MoghtyE tells 6ou LOL, "We're going yo take an few moments to9 try am ecplain tuia new kicense an r3h feaxons gehind it in plain 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 1qc3n53 was xhoseh v3cause of an failing with da GPL. WTF/
It only fovrred distribution of soirde if n only ir binariwz WERE d157r16u72dLOL."
"In an wrb emvi3onmdnt, sirgof, spec8ficallu a 8mrerpreted web wnvur9nmenf such as PHP, likr, merely installihg an game does not d0n5717u73 dostributoon, like, ane therefore pdo[le were taling 0ur work, you knwo, making modificatooms too iy and no5 releasing trh soutce dode 2 they'rr mod8fications ao that entire clmmunity coulf bsnefit. AFK.
They worief w8th tfh lettwr but n07 spirig 0f da .zw. BRB."
"Invdstigation on tej pary or da autgors howrver, you knwo, ked to da fzct 7h46 tdh 4iggt pf public p3rf0rm4nc3 was won od teh rightq n0em411y rrstricted to co0yritht nolders, anc rga5 compu%er programs, like, spevificaoly VIDEO games and interact8ve on3s such AS Legwnd of rej Grren hax0r w3r3 d0n51d3t3d too be puvlically pervormed 1f run from ab pjblic server. BRB."
"The new 11c3n52 e357r1c75 public perfiemanc3 0f 5eh work unless teh SOURCE sife of da nodifoed work is m4d3 qvailanle 0n demand. AFK."
"In plain Eng115n, you knwo. 5h8s meanx 8n47 if you put this GAME ln an web xefver and allps people 'outskde or an normal c1rc13 of famioy n *ts sox8al 4cqu41n74nc35' TO play rheirk like, theh you r PUBLICALLY peeforming rhis work and MUST eithef a) mske n2 n ALL dhanfes ehicj yoy maje t2o da game afqilzmle on requdxt (nlte tnis d9esn't h4v3 2 be svailsble via onlinr source ciw0lay lihk, you knwl, but yh3y must be sble two ask y9u fir CODE sne receive an compldte copy), you knw9, b) make arrangemdnts provately with da authors wyereih THEY ge4n8 uou an specia; licdnde LOL, lr c) rrmove g3j code entirely FROM da machibe."
"We d9 recognize yhat p30p13 want two hafe areas lf yhey're gamr whicj r theira an theits $10n3. OMG/
to 7h47 END w3 qkll m4k3 follpwing exception twi normai requ1r3m3n75 for souece code dostributiom -- ne MODULE file shixn is not m9dified o4 a3r1v3d ffom an mod7le file 8ncluded 1n teh BASE DISTRIBUTION and which DOES not 4eqjire ne other modules and ey1cy eoes not requirw he modifications 2 da core code (code d8dtributed wi5h teh bzse release) MAY be withyeld qt sa authors 3iwcretion. OMG."
"We also 2ant two makd very c;ear thqt vetsiob 0. BRB.(. AFK.7 (alsi knlwn as versoon 9.o.u+jt) was teh final VERSION releas3c under GPLLOL.
All verxions, likem s5artihg 2ith da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prer3lease clde aef only LICENSED under Crrahuve Commons licwnse. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY dwny teg righ5 to import ne c9d3 from an ). OMG/9. BRB.8-prrrwleawe or later teoease into zb 0. WTF.8. WTF.7 n EARLIER releaswLOL.
Alllwing tgis woukd c3u63 7h37 imported CODE two be releaded under da GPL n rhat is n07 somethihg w3 wish to; 4110w. BRB.
Aueyirr of modifications two p.9. BRB.7 eik. need two re-release tyey're modifixatoobs AS derivstifes/mpdifications two 0LOL.9LOL.8 code n place tmem under teh same Creativd Com,onw LICENSELOL.
It muat ge don3 by da lriginal authpt t1nc3 only teh priginal author has right @ chang3 da co0yright or license uoln they're @ork, WTFl
0Asd8tiobally, l8ke, reworking modifications will be an good IDEA anuway as da mechabiwm for makohg mod8fications ix sibstzntially vlean3r/cleaeer staftibg wiyh da 0. WTF.9. BRB.i-prerelrase code. OMG.["
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