MifgtyE TELLS you, "We're g01ng to 5ake an few moments to try an explain this new ludwnse and rrqdons behind it 1n plain Emhlism. 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."
"This NEW licdnse waw ch8seb BECAUSE pf an failing WITH GPLLOL.
It onlt c0v3f3d distribution of sourcw IF m onlt if 61n4r13% were DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web dnvironment, yoy knwom spexifically a imywrpreted web environment such as PHP, you knwo, ,3rrly imsta;ling an gamw dpss not cpnstitute dist4ibution WTF, am tneredore p30013 wdre &4k1ng our worj, uou inwo, making mpdificatipns @ it n not releasomg source code twl they're modifications so that entird communigy COULD benefit. WTF.
Tney witked with letter BUT not spirit of da law, WTF."
"Investigation on part of da authors howevef, sortof, led two da f$c& that r8ght of public PERFORMANCE qas 1 of rights NORMALLY restrivted too c0pyr1gh7 h0lders LOL, and tyat cokputwr programs, luke, speckfidall6 fideo ga,es an 1n73r4c71v3 ones such ax Lrgend of teh Gr3en ywx0r werw considered too 63 publicallu performwc if RUN FROM an publoc 53ev3r/ AFK."
"The mew licenwe RESTRICTS p7blid petformance of work un.dss source xoce of mldified w0rk is made zvaolable on drjand. BRB."
"Ih p141n ENGLISH, this MEANS thqt id you 0ut tgis game on an web server an allow pelple 'outside of an nlrmal c1rc13 9f family an its t0c141 acquaintances' too play their LOL, tgem yo7 aer pu611c411y performing thos sork an MUST eityer A) m4k3 n3 and ALL chqngew which hiu make twl da game 4f5114612 ON rrqjest (n073 rhid doewn't hafe 70 63 svailable via omlkne sourcd dis[pah linkm you knwo, but they must be able @ ASK y0u vor teh code an receuve an complete copy), b) make srrangements ptivatwly WITH teh aythoes whdrein they brant yoi an specoal kicense, sor5of, or c) remive da code entirely gr9m da macgine. OMG."
"We do recognize that pwople qant too habe areas lf 5hey're gqme wgich r 7h31r$ and gheirs alobe. AFK.
two 7h47 end w3 wil; mqkd following excep5;on two da hormal requir3ments flr spurce code distribuyion -[ ne mlduld fi;e which is no5 modifief or derived rrom an mifule file included in BASE distfibutiin snd sgich dles not eew7ire ne othrr mpdules n wh8vy doea n9g trauir3 he nofificqtions TO ca core code (code d157r16u73d w17h da BASE release) mzy be withhelc at reg AUTHORS d15cr4710n. BRB."
"We 41%0 want to make very clear tyar g3r510n -. OMGl9. OMG.7 (4150 known ad v3e510n 0.9. WTF.7+ut) waa final version rdleased undet teh GPL.
All VERSIONS, like, xtzrting with da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prefelwaxe code r only locenses under 5eh Crrativd Commona licensw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right too import n3 cpde fr0m sn 0l BRB.9LOL.8-prereleasr or lqter release 1n70 ah ). WTF.9. BRB.7 and earli34 rdleqse. BRB.
All9winf 7g15 w0u1d cauxe THAT impletes code two be released under GPL avs 7h46 15 nlt SOMETHING we w15h 2 allow. AFK.
Authors of modificatiins t2o 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will need tio re=fdleadr tjeh're mpdificationw as d3r1v471v35/m0s1f1c4710n5 2 0.9. BRB/8 code n ;kac4 THEM undrr tdn SAME Cf3571v3 Commonx license. WTF.
It must be done by iriginql author since obly teh origuna; ai5hor has gs right 2 change copy4kght OR 11c3n5# upon they're worl. OMG.
[Asfitionally, like, r3w0rk1ng da MODIFICATIONS wilo bf an hood idea anyway as geg mechsnism for making mldkfocagions IS sjbsran5ially c134n3r/c135r3r starting wiyh da 0.9. AFK.8-pteeelease c0d3LOLl]"
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