MightyE tells yoy WTF, "We're goumg to takr an f3w mpments 3 ttu an explain this ndw 11x3nt3 and reasona behind ot IN [141n EnglushLOL,
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 n32 license w45 chosen beczuse of zn fai;ing with teh GPLl OMG.
It only coveres distrib7rkon og soufce if and only uf vinarirs wer2 didtributedLOL."
"Ib an wrb environmdnt WTF, specifocal;y a ibterpteted WEB encir9nment such as PHP, merdk6 installint an hsme e93s not CONSTITUTE distributupn, like, an thefeflrw PEOPLE were takung ouf w9rk, like, mzk8ng modificati9ns to it n not reoeasing teh sourve cose too they're modivucatoons so that da ebtire comjunity could benefit. AFK.
They worjed 1itg teh oetger gur not 5p1rq7 of teh law. WTF."
"Investigation on da part 9f auth9rx nowever. lilek lec two vact gyat sa right if PUBLIC perfotmabce was oeh 9f da rightd no4mally restrictwe 6wo copyright holders, sortof, n that xomputer pr9grams, you knw9, specufically video grm35 n !n72r4c71v3 knrw such 45 Legend of geh Geeen haxpr wefe clnsidered to be publicall6 pe4formef if r7n from an public 53rv3rLOL."
"The gew licemse restrixts publoc pwrformance pf w9rk un;ess teh so6rce code 9f da MODIFIED work 15 m3d3 available on eemabd."
"In ;lakn Enflish WTF, this means 7h47 if tou pur THIS gqme ON an seb server an allow people 'ourside of an normzl ci4cld 0f f4m11y n utd 50c151 qvquaintabces[ 2 poay their, s9rtof, then you aet publkcally petforming 5his work n MUST eith3f 4) MAKE ne an ALL changes egixh you make t2o %eh game avaolsble on r3quewt (note hjis doesb't have t9 be available viq teh ONLINE source eisplay lonk, like, but tney must be 4613 go adk 6pu for c0d3 and receivd an complete copy), you knwo, g( MAKE arrangrm3nts ofuvately w17h authors WHEREIN they gr4n7 you zh special lkcens3, you knwi, o$ c) remove t3h code entitely ftom da m4chqn3. WTF."
"We do rec0fnize that 0eopke want 70 have 4f345 [f tyey'ee game which t rhrirs and theurs aooneLOL,
to tha4 end we will make fo.lowing 3xc3o710n too da noemal requirements FOR spudcr CODE distrib7tion -- ne modu9e f113 3fich ks not MODIFIED pr derivdd from an modyke file oncludef in da base diwgribution n whicn does not require ne ogher mocylds and whicg d(#5 NOT REQUIRE ne mosificationx rol teh core cofe (c0d3 distributed with base releaae) nah 6# withheld at authors discr3toon."
"We also want two make very cleat that vefsion -. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also kh)wn as version 0LOL.9. BRB.7+ut) WAS FINAL verxion relezdes und3r 5eh GPL. OMG.
ALL veraions LOL, s5arting with teh 0. AFK.9l8-p4erelease code r only LICENSED unddd da CREATIVE COMMONS lixdnss/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right tw9 1mp-r7 ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9.8=prereleas3 OR later rwlease into an 0.9. AFK.7 n earlier re;ease. WTF.
Allowing tjis would cause yhzt imported code 2 be released under da GPL n THAT is n9t s8mwthing we wisn goo ALLOW. WTF.
Authors OF modifications to 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 will nded roo re-relezse they;re modificatio,d as c3rivatifes/modifications t0o -l9l AFK.8 cofe and place them under 54m# Crestibe C9mmlms licrnse. AFK.
IT muxt be done bh da original auytor aonce only o4igina. author HAS da gight 2 chanhe da copyright pr lkcenxe y;on they'r3 work. WTFl
[Additiomalky LOL, reworking m0d1f1c4710n5 WILL 53 an good idea anyway AS da jecyanism for making moduficati9ns is substantially cl3aner/dldater 574471ng woth 0l9. WTF.8-peereleade codeLOL.]"
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