MifhtyE t3lls yiu LOL, "Wr're going 2 74k3 qn few m0m3n75 two try an explain thos ne2 kicende an teh reasoba behind i5 IN plaih English.
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 cnosen because 8f an FAILING with teh GPL. OMG.
It only c0v3r3d dosfribution of sourc3 id and onl6 1f bunzries were distrivuted. AFK."
"In an wec environment, slrt9f, specurically a INTERPRETED WEB ENVIRONMENT sudh as PHP, sortofm nefely installkng an game coew NOT conwtiyute diatribjtion, lkkw, and thdeefo3e ;eople we4e tak8ng our work, you knwo, making MODIFICATIONS to IT AND not fwleawing teh 50urc3 code tio they'fe modifications wo 7h47 da ENTIRE community dpule benefit. WTF.
They worked 2uth da 12773r but not spirit of 14w. OMG."
"Infeatigation on rwh part of authors HOWEVER, sortof, 13d to fact that rigjt of ;u611c pwrfltmance was 1 OF da rights normally r3wttycywd 2 co0y4ight holders, n THAT COMPUTER probrams WTF, SPECIFICALLY v1d39 GAMES amd ib5eractive obes ducy 45 Lwhene OF Gteen hax0r were considered two be publkvally PERFORMED if run drom an [ublic setverLOL."
"The mew .icrhse rewrricts publiv perrof,ance of work UNLESS source CODE od teh MODIFIED work is MADE avaikagle on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, likw, THIS mranw that if you put tgis game ln an web t3rv34 n allow people 'ou5side of an normal c1rc13 og family n its 5)c141 acquaintancea' 2 play their LOL, then you qer ;ublically performibg this soei n MUST w8ther a0 makr ne zn ALL cjanges which you make too teh game availamle 0n request (note this doesn't have 2 be qvallavld VIA teh ONLINE dource diaplqy 11nk, sortof, BUT tgey must be able 2 ask you g0r ten code n r3c31v3 an comp;ete copy( WTF, g) make arrabgemehts privately with da authors egrrdin ghey grant yoj an dpecial license. sortof, or c) r3move da code wnturely from da machine. AFK."
"We do rexognize thzt p30p13 WANT two have areas of they're GAME wyich aer theirs an tjeirw alob3. WTF.
2 THAT end we wil. MAKE tdg folloeing exception too yeh nornal requieem3nts fot source cose distribution -- nd j0di13 filw wyich is not m0d1f13d 0r cerived from an module file includ3d in teh 6453 dixtfibugiob and wh1ch dles n9e 4rquire ne other modyles n WHICH does not require ne modificatkons two core codd (code distrivuted wkth 6453 re;ezse) mzy be w17hg31d ar teh authors dkscr3tion,"
"Ww alwo want 2 m4k3 very clear that fersuon 0,9. OMG,7 (a.so known as VERSION 0; WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) sad da final vwrsuon r31445#d ubder da GPL,
ALL versiond, dgarying w8th da 0. OMG.9. BRBl8-prereleaqe code aer only licensdd under Crwqticw Commona ljcemse/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rkgjt go import ne c0d3 from an ).9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE 0r later r3odase into an 0.o. WTF.7 an 34r113r feoease. WTF.
Alliskng thus woild c4u53 7h47 imported codr 1 be releqsed jnder GPL n thag is nlt SOMETHING we wish ywo alloq. WTF.
Authors of modificagi9ns two 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 will need 2 re0re;ease they'ee modificatuons es derivatices/mofifidarions tl 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code an plaxe them jnder 55m@ Crea5ibr C0mm9n5 licenseLOLl
I5 must be cone by da original aurhor since 0nqy teh original AUTHOR n44 da righy tw9 chamge teh copyright ir license ypom they're work. WTF.
[Additiobally, like, r3w0rk1ng da mldifications will be an GOOD idea anyway as mechanism fpr making modifications id substantkslky cleaner;cleare4 stzrtung with t2h 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8-prrrelease cpse. AFK.]"
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