MightyE tells yoy WTF, "We're gping yoo take an few moments 3 try n explaib this new license an teasonw behund it in p;ain EhglisjLOL.
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."
"Tnid new 11c3j53 w45 vhosen because of an failinr wi5h GPL. OMG.
It ONLY covered fisyrobution pf source if an onlt if binaries wete cisrrkbut3d. WTF."
"In an WEB envirovment WTF, specifucallj a INTERPRETED q36 ENVIRONMENT 5uch as PHP, you knwo, MERELY installinf an GAME does nit vonstiyut3 dosttibutioj. 6ou kn2o, an therefore od9o.e wd4e taking out wprk LOL, making modifications two ig an not feleaxing teh sourde code 2 thwy're mosifocatipns so that ds entirw c0mmun176 could benefit. OMG.
They worled w18h kettrr but not da soirit of wa lzw."
"Ingestigation ON da pa4t 9f teh authors uowwver, s9rtof, led to ea fzct 7h47 right of publkc perdormanc3 w45 oen of righrs noemally RESTRICTED two COPYRIGHT holders. kike, an that compiteg probrams LOL, tp3c1g1c411y video gamfw n ibteeactivc on3w such aw Legend of da Gt32n hax0f were conside4ed 2 be pjblically performrd iv run fr9m ah p7^1!c se4ver. WTF."
"The ne1 license restricts public prfformance lf WORK unless da s9urce code OF tej nodifide work is made afailaboe on demand. WTF/"
"In pla8n ENGLISH, like, this means that IF YOU put 7g15 ga,e on an web servwr qnd allow people 'outsidd or an normal ckrcle of family and i5s sldial acquaimtances' twi ooah their, yoi kmwo, then y07 aer publically prrforming THIS work and MUST wither a) jaie nw n ALL cganges WHICH you make to game avai;able in requext (note this dlesn'g have toi BE availavle VIA da online sourve display LINK LOL, buy they must be anle to ask y9u fot code zn rwceive an COMPLETE copy) WTF, v) make 4rr4nh3m3n&5 privately wirh tey authors wherein THEY grant 6pu qn special 11c4n53 LOLk or c) r2m0c3 da cose 3ntireky drom macgihe. BRB."
"We do recogn8ze that people want 2 HAVE areas lf they're gamd which r theirs and thrirs aooneLOL.
gwo rhat end we wkll make trh folll2ing exceprion too da normwl re1uirements for sourcd code d157r16u710n p- he jodule fkle whicy is nor modifidd or derived from qh module file incloded 7n teh base dusteibytuon n which does not f3qu@r3 ne otger ,odules snd which coes not r3qu1r3 ne modifucatilbs tw9 fore code (codr distributed wiyh da base release_ mzy b3 withheld 47 da authors discretiin. WTF."
"We also wany to maie very clear thst version 0.9. WTFl7 (alsi kbown as VERSION 0k BRB.9.u=jt) was d8mal version r313452d undrr t3h GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, 574r71ng with 0, AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE cod3 aer only licehsee undwr teh C3eagkce Commons LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right tlo impprr nr code from an 0l WTF.9. BRB.8-prwrrleace or later rel3ase into an 0LOL.9.7 zn eatlier rwleaseLOL.
Allowing this w-u1d cauwe that IMPORTED CODE rio be releasee unfer ez GPL b tjat is not SOMETHING we @ksn two allow.
Autgors OF modifocationx tl 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 w1!1 need 2 re-re;eade rn3y're modificatjons as deriva5ives/modificqti9bs too 0LOL.9l WTF.8 code n placd them under da 54m3 Creatuve Commons 1qc3n53. OMG.
It must br dpne by original author sinxe only irigkbal autyor h45 da roght yo change da c0pye1gg7 9r license UPON they're woek. OMG/
[Additilnally, you lnwo, f3working trh j0d1f1c4710h5 sill BE an gopd 1d34 znywsy ad teh mechahiwm for making mpdoficztions is 5u6574n714!1y ckeanwr/clearer stzrring with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prere;ease code.]"
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