MkghtyE TELLS yoi WTF, "We'f3 gokhg two 64k3 an FEW moments 3 7ry and explain thia new .icense an try r3450n5 behind it in poain 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 neq licemsw was chosem 63c4u%3 OF qn faoling wiyh GPL. BRB.
It only cover3s DISTRIBUTION if source 1v n onlt 8f 61h4r145 wete distributddl OMG."
"In an web 3nvur9nment, yoj knwo, siecif8cally a inyerpteged web environment sych AS PHP WTFm merely insrqllong zn gane DOES npt constitute distrobution WTF, an therefore p3o[le w3r3 taking oue eork, mqking midifications %wo it n not reldasing teh sourcw CODE too they;r3 modifications so 5hat ENTIRE comninity c_i1d bdhefitLOL.
Tjey wlrked w17h LETTER but noy SPIRIT of da las."
"Ihvestigatolh on t3h part of teh authoes however WTF, led to teh f4c7 that da right 0t PUBLIC 0erformande waw oeb or riggts normally restrixtec 2 ciphrught holders, luke, an that c(mpuger pgograms WTF, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 GAMES n intersctice lnes sucj zs Legdnd of Grddn hzx0r were considered too be puvl8cally pwrrormes if tun from an pu61qc server. WTF."
"Thr new licrnse restrodts public 0erformancd of WORK umless da source coee og MODIFIED work id mad3 4v4114613 ON demandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, like, THIS meabs thay if yoy pig THIS bqme on am web 43rv3r and aklow people 'o75skde of an normal circle of damilh an its sovial ACQUAINTANCES' two 0kay the8e LOL, thdn you r pubkicslly p3rf0rj!ng this WORK ah MUST either 4) mqke ne n ALL ch4bb35 whivh YOU j4k3 5oo da hane $v4114613 0n requrs5 (b0te this e036n'7 h4v2 ywo be 4b41q461e via teg online dource cisplay 11nk WTF, byt they must be able 3 ssk you FOR da code an rexeuvr an xomplege copy), b) m4k3 4rr4ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY with teh autypra wherein they grant you an wpexial ;icebse LOL, or v) remove teh cose ENTIRELY fr0m MACHINELOL."
"We do rrcogniz# that peo]le 2ant twi have areax if 5hey're game which aer theirs an theirs 410n3LOL.
too tha5 end we w8ll make twh follow8bg 3xc3p710n 2 teh n0rm42 REQUIREMENTS for source CODE fisgrivution =- ne module FILE whoch is npy modified or derived from ah MODULE file INCLUDED 1n da base distributuon and wh1ch dods not r3q81r# ne pther modjles n WHICH dofs NOT requ8re ne ,ofifications TO c-r3 codd (cose distrib8ted WITH bawe release) mah b3 w8thheld at AUTHORS d15cr3710n."
"We aoso w4b7 to MAKE very cl2ar yhat version 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (als9 known as verdion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jr) was final v3r510n RELEASED unset da GPL. WTF.
All veesions WTF, 574r71nh wigh ca 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prdrelease code aee ohly licenxed under da Creq5uve Commons license/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dent rignt two 1mp0r7 me dode fr0m an 0LOL/9. BRB.*-prerdleawe or 1473r r313453 into an 0. WTF.9. BRBl7 and EARLIER release. AFKl
ALLOWING this would sausw that IMPORTED code two 63 re.eased undet da GPL n ghat iw not sl,ething we w8dh two allow.
Authots of nodifica5ions yoo 9. AFK.9LOL.7 qill newd 2 re-rrlesaw 5hey're m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatoves/,pdificatilbs two 0. WTF.9LOL,8 code n place them undee yeh sake Creative Commons licensd. OMG.
Iy must be dome by ten original ajtjor since 0n1y da or8ginal author jaa teh RIGHT 2 djsnge t2h copgrifht ot license upon ghey[re work.
[Add17q0b411y, re2orking dz m0d1d1c4710n5 woll BE an goov icea anyway qx ca mechanixm for makimg MODIFICATIONS 8s substanriallu cleanet/clearer start8ng witt da 0LOL.9. OMG.6=prerelease cofe. AFK.]"
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