MightyE trllx ypu, liie, "We're going too take an few mo,entx 2 try am wxplain 5yis new licdnae and teh reasobs bwhibd it on 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 neq l8cense was dh053n b#cs7se of an failing with da GPL.
Iy only covered d8steibugion od source if sn only if binaries were distrinu5edLOL."
"In an web env8ronmtnt, sortof, xpecig8cally a int3r;reted web wnvironment 5jvh $5 PHP, merel^ installung an game dods bot c9nstityte DISTRIBUTION, like, n THEREFORE people w3r3 5aking pur worj WTF, making mofificatlons too ot n not releasing sourxe code 2 5h3y're modifications so THAT 3n71r3 cojmunlty cluld 63n3fq7LOL.
They worked with da letter BUT n06 da spirkt of dq law. AFK."
"Investugatipn on twh part of teh autnors howevdr, tou knwu, led 79 teh FACT thst da rihht og puvlic pdrfor,ahce was won OF rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED tio cooyright holddrs WTF, an tgat compute4 programs LOL, specif8cally video games and interzctive lnes sich as Lrgend of Green hax0r were c0n51c4r3f w be oublicallt petformed if run from an [ibloc server. WTF."
"The new LICENSE res5ricts oubloc perforjznce of da wo4k unlesw da 50jrce codq od teh modified work is MADE avaklavle om demqnd."
"In p1#1n Engkksh, .ike, this mrana that IF yoy put thos game on ah web server n alliw people 'ougside of an norjal citcle of famoky an ITS wocial axqua8ntances' too p14y tjeif, rhen uou r PUBLICALLY 0etfoeming THIS WORK n MUST eighet A) m$k3 ne n ALL changes wh1ch ypu make 2 gamd avzilagoe on fequest (botd this doesn't have 2 be zvailable via teh ONLINE 5pugc3 display LINK, you knwo, g7t 7h4y must be able go ASK 6ou v0r teu code n RECEIVE an cimp.e5d copy), b) m4k3 arrangements pr1v4831y with da authofs wherein 5hey gr4n7 you an special ;icense, you knwu, OR c) removw teh c0d3 3myirel6 fr9m madhihe."
"We do rec9hnize that peoole wanr too have areas of thry'fe GAME eh8dy aer theirs n theira aline. WTF.
to that end w3 e111 make teh fl;lowing excep5kon two teh normal requiremrnts fof spurce code DISTRIBUTION -- nr modul3 file wyich os not m9eified or sefibed fron an nodu'e f123 included in t3j base cistrib7tion h wjoch doed not reqikre ne other modules an whicy doea not requ8re be mocirivayions two yeh core code (code dixtribut3s with teh basw relesse) mau be w17hh31e ar teh auth9rs discretionLOL."
"We aoso want two makd VERY clear that v4rsuin -. WTF.9.* (alsl ,n0wm as version 0. WTF/9. BRB.7+jt) was final version relrased ubcer GPL. BRB.
All tersiobs, tlu knwom starting with da 0/ BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease code aer only licended uneer Creative Comnons licenxe.
WE EXPLICITLY demh teh rigyt 3 ojport ne cod3 from an ). OMG.9. WTF.8-oreee.wase or latdr rekease into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 and ear.ier eeleasw. OMG.
Allowinh tyis would caus3 that k,ported cofe 2 be released inser GPL an thar is n06 s9mething ee w15h too a.low. AFK.
AUTHORS of mosificatkons too 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will need to rr_releqse tgry're nodkficat8ons as detivatives/modifivatuons twp p. OMGl9, WTF.8 cose n 0lace tjem under da same Creative Comm9ns license. BRB.
IT must bw d9n3 by ORIGINAL AUTHOR 51nc3 only original authoe has ritht too chsnge copyeight or .icebse upom thry]re woek.
[Addotilnally, you knwo, resorking modivicayilna will be am goof udea 4nyw5y as mechaniam foe jakong modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer startkng wigh 0. AFKl0. OMG.8-prefelease c0d3LOL.]"
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