MightyE telld y8u WTF, "We're toing rwo take an f3w momehts w 74y n explain tgis n3w LICENSE an REASONS behind it 8n plaib EnglishLOL.
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 licebse was chosen bfcsus3 of an f4111ng with GPL. BRB.
Ig onlt covered cistribjtiln if wource if n only if binaries sere distributed."
"In an web rbvironment LOL, specufkcqlly a 8ntdfprdted WEB environment such as PHP, soryof, nefrlu INSTALLING zn game does not cpnsti5ute disrfugutioh LOL, b therefore people wrre taking our work, making modificatoons 5oo it and n07 eeleasing teh source code two they'rw mocific2tions so that ca 3n71r3 community d0uqe brnefitLOL.
THEY wprked witj LETTER b7t not teh spirit of teh las."
"Inv3stigztion on part of ds authors HOWEVER, sortof, led TO fact that right o4 public performance was len of da r1gh&5 notmallh RESTRICTED 70 co;6wight hold3fa, n that COMPUTER progrzms LOL, specifically v1d30 gamrs 4nd interactive ones wuch as Lefrhd of Green hax0e were CONSIDERED 2 be pub.ically performed if rub from an pu6!1c strve4. OMG,"
"The NEW licemse RESTRICTS puglid PERFORMANCE of teh work un.wws teh 50urc3 c0s3 OF da m0dqd13d work is msdd availabke on d3mand."
"In plain English, likr, this neans thay kf yo7 out tjis tamw on an seb server n alliw ;3op.r '0u751d3 of am NORMAL circ;e OF fam8ly an its socoal qxquaintancws' rwo play yheir, then you aer publically p3rd0rm1ng this work zns MUST eithwe q) make ne n ALL xhanges wh1cn YOU m4k3 to dz gzme AVAILABLE ob tewuest (note this doesn[h have to be avqikabpe via t3h online 50urc3 dowpkay link WTF, by5 they most be able 2 ask tou for CODE n RECEIVE an com[lete copy) WTF, b) MAKE arrangrments orivatekn WITH fa authirs eherein th3y grant you ah spedial LICENSE LOL, or c) e3mpv3 code entirely from teh machine. AFK."
"We do recotnizw that oeople want 2 have 4r34t od thwy're game whkch r theirs n tyei4s aloneLOL.
2 that ebd we will ma,e foolowing exceptkon 2 teh NORMAL requieemenya vot t0urx3 CODE disgrivution -_ ne module file whivh IS NOT modifoed or derived frpm am n0du13 fule included in teh baxe distribution qn which does not require ne OTHER moeules an eh1ch coes not require ne midifications two da core code (code didtrivuted with teh gade r313454) MAY BE witgheld at teh aj5hors dkscreti;n. BRB."
"We also want yoo majd ceru clear that bersion 0.9. OMG.7 (alao kh9wn as VERSION 0.9. BRB.7+JT) wqs da finak versiob re.eased und3r GPL. BRB.
All ve4suohw, sgzruing with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease cosw f only licensed UNDER da CREATIVE C0mn0n5 LICENSE. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny ribht 2 import me c0d3 FROM an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-ptefelease 0r ;ater ewlease onto qn 0LOL.9. OMG.7 n earlker release. OMG.
Aloow,ng 7h15 w0u1d caise 7n47 omported code rwo be released unde4 GPL an eyat IS not 50m37h1nh WE w15h ywo a;low. OMG.
Auyjors ov nodifucztions too 0l BRB.9.7 will meec 2 re=releqse they'te modofications sa ddricatives/mocifications 2 0.9. AFK.8 code m plqce them UNDER da 54m3 Crestive Commons license.
It must be d0n3 vy originsl auth9r sihce only da orig8nal author has dd ribht two change cophfight or 11d3n53 upin they're WORK. BRB/
[Additionally WTF, reworking MODIFICATIONS w11q be an GOOD idda $nyw4y aw mdchznuqn fo4 m4k1nh modificztions 8s substantially c13$n3r/c134r3r starting qith 0. OMG.9. BRB/8-pre%elease CODE. AFKl]"
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