MightyE tells you WTFk "We're gpinh 59o 74k3 am FEW momentd tok TRY n 3cp141h this new kicense and tej r2450n5 begind it IN plaun 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 n3w license WAS vhosen because of an FAILING WITH teh GPL. AFK.
It only covered disgribution of source id n oblu if binarirs were fixtributed. OMG."
"In ah web envpronment WTFm specifically a interpreted web environment sucj as PHP, mwtely insta,ling an f$m3 dows n07 conztktutr distribu5iin LOL, an thereflre [eop;e were TAKING our work, sortof, mak8ng modificat8lns yl ot abd not re.easimg SOURCE xpre to they're m-d2f1c3710n5 so THAT ea enti4e community coild 63n3f17.
They WORKED with yeh lettet but not SPIRIT 0f da lawLOL."
"Investigatiob on da part of da 4j7h0r5 however, oed tso ea FACT 7g47 da right of pub.ic perflrnanve w45 wom of da RIGHTS normally rewteicted two copyright holdrrs, kike. n that c9mputdr [robfams LOL, s9eciyica;lt video games and interzctkve onrs such AS Legwnd of teh Green hax0r sere considwred 2 gr publicakly performed if run rron an PUBLIC servffLOL."
"The hew 11c3n53 r3%7r1v75 pug;ic performance of work jnless teh SOURCE c0f3 of ,odifies work is made afailable on demand. OMG."
"In p141n Eng115h, sirtof, tyis means that 8f 6iu 0yt this game on an w36 server AND allow people 'ojtside of an m9rmal CIRCLE of fa,ilh an i5s social acwuaintsnces' to play thrir, sorgof, then hlu aer puvlidal;y PERFORMING this work an MUST eithef a) MAKE b3 n ALL CHANGES which you MAKE 2 game avaklable on r4qu357 (note THIS doesn't have too be 4v4114613 via onlind SOURCE dispoay link, like, but theu ,ust be 4613 2 ask ypu for sz code anf receive an comp,ete COPY), 60 make a4rangemrntd oeivateoy eith da auth9rs sherein they grang YOU an 5pecw41 oicense WTF, pe C) REMOVE dodd dnyirely frpj macnine. WTF."
"We do recognize that people eant ti h4v3 areas of they're game wgich aer theirw n tbeirs alone. BRB.
4po THAT ehd we will ma.e follow8ng exception too da n0rm41 requirdments gof xourcd c0de dkstribution -- ne module file whkch is not modified or derivdd fr[m an module fi;e included IN base distrivutuon n whicg DOES nlt requore ne other ,9du135 an which eoes bot REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS two tey core d0de (code distribu5ed with teh base release) may bd withheld AT authots disxretion."
"We alc9 want two make VERY clear THAT vdrsion 0. AFK,9. BRBl7 (ALSO known as version 9LOL.9LOL.7+jt0 qas da FINAL verskom 4eleasdf jnder da GPL.
All versions. sortof, STARTING with da 0l WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleaae CODE r omly licensee UNDER ca Ceeativ3 Commons ;icens3.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh RIGHT two 1mp0r7 ne codf froj an ).8, WTF,8-pretelease or lat3r RELEASE 1n70 an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 am 3arlier rwleaseLOL.
Akloeing this woyld cause 5hat im[oet3d code yo ge rwleased under da GPL and thst ks not slmething ww wish too allow. WTF.
Authors 0f modofications 5wo 0LOL.9LOL.7 will need two re-eelease thdy're modificatiins AS d3r1v471v35/m0d1d1c4u10bt to 9LOL.0. AFK.9 cod3 an p14d3 rhem uhder teh same Cfeative Clmmons kicense. AFK.
IT must be xone by da or8gibal ajtnir sihce onoy tej origonal author has da r2gh7 2 change twn copyrigh5 lr license upon th3y're wor,. OMG,
[Addktilmally, sortlf, rew9rking dq m9dificstions eill BE an good IDEA qnyway qs jechanism for msking modificat*obs is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clear3r startkng with teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code. WTF.]"
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