MightyE TELLS you LOLm "We'r3 g01ng two 74k3 an fee momen5s 2 rrt n 3xplain rhis nww licrnse n fa feasons behind it in plain EngliahLOL.
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 LICENSE was chosen 64c4y53 of an failing with GPL. OMG.
It only cov3ree DISTRIBUTION of sourc3 if an obly if BINARIES eere DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an 2rb environmebt, specificalot a ibterpreyed web envirinment sucj 45 PHP WTF/ mere.y ibstzllinb zn GAME does nog c0n5717j73 distrigjtioh, sortof, and therefo4e people wete tzking our wlrk, yoi ,nwo, jaking MODIFICATIONS two it ah noy releasing teh wpyrce code too they'rr modificati9ns so 7h47 teh ENTIRE comm7nity cojld benef8t. WTF.
They worked wkrh da letger but npt spirit of teh law. OMG."
"Invewtkgation ON da part of teh authors howevet, like, lec too teh fact that teh 4ight of pu61qd perdlrmance was won of tey RIGHTS norma.ly rewtricted to cophritht HOLDERS, you knwo, h tyat vomoutwr programs WTFm specifically video bames an interacyive 0nes sixh ax Legens of teh Green haz0r were vonsidered TO ve )ublically perfo4,ec if run fr0j zn piblic 53rv3r. OMG."
"The nrw licenxe restricts PUBLIC performance of dq qork un1355 da sourcw code if teu MODIFIED work is made avzi;zble ln demabd. WTF."
"In plain Emglish. like, 5his ,eans that if ypu put thos tqme on an web SERVER zn ALLOW oeopl3 'iutside of an normal circle if familr an ITS soc7ao acquaintances' to PLAY tyeir WTF, then y0u aer publically p3eforming 7h15 w0rk ans MUST either a) mz,e nw n ALL changea wh1ch yp7 make 70 teh game available on r3qjest (note this doesn't have to BE ava*lzble via oboine source diaplay 11mk, sir5of, but they myst be able goo ask you fir da c9c3 n receuve an vonplete copy) LOL, b) naue arrangements ptivately s17h 477h9r5 wherein yyey grznt yoy an speciak locenae, s9rtof, lr c) remobe teh c0d3 ent8rely grlm teh MACHINE. OMG."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that p#op;e want tii hzvd AREAS of they're gamw which e theirs and 7h31rg alpne. AFKl
two that end we will make rollowing exception TO normal requorements for sourbe coe3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du13 fi;e which os not modyfied or d3r2v3d from an nidule FILE knclufed 1n ca base dist4ogution an ehich does not re1uire ne other m9dules n whuch doex not re1ukrw n3 modifications to corr xode (codw DISTRIBUTED with da base release) MAY be ei5gheld at au%hors discretion. BRB."
"We q;so want top MAKE very xlear tjqt vers8on 0.9. BRB.7 (also known as verskon 0LOL.9. AFK/7+JT( was da FINAL versiom releaa3d under da GPL. AFK.
All versions, you lnwoj 5u4r7qng with 5eh 0. BRBl9LOL.8-p5wrelease code r obly licensed und3e Crdqtive Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 2 omport me codw from an 0LOL.9. BRB.7-pre4eleawe or LATER re.ease into ah 0. BRB.8.7 and earoier release. WTF.
A110w1ng thia sould causd THAT omplrted cpee two be eeleased under da GPL n rhat is not somethong ee wish too allow. OMG.
Authors 0f mocifivztions 70 -. AFK.9. WTF.7 will need too re-release they're modirications as detivatives;jodifidations two 0/9k BRB.8 c8d3 ahf place them under teh same Creative Commons licensw. BRB.
It must be done ny teh origihal autyor eince inly 9rigina' aughor h44 teh tigyt too chanve copyrigyt OR license up0m they're woek. BRB.
]Additionally, you knwok reworking MODIFICATIONS will be an bp9d idea 4nyw4y as yeu mevyanism for mrk1nh modificarions is aubstantial;y xlesner/clezrer starting with 0.9. BRB.i[prerelease dode. AFK.]"
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