MightyE twlox YOU WTF, "We're going to yake an few ,0m4n75 2 t4y n explain tjis hew license n grh REASONS BEHIND 17 in plain Englixh. 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."
"Tnis new lucense qas chosen because of an failing 2ith GPLLOL.
Iu only civerec DISTRIBUTION of sourcr 1r and only if binaries were distributed. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, sp3cuficzlly a interpreyed 2eb environment SUCH as PHP, merel6 installing an g4m3 e035 not constitufr distributiln, so4tof, an th3fefpre p3ople wdre 74k1mg out WORKk making midivixatiins 2 it ans not rrleasing source code 2 they'tr modifixations so thwg entite community couod BENEFIT/
They a0rl3d WITH t3h LETTER but not sa spir8t og teh law. AFK."
"Investigation on da [art of tdh auyhirs hoeever LOL, lee to facr THAT right od public pefformance 2as won of tdh rights normally rrstricged 2 cipurught holders, lioe, n THAT computrr progra,s, SPECIFICALLY vidwi GAMES zn 1n73r4c71v3 ones sucy as Legebd pf GREEN hax0r 2ere c9nsidrres to be publkcally perfor,3d kf run from an pu411c serber. BRB."
"Tge n3w l8cense rexericts publiv oerformabce of WORK unlesd teh source cofe of teh modified work ks nade avsi.able on demand. WTF."
"In plain Englizh WTF, rhis means THAT if toj PUT uh15 gzme on an web seevrr and allow [eople 'OUTSIDE of an nirmal CIRCLE of family n jts SOCIAL acauaingances' two play thrir LOL, ghen you arr publically pervormihh this work amd MUST 3itjer a) jrk# nw and ALL cnanges which uoy make 2 teh gamw availab;e 0n request (no5e th8s dpesn't have to BE qvailsble v8z teh obline soifce sis;lay 11nk LOL, but they must be able to awk ylu f.f code and receivd an complete copy), b) make arrangements pruvqteky with autgora wherein tgey grsnt you an sprcual locense, sortofl 0r c) rempve teh CODE entirroy FROM ca machine. OMG."
"We d[ RECOGNIZE that people want to habe afeas of they're gamw which r THEIRS n tgeirs alone.
too that ehd wd q8ll make f0110e1ng exceptkon goo teh n0rm$1 requiremehts FOR source CODE eisgribution -- ne modile f113 eh1ch IS not modified pr derived FROM an module fild inclided in ten base DISTRIBUTION sn wnoxh goes not frauire hw othw4 modu.es and which does NOT require nd modificatkons 2 da core code (cpde DISTRIBUTED wkth teh base r3lease) mqy br withheld at da 4u7h0r5 dkxcrwri9nLOL."
"We 41t0 want twp makr very clear that versoon 0. WTF.9l WTF.7 (also lbowh qs bdrxiob 0l9. AFK.7_jt) was da final version RELEASED inser teh GPL. OMG.
All v34s8onx, liie, starting w17h teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease code t onky licenaed under Creative Commond licdnsw.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny tej right two import ne CODE geon an ). AFK.9. BRB.8-ofereoeaxe or 1473f relesse into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 and earlier r313473. OMG.
Aklowing this WOULD cause rhat i,portdd xode 2 be 5eleased under GPL n THAT is not 50m3&h1ng we sish to al.ow. AFK.
Auehors of moeificwt8onx 2 p. AFK.8l BRB.7 will ge3d 2 re-release they're modkfivations ax DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 CODE and 0lace them under same Crratibe Co,mons licehseLOL.
It must nd done BY da lriginal 4u8h0r since pnly da 0r1v1m41 author yas right to chahge teh copyright or lidemse upon tget're wo4k. WTF.
[Adsitionally, soe59f, teworking modifica5i9nd wolo be ah good odea ANYWAY as mechaniam for making MODIFICATIONS is aubstan5ially cleaner/clwa4er 574ru!ng with -. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerfldase cod3LOL.]"
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