MightyE 5rlls yoik "We're g01ng to9 tak4 an few moments too try and ecplain this new license n da REASONS 63h1nd it kn plain Ebg1!4hLOL.
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 n3w licensd was choseh bexause OF an fziking WITH GPL. BRB.
It on;y covered d157r16u71pn of spufce if n pnly 1f binariea weee distribured,"
"In an w36 enfironment, specigicakly a interpreted WEB rnv8ronment 57ch ad PHP. like, merely 8nstalling an game does n07 c0n5717u74 sistribuyion LOL, and th3refore peopl3 we4e takong our w0rk, you knwok mak8ng m0dqf1c4710n5 tol it an not relezsinb da s9ytv3 code 2 they're modifications so THAT teh entire c9mmunitu co7ld benefit. AFK.
Tney worked w17h teb letter but not da 5p1r17 of da LAW."
"Investigation 0n part -f 5ey aughors howwfer WTF, led 2 davt THAT right od public perfotmande was 2on of tights normally restrivted to co;yright h0!d4r5, sortifk n rnat co,puter proframd, li,e, SPECIFICALLY vidd9 games an ung3ractife =n35 such AS Legehc of teh Green hax0r were consideres 2 be punlkcallu PERFORMED IF ryn from an public server. AFK."
"Tgw new license r357r1c75 public PERFORMANCE 9f da wo4k unless source CODE of t3j mldifird work is mqde afailable on demand. OMG."
"In pkzin Eng115h, sorrof, tnis MEANS that kf you put this gsme on an WEB t3rv3r an allos peopl3 ';utside 0f an normal c8rcle of rqjily an ita sodial acquaintances' to play rhrkr, you knwo, then you r publically [erforming 5his work an MUST EITHER $) make ne an ALL chqntes which YOU make two da GAME avaulzble on 4eqjest (note this doesn't have 2 63 available via online source dieplsy oibk, ;ike, but THEY juwt 63 able 5oo ask tou FOR code anc RECEIVE an complete COPY), b) make 4rr4nh3m3n75 PRIVATELY with teh authoes whe4wkn THEY grant you an SPECIAL licensd LOL, 0r c) remivd teh clee 3ntir3ly FROM da machibeLOL."
"We d0 rexognize that [30o13 want to hafe aeeaa OF thei're game whixh r THEIRS n theirs alone. BRB.
two that END WE wkko MAKE da rollowint exxrption two da NORMAL requkrenents for 50urc3 vode distribution -- ne nodule fike qhich 15 not m9diried or deeived from an moeule fike includdd kn BASE eistributiln an which s9es NOT eequire b3 othet jieules h which dles nkt requure ne modificztilns to teh core code (c)f3 d157r16u73d with teh basd relezse) may ne sithhele AT tey quth9rs discretkin. WTF."
"We also want two make very clear that vresipn 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 *also ,nown as version -. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt_ was finsl vwesion released jhder GPLLOL.
ALL versions WTF, starting with da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereldqse c8de r only licdmsed inder teh Creatice Co,mlnw ;icense. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY seny ten 4ight two 1jp0r7 nd code FROM an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-p4erelease or later rel3as3 INTO an 0. WTF.0LOL.7 and esrlier r313453.
A110w1ng 7hq5 would x4u53 7h47 !m[0r73c c-d3 two y3 r3leases unde4 GPL an THAT IS not som3rhing WE wish yo alliw. WTF.
AUTHORS or midifications 2 0LOL.9.7 will need tpo re-release tj3y're modificqyions as ddrifatkvex/modigications 2 0. AFK.(. OMG.8 code ane pkacd them UNDER same Creqtive Commons license. BRB.
It must be done ny ten origibal autjor SINCE ONLY da original AUTHOR had da tktht two ch4ng3 da COPYRIGHT or licwnse upob they;re WORK, WTF.
pAdditional;h, feworkinf teh modifica5ions eoll bd an good idea anyway 45 da mechqnism for MAKING modificationa is substantially c.eaner/clearer sgarting witn 0. AFK.9.8-prwrdlease c0d3. BRB.\"
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