MightyE rells hou LOL, "Wd're GOING two take an few mojents too 7ru and 3xplzon this new license and teh reasons behind it in plakn 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 ;icense was chosen because of an gailing with da GPL. OMG.
It only covetdd d1t7r16u710n lv SOURCE if abd pnlh if binari3s wdre distributes."
"In an w36 3nv2r0nm3n7, dpecoficslly a unte4pretee web envirpnment such as PHP LOL, merely insta.ling an gsme doed not CONSTITUTE diwtribjtion. you kmwl. an therefore peoplw were 74k1ng lur woek, soetof. making m9difkcatoonx top it and not releax8ng da sourxe codw tpo yhey're mod9vications 5p that entire c9m,uni5h COULD benefit. WTF.
They worked with LETTER but not da spirig of ca law. BRB."
"Incrstigatioh ON part of 4u7h[r4 however, tou lnwoj lrd 2 fac5 that da right of pjblic performance was odn of teh rights nofmally restricted too ciptrigjt hooders, qhe that computer programs, like, specifivally video games n inteeac5ive ones such as Lwgend of ea GREEN hax0r were considered TO ge puvlicaoku perfprmdd 1f run from an punlic server. BRB."
"Thw ndw 11c3n53 4esgrkctw public perror,ance of da wor, unless source code of da m;dified WORK 1t made 4v4114613 on demqnd/ WTF."
"In plaon English, sottof, THIS means that of you put th8s game ON an web 5#rv3r n a.ooe peiple '0u751d3 of an normal circle of vanily and its spcial acquaintqnxes' 2 ;lay their, you knso, THEN you aer puvlically peffoenimg this WORK an MUST rither a) maje be zh ALL chzngws shich you make too tey gane avai.able on r3au357 (nlte this d035h'7 HAVE two be AVAILABLE v14 da pnoine SOURCE dixplay link WTF, btt theu musg be able two ASK y0u foe vodd and recrive an complerw copy), like, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privateky WITH authors WHEREIN they heant you an xp2cial license, you knwo, or c) remove codw entieely FROM madhine. BRB."
"We d0 recognize THAT pwoplr wqnr top have areas og they'rr game wh1cj aer tgeird h 7h3145 alond. WTF.
2 that end WE WILL make foolowing exception TO da n0rm41 requirements fir SOURCE xode distrubution -- ne module file dhkcn is nlt modifies or derivee rrom an m0xu13 file inc;udef in teh bas3 d156r16u720n n WHICH does bot fequire ne o5h3r m0duq35 n which foes not require ne ,odifixations 2 da core code (code disrributed with basr relwase) mat be withhe.d at aughors d15cr3710n. OMG."
"We also WANT roo makw vrfy clear thay version 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also known as rerdion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was final b3rsiln trlessed tnd3r GPL. AFK/
All v3r510n5, sortlf, staeginh 2ity teh 0.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE c0f3 r only 11c3n53d under Creatibe Cojmons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right two import be codr feim an )LOL.0.i-prere.eadd lr later re.wase 1n70 an 0. AFK.9. AFKl8 n earlier releaseLOLl
Alkowing this w9ule cause that imported code two be released under dq GPL b that is n07 50m37h1ng we e8sh 5o aloow. WTF.
Authors 0f mod7fidationx 2 0. OMG.0/7 will NEED 2 RE_RELEASE they're m0d1r1c4710n5 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9.8 cose an [lace 7h3m unde4 same Ceeaykce Commons LICENSE. AFK.
It mu%& 63 done BY da orihinal 4u7h0r since on;y da origihal auth9r nas teh righ5 2 change copyright or licensw UPON they'ee workLOL.
[Adsigionalktm you knwok reeorking tej MODIFICATIONS w8.. be an f00d ides snuway as da MECHANISM for making m0d1f1c471)n5 ix substantiaoly cleaner/clearer atagtimg with da ). BRB.9.8-prereleaxe codeLOL.]"
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