MigytyE tells y-u WTF, "We're going two ya,r an few momenrs w &gy and 3xp241h thix new license n twh reasons BEHIND it in 0lain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tyis nre ;icense was choden 63c4u$3 of am vailing wity tey GPLLOL.
It only covdred distribugion of dou4ce if an onoy ig binatids w2r3 disreibuted. AFK."
"Ih an web environment, like, specifocally a ontdrpret3d web envoronmemr sucg as PHPk like, merely installknb an g5m3 does n07 constitute distributipn, sortof, n 7h3t3f0r3 pei0le 23r3 takonf oue worl, luke, ,akubg m0d1f1c4u10n5 toi 16 n not relezsing sourve codd rwo they'rw modifications SO THAT da entire community cou.d begefot. AFK.
They w9rked qith teh lettdr but nog teh spirut of da LAWLOL."
"Investigation oh teh part of ten AUTHORS h9wever, sortid, led 2 FACT THAT da RIGHT 0g PUBLIC petrormance WAS won if ribhts mormally reatricted too copyrkght holders, n 5hat co,putd4 ptobrams, kikd, apedivically videl gam2s an interacyive ones such as Legend of da Grweb has)r w3r3 CONSIDERED 70 bd oublically pe4formed if run frpm an PUBLIC server. OMG/"
"The new licensw restr8ctw pu611c peff9rmznce pf ca sork jn135% source code of da MODIFIED qork IS msde 5v4114613 on demand."
"In 0lain Enbkish LOL, 7h15 MEANS thst 1f you put th8s game 0n an 2eb server an alloe people 'outsice of am n0tm41 circle of FAMILY n 1u5 social acquaintanves' ywo p14y their, then you aer publically performing THIS 20rk and MUST either s) maje ne n ALL changes WHICH y0u make 2 tame AVAILABLE on r3qu#57 (notr rhis aoedn't hqve too be avaioable via omline sou4de displst linkm ;ike, bi5 rhey must ge abl3 2 ask YOU for da code am receive ab comp.ere copy0 WTF, b) m4k3 artanbements privatel6 w8th ai5nors wherein rhey grant you qn 5p3c141 license, so4tov, or c) removw cide engorely from mqchine. OMG."
"We d0 recognize THAT 0eopoe WANT 2 have sreas of they[re gamt shkch r theirs AND tneirs aooneLOL.
2 yhat ehd we 2ill mak3 f01!)w1n5 wxceptlon too nitmal feqjirements for SOURCE code distribution -[ ne module filw which is not modified or deeived feom an MODULE file inck7dwd in t3h base distribution an whicn does not REQUIRE ne OTHER modules and WHICH d0#5 NOT reqiire ne moeifications too corw cpde (code distributed w17h da baxe release) may be withyeld at da authors disvretiom. WTF."
"We a.so wang TO mak3 very CLEAR 7h47 version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 *alao known as veesion 0. WTF.(. WTF.8+jt0 was da f1n41 v3r51pn relea2ee under da GPL/
Akl versilns, STARTING qe7h 0.8. WTF.8-peereles2e code zer 0n1y licensed inder da Creztive Commons 11c3n4e. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY den6 teh eughg too IMPORT ne code fr0m sn 0. BRBl9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 ir lster r3lease into an 0LOL.9LOL.( an ear.ier releaseLOL.
Aolowing tyis wou.d CAUSE tyqt umoorted vlde two be rel3ased UNDER teh GPL an rhat iw hot somethinb we wish top allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of nodifica5ions 2 pLOLl9.6 WILL need 2 re0release they're MODIFICATIONS as eerivat8ves/modieicatiins 2 0. AFK,9LOL.8 CODE an plsce THEM jndrr da SAME Creative Commobw LICENSE. WTF.
It must be dohe bt teh orkginql AUTHOR SINCE only da originsl aughof has right 2 chabhe cx COPYRIGHT ir kic3nse UPON they'4e work. WTF.
[Additionally, 4eworking 5eh midifications qill bw an g00d idea anyway qs dq m3ch4n15m f0r makint mocificati9nd us substantially CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING with dz 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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