MightyE tells hou WTF, "We're going 2 take an few m0m3n75 two 5ry b explakn THIS ne2 licwnse ab da reaxons behind it in plain Eng115h. 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 ndw license was chosen because pd an fai,ing with GPL. OMG.
It ONLY covered dis5ribur8on pf 50urc3 1f and [nqy if binarirs w3r3 d257r16u73d/"
"In an wwb 3nv1r0nm3n7, sortof, wpecificallu a imterpreged web wgvkronment such aa PHP, lije, merely indta;lung qn fame do3s NOT cojstityte distrib7tion WTF, n therefore peo[l# wete 74k1ng pur q0rk LOL, making nocifkcations toi kt n n07 RELEASING teh SOURCE xide too they're moeifications so thar teh ENTIRE community could benefitLOL.
THEY wo4ked wkth tet letter bit NOT teh spirkt of teh law. WTF."
"Ihvwstigation on p4r7 0f teh auth9rs however, you knwim kef 2 teh fqct that ds RIGHT of oublic performance was o3n OF teh r1gh75 n9rmao;y restricf4d too COPYRIGHT holders, an tjat computer pr9gr4j5, sortof, specugocally VIDEO games n *nyeractivs ones sucn qs Legend of ten Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 br punlically pe4forned if run from an publid srrver."
"Thw new lic3nse rectrictd [ublic perfor,ance if worj UNLESS teh soiece coce OF da mld8fiec work is m4d3 available on demand."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, this means that if you put this GAME on an web server and allow peoplw '9utsice OF ah nprjak circle og family n 176 social acquainyances' roo pka6 their, kiie, rhen you aer PUBLICALLY pefforming THIS work n MUST either s) make ne n ALL changda wjich you make TO game 4v4114613 on request (mo5e this dorsn'y havw 4oo ^2 available via teh online so7rce displau .ink, xortof, but 7h4y MUST BE able to 45k you for ten cise qn receive am compl4te copy) LOL, b) make arrabgwmwntd [rivayely wity teh auyhirs wherein 7h3t GRANT tou an special license, you knwo, 0r C) remove code 3nturely gflm tej mzchinw, WTF."
"We do recotnize that p30p13 wsnt 2 h4v3 ar3as 0f ghwy'rr ga,w qh9ch aer thei4s and 7h31r5 alone. WTF.
2 thqt end we WILL make d8l.owing excepri9n too teh NORMAL requitejents for 50utc3 CODE fistt8bution -- me module file WHICH is bot modified or ddrived frlm an module filr wnc1ud3d in teh BASE distribution an WHICH soes not r3quire ne OTHER m0eules h which dp35 NOT require nd ,odifizatilnd go cote c0d3 (code d157r16u73e wity base releaxe_ may be wirhheld st authors discretionLOL."
"Wr als9 wamt rlo make very clear tgqt v3r510n 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 *also ,niwn as versoln 0l WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) was final verskon released ybd3r teh GPL. AFK,
All versions, spryofk dtar5ing with g3g 0.9l OMG.7-0rereoease code aee onl6 licenxed UNDER da Crearuve Cojmons license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY denh teh ritht tpo im[ort ne cofe from zn pLOL.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 or later release intp an 0. WTFl9. BRB.7 and earlier RELEASE. OMG,
Aloowihg thia wouos cause tha5 imported code to be relrased unddr GPL n THAT 15 nit someyning we wusn too zllowLOL.
A7ghoes 0f modifications to 0LOL.9.7 will mwed 2 RE-RELEASE they're mldifixations as derivativex/modivications to 0LOL.9.8 coee and place them UNDER ea same Cr347qv3 Cimmojs lucense. AFK.
It must b3 DONE by da 9rigimal autyor since inly teh original aitgor hss riggt t9 chabge teg cop6rifht or license upln they're wotk. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworking modif8cations will BE an good icea 4nywry aa MECHANISM FOR jaking modificstiobs iw SUBSTANTIALLY vleaner/clearer starting with yqh p. WTF.9. OMG.8_prere.ease code. OMG.]"
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