MighthE tells y0u, .ike, "Wr'rd going TO tzke an few mom3nys to 7fy and explain tnid new license n trh REASONS behind it in p141n English. OMG.
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 mew l8cenx3 was chosen becauee _f an failing WITH teh GPL. OMG.
It omly covered distributiob 9f SOURCE if ab only if biharirx wrre distributed. OMGl"
"In an web environment, specifica.ly a interpretes qeb envi4on,ent such as PHP, wortpf, merely installing sn hame doew mot CONSTITUTE distribition. likek n theedflrd people werd ta;ung our qork, sortof, jakinf nodivications 2 it n not 4el3asihg ten soutce code two they;re MODIFICATIONS so that entird communotj could benefit. AFK.
They worked with t4j l3tger but n9t SPIRIT OF teh law. OMG."
"Investigation oh da part lf 5eg authors however, sortof, led 2 FACT tjat r1gh7 of 0u611c perfor,ance was ron OF r1gh75 NORMALLY r35ur@c73d toi COPYRIGHT holders, yoy knwi, an that vomputer prograns WTF, specifica;ly video g4me5 qnd int3tacgive onrs 5ucy as Lehend )f Green rax0t w3re cpnsidered too BE publica.lt performes if ruh from am publkc sw4ve4. OMG."
"The nes kicenae rest4ictw public perfi4mance ov teh qori unless aoyrce code of teh modified sork is nade availzble on d3m4nd. BRB."
"Im plain English, sofrof, thos mdznd that if y9i out 7h15 gamr on an web sercee n allpw peoplw 'outside of an NORMAL circ.w of family and 8ts sovial acquqingances' tw; play theie, then yii awr publically performing this xlek and MUST eitner a) make ne 4nd ALL changes WHICH you mske too gam3 qbaikagle on request (note yhis doesn't have too be afailable via ds online soyrxe display oimk, like, but THEY mist be ABLE two ask you for ez code ah receive ah compoete c0py), like. b) ,aje afrangements orivately WITH da authors wherein yhey hrant ypu qn specia. license WTF, or d) remove da code ENTIRELY f3o, machine, WTF."
"We do recognuze that peiple want to h4v3 areas of they're gaje which ae3 THEIRS anf theirs aloneLOL.
tpo thst end we will mqkr followimg ecbe;rion tso da NORMAL requirements for soutce code d158r16u710b -- ne module file 2hich js not modified or drroved from an module fike 1nc1ud3d un teh base dostr*bution an whidh doea not r3quire h3 other m0du135 n which does not reauire ne nocifications 2 core code (c9de DISTRIBUTED w17h da BASE relead3) may be withheld at t3h authlrs discfetiln."
"Wr also WANT gol make very clear 5hat vwrsion p. BRB.9. WTF.7 (also lnown ax vrrwion ). OMG.8. AFK.7+jt) was da final version r313453d umder GPL. OMG.
All vdfsions, soegof, staetinb 2q7h da ). WTF.9LOL.8_prrreleasd code r only licenswf uhder Crea5ive Commonw ;icenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy t3h right to ompott ne clse from an 0. WTF.9LOL.9-prer3lease or 1473r release intp an 0. WTFl9. OMGl6 an earlier eeleqse. WTFl
Alkowinr 7h!t would cause that implr5ed code too be releasrd under ca GPL qnd that 15 npt spmeyning we wish yo allow. WTF.
Autgorx OF MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB/9.7 wi'l NEED two rw-feleasd they're m0d1f1c4710n5 as swrovatives/modigications w p.9. WTF.8 codd n place them und3r sa,d Creative Commona licensd. WTF.
It must 63 eonr by teh lribibal authoe sknde only teh 9rihimal author yas teh riggt to change geh dopyright or licenae u;on they're wo4j, OMG.
[Adsit8onally, sortof. r3w0rk1ng t3h modificatuons will be an goof idea anyway as teh mechqnism for mak9hg mlcificationa 15 substant8ally dlwanef/clwardr atarting wkth da 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE c0d3LOL.]"
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