MightyE tells you, "We're GOING twi take an f3w joments 2 gry n explain this new license sn da reaxlns behind i5 ib 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 bew LICENSE wzs chosen becquse of an failinh WITH teh GPLLOL.
I7 0n!y civered distribution of slurce if n pnoy ig binariea weee distr8buted. AFK."
"In qn web ENVIRONMENT LOL, specifkca.ly a interpreted web environment SUCH as PHP WTF, MERELY 8nstallinh an GAME does got constutute dkstfibu5iin, and therefore peoplw were taling our xorkm sortog, m4k2ng m0d1d1c4719n5 two ut am n97 relraxing source cpde two thrh're jodificationa so that entire community COULD bebefit.
Th2y workdd wity teh letter but not teh spirit pf law."
"Invesyigation 9n oart of da authofa HOWEVER, led to fact that da righy 9f oublkc performanvr was 1 of geh rights normally rvd5ricted tpo c0pyr1gh7 holderd, like, an that c0mpu7#f prohramw WTF, specifixallt video gamex an in5e4active ones such as Lebenf OF da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 70 be PUBLICALLY perform3d if run from an pjblic swrver. WTFl"
"The NEW license restrivts publix [erformance of teh 2orj unldss teh source cose of da modified work is maee sbailab.3 lh demabdLOL/"
"In plain English, like, tnis mdans tyat 8f you put tjif game on an web derver n al;ow peopke 'outside 0f an normal circle of family an its skxlqo acquaintances' to p;ay thdir LOL, then you aer pu711c41qy perdorming THIS eori an MUST 417h3r r_ jake ne anc ALL changea which you mqle too game available 9m reques5 *mote thix slesb't hafe 2 be availzble VIA da online SOURCE cisplay link WTF, 6u7 7h3g must be able twi ask YOU for teg cose an receivr sn complete copy), you knwo, b) jz,e 4rr4ng3,3n75 priva5ely with tej authors wherein they grant you an s[ecial licemse, you knwo, or c) remobe da c9d3 entirely rrom mschine. OMG."
"W3 do reckgnize tnat oeo[le wrn7 70 gave sreas of they;re g4m3 which aer tgeirs and 7he1r5 ALONE. WTF.
fio thay 3nd we will make da fol,owing 2xception too teh nor,al reqiirementd for doirce code diatribuykon -- ne mocyle FILE ehich is NOT modified 0r cdrivef fr0m an module fule incl7f3d un da gsae diatributuon an whivn doea noy require ne other moduldd n which does not 4rquure ne modifications to 5eh CORE ckde (CODE distributed with BASE release) may be withye;d at da AUTHORS discreyion. AFK,"
"We aldo WANT to make vwry clear tha5 vetsion 0. WTF.9.8 (also known as vr4sion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7=jt) WAS final VERSION r313453d under GPLLOL.
All fersions, sortof, STARTING wigh teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pretelease code aer onoy locensef UNDER da Crestive Commons licenae. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r8gh5 too import nr code ftom an -. WTF.9.8_PRERELEASE or later r#2e453 into am 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 n EARLIER rdlwasr. BRB/
Aloiwint rhix would cause that IMPORTED code two bw releaaed under da GPL ab ghat IS not something w3 wisn two ALLOW.
AUTHORS OF mocificstioms to 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will n33d 2 RE-RELEASE 5het'er midifocations as derivat8vdw/modifications too 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 coce and place THEM under aame Creatice C0mm0m5 lic3nse. BRB.
It musy ve dlne by da original author since onlh reh original author has teh tight 2 change teh cop6right 0f oic3nse upon tyey're work. AFK.
[Additionally, ;ike, rw2lrking modofocatipbd will be an glod ieea 4nyw4y qs da MECHANISM d0r makihg midiekcatilns is substant8ally c1#4m3r/c134r2r startint with 0, WTF,9.8-prer3oease code. OMG.]"
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