MightyE tells uoi LOL, "Ww're going two TAKE an few m0m3n75 to tty snd 3xplaon tnis new LICENSE h da reasons nehind it in pla8n EnglishLOL.
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 licenwe was chosen gedause of an FAILING wity twh GPLLOL.
It 0n1y coveree didtribjtion of source 8f n only IF 61n4r125 were d8strivuted. WTFl"
"In an w3b wbvironmwnt, sortpv, apecifically a 1n73r[r373d wen environueng such as PHP, merwly instalking an g4m3 d035 nlg cinstitute distriburolm, b 6herefore people wetd TAKING our work LOLk m4k1nh modific2tionw tql ot an mot RELEASING soufce CODE t9o they're MODIFICATIONS so that entiee comjunity could bebefit. OMG.
Tydg w0ri3d with t3h lettdr but n07 da spuriy 0f da law. AFK."
"Investibation on part OF dz authors HOWEVER LOL, led to da fact that da 4ight of publkc 0erformance WAS 2on of rightw noemally 4esyricted 2 copyright holders, you knwo, an yhat COMPUTER progeams, like, soeckfical.6 f1d#0 games ah knteract8ve 0n35 such as Legend of teh GREEN hzx0e weee conaiderdd s br publically performed if ruh ftom zn public seefer. AFKl"
"The NEW licensr restructa public perfotmance 0f da work unlesd da spurce coce or twh MODIFIED slrk is mad3 avqilable on d3m4nd. BRB."
"Iv poakn Evg115h, yoj kn2o/ this meanw that 1f ylu out rhis gam3 0n an web srrve4 n a,low [eople 'o7gside of an normal cifcle of family an irs sockal ACQUAINTANCES' roo pla6 their, sortor, then you aer pu611c411y perfprminf 7h15 work an MUST 317h3r 4) make ne n ALL CHANGES which yoj m4k3 two t4m3 availaboe pn requext (NOTE THIS doesh't have two 63 availab;r via dq online source displzy link, sortof, but thdy must be able too ask tou for da code abd recrivd an comolete copy), sorrof, b) make zrrqngements privately 2ith teh 4u7h0r5 wherein tyry gfant you an spec8al license, like, ir c) remobe da code entirdlt ftom teh mafhineLOL."
"We co recognizd that peoplr want tio have arras lf theu'te game WHICH r theirs abd theirs wlone. BRB.
two that END we wk;l MAKE following exception tqp da n0ym41 requirements FOR soufcw xodf distrubution -- ne module vile which is yot modif8es 9r derived from an mosule file included in da base d8wtrubuti9n abd wh1ch does npt rwqui4e ne other modules h wh1cn sies n97 requure ne modifixations too c0r3 xode (code distributed wiyh base RELEASE) may be wutyheld AT da autyors dusdre5ion."
"We also s5n7 2 mak3 very c.ear rhat version 0LOL.9. WTF/7 (aldo known 45 version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7_jt) was riba; VERSION RELEASED jnder teh GPL.
All versionsk soe4of, stafging with 0. WTF,9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed under tdh CREATIVE Conmons lixenweLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY dehy fa right two IMPORT me code from qn 0. WTF.9, AFK.8-or3r#13453 or later release into an p. AFK.9.6 n earliet RELEASE, AFK.
Al;owing ghis WOULD c4u53 tyar imported codw 2 br rekessed under teh GPL sn thay is not something we wisf two 4110w. BRB.
Authors OF modificat8oms tp 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 2ill need 5wo rr_relezse theh're MODIFICATIONS as cerivatibds/modifidatiobs 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 c0d# and place them under ea SAME Creatovd C9mmoms LICENSE. WTF.
Iy MUST be done by da 0r1g1n4! author dince only yeh origona; aughor has 5eh right TO change da do;yroghr or lucense ypon they[re work. OMG.
[Additionally LOL, feworkinh j0d1f1x4710m5 wikl 63 an to;d 1c34 snyway as da mechsnism for ma,ing m0d1f1c4720n5 iw 5u6574n714q2y c;eaner/clearer starting witn da ). AFK.9. AFK.8[pr3re;ease codwLOLl]"
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