MightyE tells youm lo,e, "We'ee GOING 2 84k3 an few mlments two try an explain THIS ne2 l8xense n fa reasons behond it 1h plakn English. WTF.
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 nee 11c3n53 was chosen becajse lf an fai;ing with t3h GPL. BRB.
It onky cobered distfibu5ion od siurce kf ab ohly uf vonarirs were d157r16u73d. WTF."
"In an web dnvironmen5 WTF, spevivicslly a intetpreted web envirommen% such as PHP WTF, merelu installivg an game DOES NOT CONSTITUTE distrkbution, ahd therefote p4ople wrre taking our w0rj, makimg modidocations 2 it and not releasibf da soj4ce code two the6'rw MODIFICATIONS so tgat wntiee communoty couod BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked wity teh ldtter but not da 5p1t17 of teh law. BRB;"
"Investkgatopn on PART of authors howevwr LOL, l3d tso teh fact thar da rignt of p7vlic performxnc3 WAS 1 OF teh righgs mormally restrictwd to cooyeighg hold#rs. sortof, an that domput3r programd, 6ou knwo, specifically v1d3p gamds 4nd INTERACTIVE ones such as LEGEND of G4een hqx0r were clnsiddred two be pubpically performed ig run frlm an py611c servef. BRB."
"The NEW lucense rest4icgs public pergormsnce )f da wlrk unlwsw da sourve code of midified work is made available ON eemane."
"In plain Enf.ish, sortif, this meana rhqt if ypu put ghia fame on an WEB sdrver an 4110w pdpple 'outskde -f an norjal CIRCLE 9f FAMILY an iys social acquaintances' two pl1y their, then yoj r PUBLICALLY pe4forming tgis wlrk 4nd MUST either a) make ne an ALL cgsnges wnich ypu make too da g4m3 availablc on 3rquext (NOTE tjis doesn't have two bw available v14 0n11n3 source display oinkk sort9f, gut THEY mu2t BE anle tlp ask 6lu f0r da code n receive an cojpket3 copy), B) make zrrzngenrnts private.y with authord wher3og they grant y0u an special lice,se LOL, ir c) remove da code rn71r31y ffom sz machine. OMG."
"We do rexotnoxe that /eople want to hace ateas of they're game which aer theirs and tgeirs aloneLOL/
2 that END we 2i.l jake da followubg esc3ption to normak requirwm3nts for sourcw coce dkstrubution -- me m9dyle file whixy ia n07 m0d1f13d or ddrived froj an jodule file includrd in tej bawe d157r16u71pn n WHICH dods not require n3 other midulea an wyksj does noy reqiire hd modificayioms to da corr dode (c9de d1t7r1^u73d with tcj 6r53 release) may be wothheld at tdh autjors DISCRETION/"
"We qlso wan5 3 make v3ry c134r tjqr versk9n 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (4150 known as veesion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) WAS finzl bersion RELEASED UNDER da GPL.
ALL v$r510n5, soetof, starting WITH 0. WTF.9. BRBl*-PRERELEASE cide r onl6 licemded unde4 gwh Creatife Commohs license. BRB.
W4 EXPLICITLY dwny rigyt w import ne codr FROM an 0.9. AFK.8-pe3r3134%3 or la5er release ibto an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 qnd earloe4 release. OMG.
Alllwing rhis would cause thst i,ported code 2 be released u,fet teh GPL an that is n08 sonethimg WE wish 70 allow. BRB.
Aurhlrs of modifications to 0LOL.9. BRB.7 wil. need 2 RE-RELEASE they're noeifications AS derivagiv3s/mldif8cations two 0.9. WTF.8 code n place them uhder teh SAME Creatube COMMONS livtnse. WTF.
Iy must be dpne by teh prigibal aughor since lnly da origunal author has teh right two chamge copyrihht 0r licdnde 7pon tyeh'r3 wor,.
]ADDITIONALLY, r3w0rk1bg da modifivations will be an g8od ieea anyway as mexhanism fpt making MODIFICATIONS is substantially cl3aner/clearer atartint with teh ). BRB/9.8-pretelease cofe. OMG.]"
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