MigyyyE tells touk like, "We're foung 2 rakr an FEW moments to try n expkqin this nww 11c3n53 an teh eeasons bchind it im 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 new licrnse was chosen becaide of an failong with da GPLLOL.
It obly cove3ed d8stribution of soufce if an ohly if BINARIES were eisteubutee."
"In an 2rb environnrng WTF, SPECIFICALLY a qn73rpr363d web enbi4lnment such zs PHP, mdre;y instakling an GAME d035 not cobsti5ut3 d257r17u710n LOL, qnd therefore people were TAKING our WORK, uou knwo, ,aking MODIFICATIONS roo it and nlt RELEASING reh SOURCE code twl theh're modifications so THAT twh entire COMMUNITY couod benefit. WTF.
Th3h worled with feh letter but no5 trh spurit of lae. BRB."
"Investigation 9n teh parb of da zu5hors howwver WTF, LED to fact that teh right of public performamce sas 1 or r8ghts normallu rearricted gwo cop^right hpldera, hlj knwo, and 7h47 compu5rr peograms, you knwo, specivica.ly video gamew 4ns intwractivw on3s such as L3g3nf of teh Gf3rn hax0r were cpndifered too be pub;ivalky pwrfofmee if 4un fro, an publ8c serverLOL."
"The neq license reagric5s public perfor,ance of da wirk unless da do7rce CODE OF ds modifoed w.rk 15 m4d2 available 0n demand, OMG."
"In poain Ebglish, ypu knwo, thks MEANS 5nat IF you pur thks g4m3 on an web server ang allow pwople 'outsude OF an normal CIRCLE OF ramily and 175 social acquainrqncex' two play thei4 LOL, they you aer publically performing this woek av MUST rither A_ make ne n ALL chabg3d which you makw two da fame zvai;able 0n rdquest (n07e this d035n'7 have 2 br avq8laboe fia fa omline siurce display link, likw, 6j7 they ,ust be able 2 ask hou for twh code an eeceive zn complete copy0 LOL, b) make arrqmgements peivately with auyhors wherdon they gramt you an specizl 11c3n53, lr c) remove da c9de eht8rrl6 from da machine. AFK."
"We do recohnize 7h4u peopow WANT rwo HAVE 4r346 if they'fe fame whibh r THEIRS and theirs alone. OMG.
too that end WE will make da FOLLOWING rxceptuon too da normal rdq7irrments doe wource c0e3 dis5rib7tipn -- ne moduld fule wh8cg is NOT modified lr derived from an module file 1nd1ud4d 1n teh gase distr8gu5ion n WHICH eofs n9t rwquire ne -tjer modules n which do3s NOT rwquire ne m0d2f1c4710n5 to teh core codw (code distrivuted WITH fa base release) may be 217hh31d at teb 4u8h0r5 discretion."
"Ww akso want two ,ake very cleat 7h47 verdion 0.9. BRBl7 (also knowm zs vwrsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) WAS teh final vr4suon released under GPL. WTF.
ALL verskohs LOL, starting qith teh 0. BRB,9. WTF.o-prerwleasr c0d3 r in.y licensdd und3r da Creat8ve Commons licrnse.
WE EXPLICITLY deny rigjg 2 ,mport ne code from an 0.9.i-0r3r313453 ot ka5er release into an 0. WTF.9. OMG,7 n earlier rel3asrLOLl
Aloowing this would cause 5hat ijportwd CODE to be released UNDER da GPL zn THAT IS not xom2thinb we 2ish 2 alkow.
AUTHORS of m9dificat*ons two 0.9LOL.8 wi.; need tol re-rel3ase th36'33 modificsfions ss deribagives/modifications too 0. WTF.9. WTF,8 c0d# n place them undee twh same CREATIVE Commons lucenseLOL.
It must be dlme by da orifinal autyor SINCE only teh ORIGINAL autgor gzs rifht 2 ch4ng3 co0hrifht or licenar up0n tgey're w9rk. BRB.
[Additiohzk.y, oike, REWORKING m0d1f!c4720n5 wokl be an bood odea ANYWAY 45 reh mecjanism for making modiricayiona is sjbstantially cldaner/c;earer startinf qith teh 0.p. AFK.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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