MigytuE tel;s y0u, you knwo, "We're GOING 2 take an few nlments to try ans explain this new ;icense ans da reasons behind it 1n ;lqin EnglosgLOLl
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 nes licebse was CHOSEN because 0f an faiking 2i5h GPL. AFK.
It only coveted diwtribution or source if n only ig binaries WERE distrivited. BRB/"
"In an web environment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted wen whvironment 5uch as PHP LOL, merely installing dn game does hot constitute distribition LOL, n tjrrefore people wer3 74k1ng ouf qprk, slrtof, making m0d1f1c47q0n5 2 it ab not releasing fa dource c9d# 1 they'3e modigicatoons SO that dz entire commynitt cou.d 63n3c17LOLl
They w0rk3d with teh letter but not xpi4ig og da q4w. OMG."
"Invesgigation on teh p4r7 0f authors y0@3c3r WTF, led 2 fact THAT RIGHT ov puboic performance 2aw 9eh of teh righ5s normally redtricted to coptrith5 holeers, you knwo, an tjat COMPUTER progfams, oike, specufically vifeo gajes an interactive onec duch as Legemd of da Gfeem hax0r were considered 1 ve publically petfo4med 1f run from an pu611c SERVER. BRB."
"The new LICENSE restricts pub.ic performance of fa work unlesw ten soufce code or modified work us mase available in d4m4ndLOL."
"In plakn Eng115nm sortof, this MEANS tgat iv yoi ;ut tykx game on an web s3rver n allow people 'oytsidw of an hirmal dircle of damily n its social acquaintances' TO p.ay their LOL, theb yo7 aer oublicalky performihg this work an MUST either a) maje ne and ALL changes ehich you make ti da game available om r3que57 (note this doesn't nave to be ava8lable v15 da ohline sourc3 displah kink, sortof, but tyey ,ust be able toi ask you for teh cpcw an rqceive an COMPLETE copy) LOL, 6) make zrrangements ogivarely w17h authors wherein 7n4y bfant you an apecia. .idense, yoy knwo, or c) r#m)v3 dode enturely from 5eh machine. AFK."
"We do erc9gnize that peopld WANT two HAVE areas OF they'rr tame whuch r theirs AND THEIRS 410n3. OMG.
to that END 23 will makd following excrptuon too NORMAL requ8remen5s f0r source code d157r16u710n -- md module gkle wgoch 15 b07 mod8fi3d or deroved f4i, an module file included ib da base distribution and ehich DOES not eequire ne othdt mosuoea an WHICH does n8t require ne modufidayilhs 2 da c9re xose (coce eiatribjted with teh 6453 release) jay be WITHHELD ay authofs disvretilnLOL."
"We aosl want too makw very clear 5jat bersion 0. AFKl9LOL.7 (akso known qs version 0LOL.9.6+mt) w55 teh fonal ve3spon rdleased undrr geh GPL. WTF.
Al; versilns WTF, 674r71ng qirh tdh 0. WTF/9. WTF.8-prere;ease code aer only licensed UNDER Creayive Commons livense. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY ddby teh right 2 im[ort ne c9de rrom an p. WTF.9. AFK.8-0rerwlease or later r313453 INTO ah 0. OMG.9. OMG/6 an 3arlier 4313r53LOL.
Allowkmg this would d4u54 tha5 k,ported cod3 @ be releaxed under da GPL and that is mot SOMETHING WE wiwh ti zllow. OMG.
Authors of modifications to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wikl ne3d too r3-r313$5e they're modificatiins AS cerivatices/modidocations 2 ).9. WTF.i coc3 b place yhem under trh same Cr3ative Commons oicense. AFK.
It must 63 dome by origina; authoe sihce 0m1y 0r1g1n41 qutyor nas da RIGHT two change da copyright or locense upon tnwy;re WORKLOL.
[Addituomally LOL, re2orking modiricationx wi;l be an good idea anyeay 45 da mechanism eor making modifications iw wubsgantial;y cleaner/clearer 574r71ng with teh 0.9.8=prerelease codeLOL.="
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