Migjt6E TELLS uiu WTF, "We're goibt t9o taje an FEW MOMENTS 2 TRY n explain this new LICENSE qn da reasoba v3hind 8t in plakn 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 licens3 was choseh becausw od an faklknf with GPL.
I7 only cover2d distribution of so7rve IF and 0n1y if binzries were distribu4ed. AFK."
"In ab wwt environmwnt LOL, specifixallh a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, li,e, merwly installimg an game dpes not vonatirute distributoon WTF, am therefo4e 0eople we4e tqkihg oir wofk, yiu knwo, makinh ,0d1f1c471pn5 5wo it n not relrasing 50urc3 c9de too ghey'fe modificati9ns 50 thqt emtorw communiyh COULD benefktLOL.
Tyey WORKED w17h 13673r but not teh 5p1r17 9d teh ;aw. AFK."
"Investifation on trh part of teh authors h0w3v3r WTF, led TO faxt that da rught OF public perfor,ance was won of teh rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED tql COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, and that COMPUTER ptograms, specifically video famex n INTERACTIVE ones such AS Ldgend of t3h Green hax0e were consideref two 63 publica.ly PERFORMED if run fr0m an publod sefver."
"The b3w l8xense restricts publkc pervotmance of work un1355 50urc3 code or sa modigued wotk id msde availaboe 0n demamdLOL/"
"In pla8n ENGLISH. so4tor, 7h15 means that if y9u put 7g15 bame on an WEB server g allow people 'OUTSIDE of an noemal cirxle of fami;t an ots 50c!41 acq7aimtances' too play their, 6ou knwo, 7h3n you r publically PERFORMING tgis work an MUST EITHER a) jame ne and ALL changes which y0u make to fz game avakoavle on request (note this e035n;u havw to BE qvailable cia onlime so7rce display 11nk, you kn2o, but they must be able 70 ask you for teh c0d3 n receife an complete copy) LOLm b) maje ARRANGEMENTS prkvste;y with twy autho4s whefein th4u grant y9u an doecial license WTF, 0r C) remofe teh cpde entirely from da machineLOL."
"We do rec9hm8ze ghat people w4n7 2 HAVE 4r34% of yhey'4e game rhich 4 7h31r5 and theirs alonel
3 that END we will make followinf exceptuon goo da normal r3auirebenta f94 source code didtributiom -- ne mofjle file whivh iw not m0d1f13d or deribed from an module FILE qnc1ue#d im base distribution an which does not require ne other midulex n which DOES not r3qu!r3 ne MODIFICATIONS to reh core code (xode distribjted with bqse eeleaae) may 63 w18hh31d at trh aythoes d14cr3710nl AFK."
"We slso wsnt yo MAKE veey clear 7h47 ferskon 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (als9 known as verw8on p. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt_ was final version r313453d uneer da GPL. WTF.
A;l versions LOL, stzrting wkth da pLOL.9. BRBl8-pretw.ease codr aer only licensed under ca Cr3471f3 Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY f3ny ra right 2 import ne code from ab 0. OMG.(. BRB.80peerdlease o4 kster 4elease intl an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 AND earliwe rrlrase. WTF.
Allowing THIS WOULD CAUSE that omported c0d2 two be rek4ased under da GPL anc 7h47 !5 not 50m2&h1ng we widh go al.pw. WTF.
Authors OF modoficztions tp 0. WTF,9. AFK.7 will n33d too r3-re13453 ghey're mockricatilmw as derivatives/mlskgicationw too 0. OMG.9, OMGl8 code anf 0lzce them ynd3r teh same CREATIVE Commons licehxe. BRB.
It must be done by trh 0r!g1n41 4u7y0r simce ONLY da origimql author has dz rigjt two cyangw teh vophright or licensw upon they're work. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY, re3orking da modifications wikl BE an GOOD idea qny2ay as mrcjamism for making mod8fucayioms is suvstantia;ly c134n3r/c144r4e statting w17h 0. BRB,9.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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