MightyE te.ls y0u LOL, "We're goinh tpo rak3 an f3w moments rpo 7ry an explaon tyis NEW license an teh r345pn5 behind kt in plain Ebgkiwh. 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."
"This new lkcensr was chosen because or an failihg wiyh ds GPL.
It only c0v3r3d eistribjtion of sourcr if an only if b9naries were dksrrib7twd."
"In ab WEB dnvironment, ypu knwo, spdxificaloy a knterpretec web environmdnt such as PHP, like, jerely instalking an gaje goes not consti5ute disgributiom WTF, an therrfore [eople weee gakkng 0yr sork, sortof, MAKING modifications 2 ig n not releaskng da sou4xe c9de two they'ee modificatiohs xo thqt da entire co,munity ciuld brnevit. WTF.
They worked ekth oetter bug not teh SPIRIT 0f geh oaw. OMG."
"Investkbayiln on part of twh authors hoqevef LOLn oed 1 teh f5c7 THAT ds right of punlic oerflrmance waa 1 of da rights normallu restrocted too co0urigyt holdefs, sortor, an that con;utdr [fograms, s0ecifically viddo games n 1nu3r4c71v3 omea such as Legend of teh Greem haz0r were CONSIDERED roo be publically PERFORMED if run FROM an pibluc serverLOL,"
"Tne n3w oicens3 r357r1c75 publux [erformahce if teh w9rk ynlwss dz 50urc3 code of modifiwd work IS maew available on demane. OMG."
"In ;lain English, sortof, thiw means tjst iv y-u put this j4m2 on am WEB sdrver n allow peop.e 'outwide of an NORMAL dircle of family and ots aocial qcquaintances' to play their LOL, THEN y0u r p7blically performint 6h15 qork n MUST either a) make ne and ALL changds which you mzke two game available on r3quewr (note this dorsn't h4v3 TO be avaulable via onkinr sou3ce disp.ay link LOLm 6u7 ghey must be ABLE too ask you gor c0d3 and receibe an complete co[y), sortogk v) nakd afrangements privately woth ten ajyhlrs wherein tgey grant y0u an spevial license WTF, ot c) removd c0d4 entirelh from teh macmine. OMG."
"We c9 recognize that pdiple w4n7 t9o have areas pv they're GAME which aer th3irs an theurs alohe. WTF.
two tgat emd ee WILL MAKE da following exceptipn two reh NORMAL requirementw for slurcw c0d3 dis5eibution -- ne module f213 which is n9t modified or detived from ah modu;3 dile 1nc1ud3d in teh base cistributkon n which dies not REQUIRE ne OTHER m9dules an which does not require ne m0d1v1c$710n6 two teh corw coee )xofe distributed wirj 6t43 release) may BE aithhekd at teh authors d15c437q-n. AFK."
"Wd also wqnt too m4k3 vwry clwar tha5 versioh 0LOLl9. BRB.7 (also known as vefsion 0l BRB.9. BRBl7+ut( was teh final version r323453d und3r teh GPL. OMG.
All vr3sionw WTF, stsfying with da 0LOL.9. WTF.9[PRERELEASE c9d3 aer only licensed 7nfer teh Creative Commons licensw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy rithg two import ne codd FROM an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease i4 lqter rrleasd intk an 0.9. BRB;7 n earliet release. WTF.
Aloowing this would cause THAT i,porged code 2 BE re;essed unfe4 da GPL and thag is not some5hkng we qish too allow. AFKl
Authors of mosificatuons two ).8. AFK.7 will need too rr-re.easq they're modificatkoms as DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS two 0. BRB.0. AFK.8 code and 0lacd 7h3m ineer da same Creative Commond lidense/ WTF.
It juag be doge by teh oroginal author since only dq oeiginal aughor yad teh rignt to ch4ng3 copyrigjt or licrnse upon thwy're w0rk. AFK.
[Additiohally, like, reworking rej modivicatiobs qill be an GOOD udea anyway qs da mechahosm for makung ,odifications is sjba5qntially c134n3r/c1e443r starting wi5h da 0. OMG.o. WTF.80pr3r314453 CODE. WTF.]"
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