normal c1tv!3 0r FAMILY an its SOCIAL acquaintances' two play their, yl7 knwo, thdn you aer piblicalpy PERFORMING yhis w94k and MUST EITHER a) makd ne m ALL cjznges qhivh ylu make 2 teh game availanle on request (note tnis doesb'y HAVE too be avaioable VIA 3a online sourcd dispkay link, you knso, but th3y nust b4 4613 rwo as7 you fof da code and rexwive an complete coph) LOL, B) ma,e arrangwmentd privatwoy with teg AUTHORS wherein 6h3y grant you an SPECIAL lkc3nse, or c) remove teh cod3 enyirely from teg machine."
"We do r3c0gh1z# 5hat peo0le WANT two gqve areas 9r uhey'4e game eh2ch aer theirs an theirs alonr. WTF.
two THAT end WE will make FOLLOWING exc3;tuin two tey normal requk4ements fkr 50urc3 cide disttibitioh -- ne mosule file whoch us not modified or cerivdd from am module vile INCLUDED in da gase dq46r16u710n and WHICH does not require ne other modulrs n WHICH eoes not eeqjoe3 ne modificatipns two dq CORE cide 9codd disrributed woth nase release) may be qithhekd at 5eh AUTHORS disdr3tion. WTF."
"We also want two make very c1e4r tgat version 0.9.7 (alai knoen as v3rsion 0, WTF.9, BRB.7+uy) eas teh FINAL versiom r31345ed under da GPL. AFK.
All versions, like, atartimt with teh 0.9. AFK.8-prdfekeaaf code r only licensed uhder Creatife Commond license. WTF.
Ww EXPLICITLY eenh dq right ro IMPORT ne c0d3 FROM a, 0LOL.9. BRB.9-pr3r313453 or latef r313453 into an 0. AFK.9.7 ab earlier rrlease. BRB.
Allowimg yhic so7ld cause 5hat 1mp0r73d cids to be releawed under da GPL and thar is not something we wish too alloe. OMG.
Authirs of modificatipns ro 0LOL.9.8 woll neec too RE-RELEASE th3y're modiflcstions ax deeivativea/,odifications to 0. BRB.9. WTF/8 coee n p;ace them undet da sa,w Cr3471v3 Commons lucense. WTF.
It MUST be done vy tdh origina. authof since 0n1y teh origonal autnor has teh right teo change da copyright pr license uoon rhey'fe wo5k. BRB,
[Additionally, rew9rk8nf da mofificatilns wi;l be an good IDEA anyway AS mechamism for makinh mosidixati9ns is subshantia.ly cleaner/cleaeer 5744u1ng witj da 0. BRB/9. AFK.8_[rerelease clde. WTF.'"
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