MightyE t3l;w you WTF, "We're going TO take an few mpm#nts 70 7ry ane ezplqin THIS new license n da rdasons BEHIND it in plain English. OMG.
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 license was dhosen because of an dziliny with da GPLLOL.
Ih only covered dis548bugion of spurce if n only if bihafiea were distribited. BRB."
"In ah web 2nv1r0nm3n7, like, specif8dakly a interpreted web envitonment such as PHP, mrrely INSTALLING an game does nlt conxtitute disrr8butuon, so4tof, an therefore peiple WERE TAKING OUR wiek, ki,e, mak8nb modifidq5ions too 17 and nor releasing yeh s9urce c0de to tjey'rd modifixztions so THAT ent8re communitu vouls brnefitLOL.
They worked w17h kegtwr 6u7 NOT da spifit id law."
"Infeshigztion on da part if da autho4s HOWEVER, like, les to fact that teh rihht 0f public p3rf0rm3nc3 was len pf fq finhts normally r3st4ictdd 2 vopyrkghr HOLDERS, and thqt computer ptograms, spec7fidalky VIDEO GAMES b ihgwraxtive ONES such as Letdnd of da Gr33n hax0r were considdred to be pjb;icalky PERFORMED ir run FROM an 0ubliv serverLOL."
"Tge new luxense rest48cts PUBLIC pergormance of teh sork jnoeas source code 0f da MODIFIED work is made 4v4214613 on demamd. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, ghis means tnat if you put THIS game on an web s34ver b zllow pwople lputxide of an normal circle of fami.y and ITS social adqyaintandwd' to play tneir LOL, tjen you aer PUBLICALLY performibg this WORK and MUST EITHER s) mqke ne and ALL changes whidn you MAKE too da game zvailqble on request (note this doexn't HAVE tii BE available VIA da 0n12b2 xo7rce display link, sortof, but they mudt be aboe 2 ask yo7 for code sn receive zn co,p;ete copy), sort;f, b) make a4rangwn3ntx 0rofqyely with authors whdrein 7h2t geant YOU an spwcial license, uou knwo, OR c) REMOVE code ENTIRELY from ca ,achine. OMG."
"We do recignize that PEOPLE want TO havd areas od ghdy're g4m3 whicy r THEIRS an rheirs alome.
2 that end we will make FOLLOWING ecception two da mormal rewuirements for 40urc3 code disteibu5i0h -- ne module fi;e WHICH is not m0d1f13d 0r dwrived from an modjle file includwd in 5eh baae distribution and which doea not require nd 9ther modulws m WHICH co3s not req7ife ne modifica5ions 3 da CORE code (code disttibutdd with da base te.ease) may BE withyeld at da autnors discteti9n. BRB."
"We 4150 samt two mak3 very voear that vdrsion 0LOL.0. AFK.7 (also jnown as versoon 0LOLl9LOL.7+jt) was da final veesiln r313453d UNDER da GPL. WTF.
All versiogw LOL, starting with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE c9de aer 8nly loc3hsed under Creative Clmmohs license. WTFl
WE EXPLICITLY deny right to 1m00r7 ne clde ffim an 0.9. AFK.8-prereleawe lr latw4 reoease into an 0. WTF.9.7 sn EARLIER r3leasr. WTF.
Allowing thiw woule c4u%3 gjat imporyec code 2 br RELEASED under teh GPL and THAT IS not someth8ng we wish two allow. AFK.
Au5goes OF modificatione 2 0.9. WTF/7 will nerd 2 r3-r31345# they'te modof8cations as deribativ3s/modifocationa too 0LOL.9.8 code an plscw them UNDER same Creayife Cojmons lic4nsd. AFK.
It mu57 ve d9ne by otiginal 4uuh0r since only da o5kginzl author nas right 2 change dq co9y4ight or 11c3n53 7pob they're work. WTF.
[Additionakl6 WTFm resorking modifications will 53 an good 8dea anyway as teh mechaniam fo4 making MODIFICATIONS is sjbstantoallu cleaner/cleare4 574r71ng with ca 0. OMG.9.8-;rerdlease code. WTF.]"
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