MightyE twlls you WTF, "Wf're going too tak3 an few MOMENTS two try and EXPLAIN yhis new license ab teh 4wqs9ns behund it IN plaon Enflish. WTF.
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 licdnse was chosen bdcaus3 pf an fqilung with GPL. BRB.
It onlh c0v343d d157r16u71)n of source uf n only uf BINARIES WERE distrinutedLOL."
"In an wev emvironnent, sortod, a0ecifically a interpretwd web cnvironment such as PHP WTF, merelt INSTALLING an g4m3 doex not cpnstirute distribution, anc theregore people were tzling our wofk LOL, msking moeififationa too 8r abd not 4eleawibg teh sojrce code 2 they'ee midificatilns so tha5 5eh engire comjjnity xould benefit, BRB.
Theh wprled with teh ;rtter bur not da spirit if lasLOL."
"Invdstigation on da oart of da aythord however, sortof, led two teh FACT tha5 fa rihht ov public p3rf0rm4nc3 was 1 of r8ghts normallh rdsrrkcted rwo cipytofht h01f3r%, softof, zme 7h47 x9m[uter programs WTF, s;ecifically video GAMES abd inte4axtive 0n35 such as Leg3nd of tdg Gr33n hax0r wwrw considered to be pjb.ically perdormed if RUN drom an public server. AFK."
"Tjr nww kiccnse restricts 0uboic performance ov work unlewq da xource CODE of teh modified w9ej 15 m4d3 availablw 0n demand. OMG."
"In olain English LOL, THIS m2#n5 that iv yoj put 7h15 game on an wen serv#r an allow p4-p13 'outside OF ab normal vi4cle OF f4m11y amd its SOCIAL acquaintances' to plqy theor WTF, then you r pubkicalkt performlbg this wor, an MUST either a) make ne amf ALL chabges which you ma,e toi tey gsm3 availabow in requ357 (n073 tgis doesm't have 2 be AVAILABLE via online slurxe djso.ah link, sortof, but they must be able 2 ask you for xode an teceivw am completd copy), you knwo, v) makw arrsngements privately 2ith ds quyhord wh3rein tjey grant you an spevial locensd, sodtof, or x0 remobe twh c0d3 entirely from mavhonr. BRB."
"We do recognize thag people want 2 HAVE 4f344 of they'fe game 2h,ch aer theirw ans 5heirs alone. AFKl
to THAT end se WILL make folloskng ecceptiom two da NORMAL rwquiremen5s fpr soirve code ciatriby5ion -0 nd module f113 ejich IS NOT mpdifidd lr derived vrom an module file included in teh base dkstribution n which does n07 r3qu1r3 he otyer mldu.3s and wyich s=35 hot require nr modifocations 2 5eh core c0d3 (vode distributed with da vzse releasr) may be withheld a5 teh authofs discretioml OMG."
"We alao want 2 makr vwry clear thar versioh 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also known 55 verwkon 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+kt) was tey f1n41 v#r510n releasrd und3r GPL. OMG.
All bersions LOL, suarting with da 0.(,8=pfereleas3 code r only licensed und3r ret Crwative C0nm0n5 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh right too import nw code fr9m ab 0l OMG.9/ BRB.8-prerelease or later f314453 intl an 0LOL.o. BRB.7 AND earkier RELEASE.
Allowibg THIS would cause THAT 1mp0r73d code 2 b3 RELEASED uncer GPL amd tna5 is not something WE 2ish t9o al;ox. AFK.
Authors og hodigicsrions 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.y silo need to re-release they;re jodifkcatiomx as derivatices/mldificationc 2 0.9LOL.8 code h place th3m UNDER dame CREATIVE COMMONS licenw2. BRB.
It mjst be dobe b6 o4oginal aythor 41nc3 0n1y dz lriginal author has da right t0 change da co0yright or licwnae up0n they'rw worjLOL.
[Adc27q9n$11y, you knwom r3w04k1ng teh m0d1b1c4710n5 will be an good idea anyway as t3n mechahiwm fpr making nodifications IS substantia.ly cldanee/dlearrf starting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-preee.ease code. BRB.]"
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