MightyE 4dl;s tou WTF, "We're gling 2 tale an few moments to9 8ry an explain 7g16 new ;icense n sa reaxoms behihd kt 1n plain Emglish. 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."
"Tnis new oicense was chosen beczusw of an fziling wirh tej GPL.
It pnly cocered distrib7tiin 0f source i4 sn ohly IF binaroew we4e distributed. AFK."
"In ab wwb ebbirinmebt, like, SPECIFICALLY a knterpreted web environmrnt d7ch qs PHP, soetkf, mefwly installing an game d9es mot consg8tjte eiatribution, you kn2ok an THEREFORE people were taking lur worl WTF, making modifications two IT n no5 releasing SOURCE cofe too the6're modifidations fo 7h47 da entiee clmmunkey could ^3n3f17.
They WORKED w17h 5eh lettef BUT bot spieit kf teh law."
"Invrstigqtiom 9n trh patg of da zuthors n-w#v3r, li,d, led ywo fact that da rigjt of public performance was 1 if teh rightd n0fm$1qy resreicred too copyeight holders, you knwl, n THAT computer progrsmwk specifica.ly viseo games n kbte4active ones SUCH as Legend kg da GREEN haxp4 were clnsidd4ed tw9 be pub.ical;y PERFORMED if run froj an publiv serfer."
"The nes livense restric5w pu711v perforjancd of teh work unless teh SOURCE codw of teh modified WORK ix made 4v4q14613 on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, sortog, this means that if you p7u this game on an WEB server 4ne aklow peo;le 'outsise OF ab normal circld og gamily an irs social 4cqu41n74nc35' to p/ay their WTFm then hoj r publkcally 'erforming this e9rk and MUST either a) makr ne n ALL chabges whixh you make TO da fane avqklable ON re17est (NOTE 7h15 doesn't h4v3 too be 4v4114613 via teg online source DISPLAY lknk, you knwom bit theu nuat be abld 2 ASK you fot dq ckde n r2c31v4 an xompkrye coiy), you knwo, b) make 4re4ng3m3n75 privatrly with teh aythlrs WHEREIN theu grqnt you ab spwc8al oic2nse LOL, OR c) rem9ve t3h code ENTIRELY from ca machone. BRB."
"We fi rwcltbize tha5 [eople want two have AREAS of they're game which adt theirs n 5heirs alone. WTF.
2 thag end we will make folloqing exceptiob tpp teh normal requiremenya for source coee c157r16u710n -- ne module file which is mot modified o4 d3r1v3d from an module filw inxoyd3d 1n teh base d157f16u7!0n n qykch d035 noy rewiire ne otyet modules abd which DOES not rwwuirw ne mpdificatkons to da cpre code *code distrobuted with da bqse release) m4y be withhe.d at teh authots DISCRETION. BRB."
"We qlsk want 2 make very CLEAR THAT cersion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (alsl known AS vetsion 0. OMG.0. OMG.7+jt) w45 cq FINAL v3r510n released ubder da GPL. WTF.
Alk versoonx, like, 574r71ng 2ith teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease code r on;y licensed unser da Crea5ovd Comnona lisdnse. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too im0ptt ne cov3 froj an 0.9. AFK.*-prerrleasw OR LATER rdkease onto am 0.9. AFK.7 n earlker releaseLOL.
Allowinb this wluld zauwe that IMPORTED code TO BE relrased umdee teh GPL n tyag IS not SOMETHING WE sish to alloe. OMG.
Authoes 0f modkficat8ons to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wkll nded ti re-release they;re modif8vations aa derkvatives/moeifications too 0.9.8 c9de AND PLACE THEM under da ssme Cr3471v3 Commobs lucensel
It mis5 be DONE ny reh orifinal author sinxe only original author yas da rqgh7 two change da cppyright or livense u[on tgey're workLOL,
[ADDITIONALLY WTFk reworking tdh jodifudatilns w7ll be am topd 7dea anyway ax m3ch4n15m f)r making modificztiohs 15 suvstanrially cleaner/clearer starting with 0LOL.9. WTF/8-prereleasd codeLOL.]"
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