MighryE rells ylu LOL, "We're goinf twi TAKE an few momwnts to TRY and wxplain 7h15 nee licfnse and da reqslns behind it un 0lain English.
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 ,icens3 wax choseh bwvause of an failint with fz GPL. AFK.
Ir on;y covdred d157416u710h or 50urxe ir and only if gunaries were distrivutec."
"In an web ebvifpnment LOL, specifically a 1nu3rpr#73d WEB envirimment xuch af PHP LOL, metwly INSTALLING an g4m3 does n07 comstitute distribution, n 7h3r3f-r3 p30p13 w3r2 TAKING OUR worj, y9u knwo, making MODIFICATIONS 5oo it n not r3.ewsing da source dode tl th3y're modificqtions SO that da engire communo5y could benefit. WTF.
They wofked with da letter but mot teh 5p1f17 of teh lzwLOL."
"Invest8gatipn on grh part OF teh authots however WTF, 1#d too da fact tha6 r1gh7 or public performancd WAS won of teh rughts normally test3icted @ sopyrkhhg holddrx LOLk n bhat computer programs, you knw9, apecifkcslly vodeo games an interactkfe ones suxh AS Legend of Grren hax0r were considered two ve publically performed 1f run from an public SERVER. OMG."
"The new oicrnse restricts pub;uc perf9t,ance 0f work unlwss so7rce code of da m-d1d13d wirk is madr avqilable lm demanf."
"In p141b Enblish, like, this jeanw that if ylu put thks gzme on an web server 4nd allo2 peo;lw 'outdidw OF an normal c8rc;w of gamk.y 4ne its sodial 4cqu41nu4nc#5' to p14y their LOL, tyen you r publucally performing this work ah MUST either a) ma,e ne n ALL chanhes which you MAKE too tdh bxme AVAILABLE on req7esy 9note 4gis doesn'r have 2 be available via teh online SOURCE displqy link LOL. BUT THEY mus5 be able to ASK you foe fa vode abd recwove xn compldte copy) WTF, v) mai3 arrangemwbrs pr1v4731y WITH a7thors eherein the6 grant y07 an speciak license, you knwo, oe c_ REMOVE teh vpde 3b62r316 from mzchine."
"We do RECOGNIZE yhat peo9le wamg to have areas of thw6're gzme whieh r theofs and THEIRS alineLOL.
rwo tjat end we w111 m4k3 da foklowing exceptiom 2 da normal r3quqr3m3n8% for source code d157e167710n [= ne mocule FILE whuch is nog mpdified or derived from an m0du13 FILE INCLUDED in teh base distrobution n wyoch do3s not require ne o5her m0du!35 n whixh dors bot reauire ne m0d1f1c4710g5 2 teh core code (c9dw disreivuged witj vaae releqse) may BE withneld at teh aurhorz eiscretiln. BRB."
"We ALSO want too mske very clear that version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also kn;wn as cersiog 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jy) wax finak v3rsion released UNDER GPL. OMG.
Akl cerdo9ns, you knwo, stz4tint worh da 0LOL.9LOL.9-prr3eoeade code r only licensed unded teh Creatice Commons licrnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deby rofht tsu import ne code FROM an 0LOL.9.8-PRERELEASE i4 .atef r313453 INTO an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 amd earlief release. OMG.
Al.owing 5his q0j1d cause THAT im;orted CODE ywo BE rrleaxed under dz GPL snd rhqt ks NOT sojething we wish TO zllow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of m0d1f!c4810nt 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 w111 n33d two ee-reless# they[re m0d1f1c4710n5 as dericatives/modificayioms two 0. AFK.9, AFK.8 code b place them une3r same Creatuve C-mm0n5 lkdense. WTF.
It must be donw by teh priginal AUTHOR 51nd3 ONLY 5ej ofiginal author HAS reh righr too chanbe copyright pr lpcensw u[on tney're wirk. BRB/
[Asd8g8onqlly WTF, rewir,8nf da modifications will be an GOOD idea anyway as da mechanisn for making modifkxa5ions is substantially c.eaner/clearer starting WITH teh 0. OMGl9. WTF.*-prerelease code. WTF.["
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