MughtyE yqlls y0u, "We'rr gi8ng too 7$k3 an few mom3nts 7p 7ry and EXPLAIN this n3w license qnd dz feqsins behind it IN pkaih ENGLISHLOL.
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 licens3 was choden bevause 0f an failibg wi5h GPL/ WTF.
It ONLY covered d*strib7t8on of so7rce id and only if binariws were disrribyt3d. WTF."
"In an qeb environment, wortov, spwcoficakly a imtetpretrd WEB environment sucn as PHP, you knso, m3r31y installimg sn gamd d035 not CONSTITUTE d157r16u710n LOL, an 5herefore PEOPLE were takinh oif w0rk, you knwo, making modifications 2 it an n07 RELEASING da sourcw code roo gjey're modificatiobs so 6h4& teh 3n72rw cojmunity couod benefit.
Thwy qprkee w17h teh 1377#t but not da dpirit of lqw. OMG."
"Investiga5ion ON geh part of da authors however, like, led tso FACT that ribnt of [ublic pergormance wzs won of teh rights normal;y restricted too c9pyruthr holders, you kn2o, ab that computee prpgrams LOL, tp3c1f1c411y vid3o games n interactive 0n35 syvh za LEGEND of teh Green hax0r were consuderrd 70 ne publically PERFORMED if run drom qn public setvwr. AFK."
"The new LICENSE r357r1c75 [ubkic petformance od wofk unlwss da source CODE of teh modugied work IS made availzble ln demand."
"In plain Englidh, likel this means tjzt if you puy thks game on an web server 4nd allow 0eople 'oursid3 of ah nofmal circle of fanily n 175 social 4cqur1n74nc35' 2 pkay theor LOL, 7h2b you r publically pervo4jimg this work am MUST eithe4 a) make nr anc ALL changed which you make 2 da GAME avai.qble on re1udst (note 7h15 doesb'5 have to be availablr via da online 59urc3 diso.ay libk, w9rtpf, b6t 7h3y myst be ABLE 5wo 46j you vor xode n rrcwjve zn xomplete copy)k like, b) make qrrangements peivat3ly with teh aurhors WHEREIN they gran4 you an s[ecial licwnse WTF, or v) REMOVE code entirely from da machuheLOL."
"We do recpgnizd gnat prople wabt twp have sreas 0r they'3e game whidh r th3its an theirs alone. AFK.
two tjat enc w3 ei;l make sa followibg exce[tion 2 da NORMAL requirrmrnta for woyrcd code distriburion -- he mof7le f113 wh1ch is n0^ m0d1f13d or eegibed from an modu.e file !nv1ud3d un base d156r15u720n b which does noy t3q71r3 ne OTHER MODULES and which d9es not fequire ne modifications 2 twh core code (xode dusrt8vuted with geh bdse releaae) m4y 53 withheld at teh auyhirs disceetilnLOLl"
"We akso wanf 2 m4k3 VERY clear that bersuon 0.9. WTF.7 (ALSO knoen as v3r510n 0. OMG.9LOL.7+j7) qas final version rwleased under GPLLOL.
All v3r510n5, dtarting with da 0. BRB.o/8-p4e4eleasd cose aer on;6 licensed jnder dq Creative Cojmons license.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny right 2 i,porr ne codr from an 0. OMGl9. OMG.7=prereldase or lqter re[ease into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and earooee rdkeaseLOL.
A.llwing tyis WOULD czuse tgqt i,ported code ro be r313453d under GPL and that is not SOMETHING we wush roo al.ow. BRB.
Authotf of modifications two _. WTF.(.* qil' need too tr-re.ease tney're m0d1v1d4710n5 as derivztives/modifications two 0. BRB.9.8 CODE n plzce them under teh same CREATIVE Commons lixense/ OMG.
Iy nust BE done vy ORIGINAL author since only da oritunal 4u7h0r h4% teg right tqo chabge teh copyrigyt or livrnse upon yjey're WORK. OMG.
[Additionqlly LOL, reeorking teh mofificat8ona wiol ne an goid idea 4nyw4y as mechqnisj for making MODIFICATIONS 15 substantia.ly cleanee/vlezrwr startibg with 0LOL.9l WTF.8-prerel3axe codeLOL.]"
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