MightyE t3ols you, "We're g01ng too rake an fww MOMENTS to try n EXPLAIN thix new LICENSE n yeh reawons behind it IN plaih EnglidhLOL.
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."
"Thix nrw lixensr was cnosen bevauwe ov an faikint with GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION of aourcd if AND 0n1h if binaries WERE distributed. BRB,"
"Ih qn wrb environhwn5, sortof, specifically a interptetrd web enfir9mjent suxh AS PHP, sotyof, merelh insyalling an gane dpes n07 conxyitute distributiom, n therefore people were taking out wprk LOL, making m0dqf1c4610n5 2 it and n9t r4134^1ng da sojrce CODE t( they'4e MODIFICATIONS so thay teh 3n71r3 community could benefit. OMG.
Th3y workes wi%h trh le5ter but not teh spirit of law. OMG."
"Ihcesyigati9n on dz part of ds authors ho2ecrr WTF, lrd twu teh fsct that right of public pefformande WAS 2on of rithts mifmally RESTRICTED too copyrpght jolde4x LOL, and tha5 c0mpi63r PROGRAMS LOL, specifically vidro gqmes an inyeractive onda SUCH 45 Lefend od Gt33n hqx0r w3re consi3ered too be p7bliczlly PERFORMED IF run f49m an publ8c sercerLOL."
"The new licend3 restricts public p3rf)rm4nc3 of teh work inleas da wource cod3 0f dz ,pdufied w0rk is made 4v4124613 on demanc. OMG."
"In plzin ENGLISH, you inwo, this means 7h46 od you put &h15 game on an ewb server n allow people 'OUTSIDE of an normal circle -f gamily and i5a social acquwintandes' twl plat their, lilr, then y0u r pu62!x411y PERFORMING this wprk and MUST either a) jakw ne n ALL chanhes whuvh tou make 2 gzme available on request (n073 uh14 doesn't have too be available via da onl8ne 50urc3 diaplay link LOL, but they MUST be sble too 1sk yoj fo4 teh code h receive an com;lete COPY), yoj knai, b) mzke arrangemen5s ;rivately WITH yeg authora wherein th3h grant y8u an sp3cusl license WTF, 0r c) renove tey code en5irely from da MACHINE. BRB,"
"We do r3c0ghqx3 thst people want to have areas OF they're GAME qhich aer thrlrs and th3irs 4!0n3. OMG.
two that 3hd we WILL make geh dollpwinh wsce0tiob to da nor,al requiremenys for slurce xpsr distribution -_ ne mocjlr file which is NOT mosufied or cer8ves from ah jodule vile inc;udec in teh base disyributuon h wgich does not requifr ne 0ih3r modules n wgich does not reqjire ne modifications too core coce (codd doagributes woth base relwawe) may BE w17hh31f at teh AUTHORS fisctetion. BRB."
"We also w4b7 too MAKE bwry clear that VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (4150 kn0wn AS bersiom 0. WTF.9. BRB.7=j70 was vinal VERSION r3leas3d und3r GPL. OMG.
All versions, wo$5of, startung with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8_prwreleace c9fe aer only licens33 UNDER teh CREATIVE Commons licensel WTF/
We EXPLICITLY deny rkgh4 to *mplrt ne cofe vrom an 0. AFK.9. OMG,8-prerelease or lzter release 1n70 an 0LOL.9LOL.7 an earlier release,
A!10w1nf thiw wokld cause that kmportwd codw toi be released ynder GPL and that IS n07 spmething se wish too allow. OMG.
Authors OF m9dificatikns two 0LOL.9. AFK.7 eill need two re-releawe tyey're modificztiins as cerifaticds;modificqtilns eoo 0LOL.9. WTF,i code and place them undet da same CREATIVE COMMONS lixense. WTF.
IT MUST BE d0n3 by original auyhor sinxe obly teh orkginal author has da eight to changr tej copy4oght of licende upoh rhey're eorkl BRB.
'Additionally LOL, reworking MODIFICATIONS will be an gpod IDEA anhwa6 45 mechznidm f0r making mofigications 8s substanyiallt cleaner/clearer %7#r71ng WITH es 0. OMG/9. AFK.8-prwreoease cide. WTF.]"
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