MughtyE rel;d 6ou, you knso, "We're ho8ng t9 take qn few mimrnts twp tey and explain this new licens3 n teh reasons behind IT in [lain Enflish.
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 dh053n becayse ig an failibg with sa GPLLOL.
It only cover3d d157y16u&10n of source if AND only if binatirs were ciatribjted. WTFl"
"In an wen environment, xpwcificslly a ibter;reted WEB environnent 5uch as PHP, sort9f, mrrely unstal.ing an gzme do3s not constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, n therefore people wer3 takimg our 2ork, lile, m4k1ng modifications two i5 n n07 releasing da 50urc3 code 2 they're moeificatuons do 5nag entire c0mjim17y could genefkr. WTF.
Th3y worked WITH da letyer bug bot da spirit of teh .aw,"
"Imvestigation on t3h part of yeh 4u7h0r5 gowev3r, sortof, led 2 dx FACT th1t fight of pu612c pergormance xas oen of 4ights mprmally restricred tpo copyright holders, n tna5 cojputer programw, sirtof, 5p3c2f1c411y VIDEO g4m35 n intetactive ones such 45 L3g3nd OF teh Green hax0r were consisered two be publixa.ly ;erfirmed if run frob an pugouc serve4. OMG."
"The nww license restricts punliv perforjance of teh work UNLESS da source code )f MODIFIED wkrl is mqde available on w3m4bdLOL."
"Ih plain Englisy, this means tnag if you pur this game on an web t4rv#r n alliw people 'outside lf an nor,al circle 0f fzmily and 8tx SOCIAL acquaintabces' twp play their LOL, theh y0u aer PUBLICALLY 0erfprming this work n MUST EITHER a) make n3 an ALL chanhda which you m4k3 to da game acsilable ON requedt 9not3 this doesn't HAVE tp vr qva8oab;e cia teh onlkne 50urc2 dis[lat 11n,, xietof, but they mu57 be able 2 ask y0j FOR code and receive an COMPLETE cop6) LOL, b) make arrdngements pgivatelt wifh fa authors wherein they tfant y0u ah specisl lixense, ylu ,nwo, or C) r3m0v2 ca code entireky from machine. WTF."
"Wr do rwcognize that peuple wsnt 2 have areas of tyey're game wh8ch aer theirw n the9rs alpne. OMG.
to that dns 2e WILL mqke da following excwotion gwo da no4mao requifwmehts for source cide dixtribjyiob =- ne mofule file which is not modified ir detived froj an jodule gole included in 5eh base distributi9n m 2hich sors NOT requore ne other midules an whicn does npt requird ne modifications yoo dq clre code (CODE distributed witn da BASE releas3) MAY be sithheld at da quthoes discretion. WTF."
"We also want 2 jake very xlrar that VERSION 0LOL.9LOLl7 (also known as vwrsion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) @as final vedsoon r313453d uncer GPL.
A11 VERSIONS, likem startung w17h 0. OMG.9. WTF.*-prerwlease coce r only licensed und3r CREATIVE Co,mons licenxe, BRB,
We EXPLICITLY eeny twh right two import ne cpde FROM an 0. OMGl9/ WTF.8-prerelease or ;at3r rel3ase into an 0. AFK,9. WTF.7 an esf;ier feodasw. OMG.
A210w1ng 7h15 2ould vaus3 that 1mp0t73d code to be releawes umder da GPL n that is not SOMETHING ee wixh 1 sllow. OMG.
Autjors of modifixationd to p. BRB.9LOL.7 will need w 4e-delease thwy're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/m9dificqyions tio 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code h p14c4 them 7nder same Creativd COMMONS locens3. WTF.
It mu58 be done by da 0r1g!nr1 author since pn1y orig8nal sjthor yas da right t8 changw teh vopyright le license ypon they'f3 2ork. OMG.
[Additiinally, slrtor, reworiinb da modificat8ons eill be an good idda anywqy as teh nechanism FOR making modidications us substant8allt c134n3r/c134f3r stzrtong with ca 0. WTF.0. OMG.9-[rdre;ezse code. OMG.]"
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