MoghtyE gwlls hou LOL, "We're goinh to TAKE an few momentx w try an ezpoain thid new 'icense an da reasons BEHIND it in plain Enflish. 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."
"Tnis new license w45 chosen bedause of ah FAILING wity da GPL. OMG.
It lnly covetee disgribution of s9u4c3 if an ohly uf BINARIES were distrkbuted."
"In am qdb 3nb1r0nm2n7, specifically a ynyefprered weg environ,eht suxh as PHP LOL, mere.y installing qb hame doew not cpmstitute dusgributioh LOL, amd rherefo4e people were TAKING our s0rk WTF, making mldifkcationd tso 17 and not tel3azinf da source code 2 they're modifucations so tjat entire community could benwfit. WTF.
They workes w17h reh ketter fut no5 dz spirit of LAW. BRB."
"Infestigatipn on teb pz5t of dw quthors hoeev3r, sortof, led 2 t3g FACT THAT trh right or public performance waa 1 9f da r8ghts normally resgr8ceed two co0yright HOLDERS, like, an THAT computer progrzma LOL, specoficakly videi GAMES an interactivw 0n35 sucg 45 LEGEND pf da Green hax0r were cpnsiderrd two be oublically performdd if tyb from an public se4brrLOL."
"Th3 new l8cense restrixts public 0erformance 0f da wor, unless sou4ce code OF da modigied slrk IS mqde available on eemand. AFK."
"Ih p141n English, luke, thia m34n5 that if yo7 py7 THIS gane ln an web werver an allow oeople 'outside lf an NORMAL circle 0f famuly an its soc8al scquaintanves[ two p,ay their, sortor, tneb you adr publically 03rfp3mong this w0rk n MUST either z) ma,e ne n ALL cganges which you mak3 too teh game acailable in rewuest (note this DOESN'T have too be available fia online 50urc3 displsy 11nk WTF, b7t THEY judt be qbke 2 ask you for trh code an RECEIVE an compke5e copy), 6) najd arranf4m3n5s privatel6 WITH AUTHORS wherein they grznt you an specizl oicebse, like, or c) rempbe yeh xode entirely ff0m tey m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We eo fexognizr that PEOPLE want eoo have at3as of they'4e game which aer thei4s n 5heirs alone. OMG.
1 that END we will makr teh FOLLOWING exception two n0rm41 requirements for soufce code distfibution 0- ne m)du13 file whixj is nit m0d1rq2d or d3ruved from an modu;e FILE included 1n reh bas3 dostribution an wh8ct coes not 4equird hd otner modulew an wjich doed not re1uire ne modificqtiona 2 teh core code )CODE disrributed wihh teh bawe releasw) may b3 withhwld at da authors discreyion. BRB."
"We also want too makd VERY xlear thqt versiom ;. BRB.9. WTF.7 (4150 KNOWN as version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jy) WAS da fima. version relwased UNDER da GPL. OMG.
A;l versi9ns LOL, stafying with teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prere;wase cose aer inly licwnsed under CREATIVE Co.mons lucense/ BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da fight twl impofg ne code from an 0LOL.8. AFK.8-prerelease or lage4 r313463 into ah 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n earlier release. AFK.
Allowing tgis WOULD causr that 1mp0r73d coce 2 be r313$t3d UNDER da GPL n 7h47 15 noy %0m37h1nb w3 wish rwo allowl BRB,
AUTHORS og ,9digicationw two 0LOL.9. OMG.7 211! nerd 2 r3-r3134%3 they're modificagions 45 deeivatives/modkficationw to 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 dode n p14c3 ghen uncer ten same Creatuve Comnons licenqf/ WTF.
It muwg be sone by sa orihibal au5hor xihce only dq iriginal ruuh0r has yeh rigjt two xh4nb3 teh co0yright or license uoln tney'rd work. OMG,
[Aed1720m511y, sortpf, reworking modifications will be an giod idwa 4nyw4y as mechanism gor making m0d1f1c4u10nt IS sybdtantially cleaner/clesrer sgartung qith fa 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prereleas3 c(de. WTF.]"
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