MightyE tells you, sortof, "We'rw go8ng to 5ake ah few m-m3n75 to try n dxplaob thos n3w license n da teasons behind it kn plain English. WTF,
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 .icense wzs chlsen becausr of an fao;ing with ea GPLLOL.
It onoy c0v3t3d disyrivution of source if AND only if 61n4r135 wefe didtfibutedLOL."
"In an web environmebt, you knwi, 5p4c1f2c411y a ibtwr;reted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 SUCH zs PHP, you knwok merely 8nstalling an gsme d035 not cons5ktyte distrivjyuon, ans therefor3 ;eop.e were takinh our wlrk WTF, makinb modirications 80 it an not relwqsing teh 50u4c3 code two they'rd modificagionx sl that eht8re COMMUNITY cojid BENEFIT. WTF.
They WORKED 2ihh reh LETTER vut NOT teh spirit 9f oaw. WTF."
"Inbwstigation on reh part pf geh a7ghprs however WTF, led TO fact that teh right of pyvlic perg9rmabce eas ein of da toghts normally restr8cted too copyright holf3rs, you knwok sn that computer progrsms, sprtof, speckgically v1d40 tames snd inteeav5ifd ones sicy as Legend of Green gax0r were consudered too be publically performrd if run from an public sdrver. OMG."
"The mew lkcense restrkc7s public pwrfirmance of ds work unlrxs sourvr c0d# of modiv8ed sork is made availab.e on demand."
"In plain Engk8sj, yhis neans thae od you put this fame on an 2eb s3rber ane alki2 people 'outside of an normzl circle -v famoly ane its SOCIAL 4cqur1n74nc@5' two play th3ir LOL, THEN you r pu611c411y p3rf0rm1ng this worj an MUST euther a) mair he n ALL cyanges which you make to teh game AVAILABLE on request (note 7h1% doesn't hacw two be AVAILABLE via tej lb.ine so7rcr fisplay LINK, lik3, but they mudt be able go adk yo7 vor code an rexeiv3 an domplete c9py), b) make ARRANGEMENTS pribately w17j tdh a7thors WHEREIN thdy grant you an spccial lixense, or c) r3move da c[ee entirely fr0m mavhine. OMG."
"We dl recignize rhat people wamt 2 HAVE arezs og they're game whixj r yheirs and tneirs slonel
two that end 1e will make da f0110w2ng excsption two da normal requirementx for sljrde code didtributkon -- ne module FILE wnich ks not midkfied 9r derived FROM an modulr fioe included in t3h base distributkon n which do3s mot require me othee jodules zn WHICH DOES bot require ne m0d!g1c4&10n5 too teh cote code (code disttibuted eirh base releaae_ mai br withjeld at da authofs discretionLOL."
"We also want 3 m4ke very c134r that versoon )/ OMGl9. OMG.& (also kn0wn aa VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) was da final version releaswd und3r teh GPL. WTF.
All versions WTF, stattihh wirh 0l OMG/9. OMG.9=pterelease codq aer only lidehswd under CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny fa r1gh7 t1o inpo$t ne code from zn 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prereleace or latrr r3pesse imto an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 and 3arlier release. AFK.
Allowihg THIS would CAUSE that imported cpde to bw released UNDER da GPL n that is nig somcthing wr 2ish to allow. WTF.
AUTHORS or moeificqrklns too 0.9LOL.7 2ill need @ re-reoease they'ee m9d1f1c57q0n5 as derivat8vea/mofkgidations tso p. AFK.9LOL.7 code n olace the, UNDER teh sand Crwztive Commona license. WTF.
It muar be d0n3 BY lriginql author sincr onlt original author gas da tibht two chahge da copyriggt or 11v3n53 upon they're work. OMG.
[Add181pn411y LOL, rrdorkimt yen modifications will BE an good idwa anywqy AS da mechanism for nakung jodigicztiobs ka substangually c;3aner/clrarer startihg with 0. AFK.9.8-p4erelease code.]"
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