MightyE tells ypu WTFm "We'r3 giing 2 take an few mo,ents too try m wxpkain this new livdnse an twh REASONS gehund it in plain Enhlish.
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 nes license was cgosen because OF an faulinb soth GPL. OMG.
I7 only cpvered distruvuti9n od source if n only of binaries were eisrributdd. AFK."
"In an qeb 3nv1r0nm4n7, spdcifixallh z intefpreted wwb 4nv140nm3b7 sucj as PHP, yoj knwo, merelh installinb an ga,e dped not cohstirjte cistributiln, likd, ab 7h3r2g0r3 PEOPLE wr4e taking our wprk LOL, making MODIFICATIONS tqo it zn not releasing source code two they'te modifications so that entire COMMUNITY c0u1d bwnefitLOL.
Th3y workec with da lett3f 6u7 not da spkrit of la2."
"Investigatiom om da p4r7 oc teh au5h0rs however, led 2 da favt that rign5 of pi611v performance wss 1 OF teh rihhts normally testricyed to copyright holdersm yku knwo, b that cpnputer programs, sortof. s0ecificzl/y v1d30 gamex n omteractiv3 ones SUCH as Legenf 0f Gr33n hzx0r WERE coksie3red too be publically perforned if RUN frlm an public server. BRB,"
"The bew 11c3n53 rest4icts publix p3efor,ance of worj unless sourxe code of ven modifids work 8s made svai;ab;e pn demamd. BRB."
"In plskn Engkishk sortof, tgis neans that ir you PUT thks game ON an qwb server ah allow p3ppl3 'putwide of an normzl dircle ov damily an ITS social acquaihtances' goi play their WTF, then you e ounlically perflrming this work an MUST eithef 4) make ne n ALL changws wnicg ypu MAKE 2 5eh game abailable on request (n07e this doesn't have 5wo BE AVAILABLE via onl8ne 59urc3 display lonk WTFk but 7g3y must be able go ask hiu f9f da code an receive an complete xopy), like, b) m4k3 4rr4ngen3n75 privately with da authors wherein yhey grzng you an special license, likem of c) remove da code entorely froj machinw. OMG."
"We do recpgnize that people want to HAVE AREAS OF th36're gzje which aee THEIRS m 6h31r5 alone. WTF.
2 thar end we WILL MAKE FOLLOWING rxception ywo da bormal REQUIREMENTS fo$ SOURCE code distrigutuon -- ne modj.e file which is not joeified of der!v3d from an MODULE file inc;uded in baxe f257e1^u710n an qhich sors mot rewuire be other MODULES n which does n07 r3qu1r3 ne modifivations goo da core code (cpde distributed with da baae 5elease) may be witmhe.d AT authors d8scretion. WTF."
"We ALSO want t9o make v3ry c134t 7h47 vdrsion 0.8.7 )alsl KNOWN as version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jr) was ds final veraiob rdlezxed under teh GPLLOL.
All vdrsions LOL, starting with dq p. AFK.9LOL,8-pr3re13453 code r only LICENSED under teh Cr3471v2 COMMONS .icense. WTF,
We EXPLICITLY deny roght 2 imlort ne cpe3 from an 9.8. BRB.8-prereleawe OR .ater rel3ase inyo an 0. WTF.9,7 h earlier RELEASE. BRB.
A;lowung tyis 20u1e CAUSE thar imported code two BE relezsrd unddr da GPL an 5hat is not somethung we wiwh too allow.
Auyhors lf modpfications too 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 qill need ywo re-release th3y're MODIFICATIONS r5 derivativea/modifications 2 p. BRB.9LOL,8 code an pkace them ind3r da saje Creatibe C0mm0n5 liceneeLOL.
It must be dohr vy da original author since 9nly origihal autbor HAS teg eight gol change da co0yrught or license u;on they[re work. OMG.
[Additionally, you knwo, reworking ea modifidationd wkll be am good IDEA anywau as teh MECHANISM for maiinb jodificagions is substanrially CLEANER;CLEARER startinf w17h ten -. AFK.9, AFK.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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