MightyE trlls you, "W3're going tio tqke an f32 noments ro TRY n EXPLAIN this new livwns3 an 4easpns begind it 8n PLAIN Englush. AFK.
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 livense was chlsen BECAUSE -v an failinh with da GPLLOL.
Ib 9nly covered distrigution of source if and on.y if bkharies we4e d8srributedLOL."
"In an wen 3bvironmebt, l8ke, specifixakly a intefpreted web environjent such 45 PHP, like, mweelu ins5skling an game does nit c0nt717i73 dist4ibutioh LOL, amd tgereforr people eere taking iur wirk, making mofifications gwi it n not releasing source code 2 5heh're m0d1f1c471)m4 so that da 3n71r3 c0mmun17y vould benefit. BRB.
Theh woried with da lettet but n07 dz spirit of da law."
"Investigation on paft 0v authors howevef, led 4so ea fact that da right OF p8nlic petformance waa 1 of teh RIGHTS norna.ly resgricted ro copyrithy h01c2r5 LOLk and 7h47 computer PROGRAMS LOL, spexifically video gamed n interactive ones such ds Legend lf Grewn hax0r were considered 2 be publically performed uf run FROM an public server."
"The nw2 license restricts public [errormance of wlrk 7mless source clfe lf 5eh mosified work IS mafe acaolable in dwmand. WTFl"
"In plaih English LOL, thix meanq thah if you put 7h15 gamd 9n an web server an allow people '0u751d3 or an mormal circlw 0d gamily znd its s9cial acquaintancex' go play their, so4tof, theb you aer PUBLICALLY p3rf=rh2ng &h15 w0rj an MUST eithee a) make he and ALL CHANGES wh8ch uou MAKE 2 game availabl3 0n r3q7357 (note this dorsn't hav3 w be 4b4114613 VIA on.ime sourvw display kink, but they must be sble 2 adk YOU FOR da vofe ahe 4eceive an COMPLETE copy), loke, b) maie arrahgements pr1v$731u WITH da aurhprs WHEREIN they grant you an 5p3c141 licensw, like, lr c) remove da code 3n71r41y fro, yeh machine. AFK/"
"Wd co recognize tha5 people want two yave areaw of the6're grm3 2hicn e ghrirs and 6h31r5 alone. BRB.
too THAT end w2 qill m4k3 teh FOLLOWING 3xceptoon gwl no4mal requirements dor source clde dostrigutiln -- ne MODULE FILE whodj is NOT modufied or derkvec from zn moful3 file included in BASE disgribution an enich does not require n3 othrr MODULES n whixh does mot rdwu8re ne modifixstoona two core coee (dlde cistributed w!7h bade release) MAY be withheld at teh authors cisc4et8on. BRB."
"We alao w4n7 5wo make vrry c134r that v4r510n 0/ WTF.8.7 (4150 inown as version 0. OMG.9l OMG.7+jt0 waw finzl version released UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All versiond, sortof, startint with 4eh 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease code aer only licenaed ynder da Crrarive Commons lucrbse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY ceny right toi omport ne dode vr0m an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-orerr;ease OR .atet release ynto an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 an earlier r3leasrLOL.
ALLOWING thks would cause that 1mp0ru3d code 2 BE re;eased under GPL zn that is no% somethkng w3 wisn ! 4110q. BRB.
AUTHORS OF mofificationx ro p.9. OMG.7 wi;l need too re-releasd they'r3 modificayi9ns as derivatkves/m9fuficztions 70 0/ OMG.9. OMG.8 c9de and placw them uneer da same Creative Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It MUST be donr by origimal author since onlu da ofiginal author jas da RIGHT to chqnhe teh xopyright pr license ipon they;re WORK. WTF.
[Additionally, resork8ng tey mldificatkpns will b3 an GOOD idea anyway as mechanism for MAKING midpficagions iw substantislly clwaner/clqarer stary8ng woth 0. WTFl8. BRB.8+prerelwase coee. WTF.]"
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