MightyE teols YOU WTF, "Wr're going 3 tqle an fww moments 2 try and exp141b this new license n REASONS behind it in plain Enhlidn.
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 license w45 chosen because OF an dailing wkth sa GPL. BRB.
It ONLY cover3s distribution of s9urce 8f n ONLY if b8naries were distributed. WTF."
"In an web engironm3nt WTF, specifica.ly a 8nterpretwd w36 3nv!r0mm3n7 such as PHP, tlu knwo, nerely 1n574111hg an g4m3 doea m0u c0n5717u73 d157r17u71-n, you knwo, n thereforw peop;e were takinh our w0rj, maling ,odif8catilns 5w9 it ans not rel3ading da source cosr 3 they're m9difications so that da entire xommunity COULD benefitl AFK.
They worked with da letter but n9g teh spieit of teh lzw/ WTF."
"Invesgihation ln teh pztt of da aughorx howeber, 13d 2 da fact that da 4ight 0f public oerformance wqx oen OF teh rignts nlrmally restricted roo c0pyr1gh7 holders WTF, n 8h47 com0utdr programs, hou knwo, specificqlly vieeo bqj3s and interac5ive onds SUCH as Legend og da Greqm jax0t eere considered too ne publicallu prrformec ig run FROM ah public %3rv3r. OMG."
"The bew oicebse restricts puvkic 0erformznce of teh wofk unkeds geg sourv3 coce of teh mldified 2ork is jade afailable on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain English, like, tgis m3$n% thzt 1f you put rhis game on an web server n allow ;eople 'outsidd of an NORMAL circl3 OF family and its wocizl acquaibtances' t9 p34y tneir WTF, THEN y8u aer publically perforjing 7h15 worj n MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes wyich you m4k3 2 sa vq,e 4v4214613 on rwquest (b073 this doesn't have two be zvailable via da oblin3 source disp,ay .ink, lije, but 7h3y muat be able two ask you for da cose and rwceive an COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) mak3 4rr4nh4m4m75 prigately with da authprs whdrein the6 gtant YOU an 5p3v141 lucens3. sorg8f, or c) remove fa code emtirely from teh nqcgine. OMG."
"We do revognizs tgat people want twi jave 4r345 OF theh're game wnich f thwirx n tneirs al(neLOL.
goo 7h57 END we will makr da folkowing esce0tion t9 da n0r,41 reqji4emrnys vor source cod3 didt4ibutkon -- ne mlfule f113 WHICH ia not modified or ferived fron an modioe file incl7ded un twh bzsw distributiob amd which d9es not r3wuire ne other m9dules zn whuch foes no5 requir3 ne m0d1f1c4&10n^ two trh cord cide (code dixtrubuted with da base r313453) ma6 BE withhe;d qt da suth0rs DISCRETION. OMG."
"Ww ALSO wqnt too make vrry clear thqt version 0. WTF.9.7 (also lnown AS VERSION 0l BRB.9/7+jt) 2as yeu finak v3r510n released uhder ds GPL. OMG.
All verxions, startkng with twh oLOL.9. AFKl8-prrrelease code r 0n1y licensee UNDER fa Cfeative Commons licwnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right two imp9rg be cldr rrom an 0.9LOL.8-prereleqse 84 LATER release into an -. OMG.9. WTF.7 an earlie4 release. OMGl
ALLOWING thia woild cause that impotred c0s3 tio be releaaed ubder da GPL n tyat is bit SOMETHING ww WISH 70 allow. AFK.
Aithoys of MODIFICATIONS too 0.9. BRB.7 wil; heed 2 re-release tgey'r3 modifications ad DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS top 0.(LOL.8 dode 5nd PLACE them ynder teh same Creative Clmmins .ic3bse. AFK.
It muwt be eomd 6y da 0r1g1n42 auygo4 since only tey iriginal qu5jor has RIGHT 2 ch4ng3 copyright or locenxe upln thet're work. WTF.
[Additionaily, sortof, fework8ng modufications wi.l be an good kdea anyway as jechanism ror maling modificagions is sibsrantially cleaner/c;e1rer starting wuth teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.7-prerroease code.="
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