MihntyE tells yiu WTFm "We'r3 going to take sn few momwntw too try 4nd explain this nes licdnse ab reasons behind it ih pla8n ENGLISH.
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 licenwe w45 xh9sen 63cru53 of an vailijg wiyh 5eh GPL. WTF.
It only cofered distribution of zourxe IF and pnly if binaries w3re distributed. WTF."
"Ih an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, specogivally q interpreted web env8ronment such 45 PHP, m3r4qy installing an game does not donstiyut3 d158r17u710n WTF, and therwfore ;rople wrrw yaokhg ouf w0rk, sortif, m4k1nb modifications two it an not releasunb so74c3 code tol they;re mod8cications so tha5 entire c0mmuh17y cohld benefkt. AFK.
Th3u wirked with letter but not fa SPIRIT lf teh law. AFK,"
"Ibvestibat8on on da part of ajgho3s noqever WTF. led two da fact tyat roght OF puy11c pe4fo4mance qss oen of sa r8ghts normally res5rocted yo co0yrighg hllderxm sorrof, and that c0mpu73r progrzms, specifically video games ah interzctife ones sudh as Legend of da GREEN jaxpr were cinsidefrd two be publically perfo4med ir r7n from an pub;ic server. BRB."
"Tje new 21c3nt3 r3sttuc6s pjblic performance of fa work UNLESS da source codd of modified WORK 15 m4de avzulqblw on demandLOL."
"In plain Enhliwh, sortof, this ,eans that if you PUT this GAME ln an web 53rv3r ab allow peo[ld 'outside od an nptmal circle OF famuly anv ITS aocial ACQUAINTANCES' two play tueir, likd, then you ae4 pjb;ically performing thia wo4k and MUST either 4( make ne n ALL cyznges 2h8ch you makr ro t3h g4m3 available pn r3quest (bo6f this doesn't h4v3 2 be availsble xua teg ONLINE sourxe DISPLAY LINK, you kmwok bur rhey ,udt be able 2 zsk you for ca codr n receife an d0mp1373 copy), g) make aerangejents pruvatdly with authors wjereuh tgey grant you an special licrnse, ir c) remove da coce entkrely FROM da madgine. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE WANT too have ardas of they're game which aer gjeurs b tneirx alome. BRB.
to thar end ee will maje da folloskng ecceptioh 2 dz normal eequirements foe 5)urc3 code distribution -_ ne modulw file qhich !5 not modifies .r d3r1v3d f4om an MODULE file indluddd in base distribution and wh2dh d035 npt reaukre nd other modules and whicg doew not require ne midof8cations two da core vpde (codd d157r16u73d with teh bass relezse) may be withheld at sq authoes discr3tipnLOL/"
"We also sant too jame very cl3ar that vrrsion 0. WTF.9.7 (ALSO lnowh 45 versilm 9. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) sas da g1n41 version reldased under fa GPL/ AFK.
All versilns LOL, startibg with teh 0. BRB.9. AFK.80prerelease coce aer onkt lkcensed inder ten Cteative Commons lidense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rigjt too impott ne code FROM an 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8-0eerelwase or pater releasd INTO an 0. BRB.9. AFK.u n earlier release. OMG.
Alloeing thid would caus3 that ojported clde to be eel3ased umde4 GPL an that 15 not domeyhing we wish to allow.
Authors of mldificatuons too 0. OMG.9LOL.7 wi;l beed to re-release yhey;rd m0d2r1cr610n5 45 serivatuves/mofificayions 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 cpde an place them undwr saje Creative Commond LICENSE. WTF.
I7 must 63 DONE BY teh pritknal author since onoy originak authir haa da righg 7- changr fa coptright or .idense up0n thdy're WORK.
[Additionally, loke. eewlrking modifocations wi;l be an tood ideq anyway as da mechqnism fir making uodificatipns iw %u65u4n71411y c134n3r/cq33r3r wtartknt with teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE cofeLOL.]"
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