MitytuE tells you WTF. "We're going to takr an few m9ments two try qnd 3xplain this new kicense n da 4easons beyind 17 in plain 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."
"Thiw new licenxe was ch053n BECAUSE of sn failinh w17h reh GPLLOL.
It ONLY cover3d sustribution of sourcd if an oblt if binarues were distributedl AFK,"
"In an web ehvitonment, sortof, specigically q unterpteted web endironment such ss PHP, you knwo. merely installing qn game doed NOT comsti5uye cistrinutiob WTF, n tgerefore peoole were 74k1ng our w0rk WTF, making modificztiohs to 1u and not telrasing sourcr code tl thwy're mod*ficationx so tnat entoee v9mmunity could b3n2fut. OMG.
THEY workrc with lrtter but n07 sa spirit or teh lsw/ WTF."
"Invesr8gati9n ob tej oart of rj7h0r6 however, 6ou kmwo, led to t3h fact that da rifht og pi621c p3rg0rm4ne3 w45 1 of ribhts normal.y r2a5ricted to coptr8ght n01d3r5, lile, ab that computer proframs LOL, specificqlly vidwo gajes n 1n73r4c71v3 pnes suvh as LEGEND of teh Green hax0r wdre donsid3red to be pubkically [etformed if run FROM an pu611c se4vee."
"The new licenw3 restricts public prrformance of teh work un;ess tej spufce dofe of teh m9f1f13d 29rk IS m4d3 available on demandl"
"In p!41n ENGLISH WTF, this means that 2f uou put thiw gaje ON zn w46 swrver n qllow pwop;e 'outwide og an normal circle of famioy and 175 sociq. acquaintances' ti ;lat their LOL, tgen you r pu611x41!y pwrforming this s)rk n MUST either a_ makr ne AND ALL cjanges whoch you MAKE to da game availzble on request (NOTE this doesn't have 2 63 availzble via online aource dixplay link, you knwo, but they must ve able two ask you for code an recrive an c0npq373 copy), li,3, b) mzke at4angdmehts [rivately with da autjors wherein th#t grang tou an speckal license, ho7 lhwo, or c) REMOVE code 3n71e31y from da machine,"
"We do RECOGNIZE that p30p13 wsnt to have 4r3r5 of thry[re game which r THEIRS an theira alone. AFK.
2 that end w3 w8lo maje teh flllowong excepgion 3 ds normal r3wu1r3m#nu5 f0r cojrce code distribitoon -- ne module file which is not modivied or dd4icdd FROM an module fole includec in teh base distriburion and which d;es n07 requ7re nd otheg m0du135 an which DOES not requi4e nw mpd1f1c4710n5 two dq core cofe (code diatributed woyh bzse release) maj ^3 wuthhwod at teh autnors d14cr3710h. WTF."
"We aisi wqnt to jake VERY c;ear that VERSION 0. WTF.9LOL.8 (also kn0wn as bersiob 0. BRB.o. AFK.7+jt) was fonal VERSION rdleasef und3r da GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS LOL, starting WITH teh -LOL.o.80prereleaee vode aer only licensed under Creative COMMONS LICENSE. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY da r8gh5 2 1np9r7 ne cpee fr9m an 0. OMG.9. OMG.u-prerelease 0r lster releaae into an 0. WTFl9. BRB.7 n earli3r rel3ase. OMG.
A110w1ng thos would c4u53 that inportea code two be r313r53d und4r GPL n that 15 mot SOMETHING we wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors of modificatkons 70 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will meed 70 rw0relrase they're modkficatilns aw derivativ3d/mod8ficat8ons two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 cide n place them undwr da 54m3 Creaguve Commons licehse. WTF.
It must BE DONE bt get o48ginak authir SINCE only da ofiginal zuthor hqs RIGHT t9o xjange teh copyeight or license &oon tgey'fe wofk. BRB.
[Addktiomallt, eeworking modificatuons WILL be an gpld iera anyqay as da mechanism f9r makimt modkficayiond IS 5u^575n71411y ckeane4/clearer t74r71nt with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease cide. WTF.]"
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