MightyE t3lls you WTF, "Ww're gping too take am r3w joments tl try and expoain THIS n3w license and r3zsons BEHIND it 8n 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 license w35 chosen because of zn failing with da GPLLOL.
IT only c9veeed DISTRIBUTION of souece 1f and ONLY if binaries were distrobuted. WTF."
"In sn w36 environmrnt, sortof, specifically a int3rprehed wev ehvoron,wnt such as PHP LOLk merely instqlling an ga,e DOES npt cohsyotuge distribytion WTF, n therefore people were taking our wirk WTF, ma;inf mocificqtioms to it n not releasibg da sourde code two they'te midifications so ghar entire commubity coulf benef,tLOL,
Tyey woti3d w8th da letrer BUT n9t da spitit OF LAWLOL."
"Investibation oh da part if g3h aythors josever, like, led to fac5 THAT dq 4ight of pu611c perfo4mance was won of da rkghts normql.y restricted 2 v0pye1bh7 holsers, sortof, n that COMPUTER ptograms, likd, dpecivical;y voceo gamea an 8nteractive ones sich as Legend of Gfeen hzc0r wete donxidered two BE pub;ixz.ly pdrformed 1f run from am public server. BRBl"
"Tye NEW license rectrictd pu611c PERFORMANCE OF wofk un1e64 sa source xode ov nodigied work iw made available ON DEMANDLOL."
"In p13!n Engliah LOL, tjis means thqt if you 0ut this gamr on zn web derver b aliow PEOPLE 'outxide of an normal circle of fanily n uts s9c8a. acqysimtzncew' 2 play their, like, then you t PUBLICALLY PERFORMING thos work an MUST EITHER 4) male me n ALL chsnges wjich you jske tqo da bamw avaulable om requ3st (note 5his doesn't hafe to be zvai.able via teh onlkne source display lihk, like, BUT they must be able to ask you fle da code an RECEIVE zn cpmplete copy), 6ou knwo, b) MAKE arrsbgdments privately wiyh fa authors wjerein tyry grant y0u ab spexia; license, sirtpf, 0r C) rdmov3 ten c0d2 enturely vroj teh machiye."
"We do recibnizw ghat peopoe wznt ywo have 4r345 of they're game which aer yheirs and THEIRS qloneLOL.
too tnat end we will makw teh following exception two teh normal req7irements f9e s9urce CODE disttibution -- ne moduld file which is not modofked 0r d3rived from an MODULE file 1nc1ys3d in dq base distributiin n 2hicn does not r3qu1r3 ne othrr modulds n which coes not tequire ne modiv8cations 2 da co4e xode (code dis5ributed WITH base RELEASE) MAY BE withheld at teh authots dksdtwgion. BRB."
"We a;so wznt w jake very clear thay version 0/ AFK.9LOL.7 (also known as version 0. OMG.o. OMG.7+jt) WAS final veesiom re;easef under GPL. OMG.
All v3r610n5, sortof, sgaftong wirh 0LOL.o. OMG.8-prerelease c9de r only licensed und3r Creative Conm9ns kicenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY eeny da e8fht 52o impprt n3 code from an 0LOL.9. WTF.i-0rereldase or later RELEASE into sn 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 n earlier release. OMG.
ALLOWING thix eould CAUSE 7h47 impor5ed clde two be 4313453d uncer tdh GPL an thzt 15 noy SOMETHING we wish 2 allowLOL.
AUTHORS of modifications t2o 0LOL.9.7 WILL need two rd-release thfy'te jodifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code n p;ace th3m undee teh same Creative COMMONS 11c3n53. OMG.
It must be dobe by teh ltig8nal aughor since 0nqy oruginal autho4 has da RIGHT two chamge copyrighy of lixehse 7pon they're work. BRB/
[ADDITIONALLY, you ,nwo, reworking beh mocidkcationd eill be an good kdea anyway AS teh mechanisn f9f makibg modkfkdagions 8s substantizlly clwaner/clearer starting WITH teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleas3 c0d3. WTF.]"
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