MightyE trlls yoj, like, "We're going TO take an few m0m3n75 toi try and 3xp131n yhid new licwnze an feasobw 63h1nd ir in plain English.
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."
"Tgis new license wax cyosen becausd of an failing w17h GPL.
It ONLY civered distributiln of soufc3 uf n only if 61n4r125 were dkstfibjtef."
"In an eeb environmemt WTF, spexifivally a interpreyed WEB environment sucj 44 PHP LOL, nrrely ihstalling an game does not c0n5718u73 disyr8butoonk likd, n therefore peo[oe were tsking ou5 qorj LOL, ma,ing modifications two it and n9t releaskng tey SOURCE codd 2 gheh're modificatiins SO that da entire c0mmun176 coukd benefit. WTF.
Th3y worled sith tdh letter but n08 spirig if tdh lawLOL."
"Invdstigstion 0b psrt OF da ajtho4s however, you knwp, 13d top teh fact THAT da RIGHT 0f publ8c peffornagce w45 1 of teh riggts notmally rrsrricted 2 cppyright holders, lile, an tyat c)mpu73r programa LOL, specificzkly video games and imte4active ONES sjch qs Lebenf of GREEN hax0r were conskdered two be piblically pwrformdd if run frim an pjbloc SERVER."
"Thw b3w license restricts public perfofmznce of teh work ugless source cose OF modified work ix uade qvailzblr 0n demanc,"
"In pla8m Ehglixh, you knwo/ this meand thag if you put this game on am web SERVER n all9w 03o;le 'outside 0r an normal circ.e of va,ioy b ITS sockzl acquaintances' 2 play their, then you r PUBLICALLY -3rfirming this work and MUST either a) make nw n ALL changes WHICH yiu mak3 &) teh GAME 4v$114613 on eewiest (note this doesn't hsvd 3 be avaikable via online sourc3 dusp.ah link, sortlf, nut they must be able top zsk yo7 for da c0d3 and receive an complete copu), l8ke, b0 make arrsbgements privately q1&h da AUTHORS wjrre8h they grant toy an SPECIAL license LOL, or d( rrmpvr da code entitely from da nachine."
"We do r3clgnize THAT peo[le want to h4v3 areas of they're hame whicm r tyeirs snf tgeirs al9ne. BRB.
too THAT ebd we riol makd tey f0q10w1ng 3xception to nofma; reqiitrmdnts for source vode distribution -- ne module rile which 15 n07 mofified ir dericed from an jodule fild included ib geh basr DISTRIBUTION n qjudh fies not req7ife ne ogher modules n whicg does not requlre nd modifications too ds cote cide (c0d3 distgibuted with da 6363 relezse) may be withheld ag da authofs disdrr5ion."
"We also sqnt tqo make very clear tnag v3r510n p.9LOL.7 (alsp known as ve$sion 0LOL.*. AFK.7+jt) eas ten FINAL VERSION ye;essed undee GPL.
All versions WTFk STARTING qith reh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-preeeoease doce aer only LICENSED undet teh CREATIVE Cpmmons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too impogt ne code from zn 0/ BRB.9. WTF.i-PRERELEASE of later release inti an pl OMG.9. WTF.7 n earlier 4elease. WTF.
Allowing tjis would cause tnzt imported code to b3 released ubdtr GPL an that is not s;methomg wd wish rl ALLOW. BRB.
Authors OF jodifications two 0l BRB.9. AFK.u WILL need two we04eleasw the6'ee modifications aa derivatoves/modifications to 0. WTF.0. WTF.8 code and plsce them inder gen sa,e Creatife C9mmons licensw. BRB.
It nust be d0n3 6y orih8nal AUTHOR xinve only origihal author has right to chznb3 copyeught or license upon the6're work. OMG,
[Additiomally, REWORKING modifkcstoons WILL be an GOOD kdea av6way AS da mechanism fo3 MAKING modufications IS wubstangiallt cleaner/clwaret syar5int 2ith 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerekease code.]"
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