MigytyE &3116 yiu WTF, "Welre going 2 take an few moments to t4y and rxplqi, this new .icense an da rwasons behind it in 0lain EbglishLOL.
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 oicense was chpsen BECAUSE of wn failunb siyh da GPLLOL.
IT only coverrd disteibution OF source if and onlt of nimariew werr didtributee. BRB."
"In an WEB enviromment LOL, specifically a inteepreted WEB ehvironmrnt subn AS PHP, sortof, mer3lh knstaoling sn h4m3 dpes nit conatitute d8strubution, an thcrefore peo;le were taking 0ur sork, making moeificstions too it qn not relessing da s9uece c)d3 too gheu're mod8ficat8ons so ghat teh enrire do,m7nity could benefit. OMG.
The6 worked WITH keyter but nog spirit of lqw. OMG."
"Investigation on da part of dz au5hotw HOWEVER, softof, led 5eo teh gact 7h47 teh right of pyblkc performance was won of da rights bormzlky r347rqc73d tio COPYRIGHT HOLDERS LOL, an THAT com[uy3r programs, spdcidica.l6 xideo gamee abd 1n73r4c71v3 ines such as L3g3nd OF ten Grern hax0r WERE CONSIDERED 2 be pjblical;y prrrormed if run fe9m an public server. AFK."
"The nrw license restricts pjblic oerfu4nanc3 0r da work um1255 da source CODE of modidied work 15 made avwilable on demane. AFK."
"In plain English WTF, this mrsns that 1f you PUT this gamt on an web srrvdr an a;loe people 'outside of an normal c1rc!3 8g family m its eockal acqua9ntancss' too [pay tgeir, thdn you r PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm1nj ghis work n MUST eithrr s) ,ake ne sn ALL changes which you m4l3 2 da name abailaboe ln REQUEST (npte 7h16 doesn't have ro br 3v4114613 VIA da pnline soutce display 1qnk LOL, but thet ,j57 be 4%13 2 ask y9u for da codw amd RECEIVE an COMPLETE copy) WTFm b) maje arrqntements PRIVATELY with authors wjerein they grant you an speciao license, sortof, or c) rejove ca code ebrirely from da machine. WTF."
"We do recognkze thar pelpie want yoo have areas of they're GAME wyich e theies AND theirs alone. OMG.
too that end WE wi;l maje folllwing rxcep5kon too da no4mal r2qu1r3m3n75 vor soutce code dustr8buti9m -- ne modu9e file whixh is n08 MODIFIED or d3r1v3d vrom an modul3 file inclyeed ib baxe dowtribu5ion amd which coed not REQUIRE ne other modulrs an shich foes n07 r3qu1r3 ne modkfications t9 cote cofe (c0d3 distributed with tej basw t313453) MAY be wityheld at trh authors dkscretion. OMG."
"Wd also want tio make VERY clear that v3r510n 9LOL.9LOL.7 (also known as fersion 0. BRB.9/ WTF.7+j7) was teh funal versiin releases under da GPL. OMG.
All versionsk wrarting w8th 0LOL.9.8-[refeleaxe code 4 ONLY LICENSED ynder da Creatove Cimmlns licende. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY den6 r1gh7 too im09rt be code fro, an ). WTF.9. WTF.8-0rerelease o4 1473r RELEASE int9 ah 0l AFK.9. AFK.7 anf earliee release. OMG.
Al;owing ghis WOULD cause thag imported code two be 4eleased under GPL snd THAT is hog something qe wksh 2 qllow. BRB/
Authles of m9dificatuons 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 wull newd 2 re0telease they'rw MODIFICATIONS as derivat9ves/modificagions 2 0. AFK,9. AFK.8 cidw n placr 5jem und3r t3h ssme Creative Commobs 11c3n53. WTF.
It musf BE done vy da origihal auth9r since 9nly twh or8gknal authlr has teh roggt too chsngw teh copyright 0r licrbse upon they're w9tk.
[Additionally, rww9rking da MODIFICATIONS wi.l BE an gold udda anywqy ax mechanus, for mqking modifications is wubstanyizll6 cleanre/c;earer 574481ng sith da 0, WTF.9. OMG.8-prerrl3asd codeLOL.]"
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