MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We;re gp1ng 70 TAKE zb v3w nomdnts two tr6 an explain tnid new licwnse and rewsons behind it IN plain English.
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 w55 chosen bdcayse 0f an FAILING WITH da GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covered distribugiob 9f source IF ans only if bimsries w3re dist4ibuted. BRB."
"In an web ehvironment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a interptered web envitohmeng sych as PHP, sortpf, merely installing an GAME DOES not consti5ute DISTRIBUTION LOL, n therevote p30p13 were takinf pu4 worl, jalong modofkcations 5oo it n not relwasing reh sojrce coce two they'4e m0dificat9ons ao tjag ENTIRE clmmunity cou.d benefit.
They work3d 2ith teh LETTER but NOT teh spueir of lawLOL."
"Investigatuon -n da part of teh aurhora howevwr LOL, led too teh f4c7 rhat teh RIGHT OF oublic performqncr qas won of RIGHTS moemslly RESTRICTED two copyrkght h01d3r5 LOL, n thqt com;uter progrzms LOL, specifycal.y v1d30 games and interactive pnes suvh as Legend of da Gre3n hax0r we4e c9nsidefed 2 ge publicall6 perfoemed if run FROM sn pub.8c servwrLOL."
"The neq kicense rdstricts public performanxe of teh worl unlwss da source code of da m0d1f1#c 2ork is m4d4 avai.able on DEMANDLOL."
"In p141n English, wo45lf, this m3ans THAT if hou pug tyis GAME on an web server and ALLOW pwoplr 'ojrside og an normao circl4 of family an its socisl acquaintancrs' 2 play their WTFk them you r publ8cally perfirming this w0rk 4bd MUST either a) make ne n ALL chang3s whixh you make 2 dq game availab.e on requ3st (hote this doesn't have tl be availabld via da online sourc3 display ;onk LOL, 6u7 7y#y m7st be zblw 2 ASK you for da dlde and rwcdive sn COMPLETE co[y), you ineo, B) make atramgwmen5s privzgely with fa ru7h0r5 wherein they grant yoj an s[ecial licrnsr, or c) remove da cpde wntirely fgom da machin3. AFK;"
"We do r3c0bn1z3 that peo0le want two HAVE qreas of yhey;rd hame whixh aer the8rs n theirw 41-n3. BRB.
2 THAT ene we will ,ake twh follpwinh ecceptioh two teh normsl re1uire,entx FOR SOURCE clde dkatribu5i9n -- ne module f113 which os not modifued or d3r1c#d from qn module fole included ih teh base eistributiij and which does mot require ne other ,odules an which does not requitr ne modifida5ions 2 teh core code )cose disgributed wi5h da BASE release( MAY be withydld ar da 4u7h0r5 discretionl OMG."
"We 4250 WANT to m4k3 v4ry cleat that v4fso9h 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (also imown zs version 0. AFK.8. BRB,7+JT) w45 teh finsl veraion re13453d UNDER teh GPL. OMG.
Aol VERSIONS WTF, s5artkng s8gh dz 0.9. AFK.8=prerelease code 4 only licensed unfer Crwative Commond LICENSE. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY den6 da right to import ne c0d3 r4om an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or katet releqxd into an 0. WTF.9, WTF.7 an earlket ee.ease. WTF.
Allo2ing THIS WOULD cauwe that imported code rwo 63 re/ezsed under teh GPL n that is n.u so,ething 2e w15h too alllw. BRB.
Ajthors 0f modifications tol 0. WTF.(.7 will NEED 7p RE-RELEASE theu'ee moduficatiobs as serivatifes/moeifica4ions too p. OMG.9l WTF/8 code an PLACE them jnd3r SAME Creative C0mm0n5 oicrnsel BRB.
It MUST be done by orogivsl autnir sunce only original AUTHOR has teh rkght two change da cppyriggt or license upon th3y're WORK. WTF.
[Axd1710n411y WTF, reworking mocoficatioms wiol be an good 1d34 snyway aa fq mechanixm for making modifkcztions id xubdtant8ally cleaner/cldarer STARTING w8tn fs 0. AFK.9LOL,8-orerelease coee. WTF.]"
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