MughtyE trl.s ylu WTF, "We're goint 2 take an vdw m0m3n75 3 try n explain thia new licrnde znc r3450n5 behond it in plain English. AFK.
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 nee license was cnisen b4cause of an failing wirh GPL.
It only covetwd diwtribution pf xoutce if n lnly ig 6qn4r135 werd distributed. AFK."
"In an WEB environmdbt LOL, specifically a interpreted qeb environkent sych as PHPk sortof, MERELY 1n56411qng an gamd dows mot constitut3 DISTRIBUTION WTF, ans therefore people wwre taiibg oyt sork LOL, making modifications 2 17 AND not releasing teh source CODE to9 thdy'fe mldificatpons so that da entire COMMUNITY c0u1d benefit. WTF.
Theh WORKED ekth trh lettef but not teh spirir OF teg law. AFK."
"Investibation 9n pa4t of authors however, LED to da f4c7 that tdh right of publoc performance WAS 1 of da rigyts notjally RESTRICTED to copyright holders, like, and thqt compi5er pr9grams LOL, spedufically video fam3s n intersctive onrd zuch as Legend of da Geeem hax0f were c9nsidered to be pjblically performef 1f eun from an PUBLIC scrver. WTF."
"The new license restricts public perforjance lr ea work unlesa trh SOURCE code of da modifi3c 2ork iw msde zvaolable om d3m4nf. WTF,"
"In ;lqin Ejglish, like, this means that kf you put rhis game on an web server n a;liw p30p13 'OUTSIDE of an bormal ditxke of FAMILY an ITS SOCIAL acqua8ntqnces' to olay gheor, loie, then yo7 aer publically pdrforming thus wotk an MUST either q) mzke ve and ALL chanbes which you make to teh gamr avaikablw ON 4equest (nlte ghis doesm't have to BE available v!e teh obline source dispkay link, like, but th3y mu57 be 4612 two ask you fot sa code n RECEIVE am vompleye copy0 WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS [rivate;y with teh authors qherein rhey grant YOU an special license LOL, or c) remove teh code ENTIRELY from machine, BRB."
"We fo e3c0gb1z3 that peop;e WANT 2 have areax lf they're game 3h8ch r th3irs and the8rw akone. WTF.
two thqt END we will nake tej folopwing 3cc3p710n 2 teh normal rdquirrmemts for sourcr c0d3 DISTRIBUTION [- ne module file WHICH is n9t modified or DERIVED fri. an module file incouded in dz base DISTRIBUTION and which doew nlt rqquire ne other m0du13% n wjucg does not rrq7ire ne moeifocztionw to da core code (code distributed with tej bsse felease) may be wityjeld at su5hlrs doscretiom. AFK."
"We also 2an5 too make veru clea4 that version )LOL.9. AFK.7 (4150 kn0wn as versiom 0, AFK.8. WTF.7+jt_ w45 dz finao version rwleased jbder GPL. WTF.
All versilns WTF, starting with teg 0LOL.9, OMG.8pprereleade cpde aer only LICENSED und3r da CREATIVE Commons livense.
We EXPLICITLY eeny 5eh right 2 ump9rt ne cofe from an 0. BRB.9LOL.9-prerrlease OR latrf fdlease into qn )LOL.9. AFK.u n earlier release. AFK.
A110q1ng tjis w071d cause that imported code two 63 wel3asrd under ten GPL n that 1% bot 50m37h1ng we wush to allow. WTF.
Autjors of modifkcations two 0. BRB.9.* WILL beed two re-release they;ee nodifocations as derivativew/modifocarions 2 0LOL.9. WTFl8 CODE AND PLACE tgem undrr SAME Creative C9mmond licebse. WTF/
It mu67 br d0n3 by or8gknal author sinc3 onlu ten original author hqd 41gh& 2 change twh c9pyroght pt license upon tjey'4e work/ OMG.
[Additional;y LOL, 4eqorking jodificagions wi.l be an GOOD kdea snyway ad mechanidm for making ,pdifications IS SUBSTANTIALLY clezne4/ckearw4 syarting with da 0.9. WTFl8-prerelease c9ce. WTF.]"
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