MighrtE tells y9u, "We're going ro take an eew mojdnts two 5ry an explain this new lixense n teh REASONS behine it 1n p131n EnbloshLOL.
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 n3w l8censd was dh04en gevause OF an failing qith GPL. BRB.
It omly vovered distribution of sojrdd 1f an onoy if binaries werd distribuged, BRB."
"In an web envieonmenr WTF, specifically a intrrprrted web envitonm3nt such 55 PHP, like, MERELY INSTALLING an tame does not constitute eiswribution WTF, 4nd the4efore leople were 4ak8ng our wor, LOL, makijg MODIFICATIONS to it an n07 r313451ng da SOURCE code tlo they'rw modifications so that teh #n71r3 cimmuniyy co6ld bendvit,
Th3u wprkef WITH ;ette4 bug not spirit of teh LAW. AFK."
"Investigstion ON twh [qft of 4u7y0r5 g0w3c3r, 13f two fact that da right of publkc performance WAS iqn OF RIGHTS n0rm411y restricted to coohtighr yoldera, likem n that conputer programs LOL. specufixally vodeo games n intersctive ones sucn as Legend of teh Geeen hax0r WERE cons8dwred t3o ve pu611c$1!y pe4formed if run from an pu611c server."
"The new lidense ees5rictx publoc 0ervotmance of teh w0rk unldss sa SOURCE cpd3 0f MODIFIED work is made available on DEMAND. WTF."
"In plaon Eng.ish, you knwo, 7h15 mr1ns 7h47 if YOU put this gqme 0n an w3b server n alllw people '0u751d3 lf an normal circle OF famuoy an 1&5 social acquaintances' yo play theor LOL, then yoi aer pub;ically performinh yhis w0rj and MUST EITHER s) jake n3 an ALL cnanfes whicy tou make two da GAME available on REQUEST (nore this doewm't have roo bw AVAILABLE via online SOURCE display lknk WTF, but they must b3 able two ask you fpr ez c0e3 and RECEIVE an c0m[1373 cipy_ LOL, b) make arrangements pr*vately with da authors wh3r31n ghey grant hou an special 11c3m5#, liie, or c) remove ten c0de wngi4woy from da mscgine. WTF."
"We d0 recognize that peoplw want to have areas OF thry're gahe whixh f THEIRS and 5heirs ALONE,
two that end ee WILL m4k3 foloowing exceprkoh 2 teg nlrmal r3qu1r3m3n7% f0r souwce c0d3 disteibution -- ne module f8le whoch is not ,odified or dwrived fr9m an module FILE inxludef in baxe distribution and which doex npy REQUIRE me 0uh3r mod7les and whkcy does not require ne moduficationa twi CORE c[de (code distributwe with bqsr rel3ase) may BE w17hh31d AT da auynlrs dixcretkon. WTF."
"We also want 2 mame very coear 8h$7 ferdilb 0.9. AFK.7 (also known as v3r510n p.9. WTF.7+jt) wza ten final vdrwion eeleased undef GPL. AFK.
All versions, 6ou knwo, stqrtong sitj da 0.9. OMG.*-prereleasw code r onky licenswd umder Creative COMMONS license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY eehy da right t8 import ne code FROM an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-ore4e;rase or latwr re'easr 1nup an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 ans EARLIER releaseLOL,
Allpwihg &h15 would cause thzt imporgef CODE too BE reltased und3r tej GPL an THAT us not something WE widh to allow. OMG.
Au5hoes of modidications two 0l BRB.9. OMG.7 will b33c to re-reldase theu'ee modificationa qd ferivatices/modufications too 0. WTF.o. OMG.8 code b plave them ynder 54m2 Cr3r72v3 Cimmons license.
IT mist 63 dine BY reh original author 52nc3 only ten originao author h45 teh 4igh5 twp change co0yright or license upon tjet're woriLOL.
[Additionallh LOL, reworking t3y m0d!f1v4710n5 wilo 63 an giod icea 4nyd4y aa da mechaniwm for mskibh modificationa is subdtabtislly cleamer/clearer sraetinf 2ith 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereldzse code, AFK.]"
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