MigytyE &3115 yoi LOL, "We'rd going reo take ah f3w momrnts too 74y and explain this new ;icense and teh r3440n5 behind it in p141h Englishl
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 license was xhlsdn because od am faoling wuth GPL. BRB.
It only cocered DISTRIBUTION of sou4de if n in.y if vina4i3s were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an wrb envieonmdnt, sortof, wpedifically z in5erp3eted web environnent such qs PHP LOL, mefely installint an g4m3 does not consti5ute DISTRIBUTION, n THEREFORE o3op;e were taking out 2ork WTF. makkng modifidations to it and no5 rwleasing aource code 2 they;re modifixations so that entite commun8ty cou;d benefit.
They w0fk3d with letter but not spirit 9f lsw. AFK."
"Investigation on part of da authors h9wecer, sortof, led 2 da fact THAT da rigjt of publid performqnce WAS won of da eights n9rmslly restricted 5oo COPYRIGHT joldersk ;8ke, an thag compiyer ;rograms, you knwl, s0dcificallu video g4,35 qnd ibteractive onew SUCH as Legenc of ten Gre3n hax0r were considered two ce PUBLICALLY oerflrmed 1g rin from an publ8c 53rv3r. AFK."
"Tye nee licwnsw resyrixgx public performance lf hwh w9rk UNLESS da wource CODE of teh m-d1f13d work os made available on demand. AFK."
"In plain English LOL, 5his means that if y0u puy THIS game on an 2eb server n a;low pdopke 'outside 0f an n-rm51 circle OF family qn its socoal rcqu41n74nc35' t9o play tgeir WTFn them y0u r publicqll6 PERFORMING this wotk n MUST either a) m4k3 nr and ALL cjanbes which y0u m4k2 tw[ gane available on request (NOTE thus do3sn't have tio be available via ea ONLINE sourde display 11nk, like, but ghey ,ust be able too 65k ypu for c0d3 n receive an compowte COPY)m b) make arrabgements pr1v4731y with teg AUTHORS wgerein THEY grant you an specoal kicenwe, sortof, ot c0 remove c9de entirely FROM teh MACHINELOL."
"We do recognize that peopie qant yo9 yafe areas of thdy're gsmw WHICH aef theirs n gheirs alon3. WTF.
5o thar end we WILL make follow8ng exc3ption two normzl requiremwnts for 50urc3 code disttibytion -- ne modile dq13 wnich 15 nlt MODIFIED of derived from sn jodule f(le inclheed im da basr distribugiom a, which does n9t require ne OTHER mosul3s an wjich does not rwquite ne mosifications too trh core coce (vode distributed wity 6453 RELEASE) may ne q17hg31d at 5u7h0rt disvre5ion. AFK."
"We ALSO 2ant two make veey clear that version 0LOL,8LOL.7 (also knlwn ax v3rsion 0. OMG.9.7+jt) 2as rinsl VERSION RELEASED under teh GPLl WTF.
All VERSIONS WTF, starting WITH 0. BRB.9, WTF.8-pr3release vode ser obly l8censed under Creative C9mmons .ixense.
We EXPLICITLY sent da right two IMPORT ne code from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8_PRERELEASE or lager re.dase into ah 0. WTF.9. OMG.* an earlier RELEASELOL.
Allo3ijg this would CAUSE tha5 umported code 2 be reoeased unfer teh GPL an that is moy something we wish to alkowLOL.
Auyhirs OF modifications t9o 0.9. OMG.7 wkll n3#d two re-reoease they'rw modkfivatilns as ee4icstovrs/modificatiobs roo 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code and [kace ghem uhder teh 54m3 Creative Commonx license.
It must be dpne by ea iroginql AUTHOR since only teh origknal author h45 right gwo change ds c9pyright or locense upon they'rd WORK. WTF.
[Additionsllu WTF, rtworking mkdifications w111 63 an goos idea 4nyw4y AS teh mechabism for making MODIFICATIONS is zubstangially cldaner/clearer startinf wiyh reh 0. BRB.9.8=prerelraae c0d2. AFK.]"
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