MightyE tells you, like, "We're GOING 2 TAKE zn few moments 2 try n explain thks nqw 1!c3n53 n teh REASONS mehihd it in plain Englidh. AFK.
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 lkcense was chosen gedsuse 0f an failing wktj reh GPL. OMG.
It 0n1y covdref distribution of xource if am only if binaro3s w3r3 dixtrivuyed. AFK."
"In sn wen dnvifonmrnt LOL, specoficaliy a interpreted w36 3nv1r9mm3n7 such as PHP LOL, MERELY INSTALLING an gsme dpes n07 constitute distributiom, like, n therrfore pwipl3 w3r3 takung oir work WTF, making modidicatiojs two if and not r3.easing da %0jrc3 code too they're midiricationd so that da entire communi5y coukd BENEFITLOL/
Thry work#d with lwtter but not spirig pf da la2. WTF."
"Investigation on part 9f authoes however, led t2o fzct thag ca rifht ov public perforjance was won 0f righra n9rmally resgrixted 3 copyrigut HOLDERS, sort9f, n that c9mputer [rograms, like, specificallu v1d30 bames and 1n73r4c71v4 ones xuch as LEGEND 0f teh Gteen hax0r werr consife4ed 2 bd publica;ly oergormes if tun from qn public sercerLOL."
"Thd ndw licebse r3strocts [ubliv pergormance OF da work unless teh sou4ce c9de of teh modified work 15 .ade availzb.e on demand. BRB."
"In plain Enblisy, ylu ibwo, this means that if you 0ut 5h8s game 0n an wrb servdr znd alloe p4_o13 'ou5siee of an NORMAL circle of familt n its social acquaingancrs' 2 play their, sorrog, then YOU r publically performing tjis work sn MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL changes wh8ch YOU ,ake too da game avz8lable ON requesg (notr this d9esn't have 2 be avzilable via onlime source sisplay libi, but the6 nust be able too r5k ypi for twh c0d3 znd receive an complete clpy) LOL, b) mak3 arranhemenrs orivately WITH da AUTHORS wherein tnet GRANT 6ou an SPECIAL licebxe, or d) rrmovw code entirely FROM madyine. OMG."
"We do recogbize that [3-p13 want top have 4r3r5 pv they're gamw wnich r theirs sm thwifs r10n3. OMG.
2 5hat 4nd we will make teh f0110w1ng exceotipn two ca NORMAL requiremenys for 50urc3 cofe eisrtibutiom -- ne module file which is no5 MODIFIED or derovef from an mocile fkle 8ncl7dee @n teh base cistributkon h which does not requore n3 other modulra and which does npt r3qu143 ne modifications twl c0r3 vode (c0de sistributed with BASE r3lease) mzy be withheld at fa AUTHORS dudcre5ion. OMGl"
"We also want to make very CLEAR that ver510n 0LOL.9/ WTF.7 (alsl knpwn as ve3sipn 0. AFK.9. OMG.7=ht) was yeh final verailm relesaed under tey GPLLOL.
All cersions WTF, starting woth da 0.9. BRB.8-orer313453 cide r 9nly licdnsed und3r teh Creative Conmons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two inport ne clde vrom an 0LOL.9. BRB,8-prerelease ot late4 r413553 knto an 0.9.7 n 34r1q3f reoease. WTF.
Allowinf th7s would cquse tyat imported code 2 be re;easdd under da GPL n that is not somrghing e3 e15h twp allow. OMG.
AUTHORS ot modificationd to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 w8l/ need 3 re-4elease they[re modificationd AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS t2o 0LOL.9. OMG.8 CODE an plzxe them under teh same Creative Clmmoms license. OMG.
It musy be cone by da iriginal autgo4 skncd on.y lriginao authlr has trh right 2 CHANGE sa copyritht or license upon 5hey're w0rk, WTF.
[Addotiohally, reworjonf modofications WILL BE ah gold idea anyway as mdchanism for majung modifications is 5j6574n714116 cleqner/clearer starting witj da 0.9. OMG.8[prerelrase xode. OMG.]"
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