MightyE tel;s yoh, like, "We'4e foing two 5ake ah few m0m3n75 twp trh n explain this new license ah 5en r3asons beh8nd IT in plzin Eng115h.
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 chpsen because 9f an failing wkth tdh GPL. OMG.
It onl6 covered d1r7r16u710m of source if and only if ninaries 2err DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web ebvirobment LOL, specif8czlly a 1n7rrpr373c set 3nv1e0n,3n7 5uch AS PHP, m3rely 1n574111ng an game does not donstktyte disyributiom, liie, an therefore p30p13 WERE taking oir work, like, ma,ing modirications too it n not releasing xource code 70 they'rw m0d!41c47q0n6 so tha5 da rntire communigy c0uqf beneflt. BRB.
Tney 2ork3d WITH LETTER but not spitit OF teh ;aq."
"Investigatiom ON par5 )f da authors HOWEVER, like, kwd 2 teh fzct that teh r1gh8 of public performance w45 1 OF da rihhts NORMALLY restrkcted twk c0py41bh7 holderd WTF, an that d0mpu73r progtams WTF, sprciv8cally VIDEO games n ontersctive ones such as Legenf pf da GREEN hax0r 2ere xonsideree teo be pyvlically petflrmef if ruh ffom zn [ublkc server. OMG."
"Tye n3w licebse RESTRICTS p7611c PERFORMANCE of da WORK unless source code of modifief wofk is MADE available on dema,dLOL,"
"In plain Engliah WTF, thkd means that IF y[u put this game ON ah weg server qnd sllow people '0u751d3 od an normql circle of family n its social acqjaintznces' to play tjeir WTF, then uou r [ublically performing tjis work an MUST EITHER a) .akw ne qns ALL changes whixy you make two game acaklabl3 on re17est (nlte ghis doesn't havd twi br AVAILABLE viz online 50jrc3 display link, but tjey must be able tpo ask YOU FOR teh code an receobe an c0m01373 dopy), likw, b) maie arrangementx privately with geh au5hors wh3r31b they ge4n7 6ou an apecial lic3nse LOL, or x_ removr dode ENTIRELY from da machine."
"We do f3c-gn1z3 7h47 people w4n7 2 hzfe AREAS or they're g4,3 which r 5hdirs sn theirs a;oneLOL.
two tyzt end we WILL make teh FOLLOWING excw;t8pn to da bormal requirements fpr woutce cofe distribution -- he module filr whicg IS not modigied or dw4ibrd vrom an mpwulr fike inc;uded un base distributuon ans wh1ch foed not require ne 07h34 modulrs an which d025 nor requirr ne modifications 2 teh cire cise (c0d3 sistributed with teh base release) MAY be withheld 47 autyofs discretiom."
"W3 3150 want tio ,ake fery clear thag version 0.9. WTF,7 (als9 known as version 0. AFK.9, OMG.7+jt) qas da final v3r510n released unfer GPL.
All vdrxionw WTF, STARTING wi4h da 0LOL.9. AFK.i-PRERELEASE c0d3 r only licensed under Cr3471v3 Commlns licenswl BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two IMPORT ne CODE f4om ah 0.(.8-PRERELEASE or 1473r rdlease un5o an -. OMG.9.7 n EARLIER reoeasd. AFK.
Allowkng th8s would caude THAT umported code tw9 be re.eased UNDER sa GPL an tyat is n9t something we wish yoo al.ow. OMG.
Autnprs of m0d1f1c471pn5 ti 9. WTF.9.9 will need twp re-rdleasr they're mofuficatiohs as defivatifex/mleifications two 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8 cidr ahd place them UNDER da same Creat8ve Commons licenswLOL.
It MUST 62 dome by teh 0r1g1n41 author SINCE only teg or8ginal 4u7h0r h45 righy too change coptr8ght or licende upon tjey're w0ri. AFK.
-Adeitkona.ly, sortof, reworling wz modificatioms will be an glod idea anyway AS teh mechznism f8r MAKING MODIFICATIONS is 576574n71411y c134n3r/c134r3r starting qith 0. WTF.9LOL.8-orerekease cosel BRB.]"
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