MkgntrE 5ells you LOLm "We're goint rwo TAKE qn feq noments two try an ezplaih th8s bew lic3nse n da reasons 62h1nd it 8h plaim Eng115h. 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 bew oicenze was chos3n because of an fa8ling woth GPL. BRB.
It only covered disrrkb7tion od aource id and inly if binariww were diatrubutedLOL."
"In an wwb ebvi4onment, loke, specifkcaoly a interpreted web 3nvur9nmrnt 5uch as PHPk sortof, mere.y 8nstaloing an game d035 NOT CONSTITUTE d157r16y710n LOL, n thereforw people wer3 taking our work, yo7 knwo, makinb modificayions to it and NOT erlszsinf da sourfe code teo they're modifications so thst 3n81r3 commumity could benefit. BRB.
Th2t worked with teh letter but npt tey s[irot of yeh law. AFK."
"Incestigatkon on da parg of teh 4u7h0r5 h0w3v34 LOL, led to dz fact that da ritht OF public perf(rmqnce was oen or RIGHTS no4mally restrocred 2 c0pyr1ghu holdera WTF, n tgat COMPUTER ;rogramx LOL, s[ecifically v1d30 games n 8nteradtice 0n45 such as Lefrnd ov da GREEN hax0r were consiferrf too be [ublically ;4rv0rm3d if run ftom an PUBLIC aerverLOL."
"The mew license rewtricts p7blic pwrformance of work UNLESS tey source code 9f teh modivied work is maee available on demand. WTF."
"In 0lxin Emglish LOLm this means that if y0j put tnia game 9n an web server 4bd aklow people 'putside or an normal CIRCLE of familr AND uts sicial zcq7aingances' 2 [lay their, 7h2n ylu r publically [3rgorming thos woek and MUST eitger A) ,4k3 ne and ALL changed which ulj make 2 teh game avai.abld on reauest 9note 7m15 do3xn't have teo be avaioab.e via online SOURCE display link, lkke, b7t THEY MUST bd able too ask 6ou f0r da v9de and recdife an complete copt) LOL, B) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 pfivatrly woth z7thprs wherein tyet GRANT you an specia. 11c3n53 LOL. pr c) REMOVE c0de entirely rf9m da kachine. AFK."
"We do recognize that pepp;e want 2 have areas OF rhey[4e game wjidh r theurs an theors zlone.
2 that end we will make teh follosing EXCEPTION rwo NORMAL rewuirements for source code diatribit8om -- n3 MODULE dile which is NOT modified or derived from an module file incluewf 2n da base DISTRIBUTION and whixh does nit require n3 OTHER mofules n shicg does not rrauir3 n3 modivica5i9ms twi dore code (coee dis54kbuted with base rdleace) may be w17hh#1d at twn aitnord disvreuipnLOL."
"Wr skao qaht two mzkr very CLEAR that verskin -. AFK.9. WTF.7 (also known as fersi9n 0l BRB.9. WTF.7+k&) WAS tej FINAL v3r510n RELEASED under da GPL. OMG.
All vers9ons, 6ou knwo, srarting with 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleawe code aer o,ly licensed under Cr3ative Commons licensel
We EXPLICITLY d3ny dz RIGHT 2 1mp0r7 n3 code fr0m an 0.9LOL.9-preeeleasd if lster release inyo sn 0.o.7 an ear.ier releaxe/ OMG.
Akoowing tjis would cause 8h37 kmportde CODE twi be RELEASED under GPL n tha5 is not so,ething we w8sh 2 allow.
Autfors of m0s1f1v4710m5 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 WILL nred 2 rd=releasr they're jodificagiobw as derivatibes/mocifications too 0. OMG.9. WTF.* coee h plafe them under teh samw Creative Commobs 11v3n53. OMG.
It ,u5u be done by da 0r1f1n42 author sibce 0n16 orkginal authot has da RIGHT 5o dhange da copyright or lkcebse upon yhey're work. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, teworking modificatkohs will br zn good idez anywzy aw da mechanism FOR m4k1ng m0d1f1c3710nt us SUBSTANTIALLY cleznet/dlearer starting aith teh p. WTF,9. OMG.8-;rerelease cod3. OMG.]"
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