MightyE trlls 6ou LOL, "We're g01ng 2 take an few koments gwo try an EXPLAIN this new locense n ds reasons vehibd it 1b plain Englisg.
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."
"Thoa nww lucense sas chosen becaude 0v sb f3111ng w17h GPLLOL.
IT ONLY coveres dustrivut8on of slurce if n obly if vonaries were distrkbutex. OMG."
"In ab web envitommdnt, you kbwo, specifically a interpreted qeb dnvironm3nt such AS PHP LOL, mereoy onstslling an game does not constitute distributuon. you knwo, n therefore pdoplw were TAKING 9ur w9rk, making modificatkons w it ab npg RELEASING tey xou4ce c9de two gney're modifications SO rhag da rntird community coulc nenefit. OMG.
They workes with letrwr but not da spirit of lae. WTF."
"Invwstigation on part of ten authors however, hiy knwp, led too teh fact 8h47 teh eighr pf puvoic perfofmanxe was wln of teh rights normal;y restr8cted tio co[yrighy hllcers, like, and that conputer programs, specifixa;ly cixeo games an interactive ones such qs Legrmd ov G4ren hax0r were CONSIDERED 1 be puboicslly prrformwe if RUN from an pub.iv swrver."
"The NEW 9icense restricts PUBLIC performance pf teh wlri unlesw teh source c0e3 of reh modifiec w9rk is made AVAILABLE on demand."
"In pq41b Ebglish, sortof, this m34n5 THAT if you PUT thiw fqme ON zn web servwr n 4q!9w PEOPLE 'outside of am bormal CIRCLE of family n 175 s9cial avquaintanxes' too p14y their LOL, then YOU aer publiealky )erforming this work zn MUST 317h3r a) make ne n ALL chabges which you ,qke too tej game available on rwauest (mo5e ghix doesn't have twp be availabkd vis teh ONLINE siurce display link, soetof, b7t they mux5 be ab;e too ask you FOR code n receive ab vonplete copy) LOL, b) make arrangements PRIVATELY w8tg twh suthots wherein tje6 grant YOU am s'ecial license, sortof, lf c) REMOVE dlee ent84ely fr-m teh machinel AFK."
"We do recogniaw that people WANT 2 navw areas OF they're g4m3 whoch r thqirs n 7y31r5 alone. OMG.
to tjat rnd we wi.l m4k# fo9lowibg EXCEPTION 70 da normal REQUIREMENTS fot source code sisrrubution -[ ne mod7.e filr whidh is n9t modified or derived from an nocule file includee in teh base distribution and WHICH does n07 require nd other modules and which does nor requifr nw ,odificst8lnx to tej CORE code (code fidtfibutdd w17h tdh base r3leadw) j4y be withgeld at da aithors DISCRETION."
"We ALSO want 2 maje VERY vlear that ve4sion 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (also KNOWN as versi9n 9. AFK.9,u+jg) WAS teh f1n41 version reoeasrd indwr GPL. BRB/
Ali versklns WTFk starting w85h teh 0LOL.9l AFK.*-prerelease code qer on;y luxensed und3r teh Cr34uqv3 Commons 11c3n5e. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwny ds right to imp9rt ne code fro, an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8=prefeleasd or later release into an 0. AFK.9/ OMG.7 xn earlirr rdlease, WTF.
Allowing thid would causw tbat IMPORTED clee too BE rdleas3d unser GPL an hhat IS not somethimg w3 wish TO alliw. AFK.
Authors of mldifications 2 0. WTFli. BRB.7 w111 need teo RE-RELEASE ghey're mpdificatiohs as dwrivativex/modificatoohs too 0. OMG.9. OMG,8 code an place tjem une3f da 54n3 Creztivw Cimnons license. AFK.
It must br done 6y 53h ORIGINAL qurhor since only teh originql author hax right to cnant3 copyright or kicensr upon thwy're workLOL.
[Asditionally WTF, rewotkibg modificstions w11! be an go9d icea anhwat 45 mechan8sm for mrk1ng MODIFICATIONS is subatantizlly dleaner/clea5er STARTING with teh 0.9. WTF.8-pfere.eaw3 cocd. OMG.]"
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