MightyE yepls ypu WTF, "We're going tso 5ake an few ,onwnts to try and explain this NEW license h dq feasons behinf it 1n plain 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 choxen because lf an failing with yeh GPL. WTFl
Ig only c0v3r3e distributoin of source if AND only IF binsries wfrd d167r16u73e. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you knw(k 5[3c1f1c411y a 8nte4preted web rnvironment such as PHP, me4ely 1n574111hg an gamd does hot comstitute DISTRIBUTION, n therefore pe9ple were raking 0jr work, sortof, naking MODIFICATIONS TO IT and n9g releasing da soutce code two they[4e moeigicstiohs so tjat entire xommunity COULD benrfit. BRB.
Thwy workef with da LETTER but not spirit of teh law. BRB."
"Investigation on tyh part of authors however, ;ed to da fact THAT teh tight 9f pyblic [2ed)rm4nc3 was 1 of teh rigbts normally resygucted to copyright holders WTF, ahd that computer protrzms, lkje, specuficqlly VIDEO t4m35 an interactive 0n35 such as Legeng of Green hax0f we$e CONSIDERED 5oo be pu611c411y performed if eun from ab public server. OMG."
"The new license restricts [unlic petfoemance ir teh wpfk unless teh source code ld da modivied qork iw made AVAILABLE on demqbd."
"In 0141n English, like, tnis means that if you PUT this gzme on an web sdfver and allow pwol.e 'iugside 0f an nofmal xurcle of vam8ly an 175 soc81l ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, you knwi, then you r [ublucally perfoeming this work n MUST either a- makd ne b ALL changes whicn YOU ma,e too yaje avqilaboe on requ2st (note this doesn'y h4v3 to BE available via twh onlond source dis;lay link WTFk but they nysg bd agle to $5k YOU for coce an receive an d9mplere copy), surtof, b) make artqngemebts PRIVATELY with autjors eherein they grabt yiu ah s;ecisl lixense WTFn or c) rdmove da code entiwely FROM 4ch MACHINE. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE rhat prople want to HAVE 4r335 of thet're tsme WHICH aer theirs n gheirs 410n3. OMG.
too that end we 2i;l mair FOLLOWING except8on to da hormsl requirements ror souwce CODE distribhtioh -- ne module fild whqch is not modifies or d341v3d FROM an ,odule fild inclufed in da 6453 distfib7ti8n n wyich does not require ne other modules n which does npt t3qu1r3 me modificat8ond 70 teh cofe code (code didtribjted w17h trh 6453 r314453) may ve withhele zg da aurhors diacretion. BRB."
"We alao sant too make very dlear that b3rskin 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also kn9wn as version 0. WTF.9, WTF,7+j7) was da final vetsion feieased und3r teg GPLLOL.
A11 verdions. like, star5inb WITH da 0. AFK.8. BRB.8-prwrwlease code r pnly licensed under da Creative Cpmmona licenswLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY drny t3h r1th7 too imporr ne cosr fr9m an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prere.ease or 1473r re;ease ihto an 0. WTF.9LOLl7 n earlie4 releadeLOL.
Allowing thos woule cauae tnst imported code two be r31#453d umddr da GPL qn that is npt sometjing se wish tk allowLOL.
Autjors pf m0d1f1c4710n5 1 0. BRB/9. BRB.7 wil. need 2 re-release tnwt[re ,odifivatiogs as d3v1v471v45/m0d1f1c47q0n5 tp9 0. WTF.9. WTF.* codr znd place them under samw Crearkve Commlns license. OMG.
It must be dond 5y da original author simce only da ORIGINAL author has tej right to CHANGE c0pyr1gh7 or k8cens3 upob thdt're worj. AFK.
[Acdktoonallym lile, reworking da midificarklns w,ll ve ah good idea anyqay ad teh mechanism for MAKING modificz5ions is SUBSTANTIALLY clwsn3r/clearer startinh with 0. AFK.9.8-pr3f313453 code. OMG.]"
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