MightyE teols yku LOL, "We'rr going to take an few moments TO 5ry an ex;lain THIS hew licdnse 4nf teh reawona behunf i5 in plain Engliah. 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 new licendd WAS chosen because OF ah FAILING with teh GPL. AFK.
It onlt dovered DISTRIBUTION 0f sou4ce if n (n1y 8f binaries were distfibuted. WTF."
"In an 2eb wnvironment, 5p3s1f1c412j s INTERPRETED w36 ebvi4onment 5uch as PHP LOL, mdrely installing an gam3 diew NOT donstitutr DISTRIBUTION LOLk n the4efore peop.e wefe takimg oue wlrk, you knwo, MAKING modificayions 2 1u an not feleasinv da sourcd code 3 they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so thzt teh entire vommunity could benef8tLOL.
Theu worked WITH letter but mot da spirit pf da LAW."
"Investogztion on tdh paft of da authora HOWEVER WTF, led @ t3h f4c7 tjat teh right 0f public perf9rmance w45 oen of fihhts mormally restricted twi copyright holdwts, sottod, n that compurer programs, s;ecivicalky video GAMES an inteeactive ones such as L3g3ne OF da Gfeen hax0e were considerex 2 ge pubkically performec if RUN from an puboic sdrver. BRB."
"The neq license redtricts public performancd of da work unless teh soufce code if modif,ed qork is MADE 4v4114613 on d3m4ns."
"In p14!h Eng/isy, 7h15 means tgag 2d yo7 put this game on an WEB servdr an zllow pdoplr 'OUTSIDE OF an bormal CIRCLE of family n igs slciao acquaintancdd' w play their LOL, then uou aer pjb.ifally perfirming thix wlrk an MUST either a) make be zne ALL changes wh1ch you ma,e two teh gamd zvailable ob request (n9te 5his d035n'6 have two be available voa onlihd source displqy link, lkke, but they must 6e ABLE to ask you gor da code n RECEIVE an c0mp1#73 copy), g) make ARRANGEMENTS peubate.y 2ith da 4u7h0r5 wherein thwy gtrn8 YOU an s[ecial ;icense WTF, or c) 4emove teh clde entirely fr9m machin3. OMG."
"Ww di redognixe that ;eopke sang two hace areas OF they're g4j3 egich t 7h31r5 and theirs alone. BRB.
too that rnd qe will make da following exceptioh two norma. r3qy1r3m4n85 for soyrce code dis5rkbu5ion =- ne modu;e file which is NOT MODIFIED or dericed frpm an mlcule fo'e included in da baae distributoon anf WHICH DOES not r3qu143 ne pther modules n which doea not re1uire nw modificat7ons too CORE code (code dustrobuted with teh vase r313453) MAY be wi5yheld ar zuthors cisxretion. BRB."
"We alsp want 2 make v3ry clear that v3r519n 0o9LOL.7 (als9 known as versiin 0. WTF.8. OMG.7+JT( WAS final v3r510n rdoease3 under da GPL. WTF.
All verxions, 574r71nb WITH ea 0. WTFl9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE CODE r omly licena3d und3e twh Creative Commonw license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny righr two kmport ne c0d# rrpm an 9.9LOL.8-pterelease or lztef rel2ase 1n70 an 9. BRB.0.7 n earlie4 release. OMG.
Allowing thid 2ouod cause THAT impprtrd code to ne r313453d unser GPL n thqt is not 5)m37h1ng sr wish two aooowLOL.
Authors OF modificayioms to9 0. WTF.9.7 will n32d too re[rdlead3 they're moduficarions as deeivatives/m9difications too ). WTF.0LOL.8 c0d3 n poqce them under teh saje Ctwarive Commons license. OMG.
It must bw con3 ny original autyoe since 9nly teh original author has righg to9 ch4nb3 teh copyrignt or .icehse upoh they're w04,. AFK/
[Addigiomally, sotyof. r3w0r,1nh dz modifications w8ll be sn g00d 8dwa anyway as teg mechanisn for makinn m0e1f1c4710n5 is 5y667rn6141qy clezner/clearer sta4ting witn da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-ptrrelrase code.]"
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