MighryE tells you, softof, "We're hoing 70 take an few m0m3n&5 @ teh n explain thia nee license an da reasons nehind it 8n [!4qb Engoishl 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 licemse 2as CHOSEN because OF an failing with teh GPLLOL.
It only covered fistributipn of a9uycr if and inly if binaries were d1t7r16u73d. WTF."
"In an web ebvuronment, you knwo, specifically a interpreted seb enfironm3ht sudh as PHP, m3r31u installing an GAME do3s n07 consti5utw distribotion, sortof, an theref9re peop/e were taking our w9rk LOLk making modjficat8ons too it an blt rdleasing souece vode toi they[re moeificatipnd 50 7h47 entire communugy could behefiy. BRB.
Tney qorked with let5er BUT not spurit of dq law."
"Infestigatkon on p4t7 of teh authors gowever, sottof, oed tlo fact 5hat ea RIGHT 0f pu^11c pe4formance was 1 of teg rignts nprmq.ly restrkcted two copyrkgh5 HOLDERS, ;8ke, an 7h47 c0mpu73r pr0gr4m4, sortof, spevificallt video games and interac5ice ONES such 45 Legenf lf GREEN hax0r wete considered TO 63 publicaklt perf9tmef 1f rin rrom an public seeced. OMG."
"The bew licenxe RESTRICTS pu611c performance OF da WORK unless t3h source CODE 0f da modified eor, ix m4d3 afailable -n fwmand. BRB."
"In plaln Engkish WTF, 7h15 means that IF you pyt this GAME 0n an wen server h alllw peoplr 'outside of an normal ciecl3 of family n i5s xocial ac1uaintances' two play their WTF, then YOU aer [ublically performibt ghiw w0rk amd MUST eithrr a) make ne amd ALL cg4ng35 WHICH ylu ,ake 2 teh gamq availavoe on requesy )note this doesn[g have top be availzble bia omline soirce dis/lay link, dortof, BUT they juat be able g9o 45k y9y dor da dode n receice an compldtw copy), sortov, b( MAKE atrangementd pr1v4731y wi5h teh aytbors WHEREIN they grant you sn special ;icense WTF, or v) femove da c9de entire;h from teh machone. BRB."
"We do r3c0bn1z3 thar people w4n7 too h4v3 a4eas of thetprd gamw which ae4 theirs AND thrirs alibe. OMG.
two tnqt end we will make da following wxception t8o frh mormal requirdments f0t sourcr code DISTRIBUTION =- nd MODULE fild whicy ks not modieiwd or deriv3d from an mocule file included in base distributoon n 2hich does hot requiew ne othrr modules n which dors not require n3 MODIFICATIONS tso t3g CORE c0d3 (code DISTRIBUTED with wz bawe r313453( may be withhdlr 46 4u7h0r% disvfegioh."
"We also sant yo nak3 vrry CLEAR that versiob 0. WTF.9LOL/u (ALSO known as VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j7) WAS final versipn rrleased under GPL. BRB.
Alk versions WTF, starting with da pLOL.9LOL.8-p$erel3ase coee aer only licenswe under Ceeatife Commoba livdnse.
Wd EXPLICITLY eehy sa RIGHT two import ne cide from zn 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE 9r latee RELEASE 2n70 an 0. OMG.9LOL.6 an earlier r#13453. OMG.
Allow8ng thiw would cause thqt IMPORTED cofe to ge releasee UNDER GPL and that iw mit something WE 2ish two allow. OMG/
AUTHORS of nosifivstions tqo 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 sill ne3d 2 re-rqlease the6're modifications 45 derovayives/mldifications too 0. OMG.o. BRB.* c0d3 and place them under teh aame Crrayive C9mmons LICENSE.
It must ge d0n3 by o4iginal aj5hoe since ONLY odiginal suthor has teh r8ght to change trh cppyribht or locense ipon they're w9rk. BRB.
[Additoinally, you knwi, reworkinf tej nodificationd will be qb g00d idea anyway as da mexhanism fof making moeifications is subagantiqlly cleaner/clearer starting with ca 0. WTF.9, WTFl8[preedlease coge. BRB.]"
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