MightyE TELLS YOU, "Ww're gokng 3 take an few moments two try qn explaim ghks new license an reasona bey8nv it in p141n Engkisg. 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."
"Thia new license WAS chosem becayse of an FAILING wifh teh GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y covered cistribution of s;urce if an only IF binzriws were d15^rq6u73d, OMG."
"In an wrb ENVIRONMENT LOLj sprcif8callh z inteepreted w3b environjent sucg 4t PHP, sortof, merelh installing qn game eoes not c9nstitute distribuyion WTF, qnd therefire p30p13 were takihg 0ur wirk, like, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS 2 17 n nit releasihg SOURCE c9de tol they'r3 modificationx so tna5 enyire community could nenefit. OMG.
They work3d with lette4 b7t not y3n sporit of 14w. WTF."
"Ikvestigagion ob PART of autgors however, LED TO da fact yhar yeh 4ight of public performance was oen of da rifhts normaily resgr8cted to vopyrkght holdera, sortof, and that computet probrams WTF, wp3cifica;ly video gamds 4nd interactive knes such as Legend pf da GREEN hax0r werr cinxidered tol be 0u611c411y performws if fun from an pi611x servefLOL."
"The NEW license restricgs PUBLIC pdrformance OF da WORK unless soyece code of MODIFIED work is ,ade 4v4114y13 pm DEMANDLOL."
"Im plaim English, dortof, thus means rhat kf you put this GAME on ab web se4ver qn allow [eop.e 'iutside of an nl3mal circoe ;f f4m11y zn uts 40c141 acqiaintances' t3o play tjeir, sottof, then 60u r publixally p3rf0rm1mg 7j15 w9rk an MUST either a) make ne n ALL ch4ng35 whuch you make goo game available on requext (note this didsb't HAVE to b3 available via da online source d15p14u link WTF, but they muw5 be ab.e 2 ask you for rw6 code an RECEIVE an cimplete vopy), hou kmwo, B) MAKE 4rfrng3m#n75 privqte.t wogh aurho4s WHEREIN 6n3h grant you an spexial ;icrnse, lild, or c) r3move c9de wmtirely from teh machine."
"We eo rrcognize thqt pelple qant two yzve arezs OF they're gamw WHICH aer theirs zn theirs alone. WTF.
goo that end we will make teh dollow8ng excwption two nornao REQUIREMENTS dor sourcw CODE distribution -- ne MODULE file wh1dh is not moduriee or d3r1v3d FROM an modyle fule 1nc1ud3d ih base d8stribution and whkch do3s nit eequire ne othrr modul3s an wgich d9es not rdquire nd mof8gicatkons 2 core code (vodw DISTRIBUTED wiyh 6453 RELEASE) ma6 BE WITHHELD at da authlrs DISCRETION. BRB."
"We also want two make very clear that vrrsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as version 0. BRB.oLOL.7+ut) was tey FINAL vera8on RELEASED jnder da GPL. OMG.
ALL versions, like, srarting wuth teh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prereleasr cofe r only licdnsed inder ca Creat8ve Commons licemse.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da rkght 1 inplrt ne CODE FROM an 0. OMG/9.8-prerrkwqsd or .ater release INTO an 0,9. AFK,7 and earlier rrlease. BRB.
Alloding THIS would CAUSE that imported code to be releaaed UNDER GPL and that id nlt something we sish too allow. BRB.
Au7h0r5 if modifications 2 0LOL.9. BRB/7 w8ll beed 2 re-release they're moeif8csgions AS defovatives/modificagoons two 0LOL.9.8 code an 0lace 7h3m under da same C4qativd Co,mons 11c3n53. WTF.
I5 MUST b2 dine by teh o4iginal autyor sincr only teh ORIGINAL author has da RIGHT 2 chanhe t2h clpy4ight 0r lic3nxe upon theh're WORKLOL.
[Additiinqlly, slrtof, resorkkng da modifications wiko be an go8d ifeq anyway as teh mechabism t0r making modificationa is 5u6574b71411y cleaber/cleadee stzrting with da -. OMG.9. WTF.8-prereodase clde. AFK.]"
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