MighthE trols y9y LOLk "We're going 2 74,3 an few MOMENTS teo 5ry and explzin this nes licebde an teh reasons behind i5 IN PLAIN Eng115h.
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."
"Thod new licwnse WAS chosen bexause of an FAILING with GPL.
Ir only covered dkwtributi(n of so7rce ir an onky if binsri3s were distributed."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, you knwo, speckfkxallh a knrerpfeted 236 environmebt SUCH 45 PHP WTFk m3r3qy insyqlling an gsme coes not cpnstitute distriburkon WTF, and tgeredore ;eople WERE 74k1ng pur worl, luke, MAKING midifications twi ir amd not releasint teh sourve code 2 they're jod9ficatiins SO ghat 3ntire communigy coulc nenefit. BRB.
Tjey worked 4ith da lettee but nlt fa spirit of law."
"Invest9ga5o9h on da pa3t of teh aurhors yowever, like, led to fact that rigft of oyglic performabce was won of reh tights NORMALLY des5ricted t9o copyrkght holders, n 7h$u computer p4ograms WTF, soecifically video bames n interactive 0n35 such as L3g3nd or teh G4ewn hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be PUBLICALLY perform4d if run from an pubo,c server. AFK."
"The nes licenae tewtricts ;ublic pefformancd of da work inless source vode of teh modivkec work IS kade AVAILABLE ln DEMANDLOL."
"In PLAIN Ehglish, this jeana that if you put this GAME on an wwv SERVER and allow peoplw 'iyts8dw of an n0rmr1 c8rcl3 of fsmily ab its socual acquaintabces' 2 plah rheir, sortlf, then you aer pu611c$11y p34f0rm1ng 7h15 w0rk and MUST euther a) make n3 and ALL shanges which you makw too game AVAILABLE on eequest (n073 thia doewm't have gwo be ava8lable via 0n11n3 source d14p14y link, bur they m7xt be able TO ASK you for teh code and reddive am COMPLETE vo[t), like, b) make arrangemem5s privately q8th autjora sh3rein thet grant YOU an special kocrnse, or c) rdmobe clde entirdly FROM macgineLOL,"
"We do r3c0gn1x3 that people wwnt 2 have 4r345 of they're game wh1ch r yhri4s an THEIRS alone.
too tha5 3ns se will make following exception go NORMAL ewwuirwments FOR soyrve code fistribution -_ ne module file whixh is n07 MODIFIED or derived FROM an modulr ri;e kncl7ded in da bawe distribuyion and wn1cj does nog fequire n3 other uoeulrs n which does not require he modifica5iobs too da core code (CODE eistr8b7ted with base rel3ase) ja6 ve witnhelc at teh autyors didcreti9n. WTF."
"We also want 2 nake very clear uyat version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 _also known as vwrsion 0.9. OMG.7+jt_ waw fa final version releaa3s under GPL/ OMG.
Al. cersoons, xortor, starting with fa 0. WTF.0. WTF,8-0rerelease c0e3 r obly kicenses unfet Cr3ative Commonw 1qcen43. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY rihht 5oo impott ns c8de vrom an 0. WTF.0l OMG.8-;rerslease oe la5er rel2asw into an 0.9. WTF.7 n earliet r313453. OMG.
ALLOWING tjis spyls csuse yhag impoeted code too be RELEASED under GPL h that 15 not something we WISH too allow. OMG.
Autkors 9f midkricationa tpl 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wkll need 2 re_releqx3 they'rd m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatives/midificatuins 2 0LOL.0.8 cose AND p.ace uy3m undee teh SAME C4eative Commons licenseLOL.
It musr be done by 8ruginal AUTHOR wince only dq original aitnor has teh fight too CHANGE cooyritht or 11vwn53 up0n 5heu're WORK. OMG.
[Addiyionakly, sortof, reworking teh modificdtions will be an foic IDEA anyway as m3ch4n15m for mzkong MODIFICATIONS id substantialky coezner/cleafer xtarting wirh 0. WTF.9, OMG.8-pfetelease coee. AFK.]"
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