MightyE tells YOU, "We're going to take an v3w mojents too try an explain this new lkdemse an ca fwasonw begind it in 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."
"This nes license was chosen BECAUSE of an dakling w8ty da GPL. WTF.
It onlh covrred DISTRIBUTION if source IF an only if bunaries were distributwd."
"In qb web envirobment WTF, s;ecifidqll6 s ibterpreted wdb envielnmdnt SUCH as PHP LOL, merely installimg qn game dkes not c9nstitute d157rq6u710n LOL, an gherefore peo[le were raking 0ue wotk WTF, making m0d1f1c4710n5 roo it $nd no5 releasinh da soifce x0d3 too thrh're modifications so tyat teh ENTIRE comminity could bendfit.
They worked wp5h teh letter but not teh 5p1r17 og ez law/"
"Investogation on part of fa quthirs however LOLk LED too da fqc5 thay rifht of publuc perflrmance was 1 of teh rights norma;ly resttict3s too COPYRIGHT holders, likr, n that cobputer prlhfams WTF, specifically vidwo gamed n interactive ONES SUCH as L3g3nd of teh GREEN hqx0r were CONSIDERED 70 ve PUBLICALLY pergormee 1f run frpm an ouboic serve$."
"The new 11d3n53 rest4icts puvoic performance of da w9ek unlesx 50yrc3 codw od modihied woek IS made available on DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain Englixhl this means THAT kf you ;u6 THIS g4m4 on an WEB we4ver and 4210w people 'ouysidd of an normal c14c13 ov family n otw soc8a; ACQUAINTANCES[ 2 plat their, like, then h0u r pub;ical.y perfornimg thos WORK ab MUST either a) MAKE ne n ALL chantes wh2ch you make tp game availqbl3 on request (note this doesn[t yave too 63 avqilzble viz *nline 5)urc3 display .ink, sottof, gut THEY MUST be able tol ask y0u for code sn rece8vw an compldte co;y) WTF, 6) mske aeeangements pr1v5731y w17h 5eh authprs wherein tney gtant YOU an spec8al ;icense LOL, or c) remlve dz CODE entirely fr0m mzchuneLOL."
"We d0 recignize THAT peiple want to have areas of they're game which qrr theirs and 6h31rt alon3LOL.
tp tyat end WE will make fa followung esception twi da normak reauiremehts for source c0d3 d357r16u810n -- ne m0du1# file eh8ch is not mpdif8rd pr ferivec from an module file included in base distributiom an which does not tequire ne oth3r modulex and which doex bot REQUIRE ne modif8cat8ons to trh c0r3 code (xode distributed wiyh tdh 6453 RELEASE) mai be 2iyhheld $7 5eh au5ylrs d8sctegion. AFK."
"We also WANT to makw vdry clear 5hat veesion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (a.so known 45 version 0. BRB.9LOLl7+JT) was fimal versiph released 7mder GPL.
All verwilns, starting 2itj teh 0.9LOL.8_peerelease code r only 11f3n53d under teh Crrative Commonw .kcense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da rigjt ywo import ne code from an ). OMG.9. AFK.8-pr3r31245# or later rekease into an (. WTF.9LOL.7 and esrlier releawe, AFK.
Aolowing thia 19yld vduse thay impprted xodw teo be r313453c und3r da GPL and that id not som3thinf we wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors of nodkfodations two 0. WTF.9LOL/7 qill beed to rw-release gyey'ee modificstionw aa DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 code an place them unfer y3h 54m3 Creatove Commons licrnse.
It must be donw bu original AUTHOR since only 041g1n4! authot HAS teh right too chznge teh copyfight 0r .icense UPON they're woel.
[Additionally, rwworkinb da modificqtiona wil; bc zn g9od idea amywah aa da mexhanism FOR making modivuvation2 1t 5u6574n71411y c133b3r/d134r3r startinh with 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-ptfrelease cpde. BRB.]"
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