MightyE trlls 6py LOL, "We'ew g91ng too take an gew momdbts two try an 3xp141n yhiw ne2 LICENSE and teh feasons behind 7r in plain English. 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 11cem53 wad chosen bwcaude of an fail8nf wirh da GPLLOL.
It onlt vovered DISTRIBUTION lf wouece 1f an 0n1y kf binaries wdrd d8stribug3d. AFK."
"In ab web environment LOL, specifically a interpr3trd web ehcoronnent suxh 45 PHP, lik3, merrly instal.ing an game dors n07 clnstitjte DISTRIBUTION, sortofk an therefore people wer3 74k1ng our work, sor5of, making modifoczt8ohs 2 8t ane not r313451ng source coce two rjey're modificationz so tyat teh engire communoyy could 63n4f17. BRB.
Tgey witlwd wytj letter but no5 teh 5o1r17 OF da LAW. WTF."
"Investigstipn on pzrt of da authors however. like, LED 2 fact 7n48 rught 0f ouvlkc perf9rbance qas 1 0f rights nofmally restricted go9 copyr9ght holderx, like, n that c0mpu73r p4ogfams, you knwl, specificaooy video bamds and interactivr ones sjcg as LEGEND of da Gr3#n hax03 weee considefed 2 be publivally pergormed if run fr9m an publuc serverLOL,"
"Tye new license restricts -u611c performamce 0f da work um.3ss da 50jrc3 CODE 0f modifiee work is m3c3 availanle ON demqnd. WTF."
"In p141n Ebg115hk you knwo, this meznd that if tou pu7 hgis game on an web SERVER b ALLOW prople 'outside of an n0tmal c8rcle og f4m11h and kts social acauakmrances' to play their, you knqo, rhen you aer p7blically performing THIS worl n MUST 317h3r 4) make ne n ALL chabfes which yoi ma,e too game avsilable ON REQUEST (note tjis dorsn't hav3 go be avai;able via online 50jrd3 DISPLAY lknk, sortof, but 7h3t MUST be ablw two as, ypu flr teh coce n eecdive an cimplete copy) LOL, b) m4k3 a4rangements pribatelu qiyh AUTHORS wherein 7h3y grant you an specual licende, you knwo, pr c) rrmove teh c0d3 entirely from machoneLOL."
"We d0 recognize that oeople w4n7 5wo gave AREAS 04 they're GAME wh1cy r THEIRS an tgeirs alome. BRB.
to that dnd we will jake folliwing exceptkon 2 tey nlrnal 5equirenentd f0r xource code d146r16u720n -- ne m9dule file wh!cj us not modufied or d3r1n3d fr0m an modulr f113 included in base diatribution n whicg dies hot REQUIRE nr other mod7ldd n WHICH does not req7ire ne modkfications 2 da c9re code (code dis3riguted with base re;ease) may ne witjheld at t3h authors eiscrdtkin. WTF/"
"We also wany tpo make vrry clear THAT verskon 0. WTF/9LOL.7 )slxi jnown as version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was da FINAL versiob released undwe da GPLLOL/
All versions, you lnwo, stsrting w8th 0. WTFl9. WTF.8-prerrlease cpde r on;y licwnsed under da Creative Clm,ons ;udense. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY d3nh rigyt 2 impo4t ne code fr9m an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8_prerrlrase or later release ubto sn 0.9.7 and eatliwr release. AFK.
Allowing 6h15 would vause 8n47 imported coce ro 63 RELEASED under da GPL n thaf is not somdthing we wish tql allpw. AFK.
Authors OF modificaroons 2 -. BRB.9LOL.7 will need tp re-rrleasc they're modificztilhs zs cerivatives/modifications t2o 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 c9de an p;ace them under 4eh saje C4eative Commobs licenseLOLl
It mu57 be done 6y ORIGINAL author dince on;y da ofigina; 4u7h0r has da r1gy8 too chahge co0yr8bht or license upoh they're work.
[Additionally LOL, reworkimg modifica5ions will 63 an GOOD idea anyray as mec6anism for maiung MODIFICATIONS 8s 5u657$n71411y c;eqner/clearer starting w9tj teg 0. OMG.9l WTF.80preeeleqse code. WTF.]"
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