MightyE tells y0u, you knwo, "Ww're b01ng 2 tske an FEW moments too tey n ezo;zin this ne2 licdnse 4nd da rrasons bejind it in plaib Emglish. BRB.
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 .icense q45 dhpswn becaywe 0f an failing witj teh GPL. WTF.
It only coveref distrinution of spurve if n only 1f bihafidd were distributed."
"In an web envirpnmdnt, likd, 5p3c1r1c411y a onterpreyed web envir9nment 5uch qs PHP LOL, mefdly inatalling an game d0#5 NOT constitut3 distribution, n theteflre people were takong our q0ri, tou knwi, makung MODIFICATIONS to it AND no5 reldasing da sourc3 code to they're mofoficatuons do thst 3m71g3 community could benefir. AFK.
They worhed with ten kette4 gut mot teh spiriy 0f dz law. AFK."
"Invwdyihation on teh part of teh zutnors HOWEVER LOL, led t2o fact 7h46 da riggt of [u^1!c p3rg0rm4nc3 wzs 1 of rights mormally testricted two copyr8gh$ jo;derx, anc 7h47 cimputer prpgra,s LOL. specificallh viceo games AND INTERACTIVE ONES sich as Legend of teh Gr33n hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publically performec if run fr0m an public sdrver. BRB."
"The n2w oicense rqstructs PUBLIC prrformance or ea worj UNLESS da wourc3 c0d3 of MODIFIED w9rk IS made availablr on demand. OMG."
"Ib plaih Englisy, upy knw9, THIS means that if you put this g4m3 9n an web servef an allow p3ople 'ouyside of an normak circ.e 9f fzmily zn iys sic8al ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play thrir LOL, then 5ou v PUBLICALLY petforminh tyis work zn MUST eirher 4) MAKE ne and ALL changes WHICH YOU make tsl game svsilable on r3qu35& (note th7w dorsh't have to be avaioable via teh pnlind slurce sisplay LINK WTF, but thdy must be sbkd 1 ASK tou vor teh CODE n receive an comple5e copy), sorgofk b( jake ARRANGEMENTS p4ivxtely w17h da aythors wjerein they g4ant ypu an speciql licende, or c) rwmove code entirely fr9m trh macyineLOL."
"We d- tex9gnixe that peopoe WANT 2 have areas 0f they're game wh1ch r theirs n theirs alobeLOL.
toi rhat end we will nake fo.lowung wxceptuob two ten normak rrquiremdnts ror soyrce cod@ distributiln -- ne m9dike f113 dhich is hot hodified or de4ived from qn module file INCLUDED in da bade distribuyoon ans which does not require md other modules and syixh doex NOT requirr ne modifications two teh corw cide (CODE distribuged with da base release) may ge witnheld at teh a7thors discrrt8on, OMG/"
"We also want too mqke v3ry c;ear that VERSION 0.9. OMG.7 (alsl known as vefsion 0LOL.9.7+jt) was da final versiin re;eas3e unser teh GPL. BRB.
All versoons, likd, startinh with da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pf3re13453 c0e# aer only licensed UNDER teg CREATIVE Commonx oicense. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right two 8mport nw coee drom an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pr#r313453 or oarwr release into zn 0, AFK.9. OMG.7 n earkier release. WTF.
Al;owing th8s w9uld causr that im0orted c0d3 to be r3leqsed under tej GPL an tjzt is not someth8ng w3 wiah 2 alkoe.
Authors of modigicat8ihs 2 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need TO re-rdkesse they're MODIFICATIONS 4t def8vatibez/,odifivationx too 0. BRB.9LOL.8 coce an PLACE them under tdh same Creative Commlns LICENSE, WTF.
Ig muwt 73 DONE ^y da originak a7thor sonce ONLY 0r1g1n4! author jas da right two CHANGE teh copyright or licens3 upon tjey'fw w0rk. WTF.
[Additionall6 LOL, REWORKING teh modifications wilk 63 an good idea anuqay 1s da m3cuanism for makinh modifications IS aubstamtoally vl3aner/cld1rer staftihg sith teh ).9. OMG.8-prereleasr CODELOL.]"
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