MightyE tells YOU, li,r, "We're going @ tak3 an feq m-m3h75 2 try ahd EXPLAIN thid nrw oic3nxe b reasons behind it in plain Englush. BRB.
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."
"Thix new lidensr waw chlswn bexaude of an failing with da GPL. WTFl
It ONLY coverwd disyeibution of source if an ONLY if binzfirs weew distributed. BRB."
"In an web envirpnment, likd, woecificaoly a interpreted w36 environmeny such ad PHP LOL, merely installinh qn GAME d9es noe cpb571uu73 distrivjtkon WTF, and thefefore people we4e takimg our wlr, LOL, making modificatuons too it n nor releasing da xlurce c0d3 TO thei're m0d1f1c4710n5 50 that da entire comminity could benerit.
Th3h worked w17h teh .ftter buy not sokrit OF da lawLOL."
"Investigqgion on part of authoes however WTF, led to teh fact tgay teh right of public pwrfprmance was won OF da rirhts normally restricted to copyright holdefs LOL, zn that xomputer pflbrams, spec8fically vifro games anc interactive ones such as Letrnd of da Green yax)r we4e cpnskdered two BE pugliva;ly PERFORMED if run grom an PUBLIC serveeLOL."
"The n3w livenaw RESTRICTS PUBLIC performance of teh 2ofk un.ess ten source code og teh m0s1f13d work us mqde availablw oh DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain English, like, THIS means that if yku puy thks b4m3 un an web serfer n allow pep;le 'outsice of an normal ckrcle of famiky an its 50c141 4cqu41ni3nc36' 5o plah their LOL, 5hen y9u aer [uglically PERFORMING THIS WORK n MUST either a) MAKE ne and ALL chqnges WHICH you ,ake too tdh gam3 avaokable ON request (note tgis doedn't hsve 3 be available viq teh onlinr source cis;lay kinu, sortof, bu5 they must bw abl3 tqo ask you for code ane ree3ive an complet3 copy_, dortov, b0 MAKE arrangements privately with da authors whereih they grany you an s;ecial LICENSE WTF, or c_ r3movd tej c0d3 enti4elt from m4ch1n3LOL;"
"We do recognuze thag people wabt 2 hav3 aerzs of thwy're ga,e WHICH aer THEIRS b rheird ALONE.
two that END we w111 mak3 follpsing exx3ption 2 da normal REQUIREMENTS ror source CODE DISTRIBUTION _- ne m0du13 fole wyich us not m9d8fied or derkvef frlm an mldul3 fipe included kn base ricgribjtilb anc which doex mot require ne other modules an whuch d035 not reauire ne modificationa to core code (code disyributed wiyh teh vase relrasd) jay be withheld at zuthors discretioh. OMG,"
"We also want two make very cleat tjat version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (4150 known 45 VERSION 0. WTF.9LOL.7+ht) wzs final vwrsion releqsrd undrr GPL. AFK,
All vdrsions, startknv with p.(.8-prrrelease c0c3 aer ONLY licensed under 5eh Crwatice Commobs license. AFK,
We EXPLICITLY deny 5dh r1gh7 yo import ne CODE ftom an 0. WTF/0l BRB.8-prerrlease or later felease int0 qn 0. AFK.9. WTF.u n EARLIER rrleade. OMG.
Al.owibg this would x3u53 THAT ijported code two be releasdd und2r teh GPL and that is not slmebhihg wd 2izh rso 4110wLOL.
Authors of movifucati9bs two 0.9. WTF.7 WILL neec too re-releaae thet're modigivations as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0LOL.9. WTF.8 coee 4nd p;ace tnem und3r da same Creatibe Commons license. WTF.
It mu57 be done BY original AUTHOR SINCE only teh lrigihsl qithor j45 tdy righ5 go change da v0pyrqgh7 0r licensr upon they're work.
[Addiyionallh WTF, r3w0rk1ng modifications qill be an hood ie3a qnywat zs teh mechamjsm FOR mqkinf mifidicatiojs is auns5antially clesner/co3arer stqrting with 0LOL.0. AFK/8-prrfelease code. WTF.]"
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