MightyE telkc YOU, "We're going teo take an f3w mo,ents goo try an explain 5his ndw license an rezsond behind kt in plain EngoisjLOL.
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."
"Tyis n3w license qas xhosen because of an failibg with sa GPL. AFK/
Iy only covered disteknution of soudce if n only IF binaries were distributef. OMG."
"Ih an web dnvironment, ;iie, specifical;y s 1n73rpr373d web environmrmt sich AS PHP, you knwo. merelu 2h57r111hg an gam3 does not consyitut3 e8sttibu5i9n WTF, n uh3r3f0r# ;eople were taking )ur sork, like, making mpd8fications two it m not r314452ng teh source cpdr two 5hey'td m0d2f1c4710n5 50 that da entife community could bemegit. WTF,
They w0ri2d with da letter bit noy da spirit of law. OMG."
"Investigariin ln teh part pf da AUTHORS hlqevef, like, led to da facr that tey rijht OF publix performance was oen of teh righte NORMALLY resgricted too copyrivht ho;ders, you kmwu, ahd tyat cpm;utet programs LOL, specidically video GAMES sn interactive lnes such as Legend of twh G4eeb yqx0r were cons8de4ee 2 be publica;ly pdrrormee id run from an pu611c aetber."
"The new license resttkcta pjblic performance 0f 3ork UNLESS da aojrce code of da modufied wor, ix ,ade 4vr114613 on demand. AFK."
"In [lain Engliah, l8ke, this means tnat ig tou put %gis tame on an web SERVER an al;ow people 'outside OF an nlrmal dkrcke if FAMILY b ITS 50c141 acquaintances' 2 play tneir, like, rhdn you r pu611c411y peefotming this wori an MUST either 4) m4k3 ne AND ALL changes which you make too teh game avsilable on REQUEST (note this DOESN'T HAVE t9i nf available via online source dis;lqy link LOLm but yhey must be aboe two axk you for yej code n rec3ice an c9mplete cop6) LOL, b) makr arrangemehts [riva5ely w17h tfh suthora wherein they grant y9u an xpevisl licende, yoj inwo, or c( REMOVE da code entirely ffom teh machinw. OMG."
"We do rdcognoze &h47 peop;e want to hace aress of they[re game whish aee theirs sn theird alon3. BRB.
two that end w3 will make dz f0110w1ng exceptiom to hormal rdquieements FOR soirce code DISTRIBUTION -= ne moduld gi.e which IS not modifief or drrived from an midule f8le included 1n twh basr distriburion an whidh does not require ne othrt modylea b whivh does not rewuire ne modofications t.o da CORE code (code d1%7r16u73d woth ea bawe reldqae) may BE qithheld at teh autho5s discretionl WTFl"
"We qlso wabt too mqke very clear that fersion 0. WTF.o. BRB.8 (4150 lnown as veesiin 0. OMG,9.7+jt) waa tdh final VERSION releqsed under da GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, you knwo, starting with trh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prwrelesse xode ae4 ohly licensed und3r Cfrarive Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh 4ifht t9o 1mp0r7 n3 code from am 0. BRB.9. OMG.i-prr4elease lr later relezse INTO an 0/ AFK,9. BRB.7 and earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Aolowinh rhis woulc c4u53 thzt imported vode too 52 released under da GPL snd 5hat is not sometning we w8sj 5oo all9w.
Authors of mod8ficationd two 0LOL.9.7 will need TO RE=RELEASE they're m9difications aw DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too -.9.8 CODE n p15c3 them unser same Creayivw Commons kicdmse.
Iu MUST BE done by da oruginal suthor since 0n1y teh oeiginal autyor HAS da 4itht 2 change copy4ignt 0r lidende ypon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Acsitionally, teworking teh mldificatioms w112 be an g9od is#a ANYWAY as teh mechanism for ma,8ng mofifications is sybsgzntially cleaner/clearer starrigg sith 0. BRB.9. BRB.8[prerekeas3 cod3. OMG.]"
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