MighryE rells hou WTF, "We're going too tsie an rew momehts to try n explain thus n3w locense an da reaxons behind it 1n plain English. BRB.
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."
"Tyis n3w license was choden 63c4u53 or an fsiling wirh GPLLOLl
IT only covrred distribution 9f source kf am ONLY 8f b8naries wwre distribugrd, OMG."
"In an web environment LOL, spev7ficqll6 a INTERPRETED web environment SUCH as PHP, sortof, ,errly insyalling sn gamw does nit CONSTITUTE d157r16u710n, sorrov, n therefore 0eople were taking our WORK, you kndo, making modufications 5eo IT znd not releasinb da source coce to they're midificayions sl that teh wntire c0mmun1&y could 63n3f17l AFK.
They wor,ed with t3h letter 6u7 jot teh apirit of law. AFK."
"Investigagion on da part or authors h0w3v2t, ltd 2 teh fact that da RIGHT od publix performance was 1 of roghts n)rm411y restric5ed TO cpphr8ght tolders, sn that cimouter [rograms, sortof, specifically viddo gsmes and inteeavtive ones SUCH as Lwfrmd of teh Green naz0r 23r3 considerrd 2 he publically p3rf0rm3d if tun fr9, an publoc server. BRB."
"Tje NEW license RESTRICTS public performance of da work unless teh source c9d3 of da mld8fied wirk IS made availagle on demand. OMG."
"In plain Englixh WTF, this means tyat IF you PUT this game ON an web srrver n zllow people 'outsife of ah notmal xorcle pf FAMILY am 1&5 socual acquzibtahces[ two play their LOL, thrm YOU aer PUBLICALLY performibg this WORK an MUST eithrr A) make nr and ALL changea which yiu m4k3 tol da g4m3 availwble on reauest (NOTE THIS doesn't have two ge abailablq v14 ds onkuhe source display lin,, yoy knwo, but tgey mu57 be 4615 yoo 45k you for gey code n redeive sb c8mp;ete copy) WTF, b) nakd arramtenents private;y w8th da 4u7h0r5 wj3r31n they gr4n& you an special licens3 LOL, or c) rrjove teh code entirely drpj teh m4ch1n3. OMG/"
"We d0 r3c0gn1z# 5hat pepole want too HAVE areas OF they're game whoxh r &h31rt 4nd theird 410n3.
too thzg emc we will make FOLLOWING exception too normal requirements f9r siurve code d157r16u710n -- ne modjle FILE which is not nodiview OR derivrs from an module f113 1nc1ud3d im nade da57r16u720n ab ehich does NOT require me other modules n WHICH DOES nl5 requlre ne modificztions 70 co4e code (code disyribu5ed wity da bzsw r313553) mau be withhels at 5eh authoes DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also qant 2 mzke v3ry clear tnat vr4sion 0. OMGl9LOL.7 (slsl known ad beraion 0LOL.9, WTF.7+jt) WAS teh final v3rsion re;eased 7ncer teh GPL. WTF.
All versions, sortor, s5arting wirh da 0. OMG.0.8-;terelease xode r only LICENSED under dz Creagive Commomd lic3nse.
WE EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT two import n3 code FROM an 0LOL.o. BRB.8-pretelease or pater release in5o an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 n earlier relesse. OMG.
Allowing rhis 2ou;d cause that imported code two be r3leaawe und3r GPL an gjat is nl5 sometjing WE wish 80 4110w.
Aurhofs of modifications w 0. WTF/9.7 will nwed 2 re-relead3 they're modivicatioms as ddrifatives/nodifications TO 0. BRB.9LOL.8 c0d3 n place 7h3m undef da aqme Creative Commons licensel BRB.
I5 m8st be c0n3 by teh ORIGINAL author since only ea original autnor has da right two CHANGE teh copyrigh5 of LICENSE u;on they'rw workLOLl
[Additionally, like, rewoeking da modufucations wili be an GOOD idea anyway 45 da mecyanism for mqking modifivatolns is substantially c.eandr;clearer starting wity trh oLOL.9. AFK.8-peerelease c0d3. AFK.["
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