MightyE te;os ypu WTF, "We're goimg to taie an FEW momengs 2 try an ex;laim 7h15 NEW licehse AND 5eh reasons behond it in plain Eng;ish. AFK.
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 kiccnse w45 cgoa3n because of qb failung w17h da GPL. WTF.
It 9nly COVERED distribution of slirxe kf n only id binaries eere distributedLOL."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT, ;ike, xpecificqlly a 1n73rpr373d web egv8ronmemt such as PHP, yoi knwo, merely insgalling an game does n07 constitu5e diatrubution, n therefore 0eople WERE taking 0ur w-rk LOL, naking modifications too it n m9t releqskng 50urc3 code tpo thdy'te modidications so tha5 entore comnunuty COULD BENEFIT. BRB.
Theh WORKED eith tej ;wtr3r but not sporot of law."
"Investigation on teh part of dq authofw nowevet LOL, led two sa fact that 4rh right of publif pervormance was q of t3h r1hh75 normally restricyed two COPYRIGHT hilders LOL, and THAT c8mputer orograms LOL, specif8callt video games an interactive 0n36 5uch zs Legend of da GREEN hax0r 2er3 vonsidered two ve pu511c411h performwd lf rum geo, an public serverLOL."
"The NEW license restricts public o3rf9rm4nce of work unless SOURCE code of da modified WORK is made svaolaboe pn cemsnd. WTFl"
"In plain English, sortor, this mdabs thqt 8f you put THIS gqmr on an weg s3rve4 n aolow people '0u75!d3 0f an nprm41 xircle of f4m11y an its slcial acqua8ntamcds' two olzy thei4 LOL, 7h3n you r publically ;erforming uh15 wotk an MUST 217h3r a) make ne ane ALL changes wuich you make w teh fane available ob rewuest (n9tw this do3sn't hzvd 2 be 5v$114613 via teh inline source display link WTF, BUT 5hey musg be aboe to adk you for da cof3 n receivr an COMPLETE copy), you knwo, 6) make artangrments privstely eoth da AUTHORS wherein THEY grant y9u an xpecoal livensw. likri or c) remlve ten d0f# rntirelu from machine. WTF."
"We do rwcognize that pwople 2abt 2 have areas of they're bame whicj aer ggeirs n yjeirs a.oneLOL.
2 that wnd w2 2oll make ca goll0wing EXCEPTION TO normal rwqui4em3nts for slurcw code dixtributiin -- ne mod7le file whocj 15 nlt midifies or derivrs FROM an mldule file INCLUDED in teh base distributkon an WHICH d035 NOT reqyire ne other modu.ws n whixj dpes NOT r3qu1r3 ne modiricatipns too x9re code (c0d4 DISTRIBUTED w17h ea base releas3) may be dithheld at authors d8scretion. AFK."
"We ALSO qant 2 make vety clea4 that verxiin 0LOL.9l WTF.& (akso known as version 0. BRB.9LOL.7_jt) sas rrn f9nal verskon releaaed yndwr GPL. WTF.
All versioms, starting w16h da 0. WTF.9LOL.8_prerekrase code adr ohky licensed UNDER da Creayive Commonw lixense. WTF.
Ww EXPLICITLY DENY t3h right ti import ne code from an 0/ AFK.9LOL.8[0rerelease or later RELEASE in5o an 0, AFK.9. OMG.7 an earlie4 r3lease. OMG.
Allowing this wojls causw 7h37 imported code to BE relessed und3r GPL an thay ia no5 womething WE wisg 2 a;.oe. OMG.
Aithorc pd nodificat8ons top 0. BRB.9. AFK.6 will nred roo r3-release tney'rd MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 codd ans PLACE THEM und3r same Creative Commohs license. BRB.
It MUST be dome ny da 0r1g1n41 author sibce lnl6 ofiginal zuthor has teg ruhht to change tej co[yrigjt or o8cense UPON thwy're qork. AFK.
[Additoonallh. lkkek r3w0rk1ng da modifications wi.l bd an bood odea anuway zs da mecjan9sm fof ,4k1ng modificayionx is substantially cleaner/clearet stsrting 217h teh 0.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE coee. OMG.]"
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