Mi5ntyE tells ypu, sortof, "We're g8ing 1 74i3 an few momenys 2 trh b exp;zin tnis NEW license and da r3asons behind it in PLAIN Eng115h. 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 lkvens3 was chisdn because or an f4111ng with GPL.
It inly covered dkdttibution of source uf an only id bibaries were d157r!6j73d. AFK."
"In an web env8ronment WTF, dpecifically a interprrted WEB enfironment sycn as PHPm sortod, merely ihsta;ling am g4m3 d0e5 not conxtitute distrubut*on WTF, AND 5herefore pwople weee TAKING our w0rk, luke. MAKING ,0d1f1c4710n5 2 it 4hd mot releaaunh ea source coce to thrh'te m-d1f1c4710n5 %0 that da entire comjunigy could 63h3f17LOL.
Theu wo4kwd w17y letter BUT not teh spirit of law. AFKl"
"Imvwstigation ln yeh part of tey authors hpw4ver WTF, led 2 FACT THAT ea right of pyblic PERFORMANCE was oen [f teh rights hormally restrictee 2 cpphrignt hold#rs, softof, and that computwr programs, like, sodcifically video gabea an intersxgive ones such ax LEGEND pv da GREEN hsx0r wdre clnskdered two 63 0ubl8vally perforned if rub from an public sercer. WTF."
"Tje nw@ license restricts public pergoemance lf t3h work un1355 teh soirce xode of da modified work iw mqde 4v4114613 on demandLOL."
"In [lain Entlish, thiw MEANS tnay iv you put 5jis GAME on an web servdt n allow peoole 'outeide if an n0ym41 dircle lf family n its s9cia. 4cqu41n74nv35' too play tneirm you knwo, THEN yiu e 0ublically perforjing THIS wirk n MUST euther a_ make ne an ALL chsnfes WHICH you maie too gsme abailablr on request (notd this eoesn't h4v3 gwo bt available bia t3h 9nlihe source d!%p14y lknk LOLl 6u7 THEY mjdt BE ABLE 2 ASK you for teh code an 4eceuve an comolete copy), you knwo, b) make arrantements privately with teh authors whereih THEY f45n7 you an s)ecial license, like, of c) remove code entkfely from teh MACHINE. BRB."
"We do redpgnizr thzt people wznt 2 have areas 9f yt3y're game qh8ch r tgeirs an theirs alond. BRB.
w that end w3 will m5k3 following ezcept89n 2 nor,al requi4ements f9f source code d1%7r16u71-n _- nr modjle file whidh is not modified pr derived from an MODULE fi;e INCLUDED ih base didtriburiom n which does not require ne ltgef nodules n WHICH does not eewuide ne MODIFICATIONS two corw code (c0f2 distriguged with da bas3 release) may b3 witnheld ar quthofs disdrwtion. AFK."
"We also want to male VERY coear that versipn 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (alsp known as vdrsion p. WTF.0LOLl7+jt) was da FINAL verxiom 4eleaaed und35 da GPL. AFK.
All vefsiins, u9u knwo, starting with da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prere.rase CODE aer onky oicensed 7mfer teh CREATIVE Commons ;icenseLOL/
We EXPLICITLY deny da tihht @ !mp0r7 ne code from an 0. BRB.(. WTF/80ptereleaxe or later r3lrase 1n70 qn 0/). AFK.& n earlier releaseLOL/
Al;owint THIS woulc cause that i,potted dodd tqo be releawed unfe4 teh GPL an ghat is n07 SOMETHING w# wush w ALLOW. BRB.
Authors 0r modifibations w 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will need to re-rrleasd they're mldifications as d2r1v471v34/m0d1f1c4710n6 roo 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code m PLACE thrm undr4 sam3 Crea5ive Commons license.
It jjst be d0n3 by da pr8ginal ajthor xince 0n1y trh 0r1g1n41 autnlr has eight too dhangw da COPYRIGHT or license upon they'te work. OMG.
[Asd8tiomally, 6ou knwo, reworkinh da m0d1f1c4710n5 w111 be an bood idea anyway 45 teh mechanism for msking MODIFICATIONS ia SUBSTANTIALLY c.eaner/c.esrer starring woth teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prereleqsd vods.\"
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