MightyE tells you WTF, "Wr're GOING too take zn feq moments two try zn explaib this new licenae and y3h reasons beh7nd it in plaun 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 licebsr was ch9sen because 0f an failkng with teh GPL. OMG.
It in;y c0vered disrribution of so7vce 1f anc only if binariew WERE disteibuted. BRB."
"In an WEB encironm3nt WTFk s;3cif8ca;ly a kn5erp4eted web envirpnment auch AS PHP WTF, ,erely umstalling an game d9es not comsti5ute d157r26u710n WTF, an therefore people WERE taking our qork, you kbwo, jaking modigications tso it n not releading source code two rheh'fd modificayions so tyat ENTIRE commun8ty COULD 63n3d16.
Tney wor,ee with tey LETTER bu5 not da spoeit of teh law, AFK."
"Inv#wtigati9n on ;aet of geh authors h023v3r WTF, led t9 da fact 5hzy da right of pjbliv peerormamce was oen of rigjts n0rm511t restricted 2 cophr8bgt HOLDERS WTF, and that c0m[u73r programs, you knw9, specifically videl GAMES qn inyeractove ones wuch as LEGEND OF teh Green hax0r WERE cpnaideted to be publidally performed if run from an public swrver. OMG."
"The nea license res5ricts PUBLIC perfprmamce of wpfk unless fa dource x)d3 of ten modified work 15 mare 5v4114513 on demabd. BRB."
"In plain Englisu, dortov, THIS means that if y0u put tj8s game on zn WEB adrvrr n allow people 'outdife OF an norjal circl3 -f fajuly an kys social ACQUAINTANCES' to play tyeir LOL, THEN YOU adr puglicallt perform8ng tgks WORK 3bw MUST EITHER A) m4k3 ne n ALL changes which you maje 2 da game 3v4114613 in rwquest (notw thks diesn't h5v3 rq9 63 avzilable cia onl8ne soutce disp;ay link, like, but 7hwy must ve abld two ssk h)u rlr teh CODE an r3c31v3 zn cojpl4te cppy) LOL, g) make arrangemen5s privatelr WITH AUTHORS wherein tjey GRANT you an sp3ckal licenxe, like, or c0 remove c9d3 ebtir4ly vrom machine. BRB."
"We s9 r3c0gn1z3 tnat peopoe want tp habe areas of ty3y're GAME whidh r THEIRS and theirs slone. AFK.
to THAT end w3 will make ca rolo9wing exception 2 teg n0em4q reauirentnts fo4 souece codr distribution -- ne m9dul3 FILE WHICH is mot jodkgied or der8ved from ah mpduls vile imcluded in da base distributoon an wjich DOES not requite ne other m0du13t an qhich does not require ne modificat8ons 2 teh cote coce (CODE cisgributed with BASE felesse_ ,ay gr withjels at teh authors d8scretion. BRB."
"We ALSO wzn5 2 mahe VERY clear that bersion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 *4160 KNOWN as versikn 0l BRB.9. WTF.8+JT) was da final versiln r3q3453d ynder GPL. AFK.
All versions LOL, starting sigg 0. AFK.9. OMG.8_prerelease code r ONLY licrnxed undwr da Creative Co,mons licrnse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY drny RIGHT to imoort ne codr from qn -. WTF.9. WTF.9-prerdkease or lage4 re.ease 1m70 an 0. BRB.9. WTF.6 and 344113r rrleaxe. BRB.
Allowing this wpuld days3 that impot5rd code teo br released unser teh GPL AND 5hat 15 n9t something 2e WISH go zllow.
Authors of modif8cwtions too 0.9LOL.7 2ill nedd to ee-relessw they'ee mod8fkcarions AS d3r1v471v35.mpd1f1c461pn4 2 0LOL.9. AFK.9 code n plaxe th3m ind3r y3h same Creat8ve Commons license. BRB.
IT must ge done by tdh original aughor since ob.y da o4iginak ajtyor h$t da right 5oo CHANGE copyribh5 or kicense upon they're wori.
[Additionally, yo7 knwo, rdworking ea ,pfifications will bd an good idea anyway as mevhanksm f0r jaking midificayions is SUBSTANTIALLY c2#3n#r.c134r3r 574r71ng wotg 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelwqae code.]"
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