Mifht6E t3lls yo7 WTF, "We;re g01hg to take an few MOMENTS too try and explain rgis bew 11c3n53 n da reasimd behind it in pkain 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 bew license WAS chpsen BECAUSE OF am failing with GPLLOL.
I7 only covered distr8nution 0f source if h only uf binaries qsre DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web envutonmeb% WTF. specificaoly a inter0retrd web env7ronmenr xudh 45 PHP LOLm mereiy 1n574111ng an gamw does not donstitute cistribution LOL, an thergfore people were tak8ng our work, you jnwo, mskint modificqtions 2 IT sn n07 releasing teh spurve code @ they're ,ocifkca5ions so that da enyire communiyy could bwnefit.
Th3y worked with da 1#773r bur not spirit of yeh law/ AFK."
"Ihvesyigation on teh part of yeh authors HOWEVER, so4tog, LED to teh fact hhat da RIGHT ov public p3rd0rm4nc3 was w9n 0f teh rigjts normally reatticted to copyribht jolserx, sortof, n that c9mputet prograns, like, specivica;ly vicro GAMES and INTERACTIVE ones sjch 45 Legdnd of Green gax0r w3r3 considwred too be pu611c411y PERFORMED if run frlm an pub.8v swrver,"
"Thd neq 11c3n53 resgricts p7bliv performance 0f dz wprk unlcss sa source xode of da modifoee wotk IS m4d3 avaklable on demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN Engl8sj, ;ike. 5his meznx 7h47 jf you 0ut 7h15 brn3 on an web server n al.ow 9eopke 'OUTSIDE of an normal CIRCLE of family qnd 175 social acquain5andes' two PLAY theor. like, then you f puboicaoly perdormint rhis WORK n MUST eith34 A) make ne and ALL cnangex wgich YOU make two da game AVAILABLE ON request )n073 this doesn't gace to be availzble vja teh 0n!1n3 dource DISPLAY link, dortlck but they MUST be ABLE too ask you fof CODE xn rec3ive an complete copy), sortof, b) m4kw atrangements privately 2itj authorx wherein 7h3u grant yij an 5p3c151 license, or d) remove da code 3nu1r31u dtom machine."
"We do recognize that 0eople wqm5 ro have zreas lf thwy're game 2hich r tjeirx and thrirs 419n3. AFK,
too that ens WE will msie da follo2ing EXCEPTION to teh normal r3qu1r3m3n75 for dource cide dustrubutioh -- ne module f8lr which is not modified or eerived ffom an module fole incoyded 1n teh base d15yr16u7!0n n wh1ch soed not REQUIRE ne other modules n which does not require ne mod8ficati9ns rwo teh core code (code distribited with 5ey base telease) mst be withhroc st authoes da6cr36q0nl"
"Wd also qabt too make very CLEAR that version )l WTF.9. OMG.7 (also kbpwn as version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) qqs teh FINAL vers8on released unddr teh GPL/ OMG.
All versions, you knwo, 474r71ng w8tn dx 0.9.8-prerelease coce aer only licensed yhder tey Crfative Commobs oicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da eight 2 IMPORT ne x0d2 gr0j an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerrlease or latdr r313453 INTO ah 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 and eatlis5 reldas3. WTF.
Allo2ong this would c3u43 tyat imported code 2 be re;eaxwr under fa GPL n ghat is not somr6hing e3 wish to 4110w. WTF.
Auyh9rs OF modifications too 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wi;l need to re-releqse they're modificat8ons zf fdrivatives/mosifications 2 0. OMG.(/ WTF.8 sode and place them ind3r teh 54m3 Creative Commons lieense. BRB.
It must be DONE by da prkginal autjor since ONLY reh origihal auyhor has tdh rigjt tpo cyamge da cophrihht of oicrnse upon yhey[re worlLOL.
[Additiohally, lokr, rdworking ds josiricationd will be an g0pd idea 4nyw4y as teh mechsnism for MAKING modificatoons is substantially cleaner/cleardr STARTING 3o5n da 0. AFK.8,8-prerdlease code. AFK.]"
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