MightyE te;ls you, 6l7 kn2o, "We're going tol take an few mo,ents 5oo TRY and 3xplain this new 11c3nt3 AND teh reasons behind it IN plain Enflish. 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."
"This new lixense WAS dhosen becquse of an gailung sith da GPL.
I7 on9y clvwred distributiob lf source of an only if binariws were distributef. AFK."
"In an WEB environment, you knwo, specuficqlly a interpreted w3b envirlgment s7xh as PHP, dortof, merely insralling an tame dpes n0u cpnstitute distribution LOL, n THEREFORE peop;e wer3 75k1ng our wpr,, like, makung ,odificationa 70 8y n n07 RELEASING teh source cose 2 tjey'fe MODIFICATIONS so that 53h ebtire community could benrdit. WTF.
THEY WORKED witn da letgwr but not da SPIRIT pf teh law."
"Invesyigation on p5t7 of da quthors howrv3r WTF, led two ea fact tgat rigg5 ;f publoc PERFORMANCE was won of da tights normally restrict#d too c0pyr1th7 golders LOL, n rhat clmputer p4ograms LOL, specifically video gamew and ingwractive ONES such as Legend of teh G4een hqx04 wete considered two be publically PERFORMED if run fr0m ah PUBLIC SERVER. WTF."
"The nww .kcense reatrixts pj611c PERFORMANCE of da work unless soyrce code od da MODIFIED worl is nasr acailable on dekand. AFK,"
"In PLAIN English, ouke, rhis meanw 7g37 if tou pjt this tamd on an seb SERVER n ALLOW peiple ;outwide OF an n0rm41 circlw of FAMILY ane ots sockal qcquaintances' to p,ah thrur, like, then you r publivally p34f0rm1mg this eorj m MUST 3itnet a) make ne n ALL changrs wg8cn you m4k3 tol game availanle on rrquest *nore ghis d0#6n'7 have to BE available via 9nline source dosplay pink, liie, but they mjst be abl3 2 ask you fo4 ds code an rec3ive an c9mplete copy). you ,nwo, b) m4k3 artangements 0rivately wkth teh suthorx eherein 7h3y GRANT you an SPECIAL .icense, or c) remove code entieely from macyinr. WTF."
"We DO recoghize tgat oeip;e sany to have areas og they're bame WHICH aer theirs AND thwirs alone. AFK.
two that wns we wiol nake following wxception 2 da b0tm41 REQUIREMENTS for sourc3 cocr diwtribution [- ne mieulw fi;e which is mot mosified or deroved from an modulr f114 imcludwe in teh baxe distribution n which does n9t requirw ne 07h3r modules an wh1ch dles not yequire ne modiricatkons 5w9 ds core clde (c-d3 distributed WITH ca base rrlease) m4y be WITHHELD at trh aythors d15cr3710n. WTF."
"We ALSO want too make vdry clear thar version 0LOL.9.7 (also jnown as version -. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt0 waw da final version r3leaaed under da GPL. AFK.
A11 VERSIONS WTF, 564r71ng wi%h 0. BRB.9. AFK.8[prereoease clde r only lidenaed under teh Creatuce Commpns licwnse.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny teg RIGHT 2 1mp0r7 ne code frim an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-ptefe.3ase or later eeleaxe into an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and EARLIER te.ease.
Allowing this wpuld causd 7h47 i,portdd CODE to 63 re;eaded UNDER teh GPL n yhat is not something we WISH two aloow. BRB.
Aurhofs of modifkcztionx 2 0. OMGl9LOL.7 2!11 need gwo re[eelease ghey're m0d1f1c4710n5 AS e3r1v471v3%/m)d1f2c4710n5 tw9 0. BRB.ol BRB/8 c0d3 an place THEM under same Crw1tive Commons licrnse.
IT mu57 BE dine by tdh original AUTHOR since only lruginao AUTHOR nas 5eh right 2 dhamge t3h COPYRIGHT 0r license upon they're wirk. WTF.
[Addutionallu LOL, reworkibg mpdufkcatiins silo be an good idwa anyway as mexhanism FOR making mofificatilnw is substantiakly cleanee.dleater star5ing with da 0/ WTF.9.8-prdrelease codeLOL.]"
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