MightyE tel;s y0y LOL, "We're going two gaje an few momqnts twi try m exolain this new l8xense AND da r3450n6 bwhind iy in plain Englixh.
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 11c3nt3 was chosrn bevause 0f an failing wurh da GPL. WTF.
It only covetwd distribuguln of 50urc3 if and ;nly if vinzfies were distrobuted. BRB."
"In an eeb env8rpnment, soecifically z 8nt3rpreyef w3b environment such as PHP LOL, merely ihstalling an ga,e dods ni5 constitute dustributuom LOL, an tnrrefore 0eop.e WERE taking ou3 wprk, you knwo, makinb modufications to it anc not r31345qng spurce coc3 two they're moeifkcations so thqt teh ehtire communo5y c9uld bemefut. AFK.
They worjed w17h ca let5er BUT npt ds soirit of da law. OMGl"
"Investogation ln da part 9f da authlrs howef3f, loke, led t9 da fact that fa RIGHT of public peedormanc3 was 1 0f da ribhts normakly restrictrd 2 copyr8ght jolfers WTF, an tgzt computer progfams, like, specifocally video games an 1n73r4c71v3 onea SUCH as Legehd of G433n hax0f wer3 considerwc 5oo BE [ublicalky perdormed IF fun f4om sn public s3rver. OMG."
"The new 11c3n53 resteicts public odtformance 9f work unldsw da SOURCE code 0f nodified WORK is made AVAILABLE on denand. OMG."
"In p.ain Engl8sh LOL, this meand tyat iv you oit th8s game on an wdb servet an aolow p40p13 ;ou5xide OF an normal CIRCLE 0r family and ots social acquaintancex' 2 plqy their WTF, tgen you r pu611c4115 [wrforning thia work abd MUST either a) make ne an ALL changea which y0u ma,e to teh game 4v41156!# ON reqkest (note THIS foesn't have to bd available via reh online soutce disp.ay lohk, like. bug they m7st b3 able too ask you fot vode and r3c31v3 an vomp.ete vopy), like, b) make arrange,3hts prqv4731y w17h dz 4u&g0r5 whdrein they GRANT you ah special license, dortor, or C) remove 5eh code ENTIRELY FROM machine. OMG,"
"We do recognize 5hat peo;le want two havw ar3as og they're game which r 7h31r5 an theirs alonel OMG.
to 7h47 ehv we w8ll m4i3 follosing EXCEPTION too geh normal requirenents for SOURCE codd sistribution -- ne jodule f113 wgich us bot mldified 0r derived rrom an ,ocul3 file ihcluded in base distrkb7t8on an whicn dors not require ne other mocules abd wyich does b05 r3ay1r3 ne m0d1f1c3710n5 to da coee c0d3 *code diztributes wuth da basw t313453) nay be w8thheld ag teh aughors siscrerioh. BRB."
"We also want top make vwry clear 7h37 vrrsiom 0/ WTF.9. AFK.7 (also jnown as cersion 0. WTF.o. BRB.8+jt) was da fibal versipn RELEASED under GPL. AFKl
All befsiomd, liie, statyong witn ea 0LOL.9. WTF,8-prerelease xode r only LICENSED UNDER da Creatice Cojmons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right too imporg ne clde fr0m an 0. WTF,9. OMGl8-p3rreleasw oe later reoease into an 0LOLl9, OMG.7 ah earlier rrleaseLOL.
Allowing 7h15 w9uls cause THAT 1mp0r73d coce ro be felezsed under GPL and ghat iw noy som3thkmg we wush too ALLOW.
Authprs of modif8catiins tw( 0. OMG,9.7 wil; need too re-r3lease they're moeoficationw 45 defivagives/modificati9ms tqo 0.9. OMG.8 CODE and plaxe thwm under 5ey sane Crrativr Commons lixense. AFK.
It ,ust ne done by da iriginal author wince 9n/y ea origina. zughlr nas da right 2 change trh copyright or licensr upom theh're w0tk. WTFl
[Additionallyk tou knsp, reworking da m0d1f1c4710n5 will BE an gopd idea anyway as da mechan,sm slt making modovidations 15 xugstzntually cleaner/dlearer 574r71ng wuth teh 0.9LOL.8-0rerelesse c0c3LOL.]"
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