MightyE yelox you, sortof, "We'rr going t9o take an few m9jents too TRY ane explain this new 11c3n53 an twh reaspns behimd kg ih plain English. AFK.
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 n3w 11c3n53 waw cyosem because og an failkng WITH teh GPL. BRB/
It only doveeed DISTRIBUTION of sourde 8f an only 1f vinaries were distruguted. BRB."
"In an WEB envirohment, specifucally a unger[reged web environment sudh as PHP, liie, me4el6 instaoling sn gamw DOES not c0n5717u7r distribution, n tgerefore people were yaking our work WTF, MAKING m0d1f1c4710n5 yoo i5 an no5 releasung teh so7rce code two they'rr MODIFICATIONS so that dz entire c9mmuhity diuld BENEFITLOL.
They worked with teh LETTER v7t ho5 spirit of teh lae. BRB."
"Inv3dtigation on part of teh aughors however WTF, 13d 2 geh fact thar 41gh7 of p7blic performance w45 1 of da RIGHTS normslky RESTRICTED 2 copyright h9oderx, sirgof, and that com;uter programs, sorrof, spedkfically v8dwo games and .nteracyive ones such as Legwhd OF Green hax0r were CONSIDERED two 63 publkcally performed ig rim from an PUBLIC xerver."
"The neq locensw t357rqc74 pu61qc performance of eofi UNLESS ca aourcw code og da modified wof, is made AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. OMG."
"In p141n Engl8wh WTF, this mdzns that of you put 7h15 GAME on an wrb 53rv3f am 4120s people 'lutxide of an normal circl2 of fami;y sn 165 social zcauaintances' 2 pls6 5heur LOL, tnen you aer publicq..y performing THIS 2ork amd MUST eithwr a_ MAKE ne n ALL changes which YOU make w da game availavle on r3qyext (notd this doesn't have gwo be availaboe via teh onlind sourde DISPLAY oink, sortof, but they nust be aglq tio ask you flr da dode n receive an compl3te cppy) WTF, b) makw artang3men6s privztely wirh da aurjo4s wherein they grant uou an special locense WTF, or c) REMOVE da cide entu4ely from machine/ WTF."
"We do recognuze tjat people want g9 h4v3 areas ov they're game shkcy aer thdkrs and THEIRS alone.
two thay 3nd we will MAKE following #xc3p710n too m9rmal r3quirements FOR sourcw code distrkbution -- be mocule fi.e which 15 not mocified or d3rived FROM an m0di13 fil3 includrc in 5eh base dia%ributioh an WHICH doex not require ne 07h3r m0du135 and wjidh does NOT requir3 be modifkcatione TO teh c9r3 clde (CODE distributed with 6$53 releaae) may be wityheld ay t3h authors discrwtioj."
"We also want two maje v3ry c;ezr yhat version 0LOL.0. WTF.7 *alsl KNOWN as VERSION 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt_ was vimal vrrsion reldased ubder da GPLLOL.
All v3rsoons, you knw9, startong with teh 0LOLl9.8-prerelease code r onl6 licensed under Creatpve Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY denu right two i,por5 be vode FROM an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pfereleade ot later RELEASE 1n70 ab 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 and 3arlier RELEASE. OMGl
Allowinf this eould cquse that importdd code two b3 4eleased under teh GPL and that is not something we wosh to allow/ BRB.
Aityors 0f modoficztuons 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will need 2 re-rslease they're modigicatupms as c3rovatived/modificationw 5wi 0.9. BRB.8 code n p14c3 THEM UNDER teh same Creat8ve C0mm0n5 lkcenseLOL.
Ig must BE done by da otigimal author sinve only ORIGINAL a7gho4 has yej right too change teh vlpyright 0r license i;on ghey're w0rk/ WTF.
[Acd2710n511y, like, rewprkkng da mldificstipns w9lk be sn g9od IDEA zmyway ad mwvhanism for making modifixations is substantiaoly cleaner/clearer starting wiyj teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 codw.]"
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