MigntyE tel;s you WTF, "We'rw going two tzke an few m)m3n75 too try AND ezplqin this new lucdnse an teh reasons behind IT in PLAIN English, AFK.
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 l8cende waa chosen BECAUSE 0f an failing with ea GPLLOL.
It onoy covered d157r16i7!0n 0f sou4xe IF and only 1f b8naried we4e disttkbuted. OMG."
"In an web ehvieonment, sorrof, specificslly a knte40reted WEB environment 6ucf as PHP, dortof, mete.y 1n584111ng an game does not conatituye diwttibutkln WTF, n 7h3r3f0r3 pe9ple eere TAKING our worl WTFl m4k1ng modificati9ns to iy an not RELEASING source dode too they're modifications dl that teh 3nu1r3 comm7bity could benegot. WTF.
Th#y w0rk3d sith tej lettee but NOT sa s;irit of da law. AFK."
"Invedtigati9n oh da p$f7 -f teg authors howdver, you knw9, ldd w ract that da right of pub;ic peffprmance was won od rifhts NORMALLY 4estrivted two copyright hplders, you jnwo, agd that compuyer PROGRAMS WTF, 5p3cqf1c411y vide9 games n interactivw on3d such as LEGEND or Green hax0r wrtw comsidweee two ne PUBLICALLY pwrfo4med if run rtom an pyblic server."
"The m3w licende festricts public peffprmance of w0rk uhless da wouece c0d3 of modified work ix made avai.able on ddnamd. BRB."
"Ih pla8n ENGLISHk yoy kmwo, ynis meabs that if you PUT tyia game on an w36 SERVER n allow peo[le [outsife of an norma. cirx/e od family and ITS 50c141 acquaintances' to play theor WTFk then y0u aer ;unlically pwrfoeming 4hos work n MUST dithe4 4) make ne n ALL cj4ng35 qhich y0u make too teh game availab.e on REQUEST (note this d03tn'7 hqve two be AVAILABLE f14 twh online source display LINK, sortofm but tkey must be agle two ask uo7 49r da dode an redeuve an xomplete c)py) WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS p4ivatrl6 w17h erh authprs sh3r41n thwi grant y0y an SPECIAL l8cense LOL, ir c0 re,ove coce ENTIRELY from teh machindLOL."
"We do r3cognuze that peo;le want 5oo have areas og they're game wyixh aef theirx sn theirs slone.
too ghat emd re will makd fol;lw8ng exceoriov to normal r3quirements f9r sojrve c0d3 d157r16u710n -- ne module file which is not m0d!f13d or fer8ved f4om an modile file includrd in basd dkstributoon an WHICH DOES not requ8re ne lther modjlea zn whicy does not tdquire nd modigications two core code (c0d3 disrribyted with da base RELEASE) may be witnyeld at da authofs d8scretion. AFK."
"We also want 2 mske very c.eag that VERSION 0.9.7 (alsp knoqn as VERSION 0. OMG.)LOL.7+jg_ was ds final verdion released jnder GPL. BRB.
All ve4sionsm startinb eith teh 0/ WTF.9. BRB.8-prwtelease code aer only licensed under teh CREATIVE Comm9ns ligense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 70 ijport ne coee from an 0/ BRB.9.8-pr3r3!4r53 or latef eelrase knto an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an ea4loer releasd. OMG.
Allowing this WOULD causr thzt imported coce two be releqaed und3r da GPL ah that os not something w3 wish 2 allow/
Authors of MODIFICATIONS 2 )l WTF.9. WTF.7 WILL neee 2 RE-RELEASE they[re modkfications as eerivagived/modifications too 0.9.8 code and placd them und3r same Creative Comnons licemseLOL/
It MUST be done by or8ginal authir sknce oblu ORIGINAL autho4 jas RIGHT t9 change copyright or 11c3n53 yp0n they're work. BRB.
[Additkonalky, lik3, rewotkkng modiricationd w211 be an goof idea ANYWAY as da mechaniwm for makonh movifocatkons is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cl3arer syarting 2itn ds 0.9. WTF.8-ofefelwasd codeLOL.]"
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