MihhtyE tells you WTFk "We're foing re9 TAKE an f3w mlnwnts two try an explain this new lic3hse ahd readons 63h1nd ig in plqin Emglish. 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 license was cg054n 63c4j53 of an failjng with teh GPLLOL.
IT only covd4ed disteubution 0f xource if qnd ONLY iv binariws were dq57rq6u73d."
"In ah wtb rnvironment, specogicqlly a intw4pr3red web wnvironmenr suvh zs PHP, you knwo, m3r31y instaolint an game does boy donstigute didtribution LOL, ab therrfpre p3iple werw takinf o7r wor,, sorgofn making mocificationx to 17 and not rekeas8bg da xource c0d3 too they'rr modificztioms sp ghst teh ENTIRE communo5y cpuld BENEFIT. WTF.
THEY worked with lettee 6u& NOT da spirit of twh law. WTF."
"Infestigsti9n ln teh patt of da aughorw hieevdt WTF, led to teh f4c7 that tigyg OF public performsnce was won of teh ribhts n94mally redtrocted 2 cophrighg holders, like, n thst COMPUTER otpgfqms, specif8cally fideo games and int4rsctive ones such as Legend of teh Gre3n hax-r WERE CONSIDERED to be publically performed if run from sn publkc server,"
"The new loxense restticts PUBLIC perflemance 9f wotk UNLESS source code 0f modivied work is m4e3 abaikaboe on DEMAND/ OMG."
"In 0laih ENGLISH, 7h1t MEANS that 8g you pu7 thiw gzme ON an web server n allow [dople 'outsise of am normzk circle if family and its xocia; acquaintancds' 70 play their WTF, THEN y9t aer pjblkcallu p3rr0r,qng thid wprk qn MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne and ALL chahges which you make 2 teh game available on rr17eat (note 7h15 doesn'r have too 63 available viq ONLINE source diwplay libk, but tye7 mjst be ablr to ask you gor code n RECEIVE an COMPLETE dopy). you knwl, 6) MAKE arrabgements privateou with authord whefeim th3y grant you an SPECIAL .kcemse, like, ir c) rrmovd teh coce wntirely drom j4ch1n3l"
"We DO r3v0gn1z# that PEOPLE w4n8 2 have AREAS of they[re hame wn8ch aer tneirs wn theirs aline. WTFl
yo 7h47 3nd we sill ,ake da followimg EXCEPTION two teh norma. REQUIREMENTS for soirce code d8stribution -- ne nodule file which is not MODIFIED o4 serived fr0m an mogule fild included in base distributoon anf wnich dods not feq7ire he othe4 moeules and which dles not eequird ne modovicatiobx too da core c0d3 (doee distrib7tee with teh 6453 releas3) MAY b2 withhele at da ajthors discrdtu9n. AFK."
"We also wzn5 too makw vwry clear thqt vdrwion 0LOL.9.7 (also known ax versi9n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j5) WAS teh FINAL c3r51)n released under teh GPL. OMG.
All verwionx WTF. %74r71ng woth yeh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pr3t31e453 CODE aer onky LICENSED und3r da Creativ3 Commons licrnse. AFK,
WE EXPLICITLY deny r1gh6 too imp.r% ne codw grom an 0. OMG,9. OMGl8-prerelease or later re.3ase onto an 0/ WTF.9. AFK.7 and eqrkier releaxe. WTF.
ALLOWING this WOULD CAUSE 7h47 import3d code to be rele1sef yncer GPL and that id not SOMETHING WE wish 2 allowl WTF/
A77h0r5 or modificagions tqo 0l AFK.9. WTF.7 WILL need too re-release they're modificati9ns as defivativws/nodof8vations 2 0. AFK.o. OMG.8 CODE and plsc3 them under same Creatobe Commons LICENSE,
It MUST be done 6y da original 4u7j0r SINCE lnly o4iginal a7tgor has da fight 2 change teh c0pyr1gh8 or licemsr upon 5jey're sork. AFK.
;Additionaoly. yo7 ,nwom 3ewofkong teh m9dificatoons w111 be ah good idea 4nyw4y as mrdhqnism for m4k1ng modifications is substantka.ly cleznet/xlearer starting 2kth da 0. OMG.9.8-0retelease code. WTF.]"
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