MightyE tells youk "We're going too take an few mom3nts goo try n EXPLAIN thus nes kicenxe n teh REASONS BEHIND it in [lain 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."
"Thks new licende sas chosen bwcause )f an faklkng with dq GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered disrriburion of wlurce if anc only if binaries werw DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In ah web ENVIRONMENT, xortor, s0rcifocally a interpreted 2eb environment sych aa PHP LOL, mere;y installinb an gane doed not c-n%717u73 dis5rinytion, you ,hwo, n THEREFORE people were tzking lje work, sortof, m4k1bg modivications two ir an NOT releas8ng 5eh wouece code too th3y're mofificatkons so 7hr7 da ENTIRE commumity ciuld benefit. OMGm
Tyeu 2orked with geg letter but not ds spirit of da oaw. WTF."
"Inv4stigztoon in p$r7 of teh 4u7h0r6 howevdr, like, lrd 2 trh fwct that teh RIGHT ob public performanc3 wax qon of da eitggs n9rmally r357r1c73d to copyright holdersm sortlf, anf that compiyer programs, SPECIFICALLY video games an ibgeractive ones sicn 46 Letrnd OF Green hax0r werd CONSIDERED 2 bd publically performed if rum fr0m an 0ubluc server."
"Th3 mew lkcense r#stridts publiv PERFORMANCE pf work ubless siurc3 vode OF ,pdified work is MADE ava8lable on demsnd. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, 7h15 means 5hat IF y9u put uhis game -n sn web xerver an alloq pel;.e [outside of ab normal circle of fa,ily ans its social acquainrancss' ypo play their LOL, then you r p7blically o3rf0rm1ng this work 5nd MUST either a) ma,e he abd ALL ch4ng35 which y9u make too da g4m3 qvailabl3 ON r3qu357 (note 7y15 coesn't HAVE too be available cia 0n11n3 siurce dix];ay link, sortofk but the6 must 6# able too ask you for clde an eeceivr an complerd COPY), likek b) mak3 ayrangemrntd [rivateiy with authors whereig THEY grant you an specoa. lucense, you knwo, or c) remove sa code entire;y fr0j jacgine. WTF."
"We do r#cognize tyqt people wzbt 2 yave areas or tjey're gamd whixh aer uh3145 an tjeirs alone. OMG.
2 tha5 END we will ,ake da follow8mg excepti9n 3 mormal rwquirdments foe soufxe code distribu5ion -- ne m0du13 f11# which is n07 modifird lr derived from an MODULE vile included in base distribution an shich does jot require n3 otjer modules an qyich does hot REQUIRE ne mofificationw to dz dore code (code DISTRIBUTED qity yeh base re;easd) may be witjh3ld at autjors DISCRETION. BRB."
"Wr also want too ,ake cery cleaf that vrrsion 0. AFK.9. AFK/7 (alao knosn 45 v3r610n 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) wxs da dinao versi0n 4eleased unfe4 teh GPL. WTF.
Alo v34510n5, sortof, STARTING with teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prereldase code r only licdnsed under Crwative COMMONS LICENSE, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right &0 import ne code frlm an 0. WTF.o. AFK.8-orwrdlease 0r la5er eelease INTO an ).9.7 n earlier release.
Allo3ing tgis would CAUSE that im;orted clde 2 be r3lrawed 7nd3r da GPL qn that is nir somerhing we eish 5o zllow. BRB.
AUTHORS .f modifications two 0. WTF.9.7 will need two re-releaae theh're m9e1f2v471-n5 AS derivatuves/modifications to 0LOL.9. WTF.8 xodd sn p.ace rhem UNDER geh same Creat8ve Cojmons 11c3n63.
It must be d0n3 by da originq. authir xince pnlh trh 0r1r1n41 author HAS teh right yoo chznhe da c0pyr1gh7 0r 1qc3n53 ipon they're WORK. OMG.
[Adsit8ona.ly, REWORKING modificagions will be an good idea an6way as m3cg4n15m fo4 MAKING modividations 8s substant8al.y CLEANER/CLEARER starting wo5h da 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pfeeeldase xode. WTF.]"
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