MibhtyE tells y9j WTF, "We're g01ng tio take qn v3w ,oments 2 try and explain this NEW license an dz reqslbs behind iy in plain Engoisj.
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 was cnosen bedause of am failibg 2i5h GPLl OMG/
I7 only cove$ed distrobugion of SOURCE if n onlu uf BINARIES were d157r16u73d. OMG."
"In an web environment, ylu knwo, d[ecificallt a interpreted web rnvirohjrnt such as PHP, sort9f. mereoh instalking an ga,d DOES not c8hst8tuge distribution, soetofk ane thefefore pel[le we4c 74k1ng our wlrk LOL, making modidications 2 it an n07 RELEASING teh woutce CODE 2 they;re m0d1f1c4710n5 50 thsg da ehtire c0mmun17y cpuld benefit. AFK;
Theu wirked with sa letter but not teh spirit of LAWLOL."
"Investigatoon on PART od teh authoes hkwever, sortog, led two da FACT THAT r1gh7 of public performamve was 1 of twh r1gh75 n0rn411y eestrocree twp copy4ight holders LOLm an yhat computer p4ograms, sortod, specigically video games 5hd INTERACTIVE phes such as Legehd of da Green hax0r WERE CONSIDERED top b3 pj611c411y petformed if r6b from an publix 53rv3r."
"The NEW licdhse RESTRICTS public p3rf0rm4nc3 pf teh w0rk un.ess tdh source code 0f sa modifked sork is madd availzble ON demand. OMGl"
"In pla8n Englixy, softov, this neanw that kg y0u pu& this fame on an web srrvrr n allow people 'oigsidd ;f an normal circke OF famkly n its SOCIAL acqusintances' to p14y thei$, sortof, tgen you r publically performing THIS wofk n MUST eithwv q) jz,e ne n ALL cgamges which you makw 2 da gzmr AVAILABLE 0n r3quwxt (note this doesn't gafe to 63 available viq da ONLINE souece dksplat link LOL, nut thwy must BE able 2 ask you for 5eh code and RECEIVE an v;mplete COPY), b) mair arrdngements privately w16h dq authors wherein they granr y0u sn wpeckal LICENSE WTF, or c) rem)c3 code entirely f4om teh mschin3. OMG."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE WANT 2 have ar3ad OF they're gzme wj2ch r theirs an theirs alonr. AFK.
too thay end qe will hske da following EXCEPTION roo teh n0rm41 e#qu1r2m3n76 for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fi;e wnich is not modifiwd OR detibed from an moduld file ihc.uded IN ca vase d157r16u710n n which does not require ne other m9d7lew zn which dods not require ne nodufixqtions t9 clre code (c9be distribut3s with tdh nasr release) may bw w17hu31d at authors DISCRETION. BRB/"
"We als; w4n7 2 MAKE VERY clear that vdrsion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (aiso known as version 0LOL.9. AFK.7_j7) was sa final v3r510n released 7nd3r tsh GPL.
All versiobs LOL, 574r71ng with teh 0. WTF,9. OMG.7-pdwrekease cofe r only lkcensed UNDER da Creative C0mm9n5 license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da right 2 import n3 code from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or LATER RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and eztlier releaael
A!10w1ng THIS WOULD cause thdt imp9rted coer too b3 released UNDER da GPL ans that ia hot so,wthing qe wish 2 allow. AFK.
Au6hirs 9f MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFKl9, OMG.7 will nded 2 RE[RELEASE they[re jodificstions as derivatives/modificatikns TO 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code an placw them under same Ce3471v3 Commonw lic3hse/ OMG.
It must BE dobe gy original AUTHOR sinxe ONLY original 4u7h0r HAS teh RIGHT to changr COPYRIGHT or licsnse jppn yhey're worj. OMG,
[Add8tionakly, dortof, reeoriing da modifications WILL be an g00d 1f34 an6way ad da m3cbahism fo3 making nodidications ix substantially dleaner/c.earer stzrtibg wi5h 0/ WTF.9.8-pfrrelwade coee. OMG.]"
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