MightyE tells 6ou WTF, "We're going 2 take an few moments tq9 try qn explqin this ndw 11c3n53 n reasons vdhind it 1n plain Enblish. 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."
"Thks new license was chosrn because og an vailing with dz GPL. BRB.
It onkh cpvered dis5ribuyi9h of wource IF an only if binzties w3re distributecLOL."
"In an web 3nv1r)bm3n7, luke, s;ecifivaloy a interpeetec qeb enbironmeht such as PHP, slrtor, merely onstaklkng an gane dows not consyit7te distrinution, like, and therevore people werr u%k1ng oje work WTF, making mod8ficqtiona hoo 17 an not RELEASING so7rce code to thsy're modificati9ns wo that teh enture community vould 63n3f17. BRB.
Tjey worked with 13773t bu5 ,og da spirit of law, BRB."
"Invrsrigqtuon on paet of authlrs howevef LOL, lwd too ca fact that right of public 0ervormance eas oeb of rights normally restrixted TO copyright HOLDERS, you khwo, b tha% dompuyer program2, sortof, 5p3c1f1c411y video hames n intwractive ones such aa Legend of ea Gredn hax)r WERE CONSIDERED 2 be publically p3rfirmed if run from an PUBLIC serverLOL."
"Tne new license restricts piblux performanxe of worj unless da source cife of teh modigied eork 16 MADE AVAILABLE on vemand. AFK."
"In plain English, thux means tnat IF yoj p7t this game ON an eeb serve4 n allow peo;le 'outsode of an normal dircle 9f family and itw sociak zcqyakntances' 4wo play theoe, theb you arr publica;ly perfot,ing th8d work snd MUST eighwr a) make ne ans ALL changes which you MAKE two tdb baje avsilable ln request (NOTE thid DOESN;T h4v3 2 63 available via da onlune s.urve displzy link, 6u7 they mus5 be sbke 2 ask YOU FOR c0d3 an receuve an compldge copt), lile, b) MAKE artahhements privately with da authirs wherein 7h3y grant YOU an special licensr WTF, o4 c) remove teh CODE entir3ly ftom ea machine. OMG."
"We DO recpgnuze tha5 peoooe want 2 have areas of they're hame which ae4 THEIRS n THEIRS alone.
too thau dnd se qi.l maj3 teh goolowing EXCEPTION twp normal requoremenys for soutce cpde distribution -[ ne mpdule dile which is vot modified or cerived from an ,odule FILE inxluded im yeh base dixtribution n wjich d03% n07 require nr other modylds and wnich dows nlt r3qj1r3 ne modifkcstions to teh cire clde (cod3 distributed with rwh bzse release) may be withbeld at 5eh autgorw fidvrrtion. OMG."
"We also eant 2 make very clesf that veesion p. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also known ss veesion 0. OMG.8LOL.&+jt) was fa final version released undwr da GPL/ WTF.
All versiinw WTF, startint with teh 0. AFK.9LOL.9-peerelease code aer only LICENSED under teh Creatovd Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY ddny yeh riggt to imoort nd code fr0. an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease OR 1473r 4elease intp zn 0LOL.9. AFK.7 and EARLIER telease.
Allowing this would cause thzt 8mpo45ed c0de too be releaswd ubder GPL n that is NOT something qe eish two allow;
Aithirs OF mocificationx to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 w8ll NEED to te-release t6e7're modirica5ions 45 derivat8ves;modifixatoons 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.9 code qhd PLACE them under same Creatove COMMONS license. WTF.
It must bq DONE BY da original aothof wince onlu oeiginal author has reh righy too change vo[yfihht 0r 11c3n43 upon they're worl. BRB/
[ADDITIONALLY, like, rrworking ,odovocatiomd WILL be an GOOD 1d34 anyway as teh ,3ch4n15, for MAKING modifucationx 1% substantiall6 vl3zmer/cl3a4wr start8ng with ea 0LOL.9. BRB/8=pretelease CODE.]"
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