MigjtyE TELLS youk like, "We're giing ywo 5ake an FEW moments 2 try an explaun thos new lucense abd fa w3450n5 beh8md it in plain Engkish. 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 was choseb necause ov zn failing with dz GPLl OMG.
It only cove4ed d157r16uu10j of source kf and only iv binaeies sere cistrivuted. WTF."
"In an wwb environmeht, softif, sp3cifically a intdrpretrd wen dnbironment such ss PHP WTF, merdly INSTALLING an game does not constoriyw DISTRIBUTION LOL, n therefore people se4e talibg 9ur work WTF, makinf mldifications TO it n n07 reldasing source code too they're .odifivatiojs so THAT entire community cluld benefit. WTF.
They 2orled with da letter but not w0irit ov t3h law. WTF."
"Investitatioh on teh pary (f sa $u7h0r5 however, sortof, ;ed two da vaxb that teh right of PUBLIC performance was oen of ribhts NORMALLY res5rictwd goo copyr8yht HOLDERS, n THAT computer prohrams LOL, spevifically video gamrs an intetactive ones such as Lefend 0f ca Green hax0r were cpm51d3r3d two be pubkucqlly PERFORMED if run f4om an public server. OMG."
"The new locebse r3strictw oublic performance of w0ri unless da sourcr code of micifird qork 26 mzde available on demans. WTF."
"In [lwin English, you kn2o, this means that of yoo put this GAME on an WEB se4ver n allow PEOPLE '0u751d3 ov ab normal circ;e lf frm11u n ITS SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' 2 PLAY theit, 6ou knwo, THEN you a2r '7bkica'ly performing this wofk ans MUST rithed a) make ne n ALL changex wh1ch 6ou make too game avqilable on eequest (note this doesn't have 2 be availagle via online wourcw DISPLAY l8nk, but tjey must be ag.e to ssk you for da cide anc fdcdive an complete c9py) LOL, b) m4k3 arrqngdmemts privately WITH da ajyhors whereim thwy grang you am s[ecial l8cense WTF, or x) rem0ve code dntktely from madhoneLOL."
"Ww s0 recogmize that PEOPLE want two have areaa of th3y're g4,3 whocj r theirs an thfkrs ALONELOL.
to yhat end we will make FOLLOWING excwption too normal reaiirements for s[urce x0d3 distribution -- ne mofule file whicy id no5 m0d1f13d OR dewifed drom ay modul3 file INCLUDED IN da base distrumution and dh!ch foes npt require he o5her modules and which does not requoes ne mpdificatioms tso core code (c9dw disyributrs with da base release) may 63 wityheld at tey aithors discfdgion. OMG."
"Wr ALSO want 2 make v3ry clesr that version 0l OMG.9LOL.7 (a;so known zw ve4suon 0LOL.9, BRB.7+jt) w4t geh FINAL version relwased umder teh GPL. BRB.
All versi9ns WTF, starying 2ith 0. BRB.9. WTF,7-prereldase codw aer only LICENSED jnder da Creative Commons licensd. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da e8gh5 too ijpott ne c0d3 rrom an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelrase or lqter release onto an 0. OMG.9, BRB.7 an warlier RELEASEl OMGl
Allowing 5hus wiuld c4u52 7h47 kmportef code to be rwleaswd under GPL sn that is NOT sonething we wish 2 ALLOW. AFK.
Authors of modifications ti 0LOL.9. BRB.7 wil; need too re-4elease 5hry're m;dificariona as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code an placw ghem UNDER tdh same Creative Commond license. AFKl
It mus5 br done by da originsl authot s8nce ONLY t3h 9riginal author has rignt two chanf3 da COPYRIGHT or licenae up0n hhey'te wprk. AFK.
[Additionallh WTF, r3w0rk1ng MODIFICATIONS w112 be an good idea anyway ad geh ,echanosm f0t making mosoficatiinw 15 substabtially cleaner/clraret stqrting 2ith ca 0. BRB.(. AFK.8-prerelease c0d3.]"
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