MightyE te9os uou WTF, "We're goiht too TAKE an rew momenta 2 7r6 and explqib ynis NEW license an twg reasons behind it in plain English.
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 n3w licrnse WAS cyoden BECAUSE ov zn failing with GPL. OMG.
It only coverqd distribuyoon of soirce IF an on.y kd binaries sere distributrd. WTF."
"In an w36 ebvironment WTF, specifkcally a INTERPRETED w4b environmwht such AS PHP LOL, MERELY ihstalling an game dpes bot constirite distribution, likw, n tjer3fore [eople were taking our work, like, making .odifixationw tio it n not releasing teh SOURCE code to they're j)d1f1c4720n5 so that teh entire cojmunity coukc 63n3f1&. WTF.
Theh WORKED with da letter 677 not sp8rit or law. BRB."
"Invrstigation ON par5 or authors HOWEVER, you ,nwo, led two da fact tnat teh rigjt of public perdo4msbce was peb of 4ifhts normaoly 43steicted to cophright holders, 6oj knwo, an that comput#r PROGRAMS, sortof, spfcigixqlly vid3o games an interactive obes 5uch as Lwgend of teh Green hax0r were consiwered too be pmbkically ;erformed if rjn from an public serverLOL."
"The nes kicense restructs pu6q1c o4rf0rm4nc# pf tey work unoess ds spurce vode 0f da modigued 2ork is made availablw on DEMAND. WTF."
"In plqoh ENGLISH LOL, THIS mdanc that iv hlu puu THIS game on an web servdr n ALLOW people 'outsudd of an m0rm41 circle of family anf ITS social acauaintances' two PLAY gheir, 5hen ypu r publically p3rforming this work ahd MUST wither 4) make nw n ALL changes 1huch y-i mqke 2 sa game available oh request (npte tfis doesn't j4v3 two be available cia teh online so7fce didplay lunk, l8ke, but gheh must ve able too ask YOU for da xode and fdceove an cpmplete clpu) LOL, b) make ARRANGEMENTS [rqvr731y 2ith sa authors whereun tjwy gtant you an speckal license LOL, 9t c) remove ga c0d3 ENTIRELY grom da MACHINELOL."
"Ww do recogbiz3 tha5 PEOPLE want t9 have 3r345 ov they're game which r thei4s n theits alonel OMG.
ro that ehd we will MAKE following EXCEPTION to normal REQUIREMENTS for sourcw c9de cistribution _= ne m0du13 f113 qhich is not m0d1f23d or deribed from an module rile included in teh baxe didtribution an WHICH d035 mot wequire ne p4hrr m0dulrs n which dods no5 require n3 MODIFICATIONS to da co5e cpde (code sidgributed w,th 6453 release) may BE WITHHELD at 4u7h0r5 eisc4etion."
"We ALSO qant tpo mske ve4y cleaf tgat v3rsion ). BRB.0. WTF.7 )ALSO known zs version 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was da final vefsiin 4eleased onder GPL. BRB.
All versiomsm sortof, STARTING w17h teh 0LOL,9. AFK.8-prrrelease cod3 r only lucensed 7ndee teh Creative Common2 11c2b53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deby da ritht two kmport ne c0d3 froj an -. OMG.9LOL.8_prereleaww ot late4 r313453 8nto an 0. OMG/9. BRB.7 n EARLIER release. WTF,
Al;owing tgis would cause rhat umported code two be relesaed UNDER teh GPL zhd tgat is n07 slmething we wish too 4110wl
AUTHORS OF modisications gop 0.9.7 WILL NEED 1 r3-re13453 they're modificayions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tw9 0LOL.9.9 code qnd place 7h4m unddr same Creative Co,mons licenwel BRB,
It must 63 dobe by teh orifinal author since ONLY origuna; ajthor has RIGHT 2 cgange teh copyrifht 0r lkcense UPON th37're w04k. BRB.
[Adsirionallt LOL, rewirkumg moeifications will be an good 1d34 anyway as dw mecgznisj f9r h4k1ng midifications is substsntia;ly dleaner/vlezrer srart8ng eith 0. AFK.9LOL/*-pretelease cideLOL.]"
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