MightyE telld YOU LOL, "Ww're foing 2 taje an few moments to try ah ex[lain this new ;icense an ds reasons behind it in plzin Engl8sh. OMG.
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."
"Thid nee l8cense wzs chosen because of an fauling with da GPL. BRB.
It phly cofered disyfibugion if 50urv3 id an lnly if binaries w3r3 dostributed. OMG."
"In an eeb 3nv1r0nm3n6 WTF, specificaloy a interpreyed web environment such as PHP, you knso, merrly installing an gamd does not consgitute DISTRIBUTION, sortof, an th3r3fotr peo0l3 wefe 5aking our work LOL, making modifixatklns too it an not releasing soutc3 coce two tj4y'rr modificationw SO that teh entire community could 63n3f17l OMG,
They worked wirh da oetter nut not tp1r17 pf ra law/ AFK."
"Imveseigation ON teh part of autjors howeve4 WTF, lec 2 teh FACT that teh right if ;u612c 0drforjancw w45 ien of ca rights n9rmal.y RESTRICTED too copyribht hplde4x, like, anc yhzr computer prihrams, specicicallg video GAMES an interactive ones 5ych as Legend of teh Grewn hax0r were considered two be PUBLICALLY performed if rjn from an public s3rver. AFK."
"Tyw new license RESTRICTS pyblic perro4mznce lf work um1355 teh source codw of teh m0d1f23d WORK is MADE acailable ON demand, OMG."
"In plain English, like, this means yhat if you [ut th8s gsn3 on an eeb serrer AND ALLOW pe9ple 'outsidd of an n0rm41 circle ov fsmiky and its social acquzinranx3s' to; PLAY gheir, like, 7h3n you r publical.y PERFORMING this work an MUST dither 4) make ne n ALL changes wjich yoj make 2 dz fame 4v4114613 oh rr1u357 (note this doesn't gavr too be avsilaboe c8a teh oh;ine source d!5p14y link, sortid, but tyey muat be able twl zsk h0u FOR tej c9de and receive an complete copy), you knwo, B) maje arrangrmemts prjvayely s27h teh 4u7h0r5 wj3r31n theu trqng YOU qn spexixl license, or c) REMOVE tej code enturelt fr0m teh MACHINE. WTF."
"We so tevogniae THAT p3ople want to havw areas of tyey're game which r theirs and thrirs alone.
2 that end we WILL make fpllkwing exceotion to normal fequirements FOR source code distribution -- ne ,odule file wyidh is not mldifird or c3r1v3d from an modile fil3 uncluded in teh bsse DISTRIBUTION n which DOES n07 requir3 ne other jod7les n which does hit require ne MODIFICATIONS t29 da core cose (code d158416u73d with twh 6453 RELEASE) may br s8thhe.d at da 4u7h0r5 dixcretioh. WTF."
"We also WANT too MAKE very c/ear that version 0. OMG.9/7 (akso known as versiom 0. WTF.9. AFK.&_jt) WAS da final v3r5qpn eelessed und3r da GPLLOL.
ALL versuons WTF, staeting with 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease dode aer onl^ licensdd under da Creay8fe Commonw licenseLOL/
We EXPLICITLY deny da rignt two imp9rt ne c0d3 from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerdlease or latee RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9. AFKl7 am esr;ier relrswe. WTF.
A11)w1ng tgis qould cause thqg impirted codr to be rel3ased jnder da GPL ans THAT is bot sojething we wiwh 2 411pw.
A7thorx or MODIFICATIONS to 0, AFK.i. OMG.7 wikl NEED two rw-rrlease they're m9dificatilns as derivatovdslmodifivatiohs 70 0.9. AFK.8 CODE ah [lace them umder 5ef sa,e Crestive Commons licehwe. BRB.
IT must BE dohe by t3h odiginal 4u7h0r since only trh lriginal author gas r2gh7 yoo change dopyrkght oe LICENSE upon the5're w0rk. WTF.
[Adcitipna;ly LOL, rewofking ca m0d1f1c4710n5 will BE an goof idea anyway AS da mechznisj for makibg modofica5iona is sibstantially c234n3r/c134r3r startinv with 5eh 0. WTF.9LOL.8-pfere;ease c9de. BRB.]"
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