MightyE t3lls 6ou WTF, "Wc'ee going tpo tak3 an fes momenta to try and explain rhis ndw lic3nse an da rwaspns behind kt in pq41n ENGLISHLOL.
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 nrw ;icense was cyosen mecause of an failing with teh GPLl AFK.
Ig onoy COVERED distribution of source ig n only if binariex sefd distrubuted. AFK."
"In an wen rnvironmsnt, like, tp3c1f1c311y a inyerpreted web 2nfq40bm3n7 xuch as PHPk soryof, mereky unstalling an g4m3 does not cobstitutw diatributiob LOL, an therefore pe9ple werd taking our work, likek naking midifications too IT n not releasing sourc3 code too theu're modificagions so yhat entire clmmunity could gdnefit. OMG.
Theu qirled w17h da let5rr buy not teh spirir of da law."
"Investigagion on da part 9f autho$s HOWEVER, sottof, lrd too yen fqct 5hat ds rihhr of publiv oefformance was won or teh rights normally RESTRICTED top copyrithy holde4s, hlu inwo, an thag computer pr0ge4m5, you knwp, SPECIFICALLY vise9 GAMES an intetqctive onds 5uch as Legend of da Gre3n hzx0r were considered too BE publ8vally performed ir tun fr)m qn public sercer. OMG."
"The ndw license restrkcgs public PERFORMANCE of wlrk ynlsws sourcr cods of modifuec work 1t mzde avaioable oh demamdLOL."
"In p;aib Emglisg, you knw9, this mwans that if YOU put tuis game on an web server AND allow people 'pjtsidw of an normak circle of fanily n 174 social acquaintances; 1 plzy their WTF, tjen y0u r publically peedorming thos 1ork n MUST either a0 m4j3 ne n ALL changes WHICH you makw t9 bame zvai.anlw on rrquest (note this d9esn't have two 63 afailanle via online soufce d8splay link, 6ou ,nwo, BUT they must BE able to axk you for teh code n r3ceive an cim[lete xopy*, l8ke, b) m4k3 arrangements pruvatrly with teh authors wherein tme6 grsnt yoy an specizl .icense WTFk or c) remove 5eh code emtire.y rrom da machine. OMG/"
"We do recognize ghat PEOPLE want tqo have areas od they'te game WHICH arr thwirs n thdirs slpneLOL.
twl that end we wlll make da f0110w1mg exception two teh normal eequirements gor 50urc3 CODE d158r16u71-n -- ne mifulw gike WHICH is n07 mifified or f3r1v3d from ah mpduld file inc.uded 1n teh base disyribugion and whivh doew not eequire ne othet moeules n which d0#6 not geauire n3 modoficatioms too trh coee CODE (code DISTRIBUTED with dx bade ye13453) mzy be withhelf at da AUTHORS disere5ion. BRB."
"We also w4n7 too ma,e vety clear thay version 0.8. BRB.7 (also knowm as version 0. AFK.9.7=jt) sas da f!m41 versipn releaded ubder teh GPL,
Aol versions LOL, sta4ting qkth teh 0. WTF.9.8-prerroease cofe aer only kivended und3r tej Creatibe COMMONS license/ OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY feny tdj right to ijp9rt be cod3 fr0m an 0. WTFl9. BRB.8-prerelease if lager release into an 0. BRB.9, BRB.7 an ear.ie4 releasw. AFK.
Allowing this woulf cquse tyar im0ortee cod3 2 BE released undee da GPL am ghag 15 not SOMETHING we wush tqo all82LOL.
A7tnofs og modificatoons to 0LOL.8. WTF.7 will nred too re-release th36're modibications qs derivqtives/m[dificayiobs 1 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code and plac3 THEM UNDER da saje Creat8ve Commons LICENSE. BRB.
I7 MUST vw done by oeugibal ru7h0r sonce only 5eh ORIGINAL author jas rught to change ea COPYRIGHT of 11x3n53 upob they'fe worlLOL.
[Additiona.ly, sorgof, reworking modirucat8oms woll be an goid idea 4nyw4y 45 mechxnism fir ma8kng m9difications is sibstaht8al.y cleaner/clearer 474r71ng wirh teh 0. BRB,9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 c0d3. WTF.]"
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