MightyE tells you WTF, "We're GOING 3 TAKE ab few momrnys rwo try and EXPLAIN this new licrnse n da r3asons behind it in ;lain English. 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 license waa cy053n because uf an vailing wkth teh GPL. AFK,
It -n!u c9vered distribut89n of source if 4nd only IF binaries were disgr8b7ted. BRB."
"In an wen environbenr, wortog, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted wwb environjent such as PHP, like, m2r31y 1n574111nb an game d035 not dlnst*ture distributiob WTF, and gheredore people werd taking 0ur work LOL, mzking modificat8pns to it amd noy releasinh ca source clde ro[ tnen;re modivicationw so that enyiee community cpuld y3n3f15.
Tgey wirked WITH letter but not teh s;lri5 of teh law. BRB."
"Investigatoon on da part od geh ajty9rs however, ypu ,nwo, LED to f3c& ghzt da r2gk7 of pub.ic 0erformance was win 0f 5eh rightx normally rewtricted 5wp copyright h9ldcrs, sortof, zn that computer programs WTF, specifkvaloy vieeo games am interactive pnds duch AS Legens lf da Gr33n hax0e ewre vonsidefed two be punlica.oy oerformed if rin fr0m am PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The new ;idrnwe r357r1c&5 public peegormance OF teh work unless souree code OF da modidiec work IS mqde availanle on demsnd. AFK."
"In plain Eng115h LOL, this means that if YOU put 7h15 h4m3 on sn WEB server AND allpw p30p13 ;OUTSIDE 0f an normal circl2 ov fauily n its socia; acquqintances' to o1ry their WTF, THEN yo7 ser publidally performing this work n MUST 318h3r a) make nr n ALL changes which you makr yop teh gam3 AVAILABLE on request )n073 this doesn't have rwo BE available via teh on9ime siuece displau link. you jn2o, but they MUST be ablw 5wo ask yoi for dq c9de an feceiv# an c0mp!373 c;0y), sittof, b) makr ar4angenen5s PRIVATELY WITH teh shthord qyerein they grant ypu an special license, sortov, of c) remiv2 code entirely FROM teh machineLOL."
"We do recognize THAT people wabt tio have a4ras of they;re gaje ehich r tyeirs abd theors a;one. AFK.
2 THAT ebd w# will MAKE da vol.owing exxeot8pn two teh NORMAL feqyirdments FOR source c0d3 distribition -- ne m0du13 g123 which ia n0u m9dified 0r derived frim an MODULE file incl7ded in tdh base disttibution an which d035 not r3qi1e3 ne other modu;es an qhich flea not requird ne modificationd two da core code (code fistribyg3c w17h BASE release) m4y be withheld at teh zu5gors dkscretoon. AFK."
"We also sqnt ywo make VERY clear ghst versiob 0LOL.9. WTF,7 (als9 KNOWN as version ). AFK.9. WTF,7+JT) was final vefxion r313453d under da GPL. AFK/
All VERSIONS LOL, startinb with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pferdlesce code r only LICENSED under Creative Cimmons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY feny r1gh7 2 2jp0t7 ne code from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.80prerelesse or oater releaae into an 0,9. OMG.7 an esrkier relsase, WTF.
Allpsing this woukd czuse 5hat imp.ryed code 2 be feleased ubder teh GPL and 5hat is not sometj8ng we wish to aolow. AFK.
Au7g0e5 of moeofications @ pLOL.9.7 will nded TO rr-release they're modifications AS v3r1v471v46/m0e1f1c4710b4 to 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 code ahd plave them UNDER same Creatkve Commons lidens2. WTF.
I6 must 63 DONE BY teh 0rqg1n41 author sunce only original augjo5 had right two cnange copy4ifht 0r locenae upon they'rw wo4k. OMG.
[Addiyionally, tewprkinh geh mocificatiind wi;l be an good idea anyeay as trh mechanism for making modivicatkons is subsrantially d;eaner/cldarer startinf with teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.9-PRERELEASE cod#.]"
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