MigntyE tells you WTF, "We're gounh ywo TAKE am few n9ments twi try n EXPLAIN rnis new licebse b da reasons 6eh1nd or in plain English.
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 nee lixehsd was chosen bevauae of an failing with GPL. BRB.
It only covered distribution of source if and only if bibariea were dixtribut3d, OMG."
"In an web emvironment WTFm SPECIFICALLY a interpreted wrb encitonmeby SUCH 45 PHPm ylu lnwo, me4elt instzlliht an GAME d03t mot constitute d15&r16u7q0n, like, and 5herefore peopl3 were taking ou4 work, ;ike, makong MODIFICATIONS 1 it and bot RELEASING soyrce code 2 theu're mosigicationq so that ds enture dommunity could brnwfit. WTF.
They wo3ked with ez 13773r BUT not teh s[ifit of law. OMG."
"Imvestigation ON p4t7 if dz autkoes gowevrr LOL, led two fact THAT right of PUBLIC perfor,anve was oen of teh r1gh74 normal.y ret7r1x83d 5o copyrighh holdwrs LOL, and that compute4 pr-gr4m5 WTF, specifieally video games znd inyeractive 0n35 such as Leg4nd pf dq GREEN hax0r were cinsodered too b3 publically p3rformed if run FROM an publkc s3rcer. WTF."
"The new LICENSE restricts p7611c oerfotmanfe of teh wotj UNLESS da dource dode 9f teh m9difiws work is mace availabl3 on demand. BRB."
"In p.ain Eng115hi sortof, thix means that if you put this hame ob an web server an all9w pepplw 'outside kf an normal circle of famuly anf ITS soxial acquainrances' too play theit LOL, then YOU aer publically PERFORMING thid wofk ab MUST either a) m4k3 ne n ALL changes which you uake 5wo sa rzme available ON rwqurs5 (noye tjis dodsn't HAVE too be AVAILABLE VIA da lnkune soutce dowp;ay lihk, but they must be ab.e ro ask ypu FOR teh c0s3 an eeveive an compoete copy), /8ke, gp make arrang3ments ;tiva5ely with t3h authors whesein they g4$h7 you an sp3cial 11c3n53, sortpf, )t c) 4emovd reh code 3n71r31y from machime."
"W3 do recofnizw that pe9plw want ti HAVE ar3as or tjey're g4m3 whicg aer yheita n theirs qlone. OMG.
too that enc WE will make fol;owing exception 2 da n9rmal requirrbenys for source code distribution -- ne module FILE whicy 15 n07 modidied or eerifed from an module file included in gase disyribytiin and which does not requiee ne OTHER nodukes and whicn d9es n)7 requi4d ne mpdificatiohd two CORE d0d3 (codw dixtrinuted with da baxe rql2ase) MAY BE withheld at authots discretilnLOL."
"We also want too make VERY clear THAT v3fs8on 0. AFK.9. WTFl7 (ALSO known zs version 0. BRB.9. WTF.u=j7) was final VERSION released under da GPL. BRB.
A11 v3r510n5, softof, stafting with 0. WTF.(/ AFK/8-prerelezar cpd3 aer ONLY LICENSED unde4 teh Cr3471v3 Commons livense. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny try ritht 2 import ne cide from an 0l OMG.p/ WTF.8-prereleaae or later r3lease knto an 0LOL,9. OMG.7 an exrlier releasr.
A110w1nb this WOULD czuse 7h47 impkrtef c;dr 2 be eeleasef und3r da GPL n that is not sojething we WISH too allow. AFK.
Authors of ,odif8cations too 0.9. WTF.7 will need ywo rd-rdkease they'rw modificayions as derivs%ives/modofkcations two 0.9LOLl8 CODE n plac3 gnem UNDER teg samr Cr3471v# Comjons l8cense. WTF.
It must be dine BY original aythor sihce 0n1y ca original author hzs right 5o vhange teh copy4ight pf licdnse upon they're woej/ AFK.
[Additionallu, sottof, reqorking modifixz5ionw eill be an good idea amyway as ca mecnxnism for m4kqng modificatiohw 8s 5u657rm71411y xleaner;clearrr starrlng wuth 0.9LOL.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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