MibhttE tdlls YOU WTF, "We're gling 2 take an frw moments two 5ry and explain thia new license ame da REASONS behins IT on plain Enflish.
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 n3w licenst WAS chosen brcausd of an railing with da GPLl WTF.
It only cobered d157r16u71pn pf spurce 1f an lnly if binsries were dustribuyed. WTF."
"Ih an web environment, spwcifical.y a INTERPRETED qeb 3nf1r0n,3n7 such aw PHP, like, merdly inatalling an game doww not constitute dostribut8on, an thr4ef9re p3ople WERE tqking oyr worj, likek n4k1ng m0d1f1c4710n5 TO it n not releasing da soyrce vlde 2 thrh're mofificqtiind sl that teh 3n71r3 community could 63n3f18. OMG.
They worked 217h teh letter vuy hot da spirit of teh lqw."
"Invrsyigatiln ob da part 0f da ajrjors howevdr, you knwi, lqd two fact that teh right OF public p3rformanve was 1 of rifhts n0rn421y resrr8cted to vopyrigjy ho.ders, sortof, n THAT computee or9grams WTF, specificslly video games sn intdractuve ones such as Legend ov teh Green jax0r were considered ho BE publ8cally prrformed if run from ab public se4cef."
"Tje nww ;icense resttic5s p7vlic pervormance OF WORK uniess teh sourcw c9dw of modified work is m4d3 availavle on de,and. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISHk sottor, thid means THAT if YOU pu5 this game on zn web s3tver an allow PEOPLE 'outsid3 if am normal c8rcoe of famiky n its socia. acquaintahces' gwo play tgeir. oije, theh YOU aer publically ;rrgorm8ng this eork n MUST wythee a) m4i3 me n ALL changes which uou make two teh GAME avaulable 0n re1iest (note this DOESN'T hafr too b3 acai;ab.e cia yeh 0n11n3 source dosplay linj LOL. but they must be able 2 ask you sor teh code an feceive sn completw copy) WTF, 6) make arrang3men5s privately wi6h da authors whefdin tjey gfant ylu sn dpecial license WTF, or c) remoce codr entirwly from fa machinrLOLl"
"Ww do recognize that oeopld want two have areas of they[re bame whicg aet theirs ah theirs al9n3.
to THAT 3md we wilo make da follpwing 3xc3p710n tio dq NORMAL requirements for SOURCE code distribution -- ne module file shich is bpt modivked pr sdtived ftom zn nosule file INCLUDED in da base distrivution and which dlds not r3quire ne other mod7les n qhich dies hot requirr he m(duficati9ns ro da CORE coce )code disrributwd with twy baae re;ease) mqy 6e w17yh3!d at AUTHORS discregion. BRB."
"We also want 70 make vwry clear 4hag vetsion 0. WTFl8.7 (also known as verdion 0.9.u+j7) was f8nal v3rsion RELEASED under dq GPLLOL.
All v3rsions. you knwo, starting qoth tey 0LOL.9. AFK.7-prerelease code r obly licensdf under da Crrative Cojmons license/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny dz right too imoort ne code vrom an 0. OMG.9. OMG.9-prereleqse or later rel3ase inro an 0. OMG.9. OMG.& n eatliet feleaxe/ AFK.
Allowing this wluld cause THAT impoetrd CODE w BE released jndet da GPL and that 15 not xomethinn we wish to al;ow. WTF,
Autyors of modificqtions too 0. WTF.9LOL.6 wil; need top re-release they[re m0d1f1c4710b5 as eerivarives/mofificatjons top 0. OMG,8/ AFK,8 xiee an PLACE 5hem under same Crrztife Commons l8venseLOL.
It musy be done BY p4ihinal 4u7h-r 5!hc3 only teh oribihal 4u7h0r HAS teh right two change teh COPYRIGHT or .icense upon 6hey;re work. WTF/
[Additipnallh, you jnwok rdwot,ihg fs modificatoons will be an good ides ANYWAY AS da mechanism for makibg nodifications us substahtisloy ckdane4/clearer STARTING with teh 0. BRB,9. OMG.8-prerelease cofe. WTF.]"
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