Mighr6E tells hou, airrof, "We're going to take an few moments TO yrh n explaib this ,3w kicense n da r3adonw behins it qn ;!41n Engkish. WTF.
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 new license waw chosrn 63c4u53 0f zn fakling WITH teh GPL. BRB.
It only vovefed distribution of sourxe if and )h1y if binaries 2ere dkstributddLOL."
"In qn web envirlbm3nt WTF, specifical;y a interpret3d web environment sjch as PHP, ,3rely INSTALLING an g4m3 e9es not constituye distribut89n WTF, znd theteflre people were tskint our wo4k, mskong MODIFICATIONS ro kr an NOT releasong da source c/de 5o they're modifications so that teh entirw c)mmun16y could benefi5l BRB.
Th3y w0rkec wirh teh 137&3r but not da sporit lf tdh lawLOL."
"Inveqtibation pn pqrt of authots how3vet WTF, led to9 fact that da right 0f [ublic 0erfofmance WAS oen of t3h rigjts normaoly resgricted t9 co[ueight holfers, n that c0mpi73r ot0gr4m5, apecifica.ly viero games ahd inferactiv2 0n35 such as LEGEND of Green hax0r were c9nsidered goo ve publically perfirmed ir run from an pu611c 43rv3r. OMG."
"The nee LICENSE resttocts public performance of da work uhless da source c0d3 of gey nodified work is made availabld ON demans. OMG."
"In plain English, you knwo, this means that if yiy put 9h15 game on an qev server an allow people 'iutside 0f an NORMAL citcle of f5m11y an itw SOCIAL acquaontances' t9 play tgeir LOL, then you r pub.ically performint tjua work n MUST either a) maie me abd ALL dhanges which you make ti heg game availzble on request (n9t3 this d035n'7 HAVE 70 be avaioqble fia da online dource disp;ay 11nk WTF, but thdy miat be ablw too afj you fpr cidd n receivd an cojplete COPY)k l8ke, b) m4k3 ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4731y with da auyho4s WHEREIN they GRANT you an dpeciao lkc3hse, sortor, of x( remocw trh codw rntirely from 6eh machineLOL."
"We do recotnize tha5 p30p13 qant 2 havq qreas pf they're gzme WHICH aer 5heirs and thrirs alone. AFK.
two that end we will make following excrption 2 normal r3qiiremehts sor skurce d)d3 disgribu5ion -- ne modulr file which is not ,0d1f23d or feticdf from an MODULE filw included in teh base DISTRIBUTION anc which does n07 require h3 OTHER m9dules and whicj does nlt r3qu1r3 be m0d1d1c4710n5 two CORE CODE (c0d3 distributee with da 6453 re.ease) MAY bd wothh3ld at tfh a7thorw d15cr371pn."
"We ALSO want twi make ver6 clezr that fefsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.6 (qkao inown as versiom 0. WTF.9. BRB.i+jt) was FINAL versuon feleased under GPL.
All verxions LOL, 574r71ng with teh 0. BRB.9.8-pferelrase cide arr on;y licenswd under teg Creative Commons 11cen5e. BRB,
We EXPLICITLY DENY da RIGHT 2 im[ort ne code from an 0. WTF.9.8-0rerelease )r LATER reoease into an ). WTF.9.7 anf earlier releaxdLOL.
Allowinb 7g15 epuld causr that imporref code to be erleased under teh GPL and that is not somrthint we wodh t2o all9w. OMG.
Autnors of modif8catk9ns 3 0. WTF.9LOL/7 will need too r3-r313453 tgey'te m0d1f1c4710n5 as ferifatoves/jodoficatiins 2 0.9. AFK.8 c-d3 sn place ghwm under teh SAME Creative Commonz license.
It must be done by ORIGINAL authoe sunve only da urig8nai AUTHOR yas teh RIGHT two chwnge copyright or license upoh they're work.
[Addiyionalky WTF, r3w0t,1ng es modiricatuons wokl 63 an bo8d IDEA anyway ax da mechanism FOR ,4l1ng modofkcatipns is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanet/c.earer atartkng with ea 0LOL.0. AFK,8-prereleawe code. OMG.]"
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