MithtyE tella y0u, xortof, "W3[re going too take an few moments to tty n 3xoq41n THIS new LICENSE n teh r3asomx behine it un plain Eng;ishLOL.
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 license WAS chpsen vecause of zn failimg WITH ten GPL. AFK.
It only coceted distribution of source if b only if BINARIES WERE d157r16u73d. WTF."
"In ah web environment LOLm specifically a 1n73rpr373d w3b ENVIRONMENT such qs PHP, merely instxlling an gaje doed jot c0n4717u83 DISTRIBUTION, you knwl, n therefore people were taking our wlrk, to7 kn2o, majint m0d1f1x4610n5 tio 7t ah NOT RELEASING da siyrce code 2 theu're modificatiobs so that teh entire community c9uld benefit.
They worked with da l2ttdr bit nor SPIRIT ov da kaw."
"Investogation oh dq part OF da auyhors however WTF, oed to da fact THAT righg 9f public performance wzs 1 of 5eh righrs nor.a;ly festricted s vo0yright holcers, wo4tof, and 7h57 COMPUTER [rograms WTF, specirkdally vkdep bames amd ihteractive obes such as Letend of da Gr33n hax0r 2ere cohsidered too bd [ublica/l6 PERFORMED if run fron an oublic server."
"The new LICENSE restricts puvlic performance 9f yeh 2ork unless trh SOURCE code ov da m0d1f1$d work 1% mace availzble on d3m4ndLOL."
"In p.ain English, THIS m34n5 that if you PUT thus game on an web server an allow p3o;le 'outside 0f an NORMAL circl3 of fam8ly ab its SOCIAL acquaintamc3s' ro play their WTF, then tou aer punlovqll6 performing this WORK ah MUST e75hdr a) m4k3 ne and ALL cyanges which YOU make tso game 4f4114^13 pn request (note th8s fpesn't hwve too be available via 0n11n3 sluece DISPLAY 11nj, like, BUT rhey must be ABLE roo asl you for da sodr an rec#ive an c0mp1373 copy0, like, b) MAKE 4rr4hg2m2n7% privat3.y sitg teh quthoes whrrejn they GRANT YOU an spedkal lidense, sortof, or c) r3movf teh code 3ntitdly FROM machine. BRB,"
"Wd do recognizr rhat p30p13 want too HAVE areas of th4y're hame which r theits an thrirs alone. BRB.
roo thab dnf we wkll MAKE da flllowing exceptuon two da n9rm31 requi5emegts fpr dourcs code diwtributoon -- ne module f113 which 1% not modifi3d or derived FROM an module f113 2nc1ud3d in teh base diatrkbmtuon anc WHICH does n07 deauire nf irhdr MODULES an rhich d025 NOT require ne modificarions bo core c0d4 (CODE dis5ributed with teh 6$63 r3ldase) may be withheld at authord discretion. AFK."
"We also wany 2 make VERY c134r that begsion 0.9LOL.7 (also known zs b3r510n 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+ut) was tth fiha. versipn released unser da GPL, WTF.
ALL versioms WTF, stqrging with -.9/ AFK.8-0rereleasd code r only 1qc3n53d uneer Crdative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da rught 5o import ne code rrom an 0. BRB.9. BRB/8-PRERELEASE or lqter release into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 ab earl8wr teleasdLOL.
Allowing 5jis 2ould cause thqt ijlofted coce too bd releqsed und3r GPL and tyat is not aomething we WISH 2 allo2. OMG.
Au5hlrs of modifications to 0LOL.0LOL.6 will n32d yo re-releade they're modificationx as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 2 0. WTF/9/8 d0d3 n place thwm 7nder ca xame Creative Commonw licende. OMG.
IT muat y3 done 6y ot8ginal q7thor aimve on.y da orifinal author hqs twh r1gh7 2 ch4nb3 da cooyrihht or lkcrnsr upon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Aedirionallt LOL, reworking mosifications w111 b3 an good isea qnywau AS teh mechanksm for MAKING mod8ficatipns 15 s7bstantially cleaner/cleater starting qith dq 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8-lrerelease c;de. WTF.["
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