MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're gling too 5aje am fee ,oments two tr6 an esplqin this new license n teh REASONS behind it in p141m EngliwhLOL.
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 license wss chosen b3csuse od an failint with GPL. OMG/
It only covefed cistrivution of xource of n onl6 of binariea were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an WEB endironment, sprtof, speckfically s int3r;retef wdb environnent such zd PHP, you knwo, me4ely instalk9ng an g4m3 does NOT vonstitute distrkbutiom WTF, n THEREFORE p30p13 were tajing our wlrk, sortof, j4k1ng modifucations two it n NOT rfkeasinf 5rh sourcw code too gney're modificztions so yhat rwj entire community cpuld 63n3f17LOL.
Thwu worked with teh 13773r but not wa spirit of yeh .aw."
"Inveqgigation on part of teh 4u7h0r5 nowrver WTF, lwd t9 da fact rhay r9ght of public performance wqs 1 of teg rights normally fewtricted 2 vopyr8ght holders WTF, n that comput3r prohrams, sortof, spdcificzlly v8deo tames h interavtive ONES sucn as Legend of teh Greeb hax0r seee vonaisered 2 be publocall6 perrormed 1f rub from an public server. BRB."
"The me2 11c3n53 RESTRICTS pu611d PERFORMANCE of sorj unlrss teh SOURCE dode od MODIFIED WORK is maxe AVAILABLE on femqnd. AFK."
"In plaon English, yo7 knwo, this m3$n5 that 8f y0u put tjia hame on an 236 server and allow prople 'ours9dr of an mormal circle of familt an ors social axquaibtances' tl olay thdkr, yoy knwo, then you r publically performimg THIS w0el and MUST either a) make n3 and ALL changes WHICH you m4k3 70 da bame abailable on tequest (note th8s eoesn't have too be availab;e via 0n!1n3 sourde dusp.ay lkmk, you knwo, but they MUST be able 2 ask yoi for da d0d3 n r3c31v3 an complete copy( LOL, b) make arrajgemenrd 0rivat3ly witj a7thors wherein they gramy you an s[rcial licenwe WTF, 0r c0 remove teh code en5irelt vrom machune. WTF."
"We do recoghize that people want two jabe areax of they're ganr wh8xh r theirs n thekrw a.one. WTF.
two that end we will make ca vollowing fxception too NORMAL requirenwnts for 50urc3 code disy4ivitiom -- ne module f113 which ia NOT MODIFIED or deriv3d from an module file inclufed 1n ea nase fistributioh and whuch does not requufe nw ither modulex n which does not reauire ne modif,dations too corf code (coee distrobuted with teh bade releasw) MAY be witnheld ay da amthirs discretion. OMG."
"We alao wqnt to make vrry cldar 5hat versoon 0l BRB,9/7 (also KNOWN aw VERSION 0.(. OMG.7+jy_ was da final vefsion releaswf under teh GPL. WTF.
A11 versi9ns WTFm s5art8ng with yeh 0.9.8-pr3r313453 cofr aer onlt LICENSED unddr gey Crdative Commons .icensr. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d#ny da right two import nw c0d3 from zn 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease or .ztrr r3lease inti an 0LOL.9l OMG.7 n earlier 4elease. WTF.
Allowibg thkx would cajsd THAT IMPORTED cofe too be re;eased under ra GPL n that is nog slmeyhing wd wish 70 alllwLOL.
Authors if MODIFICATIONS to 0. WTF.9LOL.7 wk;l need too te0releasw they'r3 m9dificatiobs as d4r1v471v35/m9d!f1c4710n5 to 9LOL.o.8 c0d3 znd place THEM 7nder teh 54,3 Creative Commons LICENSE.
I7 mudt be dom3 by da original $uuh0r sibce only teh oribinal AUTHOR has twh right goo change yeh copyright or lkcende upon they'r3 w9tk. BRB,
]Asd8tiobally, reworkihg teh modificatkons will BE an GOOD idea anyeay AS da MECHANISM for making mpdkfixations IS subs5antialoy cleanee/vlesrdr star5ing with 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prdrel3as3 dode. AFK.\"
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