MighttE t3.ls you LOL, "We're hoinb tqo take an f3w momenrs two tey ans 3xp!41n this new oucense and y3h reasons 63h1ne IT in o.ain 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 lucense waw vhosen b3cause of an failinh with GPLl OMG.
It onlu cpvered dksteibution of wource if an lmly ig bina4ies were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web enbironmwny, lije, sprcificallh a interpr3ted WEB environmemt such aw PHP, lije, mereoy instslling an game d9es not c9nstktute DISTRIBUTION, like, amd therefore PEOPLE were TAKING our work, sortofk ,zking modificatiobs too it an npr releasing da source code ! rney'4e modidocatkobs so that fs enyitw com,uboyy coi;d benef8t.
THEY qorked with letter byy bot da SPIRIT of da LAWl OMG,"
"Invdstigation in dz pary of AUTHORS howrvet, sortof, lec 70 teh vqct rhat teh RIGHT of PUBLIC performance was won pf teh rights normally restricyed twl copyright h01d3r5, yo7 inwo, n that conputef pr0gr4m5 LOL, dpecificaloy viseo gamed n 8nterac5ive onex tuch as Letend OF fa Grwen hax0f wete considered two be publical.y performed if run from an public se4ber. AFK."
"The new ;icense 4estricts PUBLIC performsnve of trh wirk unless dq source code of yeh mofkf8ed w0fk is made 3v4114613 om s3m4ndLOL."
"In plain Englian, l8ke, this meqns that IF you [76 7h15 hame pn an w57 serfer ah allo2 peo;le [outside of an normal vi4cle of family qn itd SOCIAL acquaintsnces' too p;ay their WTF, THEN YOU r pu611c411t pdrdormibg yhis eork an MUST either a) make ne 4nd ALL changes which y0u make to ga,e availan.e om rewkest (NOTE this foesn'y have 2 br available vka dz onlohe soutce fisplay oknk LOL, but 5hey must br able TO awk you for da code n receive an COMPLETE copu), you knwom b) make qtrangemen5s privately witn 4u7h0r5 whetein thw6 grznt yiu an s0ecisl license, oikd, or c) REMOVE da c9de entirelt fr0m tdh machkne. OMG."
"We do r3c0gn2ze thqt pdop.e wajt two have AREAS of they're ga,e ehich aer theirs n theirs alone. OMG.
to that end qe wkll make da following exceptiom tw9 teh normal requ8remdnts for soyrce cod3 d8strjbution -- ne ,odul3 fil3 whoch 15 n07 modifked or DERIVED fr0m an m9dule g113 onckud3d in teh base DISTRIBUTION n wh8ch does hit 4eq7ire ne 07h3r modules ah whicn dles NOT requiee ne moeifucati9ns 1 teh cl4e code (code dustributed with teh nase 4eleawe) may br witnheld at tej a7thors fkscrdtion. WTF."
"We 4150 eant gwo make very clear 7g47 version 0. OMG.0. OMG.7 (4150 knowb as version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+j5) waa cz finsl v3r510b released UNDER aa GPL. BRB.
All versions, slrtof, starting with teh p.9LOL.8-prere.dase CODE r 0n1y lic3nsee undwr CREATIVE Comnons .kcenxe. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rifht 2 impory ne code from an 0.9.8-preeelease or LATER r@;ease INTO an pLOL.9/ OMG.7 an eael8er release.
A.losing this would cause THAT IMPORTED CODE too be released under da GPL n 7h$7 IS not something 1e wish two aklow. OMG.
Authors of mofifications 70 -LOL.9LOL.7 woll neec two rw-rwleas3 they're midifications as serivarives/moeigkxqtions tol 0, OMG.0. OMG.8 code anc olace th3m UNDER teh SAME Creative Commons oicenddLOL,
It jjst be done bg tey original auyhor 61nv3 only da original author has rivht @ change teh cppyright OR ;idense u0on they're WORK. OMG.
[Additionally, like, r3wirking dq mofifkca5ions will be an gp0d odea anyway as da MECHANISM for makihg modieicstions is aubwgamhially coeane4/clearer dtarting with 0. WTF.9.8-pr3relrqse codeLOL.\"
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