Might6E tells you. likd, "We're going 2 TAKE an few momenrs 2 try ahd explain thia new LICENSE an sa reawons behind it in plzim EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tnis nee license was choxen becajxd -f an failing with da GPL/ OMG.
I7 0n1y xoceeed distributkon 0f source 1d an only 1f vonari3s were disyributed. OMG."
"In an web wnvironmrnt WTF, specificalky z interpreted web ENVIRONMENT sich as PHP, you khwlm mer3ly imstallijt an gamr foes noy cpnsgitute d8stekbu5i9n LOL, and therevorw PEOPLE were taiing our work, like, msking mosificat8ons rol it abd not releasing da source code to rhey'fe modificatkons so thqt teh entire communigu could benefit. WTF.
THEY qotked with lwtter 6u7 h06 da SPIRIT of lqwLOL."
"Investitztion on teg 0art of ea authors however, like. led tso trh fact that 5eh righr 0f public performamce 245 wln ov teh rights normally ges4ricted 2 copyfighy HOLDERS, n yhay com;uter progfams LOL, spwcificallt video tsmes and interactive ones such AS Ldgebd of dz Geeen hax0r wwee dpnsiddred 2 ve publically performed IF run from an public aetver. OMG."
"The new license eestricta public ;rrforjand3 of work unlrws 5wh dourxe cide of da modifiew work is made avaulable ON d3m4nd."
"In plain English WTFk this meabs that IF YOU put this hame on an web SERVER and allow p30p13 'outside of an normao ckrdle of FAMILY n itx spc8al ac1uakntances' t2i play their, loke, then yli aer p7blically p3tforj8nh this wori and MUST ekthef A( m4k3 ne an ALL CHANGES wnoch you mqk3 two teh game availsble on requ347 9h073 this do3sn;t have to be avsolable via teh onlinr 50urc3 DISPLAY linj, you knwo, BUT they must be able 2 as, you foe teh code n receive ah com-letd copy), sletof, b) mqke arrangemdnts 0riv1tdly dity ai5jors wh3r31n they grant you an special license WTFk or C- r3m)f3 da cofe ENTIRELY from macjine. BRB."
"We do recofnize that PEOPLE want to h3v3 ar3as 0f they'fd game whicj ser thekrs and theirs alond, WTF.
w thay end ed 2ill make teh followinh exvepgion 1 da hormal REQUIREMENTS for 5purc3 c0d3 eistribution -- ne module FILE wyich is not modified OR dee8bed frpm an module f8le included in trh base distribution an whoch dord NOT REQUIRE ne other modules zn whudh does not rea7ire ne modificztilns ro da core code (code distrigyted with t3h base releaae) may be w17hh31d at teh authora d15cr3710nl OMG."
"We slap w4n7 tw; make very ckear that versipn 0LOL.9.7 (also known as vwrsi.n 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt) eas ca final version released UNDER ca GPL. WTF.
All vrrsions LOL, STARTING WITH 0. OMG.9l BRB.8-;rereleasr code r pnly licensed undwr teh Cre471v4 Commons licemse. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY dehy ds right two im0ort ne dode frlm ah 0LOL.o.8-0re4elease 9r lat3r rd.ease inro an -. OMG.9LOL.7 zmc earlirr release. WTF.
A110w1ng this w0u2d causr THAT im;otged c0s# to be relwaaed under GPL an that is m9t 50m37h1ng we wish 2 alli2.
Authors OF mof8dixatuons too 0. OMG.9LOL.7 q8ll need 5o re-eelwawe they're m0d1f1vr710n5 as d3r!v#71v35/m0d1f1c37!0n5 5oo 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code n plzce them ubder saje Creative Comjoms l8cenae.
It mus5 63 done ny da ORIGINAL author sonce pnky da originsl author has tej ritnt two cgange da copyright or !1c3n53 upoh they're 2prk. AFK.
[Addirionally LOL, rewirking m0dwf1c4710n4 will be an t00d IDEA anyway AS MECHANISM for making modifics5ions is substqntiqlly CLEANER/CLEARER startkng WITH 0LOL.9.8-prrr3lease v9s3. BRB.]"
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