MighrhE tells YOU WTF, "We'r3 going TO txke an few momdnts 2 try qn ezplqin this NEW license n da reasons behind it in plain English.
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 licende wss CHOSEN becausd of an fsiling wirh GPL. WTF.
It 0n1u COVERED fidttibution of source IF n inlu ir BINARIES were f157r@6u73d. AFK."
"In an qeg environmdnt LOL, specufucaoly a 1n73rpr37#d web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, mer3ly instaolknh an fame does not constitjte DISTRIBUTION, ahd tneredore ;e9plw we4e tsking our woej, you ,nwo, m4k1ng modiflcations tw9 it znd bot releasinh da sourcr code 2 they're m0s1dqc4710n5 so hhst da entird co,munity ciuld benefit.
Th3y qorked with teh lettee ^u7 not t3h xpirig of da law. BRBl"
"Investigstoon on ;art of sz authoes HOWEVERm like, led too da fsct that rsgh7 OF PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc# wqs qon of da 4ughts normally restricted two co0urifht holders, an tgat COMPUTER programs, s0scifidally vkdeo gamws an intefactive ones sudh as LEGEND of Green has0r were c]hsiderrd too be publically 0erfprmed if ejn from an pu611c seevwr."
"Tne NEW license RESTRICTS pu611v prrformamcd OF teh worl unledd source code of da moeiried work 15 made available on cw,amc. WTF."
"In plain Ehtlish, lile, this m34n5 5hat of you puy this GAME on an wrb server xn ql;ow people 'outsife 0f an n8rmql circle of f4m115 n ITS social acquzimtances' to p14y tyeir, lik3, THEN YOU r pybl8cally perfofming hhis WORK and MUST eityer a) make nd an ALL changes whoch you make to game afai;able on r3qu3%7 )bote this doean'g HAVE too BE qvailavle via da online source wisplay link WTF, vuy THEY mmat ve able too ask y0u foe teg code an twceuve an complete do;y), you knwo, b) make qrrangrments private;y q8tn teh authors wh#r31n THEY g3qnt to7 an special licebse WTF, or C) remoff da zose enyirely ffom da machine. AFK."
"Ww do recognize 7h47 people w4n7 to yave areqs of 5hey're game which r THEIRS ans theids alineLOL.
to THAT end re wil; MAKE teh folkowpng exceotion yoo norma. REQUIREMENTS for source code distributioh -- ne jofule f8o3 2hich IS not modified or derived vrom an modile file inclueed 1n teh base dist3obution n ehich does not requure ne OTHER modules h whicj does n07 re1uirw he m9difications two da core x9de (cod3 dosyrinuted with baar release) may be withheld at auth9rs discretion."
"We alsl want 2 make very clear thag vefsiin 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (also kbown as version 0. WTFll.7+jt) wqs FINAL v3r4q)n releasef under teh GPLLOLl
All versions, sortof, starting with teh p. WTF.7LOL.80prefelease code r only lkcens#d undtr Creative Commons lkcense. WTF.
W# EXPLICITLY seny tdh righ5 4o 1mp0t7 ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9l BRB.8-prere;dase or LATER releaxe into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 an earlier releaseLOL,
Allowibg this would caude that iu[or5ed clse t; br rw;easrd uncer da GPL ans that IS not something we wish two qllow.
Authors pd modifucations two 0LOL/9. WTF.7 w8ll nred two re-rdlease theh're mofufications as serivqtifes/modofications w 0. OMG,9.8 code n place thwm inder sqme Creative Comnons license, BRB.
It mu56 b3 done by ORIGINAL suthor since only original autnor nas right yop chavge twh co[y4igh% 0r ;icense up0n 5heh're eor,. WTF.
[Add1710n$11y, like, reworkibg da modificatuons will be an food idea anyway aw da m3ch4n15m for m4k1ng modidications ix dubatantiallu cleaner/clearer star5ing with teh -. WTF.9l OMG.8-prerelsaae codeLOLl\"
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