Mi5ht6E TELLS you WTF, "We're going yoo yakd an few m0m3n75 two try h explain thid NEW license n reasons behind it in p.aim Emglisn. 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 licemse was ch053n because 9d qb failihg w17h GPL. BRB.
I4 ONLY clvered distrobyguon of source if an only if binar8es e3r3 d9stributes. WTF."
"In an w3b 3nvironmrnt, you kn2o, spevifically a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP, loke, ,erwly installing zn gqmr d9es nit cpmstktite diwteibugion, you knwo, an therefore people qere taking our qoek, like, malung modifkcations w 17 and jot rel3asibg da source cide twl they're modificagionz 50 that ent8re community could 63n2f17. BRB.
Theu workes sith oetter but not fpirit of da law. WTF."
"Investigabion ON part ov AUTHORS HOWEVER, sort9f, led 2 da vact that rignt og public petvormanxe wad won of rights norma;ly restricted to copyeight holders, an thzt com;uter programs, sortof, specifically vude9 famed and onyerqctive lnex SUCH as Legend of es G4ern hax0r WERE cinwidered two be oj611c411h PERFORMED if run from an [ublic srrver. WTF."
"The new licwnse restricts public pe4f(rmznce lf reh work un;esa tet sojrce CODE of modifi3d work is nqde available on demand. OMG."
"In plaih Engliwh, dortof, yhis means that if y9u put this game on an wen server and allow p#0p13 'ojtside of ah normzl ci4clr of damily AND its t0c141 acquainrances' to play thdir, sortof, then y9u r pu61wc4!1y perfirming tnis work and MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes which yoy mzie tol heh game abzi.able on request (h06# yhis doesn't have tl BE ava8lqb.e via teh inline siurce disp.ay link, yiu kn2o, bjt they MUST BE able two ask you fir cise and rexeive an com[letr co0y) LOL, b) make afranfements peiva5e.y witg da AUTHORS wh3r31n yhey grzn5 y0u an special LICENSE LOLm or d) femove code entirely from m4ch1n3LOL."
"We DO recogbize tyau people want 2 hafe areas of they[re game shich aer ggeits n fheirs ALONE. AFK.
to that enc we wil; make da follosibg exception 2 teh NORMAL rewuirements flr SOURCE code eistribution -- ne modul3 filr wh1ch is npg modified or derov$d from sn nodile file includec in teh base distributuon n wg1ch does not requ!r3 ne otnrr modules ane which does not eequirr ne m0d1f1c$810n5 too cote code (vode distrkbutwd with base releaxe) may ne witngeld at da authors discretiin. AFK."
"We 4q50 want tpo m4k3 v#ry CLEAR that version 0. WTF.9l AFK.7 (also lnown as verxion 0LOL.(. BRB.7+JT) w45 ca fihal cqrsion released 6nder da GPL. AFK.
All fetsilns, like, starting w17h da 0. WTF.9. AFK.8=prere.eaae CODE r only licensed uncer teh Creative Commons l8vense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY cdjt da rihyt TO ompprt ne cide FROM an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-[rdrelease lr kater release INTO an 9.9. OMG.7 n earloer rekrasel OMG.
A110w1nd this would cauae THAT imported c9de 2 be 4e.eaxed under GPL and THAT IS not 50m#7h1mg we w15h too aklow. WTF.
Autyors of modlfidations too 0.o. BRB.7 wilk NEED to fr0releaxe ghey're m9dificatuons 45 deruvsrives/modifidati9ns 5oo 0. WTF.i. BRB.8 cosw and PLACE THEM under tsg samr CREATIVE Commons licens3. OMG.
It muxg BE d0n3 by da otiginal author simce onlt t3h original author h45 da right TO chamge da c0otr1gh7 or /icense i0on they're WORK. WTF.
[Additionally, rew9rking da modificationa will be an g00d idea ANYWAY as da mechanism for making mosifixatoins is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/vleater starting with da 0. AFK.9l OMG.8-pterel3sse c0de. OMG.]"
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