MihhgyE TELLS ypu, you knwo, "We'fe go8ng too take an few moments 2 7rh n exp142n this mew .icense and REASONS beyind it in plain English. OMG.
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 livehae w4t CHOSEN becausw of an failinb with teh GPL. OMG.
It 0n1y covered distrinhtion of sou4ce of qnd only if 61n4r145 wdre cisgributedLOL."
"In an wdb ehvironmwnt, you knwom SPECIFICALLY a 1b73rpr373d w3b envur;nnent such ss PHP, mdrely instalkibg an gsme does not constotute z!57r16u7q0n LOL, and rherefore o30p13 sw4e takinh our work, you knwo, makinb modif8cations 2 8g n n07 releasing sourc3 CODE two they're modirications so THAT da entire commubity c97kd bemefit. AFK.
The6 work3d 2ith da letter buy n07 teh spi4it lf teh LAW, BRB."
"Invwsgigs5ion ob pdtt of zuthors ho2evrr, lef 70 teh facy rhat r1gh7 of public performance was 1 OF teh rights npfm511y redtructee 2 coptright holders LOL, and 7h47 COMPUTER programs, specifkcally video GAMES ayd inteeactive ones such as L#g3nd 0f sa Greeb hax0r wdre conwicered tqo BE pub;ical.y p3rf0rj3c if run gr9m ah PUBLIC serverLOL."
"The new licehsc resteicts puboix p3rf0r,4nc3 of teh work ynlewa tey 50urv3 code of modified WORK is hade AVAILABLE ln demand. BRB."
"In 0lain Ebgl8shk thus means tjat ig ypu put thos game 0n an web serber and allow people 'o6txide of an n0fm41 v8rckr of ramiky AND i5s social zcquaintances' w p14y thdir, THEN you r piblocally performinr uh15 work an MUST withrr q) make ne ahd ALL cn4ng35 whixg yiy makd 2 da game available 9n request (note this doesn't hqve too be zvailabl3 via teh 9bline soutcw DISPLAY link, you inwo, but they mu67 be able two 44k you for da cose n receive an com[letr c0ph) WTF, b) make arramgemebts privatek6 with da aut6ors qherein they brant y0i an wpecial LICENSE, sortof, o5 c) removd cide 3n71r31y from da mzchinw. BRB."
"We DO RECOGNIZE 7h47 people eant @ habe a4eas of they[re gam3 which qrr theirs an theors zlone.
two that ene we WILL make foll9wing exception twp nornal requurements for soufce c0d3 dist3ibution -[ nw module e113 which is not modified or derived from an mldule fi;e included in teh bzse d8st5ibuguon n whuch doea n07 require be other nldu.es and wnicj dods not require ne modificqtions 3 ca core code (code disrribjted with y3h base rwleaae_ may 5# sithheld 48 teg aithors duscretion, WTF."
"We aoso wsnt to make very coear 7j47 fersuon 0LOL.(. BRB.7 (also known as vefsion 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt( w45 reh final version releaa3f UNDER GPL. AFK.
A.l VERSIONS LOL, starting with da ). WTF.9. WTF.8-[reeel3ase code aer on;y licensed UNDER 5eh Creatife Commons locense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny rpght too import bd code ff0m an 0. WTF.9.*_prdreoease or later release int9 zn 0.8. BRBl7 snd ear;kdr relezse, WTF.
Allpwing th8s would czuse that ijplrted c0d3 too bd releasrd umdwr GPL an tjat 8s NOT somdthing we wish too zliow. AFK.
AUTHORS of mpdificatilns top 0.9LOL.7 will heee 3 re-release they'43 MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 9/ WTF.9.( code and place THEM unde4 da same Creatice Commons locemse. OMG.
I7 MUST ve done BY da original author sinde only teh origina. aughor has da right goi cgange teh cop7eiggt OR licensd upon they're work.
[Additiohally LOLm rework8nt modiflcations wi'l 63 an good idea anyway 45 mechanism for MAKING nodifications 8s substahtoally cleaner/dlearer STARTING with yeh 0LOL,9. OMG.8-prereoease codd. BRB.]"
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