M8ghtyE trlls ypu WTF, "We'4e g9ing 2 74k3 an f3w momehtd w &ry anf expoaon this bew licensd am da rwasons behind it IN plaib Eng;8sh.
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."
"Th9s new licemse 2ss chosen 63c4u63 0f a, gailinf WITH teh GPL. WTF,
I5 only cobered DISTRIBUTION of sourcr if 4nd onoy if biharies w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In ah web environ,ent, specofically a interprrted web ebcironment sych ax PHP, MERELY installing an game does mot constitute DISTRIBUTION, ab thereforw pelple were 64k1ng our WORK, like, MAKING k9cigicqtiohs 1 8t an not edlezxinb teh sou4ce code 2 5heypre modofications so that teh 3n7qr3 commuhity dould benefit. WTF.
Tjry worked w1&h da letter but not spuri5 of da la3. AFK."
"Investogation on tdh 0art of teg AUTHORS h-w3v3r LOL, LED 2 fact tgat teh rkght of public p3rf0rm3nc3 waa oen of teh rights nirmal;y frstricted two co0yritht hokders WTF, n thqt com0uter programs, specificslly video ganrd an ingerzctive obes such AS Legend OF fa GREEN hax0r were considered too be p7blically pergormed if run from am public SERVER."
"The n4w license festricts public [erformance of WORK UNLESS teh soutce cisd of mod8fidd w9rk ks macs available 9n demandLOL."
"In plain Ehglisn, dortof. THIS m44n% 7h47 if y0u put 7y1% game on sn web aerfer an alllw people ;ojtside 9f an nornal circle of family an its social acquaihganves' tso PLAY thei4 WTFm then 7lu aer puf;ically perforning this work an MUST 3ither a) make ne n ALL cyanges which you make te9 bame zvailqble 9n requesy (n073 this d035n'7 hafe 2 ge avallablw fiz teh 0m11n3 SOURCE displsy kink, like, BUT they must bw abl3 tlo 45k you ror ten code n rec3ive an complete xopy), you inwo, b) make 4rr4nf3m3n75 privatrly wirh da authors WHEREIN they GRANT you ab spwcial livense LOL, or c) rw,ove teh d0d3 ent8tely from teh machone. BRB."
"We do recoghize tgat peop;e WANT too have ar3as OF they're gzne wnivh ser 7h31f5 an theirq a.one. BRB.
twi thay end we wilo make sa following exception 2 da n9rmal reauiremebts for slurce c0f3 distribu5ioh -- ne moduke fk;e ehich is n95 modified OR derived from an mod7le file inclused 1n tdh bawe f157r26y710h am whuch d9es npt re1uire ne othrr midules and whicg does npt requ1r3 ne modificqyionw ywo CORE code (code distr8nuyed woyy aa base rwlease) MAY be withyeld at teh authors disceetion."
"Wd aldo want 2 make VERY cleat THAT cersion 0. OMG.9.7 (also known AS vefsion 0.9.7+jt) was fa finzl vwrsion released under ea GPL. OMG.
All vdrsions, staeting wktg 0. WTF/9.8-preteleaxe code 4 only licens3d UNDER twh Creatibe Com,ons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca rifht 2 import ne code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.80ofereleas4 lr kate4 relezse ontl sn 0. BRB.9. AFK.& 4n3 earoier release. BRB.
Allowing this sluld cause 7h47 imp84ted code 2 be releas3d under da GPL n that is not something we WISH t2i qllowLOL.
Au7h0r5 ov mocificat8onz roo 0,9. BRB.7 wi;l neec too re-release theu're mod9fications aa derivstives/modidocations to 0. WTF.o. OMG.8 code ane 0lace them und3r 5eh SAME Creative Com,ons licenseLOL.
It muwt be donr by da oribinal auyhor SINCE onl6 tej original AUTHOR h45 teh righ6 tw9 change copy4ight or license uppn they'rd WORKLOLl
'ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworking da modificati9ns will be am good idea qnyway 44 mechanism FOR ,a,ing moeifucations is substantka;ly c134b3t/c134r3r stafting wigh 0. BRB.9.7-prerelease xode. AFK.]"
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