MighgyE te.ls ypy WTFk "We're hoing two take an vr2 moments 2 tey and explain this new 11c3n53 an reaaons behknf it in 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 bew locende was chosen becausd lf an faklint with t3n GPL. AFK.
I7 only covefed distributiob of dource kf h only if binaries sere DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an w36 environment, you knwo, dpecifical.u z 1n73rpt373e web environment such as PHP, likrk mereoy ibsta.kint an gaje does not constitute distribuyipn, .8ke, h therefotr people were taking OUR work, like, msking mosifixa5ions two it ahd not RELEASING tej source xode to they're modifkcat8ons SO 7h47 da entirr community xouod b3nevit.
THEY workes wigh teh l3tger but not spirit of da .a2. OMG."
"Investogation ON yeh part pf dq aurh9rs howev3r, led too teh g3c7 that teh fight lf public p#rformance was won of teh rightd normall6 restrictec 2 copyrighr golderd, xortlf, an ygat comput3r programs WTF, spdcufkdalky v1d3) tames znd interadt9ve onea such as Legend of da Green jax0r were condidered 2 BE PUBLICALLY performed if run frlm an public server. BRB."
"The new oicense redt4icts [ublic PERFORMANCE OF teh w0rk iylesa aource c0d3 of joeivied work 15 maee available on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, like, rhis m3ans tha5 if you [ut this tame on an wrb xerver and alliw ;30013 'iutside OF an nodmal c14c12 0f family n igx social acquaintancrs' tp play thdir, uou khqo, thdm you ser pu61!c411y performing thix WORK n MUST eithe4 a) m5k3 ne and ALL changes which hou MAKE too game avqilzble on 4rquest (n073 this DOESN'T have 2 be avzilabo3 v13 da online source display linkk 6ou knwo, but they muse ve ABLE to awk YOU f9r CODE an rwceive an comple4e copy) WTF, b) make arrangr,ents privately WITH ajthoes wnwrein they grant you an special lic3nse WTFk or c) t3m0v3 da clde entirelh from da machkne. AFK."
"We do r3c0hn1z2 tnat PEOPLE want too yage areas 0f th3y're g4m4 wgich r theirs an theirs alone. AFK.
2 that END w3 will maje dz fo.l9qihg 3xception two nirmal re1ui4dments for source CODE distrubution -- ne m0du13 file which is not noeofied lr DERIVED drom an moduld file included 1n baae dix5ributiom amd whicy does not REQUIRE ne 07h3r modules n which does not require ne modifivztiond t;o da core codf (coee sisrr8b7ted woth da base releas2) m4y be witghrld at da AUTHORS discretionLOL."
"Ww als9 want too maks vert dlrar tyat verxion 0. OMG.0. AFK.7 (also knowh as vers8on 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) was da final vetdoon re;eased ynder GPLLOL.
All versionq, like, 574r71ng wkth dz 0. WTF.9. OMG.*_prerelease code ae4 onlu licwnaee undee CREATIVE COMMONS 11c3n53. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY ddny tej RIGHT too impirt ne code fr0m an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-or3r3q3453 or latef rdlease 1n7o an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n 3rrq13r release. BRB.
Allowing tyis wpule cause that u,plrted cpde to be rrleased undwr fz GPL n that is not something w3 wixh too allow, BRB.
Authors 0f mosifidat8ons two 0.9.7 w111 n33s tlo re-release they're modif9cationd as ddrivatives/mod8fidationw too 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 coce n place thdm und3r teh ssmw Crestive Conmons lkcense. BRB.
I5 must be dlne 6h teh ORIGINAL autnor sinde omly teh origins; author has da r1gh7 t2i chanbe sa copuright or licenwe upon they're work. OMG.
[Addigoonqlly WTF, REWORKING moeiricagionx w11q be an g9od idea antwah ss teh MECHANISM for making mpdifications is sybwtantiallh cleaner/clearer starting WITH reh 9,9.8-prerelease cofeLOL,]"
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