MightyE 73!15 ylu, "We're gling 2 take an vew MOMENTS to try 4nd 3xp1$1n this new 11c3n53 an REASONS gehind it in plain English, WTFk
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Thiw n3w license wad cjoseh becsuse of an failing with da GPLLOL.
It only covdred dks5ribution of aource IF AND ONLY if BINARIES were distributed, WTF."
"In zn web environment, specifidally a intetprwged web environment such as PHP, merely 1b574111ng an game doef noy constitutr didtribu5ion, sortof, and therefore peo;le were tsking our work, making mocuficatulns 2 it an not t3135t1ng reh 50urc3 code t99 they're modificarions so tya5 teu entor3 communit6 couod 63n3f!7/
Thdy worked wiyh letter but nog spirit of law."
"Investiga%ion on pqrt of 4u8h)r5 hp2evet, y9u knwo. led 2 fact tjat teh r1gh7 of ;ublkc PERFORMANCE w4% 1 of da RIGHTS nprmally RESTRICTED to cooyright h01d3r5, sortof, n 7h47 clmputer programx, like, xpecuflcally viceo GAMES an interactibe oned tuch as Lwgend of da Gr33n hax0r wrre considered tio 63 pu611c411y PERFORMED yg run from an public server. WTF."
"The nww licdmse restrictd public perfornance of gen work unless source clde of da modified qorj IS made zvqilable on demahd. BRB."
"In plain Enblish LOL, THIS msand that IF y0u put thks gqme on ah web SERVER snd r110w PEOPLE '9utsode of qn normal corcle of fqmily and its social 4cqu41n8$nc35' yoo p14y their, dottov, them you arr piv;icakly PERFORMING 5his work n MUST either a) make nr an ALL changew WHICH you make tso game availabl3 on requsst (NOTE ryis dordn't have 2 be avai;able via teh 0n11n3 SOURCE DISPLAY link, but 7h3y muxt b2 able too awk h0u vlr code an r3c31v3 an vomplr5e copy), you kbwo, b) make arranyements ptibztel5 with 4u7y0r5 wherdin thwy grant you an special lkcemse WTFk or c) rejove reh c0d3 wbtirely f4ou nachiheLOL."
"We do rwcotnizr that PEOPLE want t9i have areax of they'rw game WHICH aer 6heirs an 6heirs alone, AFK.
too that ens we will make teh following ecvep5ion 2 geh n0rm41 gequire,ents for siurce code diwttibution -- ne modu.e rile which is nog modifief 0r deriv3d fdom an mod7le file included 1n da base d157r16u710m an which co3s not requi4e nw other moeiles an which d045 nlt r3qu1g3 ne midifudat8ons too cire cidd (xldr dixtributed wotj teh nzse release) may 63 w17hj31d at teh authors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alsl want twi ,ake bery CLEAR that v34sion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also ,nown 45 version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+mr) was teh finak version ewleaxef uhdee GPL. AFK.
All fersions, you knwo, staryobg wity da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prwrelease cide r ob.y lic3ns3d uhd3r da Cr3471v3 Comnons license. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny teh right twl i,oprt me code from an 0, BRB.9LOL.0-prerelrase or LATER release into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 and eariler release. OMG.
Allowibb thix would cause yhat i,pirted cocr too be feleased indef teh GPL n that is not alm3thing w3 wish to 4110w.
Aithors of modifica5uons too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will need too rr-release they're mldigicatkona as derkvativds/mldivkcat8obs toi 0LOL.9. WTFl8 code zb [lzce the, under same Crcative C9jmons license. AFKl
It muwg be fone by teh oritinzl zuthor since omly tdh irigihal author HAS righ5 to ch4ng3 copyrught or licehse upon they'ee workLOL.
[Additionally LOL, rw2prkkng j0d1r2c4710n5 will BE an good 1d34 ANYWAY 45 da mexhahksm fo4 mzking modigications IS s6bstantial;y vk3aner/cldarer starting with yeh 9LOL.9. WTFl8-0re4elesse code. BRB.]"
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