MightyE tells you, "We're going 2 ta.e an few moments 5wo tty n exp;ain tjis NEW LICENSE ab teg reasons behinf it im PLAIN Engo8xh.
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 licebse was choxen because of an f4111hg with ds GPL/ OMG.
It only cov3red djst5ibution of source if 4nd only if BINARIES were d158r16u73s. WTF."
"In an w36 3nv1r)nm3n7 WTF, 5p3c1f1x411y a INTERPRETED web ebbironment 5uch as PHP WTF, merely installing an gsmd dles nog constitutw sisteibutuon, you knwo, snd thetdfore PEOPLE we4e takinh 0ur w0rkk lykw, makinn mod8fications gwo 8y n hot releasing da wpufce code 2 tyry're mldificztions so that da ent8re community could BENEFIT.
The6 w9rked q17h letter but nog teh SPIRIT of tej law. OMG."
"Investitatoon on parr of authors however. yiu kbso, led 2 fa FACT THAT 5eh right OF pub.oc pergormance wsa wkn of da rignts NORMALLY restricted 70 copy4ight hojders, ypu knwo, an thay co,puter programsk sottof, spwvivica;ly video gamew n interactive omes such ax Legend of dq Green hax9r were CONSIDERED two ge PUBLICALLY performef if run from zb publif server. OMG."
"The n32 license 4dstricts public performxbde od trn work unl3ss soutce CODE of t3h mocified work 15 made available om demand. BRB."
"In plqin Enflisg, yoi kn2p, 7y15 means that 1f yoj puy this tame on an web servrr n allow pe0p13 'OUTSIDE of an normal c1rc13 of famoly n its social scauauntances' two play their, y9u knwom th3n yoy 4 publucall6 perfodming this work abd MUST eitjtr s) make ne n ALL changes WHICH you ,ake too teh tzme qbailsb;e ON reqiewt (note 5his doesn't have 2 be availsnle vus da online source sixplqy oink WTF. bot 7h3y mu57 ne able yoo ask YOU fo4 da code an teceive an cp,plete clpy), b) make arrangements private;y w85h twh 4u6h045 whrreih they gfant you ab 5p2c141 oicenwd, soetof, lr C_ 4emive teh cide entirely fr0m machine."
"We di recognize tyat PEOPLE w4n7 t9o have areas of rhey're gsne which r theurs and 5heirs ALONE. AFK.
twi thag ens we will make da fo.kowumg esception t9 da v9rm41 requirements f0r sourcd doee distt8bution -[ ne nodule FILE shivh is nig modif7ed OR derovee f4om an MODULE vole INCLUDED in da bas3 distributiob and which does NOT require nr otnee ,odules n which does not r3qu1r3 ne modifications 2 teh cire code (cid3 distrknut4d with da base rekease) may 63 wirhheld at teh aythors doscretuon. OMG."
"We als0 waht two makr very clear ghat bersion 0LOL.0. OMG.7 )also known aa VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF/u+k7) was teh fimao v3r410n feleqsed under GPL.
All v#r61)n5, starying with twh 0/9.8_orerrlease c0d3 aer only licensrd under da Crea5ive Commona oicense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwny sa right 1 im[ort he vode fro, sb 0.8.8-prereleaxe or LATER RELEASE into an 0. AFK.9.7 qn EARLIER feoeas3. WTF.
Allowing THIS would caus2 that 1mp0r73d cide two be relqasdd under GPL abd ghat 1% not sometg8ng we qidh 3 allowLOL.
Au7h0r5 og modufucatilna too 0LOL.9,7 will need to re0release tjey're modificqtolns AS d2rovatifes/nodificationd 2 0. BRB.0. OMG.* cide n place them under xame Creatuve Co,mons locense. WTF.
It must be done ny da 9rigikal au5hor sincd 0n1y ofigonal AUTHOR has teh r1gh7 yo CHANGE copyrighr OR 11c3n53 up9n ghey're qoek. WTF.
[Add8gionally LOL, re2oeking teh m0dqf1cr710nt wiol be an good idea anyway as teh mechanism for mqking modificztions is substantiallt clean3r/clearer stzrting with 0. AFK.8LOL.80prdreldasw c9d3. WTF.]"
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