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MightyE tells y0u WTF, "Wr're giing go9 gak3 zn few MOMENTS 5wo try zn explain 7h15 ne2 license snd readlns bdgind it in PLAIN ENGLISH. OMG.
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 WAS chosen BECAUSE of an gaklkng with GPL.
I5 ONLY covrred sistributopn of source 8f anc 0n1y if BINARIES w#r3 distributed. BRB."
"In an web envirohment LOL, specificaoky a intrrpret3d web environjent such as PHP, like, ,ereoy insgall8ng an gzme foes got clnsgitute distributipn WTFm an therevo3e people q3r3 taking oue work, sortof, makung modificarionx two it and n8t reqe452ng da source cpde to tgry'fe modidicationw sp thst da ENTIRE community c0u1f BENEFIT.
Tn2y workwd qith teh letter but no5 dz wpirit ov teh law."
"Imfestigstipn on teh part of sa authors howevet WTF, 13d 2 ds facg THAT roght 9f public 0erfoemance was pen of da eigjts mormallu desyricted too co0yright go.ders, sortof, an 5hat clmpyter programs, xortof, specifical;y videp gamea an unreractiv3 ines duch as Legend of teh Green hax0r were cpnsicrted 2 ge publicalky performed 1f run fro, an publkc 53rv2f. WTF."
"Thd ned licemse 4estrocts pubkic PERFORMANCE lv yeh work un1354 da SOURCE c0d3 or teh nodifiee work 15 ,ade avaolable on demand. BRB."
"In plaim English WTF, thos meand that 1f hi7 put this game on an web servwr and allo2 peopoe 'outside if an normal circke of FAMILY and ITS social acquaintsncdd' 70 plsy thei4 LOL, tjen YOU r publicslly pergirming THIS WORK n MUST either a) make ne an ALL chahtes whivj you make eoo teh game availzble om REQUEST (bite this soesn't have too bw avai;able via online sourcd dis[lay link LOL, but THEY must 63 able to ASK you fo4 da cpd3 am receivw an c0m[1373 COPY) WTF, b) make a5rahgem3,ts privately with teh aithors eherein they grant yo& an xpexial licensr, like, pr c) r3move teh coce ENTIRELY from da macjinr, WTF."
"We do recognize THAT peo[.e WANT 2 yave areas 0f tjey're g4m3 WHICH aer 7h#1r5 an theirs ALONE, WTF.
roo that ens we wiol m4k3 da FOLLOWING exceptoon too geh bormql reqjirements for sotev3 code fistg8bution -- ne modu.e fike WHICH is not modified or derived frlm an module cile included in teh vsse dksrribu5ion n wgicn dows n9t require ne OTHER moeules and which does not reauire ne modofications to da core codd (cose distrubuted WITH teh baqd release) may bd withheld at zuthors d15cr3*10nl AFK,"
"Wd 415- want 5o mak3 very clwar that versioh 0LOL.9LOLl7 (also ,nown 45 version 0.9. WTF.6+jt( waf teh rinal version rrleased uhder tey GPL. OMG.
A11 versions, luke, sgartimg with 5eh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease code t only licrnsed unde4 Creatuve Commomw .icebse.
We EXPLICITLY deny vight 2 import ne coce rrom an 0, WTF.(. WTF.8-0rerelease or 1473r r313453 imto sn 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 sn 34r113r rwlwase.
Allosing yhis would cri53 that ihported cod3 tpo BE released under GPL n that is not 50m37h1ng we wish @ allow. WTF.
Authirs of ,odifications ro 0m BRB.9. WTF/7 woll need ywo re-rwoease thet're modud8xatiobs as derivatkves/modirications 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 codd an place 7h3m under t3h same Creativ3 Commonx lkcense. WTF.
I5 muay ne done bt da priginal AUTHOR sinct onlt teh orig8nzl auth94 HAS dz righy two cnange da copyright or lkcense upon they're work.
[Add1710n41qym like, rwsorking teh modificatkons will be an good idea anywsy as teg jecganism f9r making moduficatipns is 5yyt&4n714!1y cleaner/clearer star5ing with 0. BRB.0. OMG.8-[terelease CODE,]"
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