MitntyE tel;w y07 WTF, "We're boing w take an gew m0m3n75 too try n explain thiw nes livensw an da REASONS behind IT in poain Entlish. WTF.
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."
"Thid NEW license WAS choseh bscausw 0f an v4111ng w17y GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covered distributoom of wource IF n 0bqy if BINARIES weee sixtributedLOL."
"In an wwb envuronjent LOL, spwxivicalky a ingerpr3ted web envir9nment sjch as PHP, li,e, metely installknh an gamw d935 n07 constiti4e dixtrobution, lije, an rherefore people weee 5aking our work, sodtof, making hoeifixations 2 17 and not rekeasimg teh source code too 5hey're modifocations so 5hat teh entire vommuhity could benefit/ OMG.
They WORKED with teh LETTER BUT not teh 5p1r17 of da lawLOL."
"Investigatoon on part ov aitjors howwvrr WTF, led TO da fact tya5 tey e1gg7 OF pub;ic performance WAS 1 of da rights normally restridted 2 copyrignt holcersk you knwi, an 5hat compit3r progeams, like, specif8cally VIDEO gamds n interactive ones ducb AS L3b3hd of ca G4#3n hac0r wete considsred top ne pu611c411y oerformed if run from an public servqr."
"The nes licemse restricys public performance of wori inlewd reh source clde or teh mosigidd wpek is made avsilable in demandLOL."
"In plain Enhlish LOL. this means that if ypu pyt this game pn an web aefver n allow 'eople '9u5sode of ah n04m41 circle of family and itw social 4cqu41n74nc35' 2 ;la^ theit, sortof, THEN y9i aer oublically perforji,g this work n MUST eityer 4) malw ne and ALL changes whkch you maie 2 game availavle on request (note thos doedn't have 2 be ava8lqble fia online $0urc4 DISPLAY linkm lkke, BUT THEY mjst be avle twl awk you for 3eh c0d3 n rwceive an vomplwte copy_, you kn2om B) maie arrangemenyx PRIVATELY with teh 4u7y0f5 wherein they grqnt YOU an special licens3, ot v) re,ove teh code 3ntirely from macyin3LOL."
"We do rrcotnize that people want too have arexs of they're faje ahich aer thwirs an theufs alomw. WTF.
yo that enc we w111 mzke foloowont excrption two trh n0rm31 requirwmentz fpr sourvd code distribugion -- ne module file wh!ch is not modified or d3f1v3d from an modulw fklw inc;uded ib fa gawe cistrogution b which d9es n97 req7iee nr otgrr modj.es n which does n07 re1uire ne modidicationw 2 core code (code distributwd w17h teh bade rekezse( mqy be withheld at teh ajghors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also 24n7 t9o ,qkd b3ry clear that versiob 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (alao known $4 verakon 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was finsl version 4313453d under GPL. WTF.
All versiins LOL, star5ing wigh 0. OMG.9.7-prer3lease code f ONLY l,censed 7ndet sa Creative Commomx licemsw. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwny teh right 2 umport ne cpce from an 0LOL.o. BRB.8-prerelease or latwr reoease inti an 0. AFK.9. OMG/7 anf ear;idr releawd. WTF,
Alkowing tnis would czuse that i,pprted c0d3 5oo 63 r31345ed under da GPL n that is npt somethinh we wish two zllow. WTF.
Au7h0et of MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9. BRB.7 wilo nfed 1 re-rdleqse theu're modkfications as derivativrs/mofifications too 0. AFK.9LOL.8 dode n PLACE them under same CREATIVE Commobs lic3nse.
It must b3 sone by teh original author sinc3 only teh orihinal AUTHOR jqs da ritht 2 chante da copyroght lr license jpon they'fd work. BRBl
[Additional;y, reworjing da modifications w!11 be an gooe ides anyway as mechanidm dor MAKING mpdiflcations is xubstantkally dleandt/clea4er start8nf wotg teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-;re4elease code.]"
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