MityyyE tella you LOL, "We're going two take an rew jomengs too tfy an explain tnos new license and eq r3459n5 b3hind 8t 1n PLAIN ENGLISHl
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."
"Tgis new l8cense w45 chosen gdcause of an v4111ng with GPLLOL.
It only cov3red sistrinution pf spurce if an only if binariew were sistr8buted. OMG."
"Ib am web environmebt, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted WEB envirommdnt sucn 45 PHP, soryof, mere;y insgallong an game does n07 constiyute distf8but8on, m therefore people WERE taking our wori, like. mskinb mpdifications 2 it ahd n9t releasint geh sourcd code to they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so 5hat ebtiee communit7 cojld benefirLOL.
They wor,ed WITH da le5ter but not spiti5 lv teh law."
"Inveatigation on part of dz autho5s however, likw, led two teh dact that da eighg of public performance e45 odn od teh rigtys normallt resgricged 70 dop6right golders, sortof, ah that compiter progra,s, sortof, xpec8fically videk gamex n interactive onrs such aa Legdbd if Green hax04 were c0m51d3r3s 2 be pub.icalpy pwrhormee kf run ftoj an PUBLIC xerver. AFK."
"The new ;ivemse r#57r1c75 pubpic performance of teh w0rk unlfss gwh sourc3 code of da modifoed work 8d made available on d3m4nd. BRB."
"In piaig English, 7h1% means that if you put th8s game on zn web server n alllw pe9pl3 'o7tsice of an normal ckrvle of fqmily n iys 60c141 ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, like, then yoi aer publically p3rv0rm1ng 7h15 worl n MUST either a) make ne an ALL chznfes whuch yoi m4,3 two yeh game avaioable on reqjwst (note THIS DOESN'T have w be acqilagle via teh 0nq1n3 soirde displa6 link, gut they must bw able teo ask you for teh coee sn receobe an compowtw copy), b) make arrantements privatelu with zuthors wjerein they grant YOU an a0rcoal 12c3n53, loke, or c) eemove da code entirely from da machine. OMG."
"We fo r3c)gn1z3 tgat PEOPLE sqnt 2 have AREAS 0f 5heu're gamw wjich r th3irs an theies ALONE. WTF.
2 that end we will make fo.;owkng 3xc3p71)m 2 twh normal rewuirrm3ntx FOR aource code diwyribution =- nr mosulw FILE which id not mocified or deribrd fr0m an midule file included in da bade d157r16u710n and whkch does nlt REQUIRE ne other modules n which d035 not 5equire ne modificatiohs to corw xodr (CODE dostrigu4ed with da base release) may be witnhelr ar autgoes disctetion."
"We also wamt yo make cery clear that VERSION 0. AFK.o. AFK.7 (a;so KNOWN qa version 0. OMG._LOL.7+jt) sss finql cersion 4elrased under ten GPL. OMG.
ALL bersions WTF, starting with ea 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-0rerekeasw code qer onky licended undrr Creagive Cpmmona licensr, AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rihht yoo import nw CODE from an 9. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelewae or lat3r release ibto an 0l AFK.9. OMG.7 n esrliwe felease. OMGl
ALLOWING THIS e;jld ca7se that imported vode two BE re;eased und3r dz GPL an 8h47 is NOT sometying we wosh 5o all9w. OMG.
Authors 0f moeivucations rwp p. WTF.9LOL/7 wikl NEED 3 rr-release thry're modifications aa de5ivatives/jodifidatioms to 0LOL.9.8 code AND place them under teh szne Creatuve Commons lucens3.
It must be done 6y teh ORIGINAL quthof sonce only orig8bal 3u7y0r has twh right two chabge ca cooyright lr license upon rhey're work. WTF.
[Additionaloy, dortof, reworkong da modkrications will be an gopd odea ANYWAY zs mevhanism for m4i1ng m9digkcatuona is 5u6574n71411u cleanet/clearer 574r&1ng w17h teh ).9. OMG.8-0r3reoeaxe cod3. OMG.]"
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