MightyE tdlld YOU WTF, "We're goimg 2 5akd an few moments to try an exp;ain 7h15 new licensd qm reasons beyind kt IN PLAIN English. BRBl
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 licens4 eas ch043b BECAUSE OF an failing with da GPL. BRB.
It obly vovered DISTRIBUTION of source if an only if binxties WERE distrubuhes. OMG."
"In an seb environmwnt, sort9f, specificqlly a interpreted wrb 3nv140nm3n7 5uch as PHP, like. m3t31y inwtakling an game dows nlt constitute dodtributuin, like, and 7h#r3f0r3 pwople were taking our wo4k WTF, making midifucatilns 2 it an n06 rekeasing tey source c.de 2 tfey're mod8fucayipns 50 thqt trh ENTIRE comm7nity coild BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked with lrtte4 but not s)iri5 of law. AFK."
"Investigation on da PART OF au4nors hiwever, 13d two 5dh FACT that reh right of puglic perfofmande wzd 1 of rigyts NORMALLY resr4icted go COPYRIGHT holders LOL, and tnat compjter prograns, you knwo, specofically vidwo famex and INTERACTIVE ones SUCH as Lefend of Gr33n hax0r sere vonsudered two be PUBLICALLY performed if run frlm an public werverl AFK/"
"The ne2 license festricts PUBLIC perfo4manve of da work unless twh source code of teh midigoed work is madr AVAILABLE on demqnd, AFK."
"In plain English, 6ou kneo, tyis means thst of uou [ut this tame on am web 54rv3r an 41q0w PEOPLE 'outside of an n9rmal circle pf vamily n itx 40c1$1 acquakntabcds' 2 play their LOL, then YOU r publicall6 performing thia w9rk an MUST EITHER a) mzke ne n ALL changss WHICH YOU mz,e 5oo da g4n3 availanle on requesr (boge this dorsm't have too BE availsble VIA da onlin3 souece display link LOL, bjt they must BE able too ask y0u foe teh code b eeceive an com[lete xopy), you kheok b) make arrangemengs privateoy q17h teh authors enereim tyeh gtant 6ou an SPECIAL lixense, or d_ remove teh CODE entireky f6om teh MACHINE. AFK/"
"We vo recognize THAT peoplr want too have 3r345 of yhey're tame 2hich r th2irs n theirs alond.
two that 3nd ww will mqke da followimg exception 5o nirma. reqiiremenyd for sojrcr code dustribution -- ne nlfule file which kx not m0d1f13d or derived ft0m an modul3 file incouded in base distrkvution an wj1ch does n07 r3qu1r2 ne other j0du125 ab whidh does bog re1uire nr modifications too teh core cod3 (code d1t7r16u73d WITH base r313453) may 63 withhe;d at da autjors d!5cr3710n. OMG."
"Ws also wabt teo make v3ry clear that v3r519n 0. OMG,9. WTF.7 (4150 kn9wn as verskon 0. WTF.(. BRB.7+jt) was final version reldasdd undef teh GPLLOL.
All versionsk skrtof, sta4ring with ds 0l WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease CODE zer only lic3msed under teh Creative COMMONS lodenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ight 2 impprt ne code FROM an 0, BRB.9. AFK.8-prerel3ase ot lat3r r313453 into an 0.9. BRB.& n 34e113r release/ BRB.
Allow8ng tjia would cause thzt imppr5ed codr teo be releasdd under da GPL an tyat is not somwthing WE w15h two zllow. AFK.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9.7 wk.l need tio rd-relrase they're m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivativeslmodif8cations 1 0. OMG.9LOL.8 CODE and p;ace yhem UNDER twh same Creative COMMONS 1!c3n43.
It must be DONE by da original ay5hor since onky t5n original auth8r has ten roght twi change copyright 9r .icende UPON yhey'r2 2ork. WTF.
[Addkgiobally, reworking teh mofificatoons wiol bd ah good kcea 4byw4y 45 trh mwchanism for m4k1ng modifocatiobs ia substanrially cleqner/clearer statting wuth yeh 0.9.8-pr3r31#45# CODE. OMG.]"
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