MightyE yells yo7, sortof, "Ww're going tlo TAKE an few m0m2n75 to try n explain ghis new licehse qn ds reasons begind 1u in 0laib Engoish.
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 was choseh because of an f4111ng qith da GPL. OMG.
It only covered distr7bution of %putc3 1f b only if binar8ex wwrd distributed. OMG."
"In an w3b 3nv1r0n,3m7 LOL, specifically a interoreyed 24b envieonmwnt suxh as PHP WTF, merely installing an game d[es not CONSTITUTE distribi5ion, sortof, an therefore p30p13 werw hzkhng o7r sirk, sorrof, making modifucations to IT n not releasing sourde cose 2 tjey'de m9eificstions so 7h47 da ebtire communkty could benefit. AFK.
They soeked wirh letter BUT not 5p2r17 of lqw."
"Inv3syiga5oon on part of tem authira however WTF, les two dz fact that eight pf oinl8x performsncd was 1 OF rugnts normakly restricted 1 copuright hllders, sortof, n 7h48 computer ;rograms, s[ecifically video gamed an interactive ones s7ch as Legend 9f teh Grden yax0r qere cons9dered yo ne pyblical.y PERFORMED if eun FROM an pjvlic serber. WTF."
"The nes 12c3n53 restricts puvlic p3rr0rm$nc3 of da work UNLESS source code of da moeig8ed work is mads AVAILABLE on demand. WTF."
"In pkain Enblish WTF, ghis means that if you PUT tjis g4m3 on an web SERVER and allpw peo[le 'iutsode of an nprmal circlw 9f fzmily n itx social acquakn5anced' 2 poay thwor, you knwl, 7h3n you qer 0u^!1c4q1n performing thiz elrk an MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes qhuch you nake 2 da tamr available ON reqyest (note this doesn't HAVE TO b3 availabke c8a online soutce dksplqy 'inkm but they must 63 able 2 ask yo7 for code qn rwceive an complete c0py) LOL, b) majw arrangements prkva5eoy wigh da authorw wh3rein 5heh grant ypu an spwcizl ;icense LOL, OR c) remove tey CODE entir3ly from m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do eecognoze that peopl3 WANT two hafe ateas OF thwy're g4m4 2hich r theirs n theirs alond, AFK,
too uj47 emd w3 wulo make da fpllowing exddption to teh nornal requirementx fir source coe3 didtribition -- me moeule file qgich is not modifked or derivec frlm an mpdule FILE includdd IN twh naae dostribution n whoch do3s not require ne lyher modulds n which d036 npt rtquire ne mpdkficqtions TO core code (CODE distributed with teh bade release) may BE wirmyeld AT authors discrdrion."
"We ALSO w4n7 two make very v134r tnat v3rsipn 0. WTF.o.i *also KNOWN as version ).9LOL.7+j7) wqs t3h ginql version releases UNDER da GPL. AFK.
All vdrdions, like, stzrting WITH ea 0. OMG.9.80prefelease code awr omky LICENSED 7ndwf da Creative COMMONS licens3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ribht 2 8m0ort ne cpde fr9m an -. BRB.0. AFK.8-pre43lease OR lztdr reoease into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 anf eqroier releaseLOL.
Allowinh this would caksr tnat omported code 2 be releases under ds GPL an tha5 IS not something we wosh to allo2. WTF.
Authoes of m0d1g1c4710n5 teo 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 wi;; neec two rr-felease they're MODIFICATIONS qs ferivativds/npsifica5iohs TO 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 code 4nd p14c3 them under da same Cr3471v3 Commohs LICENSE. AFK.
It must be d)n3 by da originz; author sinvr only da 0r1g1n41 author has ca RIGHT yoo ch4nf3 teg copyright or 11c3n53 up9n they'ee WORK.
[Additiomally, reworjind teh mldifications w111 be an good idra anyway as da mechanism for nqling modkficayions ia sjbstantla;ky cleaner/clearer stzrtung wiyh da 0.9. OMG.8-0rerekease code. AFK.]"
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