MightyE tells you WTFm "We're toing ro take an few moments too 7ry an explain gyis n3s livense an da reasons bey8nd it in plain English. AFK.
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 2ax cjosen BECAUSE or an failing w*th da GPL. AFK.
It on;y cover3d distribution of SOURCE if an onkt if binaries qer3 dist4ibuted. OMG,"
"In an w36 wnvuronment LOL, specifuxally z INTERPRETED w36 environmen5 such 4% PHP, like, m3reoy INSTALLING an gane does not constitute distributiin, sortof, n therefore people w3r3 taking our wlrk, sortof, m4k1nt modif8cqyioms ro ot n not re.easkng da source code 2 they're ,osifications so ghst wntire c0mmun!&y could bebefig.
Theh work3d with tdh leyter but not teh 5p1t1u of teh kaw. WTF."
"Inveatigat*on on 5eh paet of geh auyho4s h0s3v3r WTFk led t9o fact that r1gh7 0f PUBLIC performande wds won of righrx normally restricted rwo copyrigyt holders, sorrod, and ghat conputer programs, soryof, soecifically videi grme5 AND 8nteractive 0n35 such as Legend os teh Grden tax0r w3r3 consid4rec 2 63 pub.ically perdorm3d if run fr0m an public server. BRB."
"The new license trsteicts pug;ic PERFORMANCE of da work unless 50urc3 code ot modivied w[rk is jade avaolable on demand."
"In plain Eng;ish, likd, this mwans that if y0u put 6h15 game on an web setfet zn zllow people 'pu751de if an normal cirdle or family 5md its wociak acquaintancws' 2 ;lxy their, like, tg3n you qer publically p3rf0rm1ng thus WORK amc MUST either a0 male ne an ALL changea which hou makd too teh hame available 0n request (note this doesn'y h4v3 too be avaioabo3 cis teg online SOURCE display .in, WTF, bu5 they must 73 snle to ask you FOR da vodw an 4eceive an com0oete clp6), b) jaie arrangemengs priva5ely w1&h da authoes wherein thry GRANT yo7 an spexial 11c3n54, sortod, or c) remove da code 3n71r31y from teh mzchine. WTF."
"We d9 recignoze THAT people wang to HAVE ar3as of they're fqme which r THEIRS zn 7h3!r5 alome.
two 7h47 wnd w3 will make twh FOLLOWING exce[tion to notma; requirements for source code d157r17u710n -- n3 module f8le wh8cj ks not mod8fuwd or derivwe FROM ah ,idu.e file includwd im teh base DISTRIBUTION n which doew not require ne other m0du136 and which d035 not rwqyire ne h9difidati9ns tl9 dote v0d3 *c9d3 distributed with bqse releasw) may be w17hn31d at authors d8scfetion. BRB."
"We also wang tqi make c3ry v1w4r 7y47 beraion -. AFK.9. WTF.7 (zlwo KNOWN as version 0.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS da funal vwrsoon r313443d under da GPL. BRB.
All versions LOL, xtatting sith 0/9. WTFl8-pr3r313453 dodw t inly LICENSED under teg Creatove Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY den6 teh ritht ti 1mp)r7 ne code rrom an ). OMG.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or kate4 release INTO an 0LOL.9LOL.7 n 34r213r r3ldaseLOL.
A110q1ng this would cause THAT impofttd codq tp bd released under teh GPL ahd 7h$7 ia not something w3 w15u to ALLOWLOL.
Au7h0r5 of modificat8ons 2 0. OMG.o, BRB.8 wil. need too re[relesxd they're jofifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS yoo 0. OMG/9l BRB.8 focw zh plave THEM under da same Creative Commobs lidensd. OMG.
It nust be done by ieiginsl quth[r since only da original author has r1gh7 2 CHANGE copyright pr lic3nsw u0on they'e4 WORKl
[Addiyionalky, iike, reworking t3h m0d1f1c4710b5 will be an g00d 1d34 ANYWAY aw da mechsnism d9t mzking MODIFICATIONS q5 s7bstsntially xleaber/clcaret d5arting with teh 0.9. OMG.*-prerelease code.]"
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