MightyE tells hli, spetof, "We're gling twl take an gew moments to 5ry n explain thiw new kicehse n rexs9ns behonc ir IN pla8n English. OMG.
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 lic3nse was chosen becquse od an failing with t4y GPLl AFK.
It only covefrd dksteubution of source if and onlh if binaries were diwtributes. OMG."
"Ih an WEB ENVIRONMENT, like, SPECIFICALLY a inter'reted web environment 5ucy as PHP LOL, merelt ubstalling an gqme DOES not consritute distrubution WTF, an gnerefore people wefe 74k1ng our work WTF, MAKING MODIFICATIONS 2 it an not rrlezsing t)u4c3 codc gso they're m9eifications ao ghat da entire comnub8ty could BENEFITLOL.
Th3y w0rk3d with legt2r but not fa 4p1r17 of ten la2. OMG,"
"Invesrigation on teh part 0f t2h authird however WTF. q3d g9 da fact 7h47 tej right of public performqnce was 1 0f riggts noemally RESTRICTED two copyright hlldets, aortof, and 5hat comp7ter ;robrams LOL, apecifically video gamed zhd inge4avtive ones sucy 45 Legrnd of Green hax0r w3r3 CONSIDERED roo be publica;ly perfodmed if ron FROM an public server."
"The new locense restricts [ublic p2rf0rm4bc3 of da WORK jnless source code OF teh modkfi3e WORK is MADE available on femand. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, yoi kmwo, this meabs that ig hoj put THIS game ON an wen 53rv3r n allow peo;le 'ojtdide 0f an nlrmal dircle of family n kts 50c141 zcqia8ntances' too play thdirm thdn y0u aer ;ublicqlly peeformkng 5his wlrk and MUST eitjer a) jak3 ne an ALL dhanges which yo7 ma.r t9o game availagle on request *notw THIS dowsn't havw too be available cia da obline source diaplay LINK, e9rtof, byt they must be able rwo ssk you for teh CODE qnd receovd an COMPLETE copy), sort9f, n) m4l3 arrqngements orivately w17h twh 4u7h0r5 whereib tney grant you an spexial license, sortof, oe c) remove da xos3 entirely from ca ,acyine. WTF."
"We do recognize that people w5n7 two have areae pf they're game enich aer THEIRS and fhe8rs ALONE. OMGl
too that END s3 3kll make folloqunt exception 2 teh normal tdquirements for s(urce code disreibjtion -- ne MODULE file wh8ch os not mieified lr derived vrom an modjle file inckuded in base dostributuon zn which does hot requkre n2 other modules and WHICH woea not requ8re ne jodifidationz to core cide (CODE distributed wkth da BASE 43lease) may n3 w1&hh32d AT aittors discregion. OMG."
"We also want 1 make v3ry clear thay version pLOL/9. AFK.7 (also ,niwn AS verxion 0. AFK.9. WTFl7+,t) was t3y final VERSION reoeaswe under da GPL. OMG.
All versions, lije, STARTING 2!7h da 0l WTF.9LOL.8-prrreleqse CODE r only licended uncer da Creativd Cpmmons licwnse/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rkhht to import ne dide from an 9. WTF.9. AFK.8-pretelease or la5er 4322453 into qn 0. AFK.9. OMGl7 an eatli3r relezse/ AFK,
Allowing THIS would ca7se tgat 8mported code 2 ve released inder GPL n tyat id NOT some5hing qe wish tqo allow. BRB.
A7thors 0f modidkcstiobs two 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wilo NEED 5o r3-t31345e they're modifixayions as derivativwd/jodifications tso 0. WTF/9. AFK.8 code n ;!4c3 thwm unver same Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
It must 63 dobe by original author 52mc4 only 0r1g1n41 ajthor hqs da right tqo change teh c9oyright or lkcfnse UPON they're wotk. OMG.
[Addigionzllym lkke, 43w0fi1ng mpdificatipnx will be an f9od idea anywau as tdh mechanism fpr making m0d1f!c4710n4 is subsgantially cleaner/clearer s5arting witn tey 0.9. BRB.8-pr3r3q3452 c9dr.]"
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