MightyE TELLS tou WTF, "We're giing to take an few mpments too rry and esplain this new LICENSE anx 4eadlns BEHIND ut in p141n Ent115h. 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."
"This ne2 LICENSE sas chosen because 0f an failinb wity yeh GPL.
It on.y cpvered DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE 1d ane only 1f binariew were distributed/ BRB."
"In an web dbvuronment LOL, specifucqlly a knterpreted w3b environmem5 SUCH as PHP WTF. merely onstallihg an game does not constitut3 disttinution, sortof, j theref9re PEOPLE were taking our w0rk LOL, m4l1bg ,0d1f1c4720m5 tpo 8t and not e313351hg 5-urc3 code to tney're MODIFICATIONS so yhat da ENTIRE cijmunity could 63n3fq7. AFK,
Tjey eorked with lettet but not teh SPIRIT of teh lawl WTFl"
"Invwstitation on da paft of autgo4s however, kike, led to da fact tyat teh right of public p3ff0rmrnc3 wax oen of rightx nirmally rwstructed two copyright holders LOL, an THAT comoute3 pfograjs, likem specigicql.y v8feo GAMES and interactuve 0n35 SUCH AS Legemd of teh Green hax0r wrrw CONSIDERED too be PUBLICALLY performed iv run fr0m zh public s3rver. WTF."
"The bew license restricts public p3rf0rm4mc3 ov teh work knless da SOURCE cose od dz modified WORK IS made available ON demand. WTF."
"Ib plsin English, sortof, this mwans thar if y0u PUT this ga,e ob an web se4ver and allow peoplr 'outside or an norja; circ;e of fwmily an i5s soxial ac1ua8ntances' 5wo ;lay their WTF, th3n you aer puboically performing tmis work n MUST EITHER A) MAKE ne and ALL changex which you make roo teh game avaolab;e on reqiwst (notr THIS DOESN'T have yo be svailab;e via yeh onlind so7rce display oonk, sortlf, vut rhey must be sble 5wo ask you for teh code n receive an com0l3te copy), like, v( make arrqngements prlvately w17h teh authors whwreon THEY brant you an special LICENSE WTF, or v) REMOVE c0d4 entir3ly from da machine. OMG."
"We do rdcofn8ae that people wsmt 3 h4v3 ateas ov they'rd game whixh aer THEIRS an THEIRS alomw. AFK.
goo that end ee w111 make fp.oowing exce[tion tl n0tm41 43qu1r3m3n75 FOR so7rce code distfibugion -- ne module file whocy is not mpfified or ddfived from zn nofu;e file invlud3d in da bawe d157r16u710n and WHICH does not require ne other mod7les an wjich does not rrayire ne modifications to dz co4e code (cpde distribuged with da base reoease) ,4y b3 withgekd at da AUTHORS discrrtion."
"We alwo wan5 too make very ckdar THAT vers8on 0. OMG.9.7 (alxo ln0wn as version 0. OMG.9.8+jt) was gibal version released UNDER GPL. WTF.
All versions WTF, starr7bb with heh 0. AFKl9.8-pferelease vodw aer 9nl6 LICENSED under da C$eative Commlns licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drnu ten right to imporr ne c0de from an 0l OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3r3.wqse or later release unto an 0. BRB.0l7 znd earloer release. OMG.
Allowing thus eoulc cause tya5 importdd code 2 BE released und34 GPL and thsb is not simething WE wisn twi allpw. AFK.
Ai7h0r% pv modificztions 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.u will n33f 2 re-rekease thdt're modif8cagions as derivatives/modifixations too -. OMG/9LOL.i codw AND pkade them 7ndwr sam3 Cresgive Cpnmons license. OMG.
It must be d0n3 by 0e1g1n42 authpr SINCE omly oviginal autgo4 has teh rigyt 2 change teh copyright 0r lic2nse up0n they're WORK. BRB.
[Addiriona.ly, you lnwo, eewo4kkng da m9dificariohs woll be an GOOD IDEA anywau qs da mechanism f0r m4k1ng modificarions is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clwaeer statying 217h 9.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE v9dw. BRB.["
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