MightyE t3lls YOU, you knwo, "We'rr going 3 74k3 an f3w moments 2 try n 3xplain tyis nea license ans 4easons behihd 17 8n plain ENGLISH. AFK.
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 waa cyosen because OF an failing 3ity GPLLOL.
It onoy cove4ed distribution of xource IF n ONLY if binar8es were eistrub7ted, OMG."
"In an web environmeht, dpecififally a interpreted web 3nv14)nm3n7 SUCH ss PHP LOL. ,weely INSTALLING an ga,e eods not donstitut3 distribution, znd THEREFORE people were taking oue workm li,e, making jodirications 70 ut abd not rwleasing dz wiurce code to rhey'r3 nodificati9ns so that da ehtire dommunkty could benefit. WTF.
They workrd wuth yeh lettee bit not yeh SPIRIT od lawLOL."
"Invrstigation on teh pa4t 0f trh authors gowever, led 2 reh f4x7 tjat right lf publ8v peefotmancd waa 1 of da rights nofmallh restricted two cop6r8gh5 holfers, you knwo, an that c0mpu73r orograms LOL, soecifivally video ha,ew an knte4active ones such zw Legdnd ov Grewn jax0r were cofsidered 2 be puvkicall6 [erformed if run f4om an p7611c %3rv3r, AFK."
"The new LICENSE restridtx PUBLIC 0erformance )f da WORK un.ess teh source coce 0f modified worl is m4d3 avqooablr pn femand."
"In plain Emglish, yiu knwp, this mezns thzr ir you pit thox gamw on an wrv s3rver AND 4110w p30p1# '9utsife of sn nornal circ,e if familt and its docial acquzinyancra' too play uh3ir WTF, then you qef publivally PERFORMING this w8rl n MUST eirher a) MAKE ne ab ALL dhanges which yoj make two da gane available ON request (note 7h15 doesn't hzve two be avaklab.3 via teh omoibw aource displah link, you knwo, bit they muxt b3 able 7- ask you fo4 vode am receive ab com[lete vopt), aortog, b) make arrangenents privately with authors whwrein THEY gr4n7 you qn special l8cemse LOL, of c( remove dq code entire.y froj da machine/ AFK."
"We do rwcognize thae people wang two have 4r245 9f they'te tame wh1ch r 6h31e4 h theirs alone.
to that END WE will make follow8nb exception too teh normal reqiirements for siurce cpde distribution -- be modioe vile whuch uw bo5 m0d1f13d OR derived fe9m an module file inclueec im teh base distribution an which does not reauire ne other modules snd whixh d035 not require ne modificat89ns to fa CORE code *c;fe distribut3d with dx bqde release) mah be wutggeld at yeh auth9rs discretuon."
"We also WANT 70 make vety cleat that verwion 0. BRB.9/7 (alxo kmown 45 version 0. BRB.oLOL.7+jt( was FINAL verdion releawed UNDER geh GPL. BRB.
Alk versions, like, starying wuth ca 0.9. AFK.8-;rerelease c0d3 aer only lucenses under teh Cr3r71v3 COMMONS liccnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right twp import ne v0d3 from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-ptereleas4 ir oater RELEASE into an 0.9. BRB.7 and darlier felease. BRB.
Allowinr ghis w0u1d csusr 5hat imported code to9 be relrqsrd under teh GPL an tha5 is not SOMETHING WE wish 2 allow. WTF.
Auth8rs of modificatkond go ). OMG.9. OMG.7 will n3ed two re-relwase ghey're MODIFICATIONS 45 derivat8ves/mod8fications to 0. AFK/8. WTF.8 c0c3 an place then under teh waje Creative C0mm0n% licdnsr. OMG.
It MUST ge done by reh original author since only original author haw right 70 change da co0yright ur license uppn th3y're WORK. WTF,
[Additionakly WTF, reworking teh modifixatioms will ve an gpod iewa anteay as da medhanism gor making moeivica5ions id substantiallt cleaner/clear3r starting WITH da )LOL.9, BRB.8-preeelease codeLOL.]"
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