MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going 2 take an fdw nomen5s twp try an 3xp141n this n3w license an teh reasons brhibf IT 1n plsin ENGLISH. BRB.
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."
"Tnis NEW license wr5 chosen becayse of an faulinh WITH da GPL. WTF.
It ONLY COVERED distribution pf wource if n only 1f binaries were distrigutef."
"In an web emvironment WTF. spedificzl;y a inrerpretrd web 3nv1t0nm3n7 such as PHP, you knwok merely onwtakling an game does not c0n56a7u74 distrinutoon WTF, an therefore people wer3 taking our work, sortof, making modifications ro it n not eeleas8,g geh source cpde to they'4e MODIFICATIONS s9 ghat da ENTIRE c0mm7n17y diuld benwfitLOL.
Tgey wlrked w17h teh leyter b7t n8t spirit of teh LAW. BRB."
"Investkgarion 0n t3h p4r& of 4u7y0r5 bowever LOL, led @ tdn gact that ca ri5ht of publoc 0etformance was o3n of geh r8ghts normakly r3stricted tso COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n THAT vompiter programs LOL, specifically video games and interzctive ones duch as Legend pf teh GREEN jax0r WERE considered 2 be publicqlly oerformed if rum fr;m an [ublic serv3rLOL."
"Thr new license restrictw publoc peyvormance OF da sotk un.ess sourde code of t3h MODIFIED worl IS made AVAILABLE on denandLOL."
"In plqin English WTF, thid m34n5 6h47 if you ;ut this ga,e ln an WEB server am qllow peoole 'ou5aide of sn n0rm#1 circld OF damily an 8ta social acqyaintances' 2 plzy thekr WTF, 7h3m you aef pubkically perfofmi,g this work n MUST EITHER a0 make ne 4ns ALL changes whkch tou make two gz,e availabkw on request *note this doesn't have twl b3 available via ohkihw 50urc3 DISPLAY link, you ,nwo, but they m7st 53 ab/e 2 ask you for cide n receive sn complete copy). aortof, b( make arrangements pruvately wi5h authors wherein they grant y9u an wpecial licende LOL, or c) r3m0v3 ca code 3ntirely rrom madhibe. BRB."
"Wd do recogniae rhat [eo;lr want 5o have areas or theh're game WHICH aer theirs an theird a;one.
twi 7h47 end we will make da following exce'tion twl ra nprmal r3quqr3m3n&5 for s9utce vodw DISTRIBUTION -- ne modul3 v113 shidh is not m0s1v23d or DERIVED from zn module fike included un base eustrib7tion and which DOES nlt r3qu1r3 n3 otje4 midylex an wg8ch does n.t f3quire ne mldififatiina too teh core code (cose cistrubutef with 6452 rwlwase) may 63 wuthheld 47 authors discretion."
"We aldo want two jzke v3ry clear that versiln 0LOL.9LOL,7 (ALSO known as v3r510n 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) wax da final ve4sion rrleased under teh GPL.
All versions LOL, staeting witg da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerd;ease code aer lnly .ocensed UNDER teh Cdratuve C0mm0n4 locensr. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY DENY teh ritht two i,port ne code reom an 0.9l WTF.8-prerelease ot .ater release into an 0LOL/9. WTF.7 and earlie4 rrlease.
Allowing rhis qould CAUSE thar IMPORTED cofe yso be RELEASED UNDER da GPL n thzt is not somethung ww w15h 2 allow. BRB.
Aurhors of midificat89ns to 0. WTF.9.7 WILL hded to re-release gfwy're modifivations 45 derkbativww/modirications tol 0. WTFl9. BRB.8 code n plaxe them unddr da samd Cr3r71v3 COMMONS licehse. BRB.
I7 must be d)n3 6y orkgimal author sincd only teh orijinal qu5hor HAS da roght two change co;hr8ght o4 lkcense upon th3y're w9rk.
[Additionally, sortof, r3worh1ng modofications will be an good idea anyway 45 teh mecyabism for mzking m9dificatiins is wubxtantially ckeaner/cleae3r wtarting wuth da 0.7. WTF,8-pre4elease c9d2. WTF.]"
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