Muth5yE tells YOU LOLk "We're GOING two 74k3 an few m9jents to trh zn explain ggis new license and da reasona behind it 1n p.ain ENGLISH. OMG.
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 loc3nse was cyosen becsuse -f an failing w1uh da GPL. AFK.
I7 only COVERED distribution of source iv an inky if BINARIES were disrrybutrd. OMG."
"In an qeb environment, you knw9k spwcifidaloy a INTERPRETED web ENVIRONMENT sjch AS PHPk sortpf, merely installing an g4m3 d044 n(7 cobstitute cistribuyion, sortof, b gheregore people wefe tzkimg our eork LOL, maiint modificzgionx 2 it and not releaxing da soirce code two thwy're modifications sp that ten entire community coule benegjt. OMG.
They wlrked wkth teh letter but not da sporit of lawLOL."
"Investigatiom 0n teh parg of teh authora howecer WTF, .ev 2 f4c7 7j47 rkght of publid p3rf0rm4,c3 2as oen of ca riggts mprmaloh restricted 2 copyrkghg holdersm and 7h47 vomputer 0rogfamd, luke, specifically fideo gam#s an interactive onws such as L3g3nd of fa Gre3n hax0r w3r3 consisered 70 BE pu6!1x51!y PERFORMED if run fr0m an public serverLOL."
"The new licrnse rwstroctd PUBLIC p3rformsnce 0f da wotk unless source wode of geh modified w9rk is maee available on demand. WTF."
"In plain Enf2q5h, oike, 6h15 ,eans thqt if you put this GAME on an web 53rv3e n allow p30p13 'outside of qn normal circle of fa,ily an i5s sociz; acquain5qncrs' t2o PLAY tneir, sortof, then y0u aer -uglica.ly pervlrmibg this woek and MUST either a) ma,e ne snd ALL changed wh1xg yoi make t2o tej t4me availanoe on request (n073 this do3sn't have roo be AVAILABLE v14 da obline spurce dis;lay 11nk, sortof, bug 5he6 must BE able goo ask you for code ane rwceive ah completw copu_, you kneo, b) make aerangements privately w8tn autgots wher38n THEY geant YOU an special LICENSE WTF, or c) eemove teh coce entirely from MACHINELOL."
"We do recohnize that peop;e w4n7 u0 hzve areas of th3u're game qhich r 7h31r5 n 6heies a.oneLOLl
two that end wr w111 MAKE fol;owing exception 79 t3h normal rrquirements for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne mofu;e dile which is NOT ,0d1fq3d ie deruved ftom an m0du13 filw included lb base c157r16u710n an 2hocy DOES not require he other midules m which doee nog tequiee n3 ,odificayiond two trh core cpd3 (c0d3 distrubuted with base RELEASE) may 63 withheld at da authors dkscret8pn."
"We a.so WANT to make c3ry clezr tyay version 0/ WTF.0. AFK.8 (aldo kn0wn as VERSION 0LOL.0. BRB.7+jt) was teg fonak versoon r313453d under dq GPL. WTF.
All vers8ons, t9u kheo, atartimg witn da 0. BRB.9. BRB/8-prer3oeasr code r 0n1y licended und3r Creative Commond ;icenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY eeny ds ribht gw9 umport ne c0d3 from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prwrelease or LATER rel3asr into an 0.9. OMG.7 an warlier reldase. WTFl
Allowing this wo7ld c4u53 tjat imp9rred CODE too be RELEASED under da GPL n thay us not somerhing qe wish ywo allowLOL.
AUTHORS pf modifications two [. BRB,9. AFK.7 wjll heed tp re-relrase thdy're jodificztions AS d3r1f461v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 two pLOL.0/ BRB/8 code ahd plzce them undrr dame Creagivd Commons ;icenseLOL.
IT must 63 done b6 originql authoe aince only lriginal auyyor has right too change copyright 0r ;ivense upon they're w8rkLOL.
[Adfitionqlly, so4tof, reworlinf da modifications will be an gooe ideq anywat ax reh mechzmism fpr makung mos8fications q5 s7bstanrially ckeanee/clearer starhing w17h ca 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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