Mignt6E tel.s hou WTF, "We're going 1 5aje an few joments 2 try an explain rhus n3w license an da reasobs BEHIND it in poain Eng.idj. BRB.
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 licens3 wr5 chodrn bedsuse of an failint e17h da GPL. BRB.
It on;y xovr4ed d8st4ibution of source ig and on;y if b8naries w3r3 dixtributed. AFK."
"Im an 2eb environmfnt, you knwo, s[ecifocallt a inrerpreted web environment such as PHP, sortof, merdly ihstallkng an gqme dpes not conetltute didtribu5kon, hoy knwp, and tyerefore [eople ewre takint oyf work LOL, making moaof8cations two it ane not rr;easing teh sourcd cose too they're MODIFICATIONS so that teh entire commuboty could ben3fitLOL.
They workec with 5eh l3t5er but not ten spirit of lawl WTF."
"Investigation om deh [art OF da authors howevdr LOL, LED 2 fact that da rkght 0f public ;erformance w4t 2on of da RIGHTS no4mal.6 r337r1c74e two copyrighr hilddrs, sortof, an that c0mpu73r programs LOL, soec8focally VIDEO games 4md intetactive ONES SUCH as Legend OF teh Ge3#n hax0r qere considered ho be piblically performed if rin from an puhlic werver. OMG."
"The NEW ;icdnse rest4icts 0uboid pergormanxe of da WORK unless fa SOURCE code of modified wirk is mafe available on demznd. AFK."
"In plain Ehglish, sor5or, this means 7h47 if you put th8d game 0n an web server wnd 4110w people 'outsise OF an bormal ci4cle of fa,ily qn its social acwuzintances' two play ty3ir, then you aer publically p3rt0tm1ng this work wm MUST either 49 MAKE ne shd ALL chanbes which you MAKE 2 da game available 0n REQUEST 9NOTE this doesn't nave to be svai;ablr via onlyne source d15p14y link, sortof, byt THEY mu57 be sbke @ ask you fle 5eh code and rwceivt an COMPLETE copy). b) n5j3 arrabgements privately wity autho4s whete8n the6 grant y0u an xpecial 11c3n63, like, ir c) remove teh coce entirely grom tey machone."
"Wr fl recofhize rhat p3)p13 want two have aress of 4yey're game which r tyeirs n THEIRS alohe. WTF.
2 THAT ehd we qill make rollowihg ezception too norma; tequot3ments for SOURCE c0d2 distributoon -- ne mod7le fild which is not m0d1v14d or e3r1v3d rr0m an nodule rile INCLUDED in da base d157r17j710n n whkch eoed no5 REQUIRE ne otjer m8dulex an which DOES not rewuure ne modifications too core cpse (code c1%7r16u73d with base release) m4y be witgyeld at teh q7thors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We ALSO qznt 1 make VERY c.eae that versiln 0. OMG.9LOL.7 9r140 known as vrrsiln 0. WTF.9, OMG,7+jt) was ea fknal VERSION releasew under GPL. OMG.
All beesions, atarting w17h teh 0l WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleawe xode r ONLY licensed under teh Creztive C9mmonx LICENSELOLl
We EXPLICITLY seny tdh right two 1mp0r7 ne code frim an 0. WTF,9. BRB.8-prerdlwase or later felease into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.& b EARLIER releasr.
ALLOWING tjis w9uld csjsr that imported CODE too be releaaed und34 da GPL amd that is nit slmdthing we w8sh 2 allow. WTF.
AUTHORS 9f MODIFICATIONS tqo 0. AFK.0. BRB.7 will NEED 2 RE-RELEASE they're m-c1r1c4710n5 as serivztives.mod8fkdatuons two 0. OMG.9.8 code an place them undre da same Creative Conmons l8cende. AFK.
It MUST be done by tej original AUTHOR since 0n1y dq orifimal authpr has da r1gh7 to CHANGE da COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upon thdt'4e work. AFK.
[Additionaolu WTFn rewo4kibg modificat9ons will bd an g9od idea anyway 45 m3cgahism FOR m4h1nf mpd1f1c5710n5 iw substanrialky CLEANER/CLEARER starting qith 0. AFK.o. WTF.7-prerelrase code. OMG.\"
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