MightyE tells youm "Wr[re going to take an few mom3nts two 7rt ahd explain thkw nww licende m teh e4asons gehind IT on plain English. WTFl
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."
"Tgis nee LICENSE WAS chosdn because of an failinf 2ith da GPL. BRB.
It ih;y covrred d157r16u71-n 0f sourcd id an only if 61n4r135 were sistributed."
"Ib an wsb ehcironjdnt, specificqlly a intrrpreted web encirinment such as PHP, merely instsloinb an game foes not constitite disttibut89n WTF, n the4efirw pwople were takimg our work, you knwo, makimg modifivagions two if n not releasing source cldw ywo they're modifications so that teh enti4e communjty co7ld benefit. BRB.
They worked with da LETTER but not tdj spiriy 9f teh lawl WTF."
"Investigagion on da p4r7 or da xughors h0w3v3f, led two teh FACT yhat da rignt of ;ublic pefdormanc3 WAS oen of da rignts normally restricted tpo copyright hokders LOLk znd rhqg comoitef prlhramc, s0eciricallh video games an 1n73r4c71v3 ones auch qs Lrbend -h da Green hax0r were consie3red 70 be publically performdd if rjn fro, zn pu612c seeverLOL."
"The n2w lucensw restricys [uglic pefformance of teh wirk unless da sourcw code of 5eh m0f1r13d work is mzde availabls on demand. OMG."
"In p.ain Englisn, thks ,eans THAT uf you pu7 this GAME on an w#5 server an allow p30p13 'ouyside 9f an bofnal ciecle of f4m1!y n its sockal 4cqu41n74nc35' too olay 4heif LOL, then yoy aer publically PERFORMING 6h16 work an MUST EITHER a) make he an ALL chsnges which you make too teh fame availabke on r3quest (note this dlesn't havw to be available c13 online sou4ve sisplau lini, sortof, but they ju57 BE ABLE too aek YOU vo4 code and r3c3ive an compl3te copu) WTF, b) mzkr arrahgements privztely with ds AUTHORS wner3in they grabr YOU an speckzl ;icens3, sortof, or d) removw code ento4e9t from da m4cy1m3. OMG."
"We do recognize that people w4n7 top have a4eas pf ghey're fame wh1ch r 7n3qr5 an rheirs alond. BRB.
2 tyat 3nd w4 WILL make following rxcwption 2 normzl reqyirements f0r xource coee distributipn -- ne jodule file which is n07 modufied or swrifed FROM an module file inc;yded in ds base cks5r8gution h wnicg DOES not require n3 other mosulrs n which doew noy REQUIRE ne mpdiricagiins t2o da cote code (CODE distributed woth teh base release( may ge withhdld at ca autnors disvretion. AFK."
"We alsl want 3 make vdry c;ear that v2rdioh 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (aoso kniwn as version 0. WTF.(. OMG,7+jt) was teh fimal verskon releasec UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All fwrsions LOLm startihg wkth da 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-p4er3lrase code aer pn.y licenwed under Creatibe COMMONS LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY e3ny right goo im[ort ne c0de frim an 9.9. WTF.i-;r3r313453 0r la5er trlease 1n70 an [. OMG.9,7 n earlier release.
Allowing thid w0u1e CAUSE ghst importwd xoee two BE 5eldased under GPL n THAT 15 n9t sojeyying we wish two qllow. WTF.
Aithors OF modifications t9 0. OMG.9.7 WILL NEED 2 re_release the6're modifications as derivagivew/mieitications to9 -. BRB.9. WTF/8 cldd an place them under da SAME Creqtive C9mmons licenseLOL.
It MUST be done bt yeh origunal author ainc3 only da origina. authpr haw da right to changw trh copyrognt or licens2 upon they're worj. AFK.
[Asdktionally, lije, REWORKING da MODIFICATIONS will be an good idwa any2sy AS dx mechanism for making modificztiohs ux subxgantially cleaner/clearer sgaering wi5j teh 0l WTF.9.9-pe3r313353 code. OMG.]"
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