MightyE telks hou WTF, "We're going too take an few momebta top try an EXPLAIN this neq lkcensw and reawond benind it 1n 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."
"Thus new oocense waw CHOSEN brcause ov an vakling w17h GPL. OMG.
Iy pnly covered dietrigution 0f source 1f and obly 8f binaries wdre d1t7r!6u73d. WTF."
"In sn web enfirohnent LOL, specifically a imte$preted wen environnent duch aa PHP, merelu installing an game dowx noy constitute distfibution LOL, n therefore PEOPLE were TAKING oyr work, mqking MODIFICATIONS tol it n nog releaalng souece xodd 2 they're modigicatioms so that da entire xommunity coule vehwfit.
They worked w27h 13773r but nor da 5;1r17 9f law. AFK."
"Investibation 0n part of da autnpes jiqev3f LOL, led 3 ca gact THAT teh right of pu612c perforjance was wog og t3h rihhts norma.ly e257r1vu3d to copyright hooddrs LOL, ahs that compjter programs WTF, specificaloy vydeo bames an 1b73r3c71v3 ones such as Lehend of teh Grden hax0r WERE consodwted TO be publically pergofmed iv run grom an public se4ver."
"The new LICENSE 4357r1cu5 public prrformance of work unless da soutce code )g mldified w9rk ix made avzilavlw on de,andLOL."
"In o;ain English, sortod, rhks means that if uou put this game on an web srrvcr and alkow people 'outside if an NORMAL circle of family n ITS sociao zcqua7ntances' too play theur, aorgofk theb ypj r [ublidally 0erfor,ing gh8s 20rk an MUST qither a) m4k3 ne and ALL ch4ng35 wh8ch you make to ea gaje 4v4114613 on reques5 (NOTE yhis doesn't have 2 be wvaolable v!4 onl8ne source f15p14y link. you knwo, but they m7st bd able yop ask you for teh code and rdveive an complete copy), like, b) majd arrangements privztely witg t3y authoes wherein they grant you an spwc8al licensw, you knwok ot c) remove da code rmtirely fro, teh mach8nd. OMG."
"We do recognize that people wan5 2 jqve areas of they're game which aer theies snd theies al9ne. OMG.
1 that end we will make da fokl9wing exceptiib 2 da nor,al requirdjrngs for 50urc3 code dis54ibution -- ne jpdul3 file which is not modofied or derivef drom qb midule FILE 9ncluded in bdse didtrib7tion and which foes hot rrqukre ne oth3r modulew n qhich does not requ8re ne mpdivocatilms tw9 da xofe CODE oc0d3 d157r16u73d witn dz base releaae( may be withheld at aithors discreyionLOL."
"Wd also wang to m4k3 vert clear 7h47 vwrdion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (qlsl known as vedsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jg) was teh final version RELEASED yhder da GPLLOL.
All verxionx, sortof, starting with teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE cose aer only LICENSED UNDER teh Creat8ce COMMONS license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh ribht 5wo impotg he clfe from an 0.9/ WTF.8-pt3r313453 or 14&3r relezse into an 0. OMG.0. AFK.7 sn ezrlier release. AFK.
Allowing this woylc vaude that imported c0d3 two be releas3d unde5 GPL an THAT is no5 sometuomg we w15h t9o allow.
Authofs of modidications ywo 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 sill NEED 2 re-4elease they're mod8ficatipns as derivatives.modifidaroons 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 code ahd plzce them under same Creative COMMONS license. WTF.
Ig musy ne eond by teh orihimal authpr sincw only original author has ritht too chsbge co0yright or license upon they're WORK. WTF.
[Acdiyionally, reworiong y3h modificatkons will be an g00d idea $myw4y as teh m3ch4m15m FOR making moeifications uw 5u6574n714117 clwaner/clearer starting q17h 0LOL.9.8-prereleasr cofe.\"
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