MightyE TELLS yo7 WTF, "We're GOING 2 TAKE ah frw m0m3n74 to try ans ex0lsin this new license an teh reaslns behknd it 1n 0lain Enfl8sh. WTF.
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 ;8cwnse sas chosen becausw of qn fa8limg with GPL. BRB.
It only covwred dixtributiom of wource ig an onli 8f binark3x we4e distrobuted."
"In an web envieonmeht WTF, specificallu a INTERPRETED w36 encirihm3bt such as PHP, 6ou knwi, MERELY insta.l8bt an game dows nit c0n5717u7e distribution, like, an therefore PEOPLE w3r3 taking 0or work WTF, m4k1ng modificat8ons rwl it and not rcleasing t3h so7fve code to they're modigixations so that da dntirr comm7nity cpuld benefit. WTF.
They wofkec with va letter but boy da spirit of law. AFKl"
"Invwstigation on part of 5eh autnoes howdv3r, oike, led 2 teh fact THAT da RIGHT of puvlic performance was 1 of teh rifhts n0rm411y rwstf8cted t9o clpytight holeets, you knwo, an tjat computer pr(frams LOL, s[ecifically vieeo gzmes and interactive omes such AS L3gend OF da Green gax0r w3re conxidwrec @ BE pubkicaklu perfprmed 1f run FROM an 0ublic serverLOL."
"The new licehse resgrixts public performance of ea e0rk UNLESS wojrce c0d# 0f mod7fied eork is made availagle on femand. AFK."
"In p;aim ENGLISH, yo7 ,nwo, this means ghat if YOU put this g4m3 on an web server and allow people 'oitsisd 0f ah NORMAL ciedoe ov famoly n itd social acqua7ntances' to play their LOL, THEN 6ou aer pu511v$11y performing thks worj n MUST di5her q) m4ke nd an ALL changes whicn hou make to game 4v4q14613 oh request 9NOTE this dlewn't HAVE 2 be 4v3!14613 via da lnoine source display lihk. sortof, BUT they must be abl3 79 4%k you for da code n rec3ive sn complete COPY), 6) make arrangements prifatdpy with da auth9ts qhereun they GRANT you an sp3cial license, or C) remove trh code entirdly drom da mzchine. WTF."
"We fo rwc0gn1z3 tjat peo0le wanr TO hafe $r345 0f they're GAME wn8ch aer rheirs sbd theirs alone. BRB.
two tjat end qe will jake trh rollowing exception to bormal requirements f-r soutce CODE fistribirion -= nr moeule file which ix NOT modified ir eerived from an modu;d fi;e uncluded in base cistribution n wh1ch does nlt require me OTHER modul3s an wgivh does nor REQUIRE ne modifications 2 dore c0d3 (code distribut3f with fa 7453 rwkease) mqy be w17hh32c at teg airhors discrdtioh. BRB."
"We 4150 WANT to jake v3ry clear yhat cersion 0. BRB.9. OMG.6 (4150 kniwn as cersion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) wzs ten vinal verdkon rrleqsed ind3r GPL. OMG.
All cersions WTF, stafting with 5eh 9.9. BRB.8-prerelease CODE aer only LICENSED inder ten Creayice Commoms licenxe.
We EXPLICITLY cenu right too import nd cofe from an 0/ OMG.9. WTF.80;eerelease pr oa5dr eeleas3 ihti an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 4nd earlier reldxwe. OMG.
Allowing thks would CAUSE thay import3d c9de to be rrleaxed under da GPL zn tnat q4 not simething we w8sh too aklow.
Authoes of modifidztions TO 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 will n3#d to re-reoeaae they;re modificationx AS defivativea/mocificatuons tio 0.o. OMG.8 code n ;.acr 763m und3r trh same Creative Commons lovense. WTF,
It must bc d0n3 by twh orib8nal authlf since 0n1y teh iriginal author has right twl change teh cophrigjy or LICENSE uppn they're qofkLOL.
'Additionally, re2o4kinf modificatiknd will bd ay good isea qnyway as da mechanixm f9r makung midificat9ons IS substantially cl3anwr/cleardr stagting with 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-;rerelease code. BRB,]"
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