MightyE tells ylu, "We're goinf too TAKE an few mom3nts 70 try n explaun this new license rbd REASONS brnibd IT in plain 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 1qc3n53 was choswn brcause of an failing with da GPLLOL.
IT 0b1y coce4ed distributi9h of 5purc2 if anf ONLY if BINARIES sere distrinited. AFK."
"In an web environmebt WTF, specidical;y a inyer[reted web 4bv1r0nm#m7 SUCH as PHP, like, nerely ihstallint an game does nlt blnstktute DISTRIBUTIONm sortovm and theredore p30pq3 were 74k1ng i7f w0fk WTF, making modifica5ipns to IT and not r313451ng teh source code 2 they're moeifications 50 thsg ds e,tire c-mmun1&y c0u1d y3n3f1u. WTF.
Thwy worked witn teh letter ^u7 n07 da spirit OF ten lae. OMG."
"Ibvestigatoon on part 0f da authorw jowever, led too sa fsct tha5 right 0f pug;ix performancw was 1 of da rihhtw nofmally rewgricgwd two copyright HOLDERS. and that compu5dr progeamq LOL. specificzlly video fames n int3ractibe ones such as Legend of da Green hax0r were consisered too be ;uvlically PERFORMED IF run FROM an PUBLIC server,"
"The NEW lic3nse RESTRICTS oublic performsnce of da 2ork unlesx sourxd code of modofi3d work is made zvailable on DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain Enhlish LOL, yhis mdand that iv you put 7h15 game on zm 23b server n aloow people 'outsid3 OF sn nprm41 c8rcoe of fam8ly ahd its social acquain5ances' to play th3ir LOL, 7h4n you aer puvlically pe4formibg thid work 4nf MUST eirhe4 q) make ne an ALL changrs which you mrj3 to ten game qvailable ON eequ357 (note ghis doesn't have too be rv4114^13 via teh 9n11g3 siurce display link, like, vut the6 MUST be able to qsk to7 for codw and receive an com0kete cppy), sortof, b) m4k# arramg3ments privztelu qoth r3h authors wherrin THEY gran5 YOU an SPECIAL licensek you knqom ot c) remove cod3 en5irely from fa macnine. BRB."
"We dl RECOGNIZE that p30p13 want t9o hqve sreas of tney're game 2hixh f 5hwirs an theits alone. AFK.
to 5hat 3nd we w9ll j4ke yeg following eacdptioh TO NORMAL requirements f9r source code DISTRIBUTION _- ne moeule fike WHICH is mot modified OR derived from an mod7oe file oncluded in tdh base distributioh and WHICH doee not require ne other MODULES sn wjivh does n9t fequire ne mldifications @ da core code (code distributed w17h teh base release) mqy be sithheld at teh authorx d7scretion. OMG."
"Wt also w4b7 to MAKE very c;eaf 5hat VERSION 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (also inown as version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was FINAL VERSION r31335#d und3r da GPL. AFK.
A11 VERSIONS, stsrtong WITH 0LOL.9. BRB.p-prereldase code aer im;h licensed UNDER da Creative Commons licems3.
W# EXPLICITLY DENY da rigjt to9 impot5 hd code drom an 0. OMG.9. OMG/8-pr3reldase ir 1473e release inti an 0. OMG.9LOLl7 n EARLIER release. OMG.
ALLOWING this wkuld cause tyag jmplrted code w be releasec under GPL an thzt is n9t somegjing we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Authors 0f moduficztions too 0LOL.9. OMGl7 w8ll need ro r3-r31345# they;re modificayions as defivatives/modificayiphs go 0. WTF.(. OMG.8 code and 0lace them unsee da same Creative Commons license. WTFk
It musy be done by teh oribina; author since on;6 da oeigumal qutjor had RIGHT too chznge da copyright OR licdnse UPON tgeh're wotk. BRB.
[Add1710n411y, sortpr, REWORKING nodof8cations WILL be qn good iseq qnyway as teh mevhamism fo4 making m0d1f1c4710n5 is subsgantislly dleaner/clearef 574r71ng wiyh 0,9. AFK.8-preeelease code. AFK.="
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