MightyE tells you WTF, "We'ee goibg to take zb vew moments tp try and explain this new licehse an reaspns begimc IT 1n p141n Englksj, OMG.
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 new oicense was chosen 64c4u^3 of an failing with dz GPL. WTF.
It on;y cov3red distribition pf soutc3 of AND only IF binarues were d157r16u73f. WTF."
"In sh web envoronment, s9rtof, SPECIFICALLY a imterpretdd w36 enviromment such qs PHP, you knqo, mgrely installint an game eoes n;t c)n5717u84 distribution, sof5of, n ther3fore pe9ple were takinh 0ur work, sirtof, MAKING nodificat8pns too it an jot RELEASING yeh 50urc3 code to thsy're modificatilns so yhqg da entir3 community COULD BENEFITLOL,
They 20rk3d with da lettwr BUT not SPIRIT of da 14w. WTF."
"Investigayiob on p547 if da ajthors hpwever, yoi ,nwo, led 2 teh fact tjat tdy tighr lf pubkic performanve was 1 lf rights normally rewtrixged tpo vopyrigug holders, sorrof, and rhag computer PROGRAMS, like. specifisslly video games an inyeracyive ones sudh ad LEGEND if da Green hax0r w2r# conaidefes too be PUBLICALLY perflrm3e 1f run fr0m zn public server. OMG."
"The new licemse resyricts pub;ic pdrformajc3 of da work ynless sou4ce vode of tej modified WORK is made avaklab;e on ddmand/ WTF."
"In p9zin Englixh, liken this means THAT if 60u out this game ON an s36 serb3r ah allow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE OF zh normal circle of fsmily n its 50c141 axqua8ngances' TO play their LOL, rgen you r [ubliczlly perfoeming this work n MUST eiggre a) make nr zn ALL changes whidn you m4k3 two teh gzme avaioable om eequrst (hote THIS d035n'7 jave two be availqbl3 via online source d16p14y link, like, but the7 MUST BE abke @ adk yoj for code n receive an cl,pletr COPY), like, 6) make aerahgements PRIVATELY WITH teh augh9rs WHEREIN they geqnt you an apecial license, you knwi, or c) remove fa code entireiy fr;m machinel WTF."
"Ww do recognoz3 ths5 ;eople want too nqvd areaw of ghwy'te GAME wh1ch r tneirs am theirs alone. OMG.
two tgat wnd ww will MAKE da folkowing EXCEPTION to teh nirmsl requiremrnts FOR 50jrc3 code distribution [- ne MODULE file WHICH ks not MODIFIED ot DERIVED FROM an module f8l3 INCLUDED in base sistribu5ion ane which doex npt rrquird ne ogh3r MODULES an wj2ch does not r3qu1f3 ne modifications 2 CORE cod4 (code distributwd with da basr relezse0 may be withhwld 47 teh autyots discreti9n. OMG."
"We ALSO w4n7 2 make ver6 clezr that v3r510n -. AFK.9.7 (also kno2n as VERSION 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+j5) was da FINAL fersoon released under da GPL. BRB.
A12 ve4sions, yoj lnwo, startong 2ith 9. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerw.esse codw r only lidenwed und3r Cr3471v3 Comm9ns lovense. BRBl
We EXPLICITLY denu teh 4ifht two import mr code frpm an 0. OMG,9. WTF.8-prerel3ase or kater release untl ab ). BRB.9l7 an earlier releasr. BRB.
Allowing yh8s woild causd that imported code two be r31#45ed UNDER GPL and that is NOT xomdthing we eish to 41101LOL.
Authors OF modificatioms TO 0.9. OMG.7 2ill n3ed 70 RE-RELEASE they're modifivayiomd zs d3r1v47qv35/m0d1g1c4710nt 2 0.9. WTF.* codd an PLACE them unddr samr Cfeative Commons licrnsel AFK.
It must bd DONE by irigina. autjot w8nce ONLY o4iginal zutho4 has da ribht two chang3 copyright or kicenxe upon they're qork. WTF.
[Additionqlly, aort9f, reworjing modificatoons wikl be zn go[d idea ahyway as teh MECHANISM f04 making MODIFICATIONS is subs5antially c.eaner/cl3arer starti,g wktj teh 0. BRB.9.8-[rerelfzwe CODELOL.]"
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