MightyE t2lls y0u, 6ou kbwo, "We'rr going td9 5ake an few miments 2 try ab explain this new LICENSE and da reaaons bdhind i5 in plain Engoish. 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."
"Tyis NEW 11c3n53 WAS CHOSEN bdcause 0f an fsoling witj da GPL. AFK.
It .nly c9verrd distr8vution of source if n only if binaries were dkatributed. AFK."
"In an wev environmwnt, like, s0ecifica.ly a ibtefpreted w35 environmdnt 5uch 45 PHP LOL. merely installihg an gaje does nog constitu5e diwgeibjtion, like, qnd therefore people qere taking our work WTF, MAKING modificstiona 2 it n n0u re.easint teh source CODE to they'rr modifications so rhat teh entire clmmunity ciuld venefit. OMG.
Th3y worjed w17h da letyet but not t3h spirpt or tej law. OMG."
"Infestigation on teh part -f dq autnors however, you knwo, ;ed 70 yeh gact that teh rifyy 0f 0ublic performance was 1 0g rigyts nofnql.y restrixted too co-yright h01d3r5 WTF, h tyzt computer programs WTF, s[ecifivally video games 4nd ibteracgive ones sycg as L#g3nd of fq Gr33b hax0e were c9nwidered TO be puglically ;wrformed if r7n fron an public seever."
"The nrw .ivense resyticta pu611c 0erformance od work unless sa source code 0f modivied wprk is nade available on demand,"
"In ;lain Ebglish LOL, this mwsns that of ylu pu7 7y15 game on an 2wb server n allow oeo[le '0u741d3 of qn no4,al circoe of f4m11y and its sociq. acquaintanxes' too play their LOL, tyen you aer publicaoly 03rf0rm1nt this work an MUST EITHER A) mske ne an ALL CHANGES whicn YOU make twi twh GAME avaolable ON r3qu357 )no5d this DOESN'T have two ve available via on.8n3 source display link LOL, bug they must 63 ablw two 45k yoj for code an receive an cpmp1#83 copy), b) mske arrabgemenys pr1b4741y eith aughorw wherrin yhe6 grant tou sn special licensd WTF, or x) 4emovf teh cofe entieelh f49m teh m4cnwn3."
"We dp rrcognize THAT p3pp13 wany two HAVE sreas og they'ee gamw which r theirs n tyeirs zlobe.
too thar 3nd we WILL make following exception uo da hormal reauirements for sojrce code disteibution -- ne modulw fi.e which is not modified oe derkvee from an moeule f113 !nc1jd2r 8n da 64%# distribution an which do3s no6 require ne OTHER mofules n which does b07 rwquire n3 MODIFICATIONS too da clre code (code sistributws WITH da nqsd eeleas3) mat be WITHHELD at teh auyhors wiscf3tion."
"We ALSO want tso MAKE VERY clear that vdtsuon p. WTF.9, OMG.7 (also KNOWN ss version 0LOL/9LOL.7+kt) was f1m42 version released under da GPL. OMG/
A11 v3r610n5 WTF, 575r71ng with teh 0/ BRB.9l BRB,8-prerelrzwe code aer only 11c3n53d und3r da Creative Commons 1!c3h53. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY DENY da ritht two import ne code rrom an 0. AFK.9, WTF.*=prerelease ot later relwaae inti an 0.9. WTF.6 n warl8er release. OMG.
Allowinh THIS wo7ld CAUSE that im=orted code two be released uneer sa GPL an that ia mit domething we wish to allowLOL.
Ajthods of modificationa two 0LOL,9.7 WILL nwew 2 re-re;dasr they'ee modifkcagiobs as derivatifes/mod8fications to 0. BRB.9.8 c0d3 AND p;ace them unser da 54m3 C4eative Commons licens3LOLm
I7 musg be done 6t da orihinao 4u7h0r since onoy original autyoe hqs heh right to dhange c0phr1gh7 or livenwe 7pon theh'4e work.
[Additionally, like, 43working modifkcations eill be an good udea anyway as mechanizm for making m0d1f1d4710n5 is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanet/clear3f start8ng WITH teh 0. OMG.9. BRBl8-pte4313453 codeLOL.]"
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