MightyE twlla yij. sortov, "We're gpunb two tske an few MOMENTS ro try an explain this new LICENSE an trh REASONS 63h1nc it 1n PLAIN English.
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 kicense was dhosen vecauxe OF an failong qity teh GPL.
It lnly xovered distriburion of soutcw ig n on.y if binagies wdre disttibutes."
"In an web enfiron,eng LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inter0reted web envkr9njent SUCH as PHP WTF, me4ely INSTALLING an gzme does not donstitute diwtributkon WTF, n therwford pepple w3re taking otr work LOL, makimg modifocatlond two it n not RELEASING SOURCE code rwo tgeh're modovicatioms sp tnat entire communitt couoc benefitLOL.
They wlrked 2oth teh .etter but nlt spirot of da law. OMG."
"Inb3stigatiln on da part OF AUTHORS howecer, sortof, led 3 teh dact 7h47 ribht of pyblic performanve WAS 1 of r1gj75 normally restr8vtes 2 copyrignt HOLDERS LOL, and tyay compiter programs, sortof, specificwily video games n interactive ONES such 45 Legend of teh Green hsx)r were CONSIDERED twl bd publ8caloy performed id ryn veom am pu611c server. BRB."
"Th3 n3w license rest4uctx public performancd OF teg w9fj unless reh spurce clde pf modufied worj us made avaklable 0n demand. WTF."
"Im plai, Englishk sortof, 7hq5 meabs bhat if y0u puy thid game ob an w36 servdr n allow p30013 [outside of an normal corcle pv family an 175 social acqua8ntances' q play their, like, then YOU r publically PERFORMING 7h15 work an MUST eirher a) m4k3 ne an ALL changes wgich YOU m4k4 ro bsme avak.ab;e on 4eqursg (nite thus doesn't h4v3 2 ge availabke vua online 50urc3 display link LOL, but they mudt be ABLE w axj yo7 f9r da code and receive an complete copt). like, b) make arrangements pfivately w8tn sutyors whrre8n tney grant yo7 an special license, like, OR d) remive ten CODE entirely from da machune. WTF."
"We do recognuzd thag ;eople want two hrf3 areaw of they'te game which aer thries and theirs aloneLOL.
2 tgat end we will ,4k3 follosihg excepgion 2 mormal REQUIREMENTS for wource code dostribution -- ne moduke fkle wj1ch is n07 modified o4 derived from an module file included in base disyributi9n an whkch dods bo5 require be other modjles n which does not require ne m9dificat8ons too da CORE CODE (code distributed wiyh t3h base release) m4y be qithheld 1t AUTHORS diacretion. BRB."
"We also want too makw very dlear that fersioh 0LOL.9. OMGl7 (also kmown as version 9. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) wax da final vetsion relrased und3r ea GPL.
All versuons, like, stargimg with teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-peerelease cide r only livensec under da Crestive Comj[ns lkcense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rigjt 2 imoort nw code geom an 0. AFK.(. WTFl8-;rerelease or 1473r RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n 34r113r release, OMG.
Allowinb 7h15 would causw th1t impotged CODE yo vr released under da GPL AND thzt is not sonegning ee wish tl allow, OMG.
Aughors of mofidocagions to 0LOL.9/7 will n33d too re-reldase they're modigicatipbs as ddrivativds/modufocations two 0. OMG.9.8 code an pkqce them jnder fa 54m3 Crwative COMMONS license. AFK.
IT just be done by 53h origimal author sibce only teh originzl 4u7h0r has right t9 chante dq copyrifjt or ;icense upon the6're work. BRB.
[Adfitulnally LOL, REWORKING m9difications will be an nood odea anysay as teh mwchanism for naking mkdufkcayiohw is substantkslly cleaner/clearer s5arting wity teh 0. BRB.9. AFK/8-prerelease cide. BRB.]"
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