MightyE te.ls y9u WTF, "We're t-qng to take qb fdw mpm3n85 two 7ry anf explain 7h15 n3w license an teh rezaons behind it in p141b Englisn. 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."
"Thus NEW license WAS choxen brcause of an failong witg tej GPLLOL.
It obly coverwd distribut8on 0r source if an omly IF binaroes WERE DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm#n7m lik3, specifically a 1n74rpr373d web enburonjent auch ad PHP, you knwo, merely installibg zn gam4 does not conwtitute cistribjtuon, like, and thdregorw p30p13 were taking oir w0rk LOL. making josifida5iohw to it n not releasing sourve code to 5he6're midividations 50 that da 3n61r3 dommunity couls venefiy. WTF.
THEY worked wuth teh letter but not da spirit of trn lawLOL."
"Investigation ln geh 0art OF AUTHORS howdver, led to da fact thzt reh t1gh7 od pu611c performance eaa oen of da rights normzoly rwsrric5ed too COPYRIGHT ho.fers LOL, ab 7h47 computer PROGRAMS, luke, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 games an interactive ones SUCH aa Legend of da Green hax0r wer3 consider3d top b3 pjnlically pwfformed if tun from an public SERVERLOL."
"The new license rrstrocts public PERFORMANCE of teh 2ork un1355 SOURCE xodr 9f modifkrd work is made 4v411461# on demand. AFK."
"In plain Englishm dortof, thkw meand that if you py5 thks gzme ON an wdb sefver abd allow peop.e 'outsis3 pf an normal circle of f4m21y qn itd socizl acquaintances' 2 play thei4, then yo7 r pub;ically PERFORMING thid work n MUST eiyyer a) mak3 ne n ALL chznhes wh1ch 6ou make 2 game avsikabl3 on request (noge this d035n'7 have to be AVAILABLE vua ONLINE qource display l7nk, y9u knwo, bur thd6 must be able tpo ask you for code an feceive ab complete xopy) WTF. b) m4k3 4rr4ng3m3n6% privately WITH da authors wher3in the6 grant you an sp3cial license, sortof, or c) remive CODE engorely from teh machibe. BRBl"
"We do recognuze tha5 people want to h4c3 sreas lf thwt'4e gahe wyich aer theira an thei4s ALONE. WTF.
to that end we WILL make teh following wxceprion too norma. rrqjuremdnts for source code distrivution -- n2 mod7le fole which is noy jodiried or dericed from an modulw file includdd in da base distribution ab 2hich does not require ne 07her m;dukes an which dlex not require he m9difkcations TO teh cote c0f3 (codr DISTRIBUTED wuth base re.ease) may be wighheld at ca auth94s discretion. OMG."
"We a;so WANT 2 MAKE v3ry xlrar THAT version 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (4150 known as v3r510n 0. OMG.oLOL.u+j7) eaa twh final cerwion released unfer teh GPLLOL.
Alk version2 LOL, stattimg with ds 0LOL.8. WTF,8-prereoease CODE r onl7 licensee under sz Creatuve Commins licrns3. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY d3by 4ight two IMPORT ne cide from an 8. OMG.9. AFK.7-prereleasr 9r later RELEASE into an 0. OMG/9. WTF.u n earlier release. OMG.
All9wing 7h15 would cause 7g47 2mp0r73s CODE rwo be telesswd uneer GPL an thay is not d9mrthing WE w15h two 4110wLOL.
Aughors of modifica4ions 2 0. WTF/9. OMG.7 WILL neec 2 d30r313453 th3y're mofirications as d3r1v4&1v35/u9d!f1cr710n5 tol 0LOL.9. WTF.8 code AND place them under teh same Creative COMMONS lkcense.
It musr ne dlne by da oruginal aurhir sonve )n1y tey oroginal aurhor hss r1ghu too dhangd ds clpyritht or license upon they're work. BRB,
oAdd8tionzlly WTF, re2orkong teh MODIFICATIONS will be an good 8dea anyday ax da MECHANISM FOR maling npdifidayipns ix aubstantially cl3aner/clea4er starting with 0.9. OMG.8[prerelease code. WTF.]"
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