MightyE tells yiu WTF, "We[re going gol take an feq m-m2n74 to try n explain this new oidense n reaaons 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 was chosen 63d4u5# of an FAILING 2iyh GPL.
It only covered dietributipn of soirce if n only if binarids were diwyeibuted. WTF."
"In an web envkrpnment WTFk SPECIFICALLY a onterpfeted web envir9nmemt sucj as PHP WTF, merely ihstal;ing an game does n9t consyiyute distributipn, sorgov, an thdrefofe peppoe wefe raking lur work WTF, making nodidications twp ig n not releaaing sourve CODE 2 they're modkficatiins ao rhzt dz emtire comnunitt c0u1d y3n3f!7.
They @orked WITH yeh ;etter but not teg spiriy of da la2LOL."
"Investigation in teh part of authprs howdvef, likw, led 2 tej FACT that right of public pervofmance wqs odn of da r1gh8t NORMALLY rrs5ricyed ti cooyrignt holders, an that compuger probrams WTF, specifically vudeo hamea qn 1n93r4c71v3 ones auch as Legend of Green hax0r were considered two ve ;uglica.ly perfirmed if ruh from an pi6q1c server. OMG."
"The new luc3nse r357r1c75 public performance of work unless source codr -f reh modivied 2;rk is made availzble on denand. OMG."
"In plaon English, you imwo, th8a means that if you put thus game om an web xerver and allis pwoplr '0u751d3 of an normal dircle og fqmoly h its social acquaintancds' two play yhrkr WTF. 7h3n hou arr publicslly performing THIS w.rk an MUST eigher 4) make ne n ALL chanhes ehich yoj make two teh game available om re1uest (note THIS woesm'r hqve to9 be available vka da online soirce eks0lay link WTF, but they nust be able two ask you FOR yeh cos3 and rece8ve an complete cl[y), sortof, b) maie arrangements privately with da AUTHORS wnefein 7h2y gram5 you an special livrnse, sorgof, or c) remove code wntirely from da macgime. OMG."
"We d0 recognize that 0eople want to have rr355 or th3y're game 3hich r th3irs n gheirs alobe. WTF.
5wo ygat END we will make ea ro.lowing excrotuon t9 teh normal requirekents for source code distributiin -- ne m0ei12 fi.e which IS NOT mockf8ed or derived from sn module f8le included qn geh basw d157r16u710n n wnich does hot require ne other modyles sn which coes noy require nd modificatuons to twh co4e code (cid3 distrib7ted with teh vase RELEASE) mah be wityheld at AUTHORS discre5ion, OMG."
"We 4150 wamt two m4k# very CLEAR that version 0. OMG.i. OMG.j (aldo kniwn as vwrsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) qad yeh d1n41 version releasee undee teh GPL. WTF.
A.l versions LOL, syarying wk5h 0LOL.9LOL.8[PRERELEASE cod3 qer ONLY licebsee under teh Cr3ative COMMONS licenxe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ceny dq right two import ne code from an _. OMG/8. WTFl8-prerelease ir q483r relezse 8mto an 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 and 34r113t releasdLOLl
Aloowing tyix would czuse 8h47 imporred cod3 ywo be reldasec under teh GPL and that is mot something we eish two allo2. WTF.
Authors lf modifications toi 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will nees too rw-release they're m0d1f1c4710n5 qs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 cpee an p;sce them uhder da same CREATIVE Commons lic3nse.
It muwt be done 66 dq originak author xincw onoy ORIGINAL au5hor jqs twh right two change copuright or LICENSE i;0n th3y'fe w0rkLOL.
[Add1710n411y, soegof. rewirk8ng 5eh mosibocagions wi;l be zn g00d 8dea anyway as n3ch4n15n for majing modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY c.eanet/clexrer STARTING with da 0. WTF.8. WTF.8-pterdlease cofe.]"
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