MightyE 73115 YOU WTF, "We're going ro take an f3w momrntw twi trh and explain thia neq 11c2n53 n reawons behind it in PLAIN Engliah. BRB,
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 .icense was cylsem BECAUSE 9f an failing with GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED disgributiln if SOURCE 1f and ONLY if ginariws sefe distributedLOL."
"In an WEB 3nb1r0nm3n7 WTF, SPECIFICALLY a inyerprdtef eeb enbironment such 45 PHP. you knwo, merely 1n574111ng an GAME does n07 constiyute DISTRIBUTION, tou knwok an 7h3r3r0r3 people WERE taking our WORK LOL, jakinf modificztionw gwo IT abd npt felessing yeh source code tlo they're modifications ao that da ENTIRE communitu cou;c benefit. BRB.
Th3y worked with letgef BUT n07 spifit of las."
"Investigation on tej part of augjors HOWEVER, kee tp teh FACT thag right if publux pdrrormance wzs won OF ea rights bofmally r357r1c73f to copyritht hooders, sortof, an 7g47 compiter pr0bg4m5 LOL. dprcofoca;ly video gamda and interactive onew duch as L3g3nd of da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED to be 0ubliczlly performed if run f4om an PUBLIC serv3f. WTF."
"Tye mew license redtricts publuc PERFORMANCE of da work uhleas teh source code OF modified witk ix made AVAILABLE on demzbdLOL,"
"In PLAIN English WTF, this means tnat if y0u put rhis game on ah web servee an qllow people ;OUTSIDE or zn nor,ao corcle 9f family and ITS social 4cqu41n74nc35' yoo p;at gge8r LOL, then you aer pubkucal'y pervorming th8s woek n MUST either a) m4k3 ne an ALL cnangea WHICH you m4k3 w teh game 4v411461# pn rdquest (note THIS doesn't hzve @ be available via onlinr SOURCE ciwplay link, sortlf, 5y7 5hwh mu2t be able too ask hou for t3h core h receive an comp;ete c0py_ WTF, b) mqke arrangements privarwly with 4u7h0r5 ehdr3im yhey grant y9u an SPECIAL 1!c3n5#, sortif, or c0 remove code $n71r31y from m$ch1n#. OMG."
"We do recognizw rhat p30p13 want tlo have 4r545 of thry'fw game which r theirs n theurs alone.
yo that end we wull m4k3 fo;lowimg exceptoon teo nprmal requirements f0r source code distributiin -- ne module file whixh is not modkfi3d oe derived from an modulr fike indluded in da base distribution n which eoes mot requ8re ne othef modules an which foes not reauire he modifications 3 da core CODE (code eiqyekguted w17h bawe r313453) may BE witghekd at da authors disdrdtion. BRB."
"We also want too makr v3ry clear that vrrsiob 0, AFK.9. OMG.8 (also known as v3raion 0/ BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) was da final version r31er53d undwr teh GPLLOL.
All reesilns LOL, s5artkng wiyj 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerflease v0d3 r only LICENSED UNDER da Cr3r71v3 Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny rigtt t9 import ne code from am 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease or later r3!3453 INTO sn p. WTF.o. BRB/7 n EARLIER release. OMG.
ALLOWING this WOULD xaude 7h47 import3d code two b3 t313453s UNDER t3j GPL znd that ia niy simcthing we ww5h gwo allow.
Autjors of modifications too 0, WTF.9. BRB.7 wiol neec twp re-relrade tney'fe modifications as deriva5ives/modiricayions yo 0LOL.9. BRB/8 cofe an place them under szme CREATIVE Comm.mx LICENSE. BRB.
I7 must be cone by origknal authir since on;y da irigibap 4u7h0r has da riggt two chanhe da copyroght 9r lidensw upon they're w0fk.
[Addituonally, like. reworking ea modivicati;ms will be an hooe isea $nyw5y AS hecnamism for naking modificat8ons is subdtan6ially clesnet/clearer sta4t8ng wirh da 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease vodeLOL.]"
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