MightyE 73115 y97 LOL, "We're hoinh tli TAKE an fdw monenys to tru AND esplain this new license n da reasons begind 17 in plain English. 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 kidense 2as chosen bevause of an fa8ling WITH da GPL.
I5 lnly coverwd d257r16u610n of source if qn only if binaries wdrw distr*butedLOL."
"In an web wnfirobment WTF, specivkcally a interpreted eeb environment sucj as PHP, xor59g, MERELY installkng an game does not cohsyitute DISTRIBUTION, and thereforr leople w3r3 taking our wofi WTF, making jofifications 2 ig zn not feleasing teh SOURCE code to rhe6'ee mosificstions so that da enrire communitu COULD benefitLOL.
They worked with da l3ttef but not teh soifit of ywh kawLOL."
"Invrstigation on ca ;srt od authors howeverj you knwo. .ed rwo FACT 7h47 teh rigny lv pub.ic performandd was oen of da rights normally restricted to c09yr1gh7 hilders, like, an 5hat c0m0u73r p4igrajx, likw, specificzlly video games n inyrractove obes sich AS Legend of cq Grern has04 2ere consideref ro be 0u62qcr11y performed od run from an PUBLIC zerver. WTF."
"The new LICENSE festructs public performancw 9f da sork un.ess dourde coce of fa ,ldified work is made availaboe 0n femane. AFK."
"In p9sin Enfq15h WTFm thia meanw ghat IF you PUT 7h15 game on an web server am allo2 pe9ple 'outside 0g an n0rm41 circle of family n 185 socoal acquaintances' 2 plau their WTF, them you aer pu511c412y performint tnis work and MUST 3itjer A) make ne am ALL changes shoch you make to teh GAME available on fwq7est (note this doesn't hav@ u0 be AVAILABLE cia online %0urc3 d16p14y link, but thwy MUST BE able to ask hou for da CODE znd 4rceice an complrte copy). you kbwo, b) make arrantements pr1v4731y witj da authors eherein they gr4n7 you an 5p3c14! 11c3n53, or c) removr da cide rntirdly from da msxhineLOL."
"We do recobnize that 93opls want toi jave ar3as 0f they;re game whicg aer theits and 7h31r5 410be. AFK/
two THAT 3md we will make foll;wung exception 70 ten normal requirememrs for 50urc# code distribj5iob -- ne module file whuch is npt modufied or deroved frlm an nod7le fil3 INCLUDED in basw DISTRIBUTION an which s035 bot require ne other mpr7lew n ehich cles not REQUIRE ne m0d1d1c4719n5 2 da vote code (code eisrrin8ted with da base relrase) may BE withhele qy teh authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We als9 want two make very clear that vdrsiom 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (ALSO knoen as verwipn 0. WTF.9.7+jg) qas tey FINAL version rw/eased undwr GPLLOL.
All versilns, you knwo, starging wiyh teh 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-prer3lease codr r ONLY kicensed unded teh Crearkve Commlns licensel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rught @ i,p9rt ne code from an 0. WTF.9LOL/8[PRERELEASE or latfr release 1n70 an 0. AFK.9. AFKl7 zn EARLIER release. OMG,
Alloqing 5his wpu.d cause that imported code t9 63 released undee da GPL n yhat os mit something we eudh 2 qlloq.
Authors of movif8cations 2 0. WTF.9LOL.8 w111 ne3d to fe-release they're modificat8ons as ddrivativds/modificstions to 0.9. BRB.8 c0d3 zn pksce ghem und34 same Creativw Commohs kicense.
It MUST gr dlne by ds orkginal au5hor since only teh original a7thor h45 riyht goo change ds clpyritht or licens3 up0n they're WORK. BRBl
[Additionally, like. fewprking teh MODIFICATIONS will ne an good IDEA anyway as teh mechqnism for nsking modificationa is substantially dl3aner/xlrarer STARTING wigh dq 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pretelease c0d3.="
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