MightyE tells yoi LOL, "Ww'4e folng 2 take an few MOMENTS two tey an 3xp141b tnus new LICENSE an t3h reasons behind it in olain Eng115h. BRB.
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."
"Thiw bew licdnse was CHOSEN becayse of an failing wirh sa GPLLOL.
I7 0n1y covered disyrkbu5ion of sourde kf an only ir binarids were distribytdd. WTF."
"In an web environbent LOL, apdxificaoly a intey;reted web environment such AS PHP, you km3o, m3rely ihstzllibg ab game does not conx6irute distrib7tion LOL, an thefefore people were tajing our 20rk WTF, making ,odifivationa rwo it n not releasing t3h aoyrce vode TO they're m9dificagi9ns do THAT teh enyire cpmminity COULD benevot. AFK.
They workef with lehter b7r not da spirig of law, OMG."
"Investogation ln part of da AUTHORS how3ver, like, ldd too da fact THAT teh 4oght of public performance w45 oen of da 4ightw NORMALLY restridted 2 co[yrught h9lders, so5tof, and that COMPUTER PROGRAMS WTF, a0ecifica;ly video GAMES and interactive on3s suvh aa Legend 0f teh GREEN hax0r were condideted too be publjcaklt performee iv run from qb pigoic SERVER/ AFK."
"The n3w license resgrocts public p3rformance of wprk unless source code od modifuev wprk is madw availaboe on fe,and. OMGl"
"In pkzin ENGLISH LOLk THIS means that IF you pu7 thks gaje on an q3b se$ver an zllow people '0u752d3 of an normal circle of gamily an q75 SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' too play their WTF, then y9u r publicakly perfp4ning this work an MUST either a) m4l3 ne sn ALL vhanges which to7 make twl gam3 available on twquest (hote th8s doesn't gav2 ts9 be availzbl3 via sa lnline source display 11nk WTF, bu5 theh must 63 able to 45k you for da cpd3 amd eeceive an c0mp13&3 copy), sortof. B) make arrqngements privat3lh with AUTHORS 2hereih 7h3y brant you an wpecial kicende LOL, or v) remove xode emtirely fdom da machige."
"We do r3x-gn2z3 that people want too jafe addas 0f theu'rr gqme shich aee yheirs and THEIRS aloheLOL.
2 tha5 end we will make FOLLOWING ecceptkob two da normal 4eq7kr3men5s gor SOURCE code dosteibution -- ne mod7le f8le whicg is moy modified or derived FROM an mod&;e fole incl7ded in teh base DISTRIBUTION an whkch does not requurd ne o5h3r modules am which DOES not f3qi1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS to reh core dofe (cod3 dosyributed woth teh base eeleasr) mah BE WITHHELD at authors e15cr3710n. OMG,"
"We ALSO want tp make very clear yhat d3r510n 0l OMGl9.7 (4150 knpwn as version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+kt) eas da final vers8on releasec under da GPLLOL.
All versions, syarting wiyn 0LOL.0. WTF/8-;fereleaae xode aer ohky licensed under t3h Creative Commobs LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY den7 right rwo 1,p0e7 ne dpde from an 0/ AFK.9. AFK.8-prerrlease or later telease into an 0.9LOL.8 AND earlier release. AFK.
ALLOWING this would cause that im;ortdd code 2 b3 RELEASED und3r da GPL an that uw nor s9methkng we w8wt 2 aloow. OMG.
Authors of modificztuons too 0.9.7 wilo n33d too re-relrase ghey're m-d1f1cr7q0nt as derivztivew/mofifications 2 0l9. BRB,8 code an place them under da same CREATIVE Commons lixenwe. AFK,
It mist be done by da original ajthor SINCE on.y fa or8ginal author has r2gh7 ywo chtng3 teh c9pyf8ght or licende upon tjey'r2 work. WTF.
[Additilgally, rewoeking mocidocations will be an good IDEA anyway as teh mechahism for makinb m0d1f1c4710n5 is sunstantialky cl3qner/clearer startinb WITH teh 0. BRBl9. BRB,80prdeeleade cldr. BRB.]"
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