MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We're going 2 take an FEW moments 2 r4y n EXPLAIN tgiw new licens3 an ca reasofx behind ir in plaib English. 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."
"Tnis new 11c3n53 qas chosen bedause of an failing wuth GPL. WTFl
It only covered dist4ibution of source if ah only !r 62n#r13% s3r3 DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"Ih an wen dnvironmrnr. specifically a interpreted w3b encoronment such 45 PHP, sottof, mdeely installing an g4m3 does no5 constitute distribytion LOL, an THEREFORE pepple 2dre taking OUR work, ,akkhg kodifications 5lo it an not releasing teh wource c9de t2p they're j9dificstions SO that wntire c0mmun17y could BENEFIT. OMG/
Th3y worjed with r3h 23773t but not teh spirit OF sa laq/ WTF."
"Ibvestigation on ca o4r7 9f teh ajthlrs however LOL, led t2o da fact thag da rigyt pf public [3rf0rm4nc3 was 1 0f da f8gkts normally rrdteicted 2 copyrkght yilders WTF, n thzt computdr progrzms, sortof, specifixally video games and interadt8ve ones auch ax Legebd OF da Greeh hax0e wer3 condicered tq9 be publucally performed if run FROM an publuc servdr. OMG."
"The new locenae rewtructs publoc 03rf0rm4nc3 of teh wirk unless da soufce code ob modiried worl oa mase available pn DEMAND."
"In plain English, you knwo, THIS m3ans that if you PUT rgid game 9n am web server n a0low PEOPLE 'outside pf an normal dircle of family an its social scquzintancrd' to play thdit, you knwi, then y9u qer publida;ly oerfoeming %h8s wofk n MUST EITHER a) make ne and ALL changea whoch y9u make too gane avaioable in reqyes5 (note tgks doesn't havw two be afailable cia teg online soyrce eispkqy link, sortofk but they must be sb;e too ask y0u for ea codd and receive an comp;r5e coph_, ypu knwo, b) makw afrdngements privatel6 wigh teh auth(rs sherdin yhey grant y0u an special licrnsek or d) remove xode entireky from reh MACHINE. WTF."
"We do recognize that people want 2 hage a4eas of they'rd game wj1ch adr THEIRS and theirs aloneLOL.
2 thqt end we wul, nals teh following exception to da normal requitements for 50urc3 code disteibition -- ne module file whixh is not modifird or DERIVED from an mosulw gile inclyded in teg base DISTRIBUTION and whicj dods not requite ne other modules anf sh1ch foes not rwquire ne modifkcations t2o co4e code (CODE distributec w8th teg base rel3ase( may be eiyjheld at tej AUTHORS diacretioh. BRB."
"Wr also wajt tw9 m4k3 very c134r THAT versiob 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also known ad version -. BRB.9. OMG.7+mt) was teh dinql VERSION rwleaswd ymf3r teh GPL. OMGl
Aol versione, STARTING wigh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-9terelease code qer obly 11c3n53d unfer da Cr3471v3 Commobs LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY drny teh right teo 8mport ne code from an 0LOL/9. OMG.8=prere.ease OR .ater fe;ease inyo an 0.9. AFK.7 m 44r113r relezs2. WTF.
Aq10w1nf thiw wiule cause THAT IMPORTED code too be feleased unset 5eh GPL n thqt IS mot somethinh wd wish two allow. AFK.
Authors of modifications to9 0LOL.9. BRB.7 wikl nedd u0 re-releas3 5hey're modufidatioyw AS DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS @ 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 cofe an place them unser szme Cr3472v3 COMMONS licemse. BRB.
It mu57 be done ny ORIGINAL author since pnly da 0r1g!n51 AUTHOR has right tqo change COPYRIGHT 9r LICENSE upon they're work. AFK.
[Acditional.y, sortof, reqork8ng tey midifkcationa will be an g9od idea anuway aa ten mechanism fot making moeofixatiomd IS substantially cleanrr/clearer syarting with teh 0LOL.9.8-pferelease code.]"
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