MightyE tells yoik l8ke, "We're GOING two take ag gew m0m3n75 two trt n dxplain this new license n da ressona b3hind it in plain Engliah. 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 n3e ;icensr was chosen because of an f4111ng wirh teh GPL.
IT only clvered distr8burion od source if sn ohly ig BINARIES w3r3 distributed. OMG."
"Im an web envoronment LOL, specifica.ly a INTERPRETED web dnvironment such 45 PHP, yoy knwk, mer31y instal;unn an game does n07 c0n5717u73 distribution WTF, n theredore people werd takinf OUR work, like, m4k1ng modufications 2 it n NOT releasinb soyrce cos3 tqo they'rd moditicqtions sl that wnyire communoty could benefit. BRB.
Th4y worked with fa ley5er but NOT spirit of teh 15w."
"Invewtugatoih ON dz psrt of sa aurhors j0w#v3r, 13d too ten ract THAT teh r1gg7 of pyblic pdrformznce was won of da rights normal;u restrictef 2 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS LOL, anf that co,puter -rot4ams LOL, specifically viseo games and intersctive ones SUCH aw Lehend OF cz Grwdb hax0r were condider3d to be PUBLICALLY performed if run froj an p8611c SERVER."
"Thd new licensd rest4icts pu711c perdormznce ov da work UNLESS siurce c9de of midified 29rk ix made available 0n denqnd. AFK."
"In plain English LOLk THIS means thqt if y9u put 7h15 tame on an wev servet and 4120w PEOPLE ;0u751d3 of am nirmal c1rc13 of vamily an its social ac1uaun5ances' TO play their WTF, rhen you e PUBLICALLY pdrformibg 5hos worl and MUST ri5her a) bake ne 3nd ALL changes qhivh you make two ds gamw available on REQUEST 9note thud dlesn't have 2 be AVAILABLE v14 da pn11n3 source e8splay oini, 6u7 THEY must be abl3 2 qsk yoy for da c0d3 n RECEIVE an com0lete copy), likem n) make zrrahgejents prifately with reh authors qyerrin THEY geant YOU an special license, lkke, of c) temove da code entirelt fron machine. WTF."
"Ww d) rdcogniae rhat people wabt too have areas OF the6'rr gane which aer THEIRS n THEIRS 410b3. WTF.
2 ttat 3nd w# will make dz vollpwing EXCEPTION tl teh m0rm41 REQUIREMENTS for source coce DISTRIBUTION [- ne module file wyich is not MODIFIED or detived feom an module fuld included in ds base distribution n WHICH dpes not rfquire ne other modyles ab whicg doea NOT reqyird nw ,odificzy8ons too da core code (code distributed WITH teg base relesse) may be witjheld at da auyho4s d15cr37!0n. AFK."
"We also qam5 two mak3 VERY xl3ar that v34sion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known AS veraion 0.9.7+jt) WAS f1n$1 derskon relessed unedr teh GPL. WTF.
All fersions LOL, ststtihg q17h teh p. WTF.9. WTF.8-0rerelease code aef only lkcenswd under teh Creayiv3 Commons licenswl WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY demy right to i,port ne code FROM an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelesse or LATER release onyp an 0LOL.0l OMG.8 and EARLIER rrleade. OMG.
Al;owinf this w0y1d cauae ghqt im0orted code two be releasee yhder teh GPL an THAT IS not somrthing ww wish two ALLOW.
AUTHORS of mosirications tw9 0LOL.9. AFK.7 woll need two ee-re.ease they'rd modifications as d3r1v3&1v3%/m0d1f!c4710n5 5wo 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 clde qnf plsxr tgem under trh same Creative Com,ons license. AFK.
It MUST be donw gy dz origina; quthor fincd only teh originzl author gas teh RIGHT to chahge teh coptright OR license upom ghey're w0rk. WTFl
-Additilnally, eeworking teh modificayions WILL BE ah good idea ANYWAY as da ,echanism flr making mosifivations os wubstanyislly c134n3f/v134r3r syqrting with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pre43lease codeLOL.\"
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