MkghyyE tells yo7 WTF, "We're g01ng 6oo tair an few momehts tlo try n explxin this new ;ic3nae an reasons BEHIND IT in plaon Ehglisg.
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 ;icense was chos3n because 9r an fsi.ing qith GPL.
It inly c0v3r4d diwtribution of spurc3 if an only if ^1nrr135 wete disgributed."
"In am web env8robment, like, specifivally a interpreted seb 3ncitonment such as PHP, sottof. mereky instaloing an gane d035 not cohstitute distribution LOL, ahd theref9re people w3r3 tajing our work, mqkonb modivicatipbs yo 17 n not releasing teh source c9de tio thet[re mod*fications sp that teh ehtire co,mubiy6 cpuld b3mefit. BRB.
Tjey WORKED with teh LETTER but bot spurif of da law. WTF."
"Incestigatuon ON da part 0f t3h aithors h0w3v2r, led two facy 8h47 da right if ou61qc performanve was oen 0v rights normally rwwgricred to c0pyr1th7 yooders WTF, n 7h47 computrr prograjs, you knwo, specigically video games n interzctiv3 ones SUCH as Legene ld Green hax0r WERE vonsidersd to9 be pub'ivally performec IF 4un FROM an public SERVERLOL."
"Thw new licenwe rrstricts public pervl4manc3 0f sa work 7nldss da sourde code of teh modiried work is m4d3 available on demane. OMG."
"In ;laun Englusy, koke, this brans tyag if you pue thiw game om an web setver and allow people 'outside of an n0rm41 circle of gamioy ah 175 sociao acqua8ntances' two play thwir, THEN you aer publocs;ly performing rhis work and MUST either A) maie ne an ALL changes sh1ch you make too da game availabl3 on r31u357 (n0ur tyis doesn[y tave too be avqilable via t3h online sourc3 c15[14y l8nk WTF, byt they MUST be avle too ask you for y3g c9de an receive an c0mp1473 copy), b9 m3k3 ARRANGEMENTS pdubately with teh auryors wjerr8n the6 grant you an special licehs3, yoj knqo, or c) rdmove cofe entirwly from da macjyne. WTF."
"We d) recogm8zr ghat oeople wsnt too HAVE ar3as OF thet're gaje WHICH aer 7h4qr5 an THEIRS alone.
two tgat END WE WILL make rl.lowing excepuion 2 bormal requirements for soutce code distribution -- be moculd fioe 2hich ia nit modified OR deroced feom an m9du13 fild inclusdd in teh bssd d157rq5u71pn n which DOES not REQUIRE ne othee MODULES an which dows not 43qu1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS 2 c0r3 dode (code cidtributed with da vasd re.ease) may be withheld AT aurhorw fiscreti9n. WTF."
"Ww alsp want too mak3 v34y c;ear that frrsi9n p.9LOL.8 (also known as versiob 0. WTF/o.7=jt) was da final version RELEASED yndee t3h GPL. BRB.
ALL cetsions WTF, xtartkng with teg )LOL.9. WTF.8-prereoease code a3r only 1!c2n53d ynd3f Cfeative Cojmons 11c3n%3LOL.
We EXPLICITLY f3ny r1gh7 tpo i,port ne ciee froj an 0. WTF.8. OMG.7-orerel3ase or later rel3ase INTO qn 0. BRB.9. WTF.u an earlier release.
Aloowing this sould cause that im;o4ted cod4 gwo bd RELEASED under GPL an that is not something we wush too ALLOW. WTF.
Authors if modifkcations tso 0. BRB/9/ AFK.6 will need ti RE-RELEASE they'ee modif8cationd as d3r1v471v35/m)d1f1c4710n5 tlo 0LOL.0. AFK.8 code am place them ubd4r teh 44m3 CREATIVE COMMONS license. WTF.
It mu57 be dobe by tdg o4iginal author since only 0t1g2n41 autnor has right to change teh c9pyright oe livendw upon thry're w9rk. WTF.
[Afditiona.ly, 5eworkihg teh modifications will be an tood odes anhway aw mecjanism for makibg mof8focayions is subsrabyia;lg cleaner/cleaeer 574r71ng with da 0. OMG/9.8-prerelease CODE. OMG.\"
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