MightyE tells you, sory9f, "We'r3 goimg to take an few m0m3n75 yw9 TRY n explaon 7h!5 new licende n eeasonx b3hind it in plain Eng2!5h. 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."
"Tnis new locense wzs chosdn because of an failing wi5h GPL. OMG,
It only covered distribution of 50urc# if AND only if bina4iws wer3 distrigutee. OMG."
"In ab web environnent, specifixally a interpreted 2eb envirobmeht such AS PHP, lijd, metelh instaliing an g4m3 does not cons58tute DISTRIBUTION, like, an thwtefoee peop.e @wfe &4k2bg our wirk, so4tof, makkng modifications tlo it ah n07 releasing da aoutce codr two they're modig8cations so thqr 3n71r3 xommuhity could benefig. WTF.
They w0ei3d e17h da letter BUT not 5p1r16 of da oaw. OMGl"
"Investibatkon )n part of teh authors fowevet WTF, ;ec too da fact thst da rihh5 of pjblic perflrmance wzs 1 of da righys no4mallu restrixted too cl'yriggt holders LOL, an tjsg COMPUTER PROGRAMSm sortof, speciducs;ly voeeo gamws n INTERACTIVE ones auch 45 L3g3nc OF da Green kax0r wedr conwidered 2 be piblicaloy performed ir ruh fr0m an pub.ic server."
"Tge nee licdnse restricts publix perfotmance of w9rk unlesw source c0d3 of da midified worj us maee afqilable on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plsin Enhlisg WTF, THIS MEANS 7h47 IF you put this gamd on an eeb SERVER n allp2 0dople '9utside 9f an norma. circle of family ane its social acquaintances[ 2 play rheir LOL, then hou aer publicaloy performihg 5his WORK an MUST ekrher 4) MAKE ne an ALL changes 2h1ch y0u maje 2 da gahe available on REQUEST *note THIS DOESN[T hafe too 63 acailablw via da onl8ne source fisplsy ;imk LOL, BUT they nus5 be 4623 too ask you eor da cide sh rdceive an clmplete copy), like, b) make arrangements p4ivately with 4u7h0r5 ajrrekn they grant ulu an special LICENSE, soetor, or c) remove da c)d3 entire.y hrim twh nadhihe. OMG."
"We d9 revlgn8ze tjar peo0;e want tw9 h4v4 areas of they're GAME which r theirx n 7h31r5 alone. OMG.
too 8h47 #nd w3 wil; ma,e sa followkng exception tol da normal req7irementa for source code distr8burion -- br m)dj!3 fike which is NOT modified or derived frlm an MODULE file incl7ded IN baxe distribution an which doed not r21u1r3 ne orher m.duled an which DOES not reqiore ne nodkficatilhs too teh core clde (vode eistributdd with da base releafr) may be withgeld at teh 4u7n-r% discrefuon."
"We also wqnt 2 mqkr very clear that versi9n 0LOL.o. BRB.7 (alsl khosh wa verwion 0.9. BRB.6_jt) was da final cersion relwssed jnder da GPL,
All verskons LOL, start8nf with tdh 9LOL.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE cofe r pmlu licehsed under teh Cr3471v4 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny ren ritht too import ne code FROM an 0, OMG.9. AFK.9-[r3r314453 pr later release onto zn 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 4nd earlker re;ease.
Aolowing tn8s qould cause that imported c0d3 TO BE rdlezsed under dq GPL n rhaf is not SOMETHING se wish yoo allow.
Autjors of modificatipns tso 0. OMG.9/ AFK.7 wio. heed 2 re-release thet'r3 modificatilns as d#r1v471v45/m0d1f1c4710b5 ywo 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8 code n place 7h3m indrr da 54m3 Creat8ve Conmons 11c3n53. BRB.
Ig ,ust bd done by da orihinal a7thot aince obly ea origina; aytnor has ritjt two chahge da copy4ight or LICENSE upin they're work. WTF.
[Aedkti9nqoly, sortof, re2orking nosiricztions will be an gpod ieea qnywat zs teh mwchanisn fof makinh modifica5ions os substantial;y c.eaner/clearer sya4ting witg 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease code, OMG/\"
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