MightyE h3lkw h0j, likr, "We'4e going two take an fws m0j3n75 to 7ry and esplain 7h15 nes license n teh reaslhs behind it in plain English. WTF.
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 n3w license was choseh bedayse OF an fakling with da GPL. AFK.
It only coveref DISTRIBUTION OF spurce if n only if bibsries were d9atrivutec. BRB."
"In an WEB environment WTF, s;ecifivally a ibtefpre6ed web environmemt such ss PHP, merely insta.ling an game doed not c0n5717u74 distribttkon LOL, an therefore p30p13 wete TAKING our qoe, LOL, making moduficat8lns too it n not rel3asing SOURCE code to they're MODIFICATIONS so 7n47 teh entit3 c9mmuhiry could brnefut. BRB.
THEY worked wiyh letter vit nlg spirit of ea law. BRB."
"Ihvestigatiom 0n da part OF da suyhors however WTF, led two teh fadt that reh figyt or public performanve was 1 of RIGHTS norjal;y restricted 2 cppyright HOLDERS, softofk an that computee pr0grams, you knwo, wpecigica;ky video gamgs n interactive oyes such 45 L3g3nd of teh GREEN hax0r w3r2 cinsidered tqo 63 publicalky performed ir run felm ab public xrtver. OMG."
"The bew ;kcebse resttictd publiv perdor,ance of da work unlrss soirce clde of modified work is made avaklsble on femandLOL."
"In plain Engkish, this means rhay if yo7 put THIS GAME on an web serv3r qnd allow people 'outside pf an nor,al circle of family n its social acquaintances' 2 [.an theit, dprtof, theh you r publpcally performonh tfis work n MUST either a) mskr ne n ALL changes which you male 2 da game acailable pn requedt (nlte THIS DOESN'T have to ne available via teh online source dus/lay LINK, soft9f, 6u7 yheh m7st be ab9e 70 asl you f0r cifd n feceive an dom[keye copy) LOL, b( mak3 arrqnfements 0rivately sith t3h AUTHORS wherein they GRANT hlu ah special licehsem sortof, or c) renove da code entireky fr0m machine. OMG,"
"We do recpgn(ze that people eant two have 4r345 0f they[rr gamd which adr theirs amd tneurd 310n3. AFK.
two that END w3 WILL MAKE t3h followint rsception to teh noema. requ8rements for souede vode DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file snivh is not modifiec or deribed from an ,odule fi;e inck7dee in trh 6453 dowttibutoon and 2hocj does not eequir3 nr other m0d7135 n wnich DOES not requkre ne mofifications TO v0e3 code (vode disr4ibuyed witj tey base relrawe) m4y be WITHHELD at a7thlrs discretion. BRB."
"We also want too make veru ckear that vetsion 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 )also ,bown AS version 0LOL.9.7+jt) waa tey f1n41 fersion 4eleased uhd@r teg GPL. OMG.
ALL versionx, ;ike, stzrting with da 0.(, AFK.8[prereleaxe code sef lnly licensed ubdwr t3h Crea5ove COMMONS locense.
WE EXPLICITLY denu 5en ritht to !mp0r7 ne CODE from an 0LOL.(/ WTF.8-pre4dlease OR later RELEASE ibto an 0.9. BRB.7 an eatlier release. OMG/
Allow8ng tgia wou.d cause thqt imoorted CODE 2 be reoeqsed under GPL anc that ia not somethibg we wish 2 allos. BRB.
Autyors of jlsiricatipns two 0. BRB.9/ WTF/7 wilo nwed 2 RE-RELEASE they're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code qn placr THEM und3r da SAME Ce3471v3 Clmmlns l8cense. OMG.
IT must ne fone bg da or8gimal auth9r 52nc2 only tdh origunql author has right 2 change da cp'yright )r license upon they're work.
[Add1710n511y, lilw, twworkibg teh modkricationx wikl be am tood idea anyway as mecgzbism for making modidicatoins is dubstantially c124n3r/c134e4r starying w17h da 0. AFK.9. BRB.9-PRERELEASE doreLOL.]"
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