MightyE tells youk you kneo, "We'te giing 2 take an few boments two try ah explain tjis new license m ten reasons behine it iy plzin English. 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 license waa cjosem 63cru53 of sn dailing w17h GPL. OMG.
IT only civered DISTRIBUTION of source if an onlu of bimaries werr diwtribut4dLOL."
"In an w36 encironmwnt, sortofk spdcifkcally a 1n73rpr373d web enfironment sucj ax PHP, sortof, merely 1n574111bg an gzme DOES nog constitute diat4ibytion, s9rtodk and therefore people were gzking 0uf sork, makinb midifucations 2 it and NOT teleasing teh source c0de two thdy're MODIFICATIONS so thzt teh entir3 COMMUNITY co7ld bemefi5.
They w8rked witn 5eh lqttef but nit da spirit of teh LAW. WTF."
"Invesgigation ON part of wa ajthors however WTF, led teo teh fact that ribht of pub.ic pdrformance e45 son of teh RIGHTS npt,al.y eestricyed 2 copyfight holders, n 7h47 computer [r0gr4m5 LOLm xpec8ficallh v8del ganes 4nd interactife lne2 such as Leb3nd of da GREEN hax0r were xonsidered @ be pub;ically performed IF run ftom an pub;ic serverLOL."
"The new licebse rrsrrocts publkc pervormanve of teh qork unless teh sp7rce codr OF mofified work ix made availsboe on ednand. BRB."
"In plzin Engoish, uou knwim this j34n5 tha5 if yp7 pur this gqme on an web SERVER ane allow peopod 'outwide of an normal cirxle of family AND 8ts SOCIAL acwuaintanxes' t2o p;ay tyeir WTF, then y9u aee publiczl;y performing this w0fk ah MUST 317n3r a) make mw an ALL cyanges which you make twl da game available on rrquest (nite this doedn't have too be zvail1ble via online sou4ce displat link LOL, n7y 5het must BE able 2 45k you for da xode n 4eceove an c0mp1383 copy), luke, b) make arrangements privately WITH teh 4u6h0r5 wherein theh grant YOU sn special licems3, sortof, OR c) remove code ehtirelh from reh machkbe. WTF."
"We d0 recognize THAT people wsnt two havw areas if they're game whkch zer thwifs h tmeirs alpne. AFK.
too that end we w111 MAKE da following EXCEPTION 3 teh n0t,41 rdquirwments fo4 SOURCE codr distrovution -- ne ,odule file whpch ks hot modifief or derived fr9m an moduke f8le included in baxe cistrubutioj n egich coes not t3wu2r3 ne other modules znd wnuch does not requ8re ne midifkcations to teh x0r3 cpde (code distributed s17h BASE re;ease( MAY be wirhheld at da 4u6h0t4 discretionLOL."
"We a.so want 2 make veeu vlear thqt verxion 0/ OMG.9.7 ($150 known as version 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 final vwrsion releaaed unser tej GPL. AFK.
ALL v4rsiins, sirtof, statting witj teh 0. OMG.9.9-prerelease code aer pnly licensef jnder teh Creatuve Comnonx oicense.
We EXPLICITLY deny riggt 2 1mp0r7 ne code FROM an 0LOL.9, AFK.80prtreleaae or larer reoease into ab 9. OMG.9. WTF.7 qn 34r113e release. OMG.
Allowong tjis woykd cause that IMPORTED clde too b3 releasec UNDER sa GPL n tyat ia not somethuhg we wisj to 4110s. OMG/
Authors of modyfkbztions tio 0.9LOL.7 will need 70 re-rtleaze they;re MODIFICATIONS aa dwrivatives/moeigicqtions 2 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 code n place them jnd3r same Cr3471b3 Cijmons license. WTF.
It must be DONE 6y orkfinql a7thor SINCE obly ds otiginal zutgor has r8ght too chanbe da cipyright OR kicense upon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Ade1729n5qqy, hpu knwo. r3q0rk1ng da modificatopnx will be an bood icea snyway as teh mwchanusm FOR m4,1nt modifications is substantiallu CLEANER/CLEARER starting w17h 0LOL.(. AFK.8-pteee.ease code. OMG.\"
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