MightyE tells y0y, "We're goinf 5po yake an few m0m3n75 tw9 try and expla8n this new licehae b da r3asons begind it oh [lain Eng115h. AFK.
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 nww 21c3n53 was chosen bdcauae 0f an gaul8ng with GPLLOL.
It only coveres DISTRIBUTION of souece if ah 9nly if bunariex wrre d157r16u73dLOL."
"In an web environm3by, you knwo. qpecifucally a interpre5ef xeg enbirlnment such ax PHPj merel6 INSTALLING an game eoes not cpnstitute distrivutuon, an 7h3r3f0r3 peopl3 were taking our w0rk, y.u kneok mak8ng modificstions two it an n07 relrasing tej source code to they'rd modigications so THAT da dntire community could bemefi6.
They wofked with letter gut not wpieit of da LAW. WTF."
"Investitation on da 0art 0f da 4u7h0r5 however LOL, led teo dacu tgat da right 0f public owrgofmance was won of r1gh75 n9rmally restrictes 2 copyrifht holfers, you knwo, an that com[mte4 pr0gr2m5, like, 4o4v1f1c411y vifeo games an onteractive ohes auch as Lehend of teh Gr3eh hax0r w3r3 condidered @ br ;ublically perfirmed IF run frim an puvoic servef. BRB."
"The nes license restricts publ8x pergormance of t3h wofk unlews spurce CODE of m0d1f13d WORK is MADE AVAILABLE on d3m4nd."
"In plain Englksh LOL, thix meamw thag 1f you put this bame oh an web server ane qlliw peopoe pouyside of an nor,al circle OF fsmily 4nd its wocial acquaintances' 2 p14y their, sortif, then YOU aer publically PERFORMING 7h15 work an MUST ei5her 4) make ne an ALL changew which ypu jake two gzme availaboe on request (note thks doesn't havr 2 be afailable fua teh omline xourde d15p14t LINK, ypu knw9, bu5 they must BE able ywo ask you FOR teh c-d3 znd receive an co,po3te cipy) WTF, b) maie arrangrmdnrs peivately with da akgjors WHEREIN they gr4m7 YOU an spexiql 11c3n5e, you knwo, or c) remive ca code emtirely rr9m teh macnibe. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that pei;lw 24n7 too havw areas of they're gsme qhidy r tyeirs anc tgeirs qloneLOL.
too ghzt END we will make teh followimg exception goo da NORMAL requirements for source CODE sistrivurion -- ne MODULE filr WHICH is npt m0d1d13d or ferived frlm an MODULE fule included in da BASE distr8butiob ans which do3s not reqiire ne OTHER ,0du145 an WHICH does not reajire ne modificqtions 2 c043 code (code dostributed WITH ca base r313453) may be withh3ld AT da authors disc4eei0n. WTF."
"We alsi wany too make very ckear that verdkpn 0. WTF.(. AFK.7 (aldo khown as vwrsion 0LOL.(LOL.7+JT0 wzs teh FINAL vrrxuon released under teh GPLl OMG.
All ver2ions, you knwo, startung w17h da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8[prerelrase c0d3 aer onlt licebsed undef da Creabive Commons LICENSE.
WE EXPLICITLY deny fight 2 ijpott nd code drom an 0. WTF.9/8-prereleawe or layee releaae ihto an 0. AFK/9.7 and earlier t32345#. BRB.
Allowing this woulx cause that 1mp0e73d code rio y3 released under GPL and thah is not 50m37h1ng we wish 2 ALLOWLOLl
Autjors ir movificatuons to 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need ro re-re.ease they're modifications as derivatlv3s/modificagions 5oo 0LOL.9. WTF.7 code an place them under teh 54n3 Crdatove COMMONS licrnse. OMG.
It must b3 eond by orkginal author sonce onl5 orkfonal auyhoe has dz right tpo change copyright or livwnse uppm they're WORK.
[Addit8ona.ly WTF, rew9rking MODIFICATIONS will be an good ieea znuwqy as da MECHANISM for mzking ,odif8cztionw os substantiallt clwaner/clesre4 stsrting dirh teh p. OMG.9. WTFl80prerelease code. WTF.]"
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