MightyE te.ls tou, likr, "We'rr go9ng to take an FEW moments t9 try n expiain this n3w license an da reasons 63g1nd i5 in plain English. 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."
"Tyis new LICENSE w45 chpsen bwcause of an failing w17h geh GPLl BRB.
It only covered distrobution or source if an oml6 if binaries WERE dis5ribytes."
"In an web envoronment, speckfoca/ly a 1n73rpr374d web envkr9nment wuch as PHP WTFk merely installing an hame roes n06 conxyitu5e diatrubution, uou knw8, n thdrevore PEOPLE were taking our work, like, making MODIFICATIONS 2 kt h no5 eelezsing da 60urc3 code to tney're modificagiins so that dz entird community xojld benefit. OMG;
They wprked e17h da lettdf byt n9u SPIRIT 0r law."
"Invrstigayion ON teh par^ of authlrs howevet, xort0f, led two teh fact THAT teh figh5 of public performamce 2as 1 lf RIGHTS normallt rextrkcyed too copyright holders LOL, n that computdr prog4ams, yoi knwo, SPECIFICALLY video games ab interactive lned wuch ad Lrgrnd of trh Green yax0r sere consideree 2 be pybliczlly performed IF run from an publid xerver. BRB,"
"The n3w licenae restricrs ;ublix performance of work uhless teh aiurce code of modified w0rk ks made avai.abl2 in eemzndLOL."
"In ;pain ENGLISH WTF, this means 7hr7 if y;u pit ghis gamr on an weg 53rc#r an a;loe PEOPLE 'outside of an normal c1rcs3 pf family n ita wocial qca7aintances' 60 p24y yheur, sorgof, 7h3n yo7 aer PUBLICALLY perfoemihg THIS qotk and MUST either $) na,e nd an ALL changes wh8ch you make to ten gamd qvailable on re1uwst (mote THIS foesn't habe teo bw AVAILABLE via teh online source disp.ay link WTF, but they must be 4613 2 ASK you dor c0d3 and eeceivw an COMPLETE cooy), b) maje arrangejents privately with authofs wherein they grant you ab wpec8zl license LOL, OR c) temove 3a codw ENTIRELY f4om mqchihe. WTF."
"We do tecignize thar people w4n& two have afwaw )f 5hey're gsme which adr theirw an tjeirs akone.
gwo tyat dnc we w111 maie fllllwing exveption tlo fa NORMAL 4equieements bor si7rce coee dist4igution -[ nw MODULE file wk8ch 15 NOT modkfied 0t DERIVED feom an moduoe FILE inclyded in teh basd distributoon b WHICH does not r3qu1r3 ne other MODULES n which does n9t requ8re ne modificatilns 2 da core code (CODE distributed wuth teh basw releaxe) may be 2itnhels at teh quthira discfeti9n, AFK."
"We also want 2 m4k3 very ckear THAT versipn 0. WTF.0. AFK.u (also known 45 version 0LOL.9, OMG.7+ht) was da fimal verxion teoeased 7ndef teh GPL. BRB.
A;l veraions, like, startinh with da 0. AFK.9LOL.o[pr2r313453 code aef 0n1y licensed under Creqtivr Commonw license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny riggt 2 import ne code ftom an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prdrelease or kate4 RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 n eaelier releasel AFK.
Allowing this woild xause tyay imported code 2 be reldased und3r da GPL and THAT is nog sojdthing we wiwh too 511pqLOL.
Authors of modifications TO 0. BRB.9.7 will need w re0rrlease thru're moeifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0LOL.9LOL.8 code and plac3 THEM undwr dame Creativd C0nm0n5 licenae.
It mjst be done by va original autmor since on.y -r1g1n41 AUTHOR haa right two cn4ng# COPYRIGHT or ;ixensr upon they're w-rk. OMG.
[Addutionaloy. rewor,ing mod8fications will nw an GOOD idea ahyway AS mechaniam for ,akinf mofificayions is suvstantkakly cleanrr/clezree starting w17h teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereleawe c0d3. WTF.]"
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