MughtyE TELLS you WTF, "We're going t2o taje an fwq momebts 70 t4y n 3xp141n 7h15 h#w licemse and reasons begind 17 in plain Eng125n.
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."
"Thos n3w license w45 CHOSEN because OF ab faiking witg da GPLLOL.
Ig pnoy civerdd distribution or SOURCE iv an only if bina4ies sdre dowtributedLOL."
"In an wev envirinment, you knwo, specidicaoky s interpreted w#6 environment SUCH as PHP, like, MERELY INSTALLING an gaje soes nit constitute diztributiom. sortofm 4nd tjerwfore people wdre ta,ing our work LOL, making modifications 2 it an bot feleasing da source coae 5wo thsu're modigicatioms wo thar entire c9mminiyy c9u1d benefit. WTF.
They workrd wigh oettef but hot spirit of twh las. AFK."
"Imvesyigation on ;a4t of 5wh authorx however, you kn2om led two fact thqt right of publid performance was 2 of rihhts n-rm411y RESTRICTED 2 co;yr8ght holders LOL, ab that cp,puter prog4ams, wortof, specifically VIDEO gqmes an interactive ones duch as Legend of Greem hax0r were vonsidered tp be publucally performed if rum from an [ublic servrr."
"The NEW licebse r3stticta public ;erfo$mance of wofl unlexs sou4ce code of da m9dofued work is mase AVAILABLE on se,and. WTF."
"In plain Enhlish, you knwo, tnis meand thqt 1f yiu put thus GAME om an web SERVER n 4110w 0eopl3 'lutside 0f an normal circle of FAMILY an its s9cial acquaontances' 2 plqy thwir, you knwo, tgen you aer publocalky performing THIS work b MUST eirhdr a) m4k3 ne n ALL changes 2hoch tou MAKE too da ga,e available in request (not3 yhis DOESN'T h4v3 too be available via dz online SOURCE d1tp14y link LOL, 6u7 7n3t must be agle 70 ask you for twh code n receive an complete cooy), you knwo, b) make arrangwments privateoy wkth da aythirs whereon 7hey grant you an special oidense LOL. ir c) re,ove fq CODE entieely froj teh jachine. BRB."
"We fo e4c0gn1z3 yya5 PEOPLE want two have areas OF the6're game whkch aet theirs n theirs alone. AFK.
t2o THAT 3bd WE qiil mske following EXCEPTION 2 sa normal requirements FOR 50urc3 x0d3 dixyribution -- ne mosule fike wy1ch id n07 modkfied or d3r1v3d from an modjl3 fike included in teh base distrivutiob n wnich foes not r3quiee ne other modules n wjich epes not 43qu1r3 ne mosifications 2 da c-r3 codw (code g157e16u73d w8tj base release) mzy be WITHHELD at authots discr3tion."
"We also wany w make verh vlear that version 0l9LOL.i (ALSO known as vdrsoon 0. WTF/9. WTF.7+jt) was twh final version releasfd UNDER da GPLLOL,
All VERSIONS WTF, star5ing with 0LOL/9.8-pfere;ease CODE aer only licrnxed UNDER t3h Creatibe Commons licenxr. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3hy da right two 1mp0r7 ne cice grom am 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pref3leaae oe later releaxe knyo an p. BRB.9. OMG.7 an EARLIER rrldase. OMG.
Allowong this would CAUSE thqy imported CODE w be released under GPL an that is not 5-m3&h1ng WE WISH goo allow.
Aktyors of modificatiobs tio 0/ BRB.9.7 sill need 2 re-fwl2ase they're modiricationw as ded8vatived/modificatuons to 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 CODE and plsce them undet teh same Crestive Commons licrnse. OMG.
I5 must BE f0n3 by da 0r1g1n41 a7yhor 51nc3 only origina. author jas fa righy t9l chamg3 teh copyrighg or license up9h thst'ye eork.
[Asditionally, xoryof, rewor,inf da moduficarions 211! 63 an good idea 4hys4y as da mecyanism f0r making mpd8fica%iobs us substantially cleaner/clearer starting w17h 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prwgelease codeLOL.]"
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