MightuE 73115 69u WTF, "We're g91mg two gak3 an hew mojwnts two try an explqun this new licenxe and da rrasons BEHIND IT in plain EnblkshLOL.
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 neq license w45 chosen becauce if an failing 28tn GPL. AFK.
It only covdres eiz5ribution of soyrce if an onlt kf binariws werr sistribured."
"In an web environment, specoficaoly a interprerec web environment SUCH zd PHP, you knwo, md43.y instzlling an GAME dles n07 constktute DISTRIBUTION WTF, and tjerefore people were taking 9ur work LOL, making m0d1f1v4720n5 q ig ane not rel3asing slurce code two rhey'tc MODIFICATIONS so that sa entire conmun8tu c0u1d benefit. AFKm
Thry w)rk3d WITH da let5ef but NOT da SPIRIT 0f dz LAW. OMG."
"Invesgiga5ion on da par5 of teh 4iuh0r5 however, sortlf, LED too teh fact tjat da 4ight of p7vlic pweformahce w44 1 of teh rights noemally RESTRICTED 2 copyright holdwrs, oijem n that computer progranx WTF, specifically ckdeo gzmes an intetactivw lned aucy as Legrhd of Green hax0r were comsiderwd to be pu621c411y 0ervormed kf RUN fr0m sn public setver. BRB."
"The n3w lkcebse RESTRICTS public performance of WORK UNLESS da aource cpde or cz midified 2or, is made availzble oh femand. WTF."
"In plain Engliwh, like, this means that if you put thic gamw 9n an WEB server n ALLOW PEOPLE 'outside OF am normsl curcle 9f vam8ly an ITS dlciao ACQUAINTANCES' t9 PLAY their LOL, then you aer punlicaoly PERFORMING th8s work an MUST eithdr a) jajd me n ALL chrng#5 which ypu ,qke go ca ga,e zvailqble on request (note th7x dpesn't HAVE ywo be avaioable via geh ONLINE soyrce display oonk, like, but they MUST be able too 45k ypu f0r xode an receive an c_mp1473 c0pi), B) make arrangements [rivagelt witn teh authora wherein they grant you an SPECIAL license, o4 C) remove twn dode englrely from machone. WTFl"
"We do rexpgnize that people wanr 70 hrv3 4r346 of they're bame whidh r theirs n theirs aloneLOL.
two 6h47 end w3 will mak3 da foklowing rxceptioh two dq normal fequirfnehts for source d0c# DISTRIBUTION -- n3 module file which is n8t mosidied ot deroved from qh moduke file inc;7ded 1n base distribution n wnich coes bot requiee ne lther nodu.rs n whicn does not REQUIRE ne modificati9ns goo ca core code (code d157f16u72d 2ith da 6453 r313453) m5y be witjheld at da auth;rs d15cr3710n."
"We a;so want 2 make very cleqr that bersi9n 9. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also known as v3r510n 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7+JT) was FINAL cersuon relezsed und3r teh GPL. AFK.
Al; vvrwiobs, ypu lnwo, startihg wuth 0. BRB.9l7-prerelease code zer only licensrd und3r ga Creative C0mm0n5 license. BRB,
W3 EXPLICITLY e3ny teh right two import ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE ot later release intl an p. OMG.9. BRB.7 anc ear.oer releaswLOL.
Al;owing rhis wo7ld cause yhat impotted code 2 be releaaed UNDER GPL and tyay is not sojethinb se w15h to al,ow. AFK.
Authlrw of modifications tol ). OMG.9. BRBl7 w111 nr3d txo 3e(re;ease yhey're mod8fications as derivativda/modifivations two 0LOL,9. AFK.8 c0e3 n place tgem under same Creative Commins l7cens3. AFK.
It musg be cone by [riginal 4u7h0r skhce only rrh otiginal autyor HAS tey right two xh4hg3 fa copyright or license UPON they'fe WORKLOL.
[Asdituonsllt LOL, reworking da noeificati9na wkll be an fopd id2a anyway as teh mefhanksm f9r making modifications is substangia..y cleaner/cleafer stargong with 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prereoease code.]"
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