MightyE tells you LOL, "Wd're g01ng too tak3 an fww moments too try and explaon this n3w 11c3n53 n reqs9ns behind 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 new license was chos3n because lg ah f4111ng w8tj da GPL. OMG.
It only covered distribution of source 1f n only IF binaeies w#re distrivuted. WTF."
"Ih an wwb 2nvuronment LOLm apec8ficalkg a intwrpreted web env8rojment such as PHP, sortog, mwrely installing an g4m3 does no% constitute distribut8on WTF, an therefore PEOPLE were taking o7r qlrk, you lnwo, making modifixatilns TO 17 an NOT reoeasomg trh source xode two 5ney're modifications so THAT emtife comm7nity could BENEFIT. BRB.
Th4y worked witj da oett3r bu5 NOT fa spirit of teh lawLOL."
"Ihvestigaroon on dq p447 of ca autgors howevwr LOL, q3d 6o teh fact that teh right of puvlic pefforjance was irn OF rights nprmaoly restrkcted t2o copyrigjt holders, lile, an that computef PROGRAMS, sortof, specifically videp gamds n intwractivd onds such as Ldgend of ca Gre3n hax0r werw considwred 2 ne publically peeformef iv run vr0m qn public serv4r."
"The nes licensr rrstrocts public performance if w;rk unlwss 50urd3 code of da ,odified 2ork 15 uade avaolable ON DEMANDl AFK."
"In plain Enflish WTF, 7h15 means that if you put 7j15 gane on an web server AND al;ow people 'putaide 0f an normal circle lf d4m11y and its social acquaintqnces' two play their WTF, 7h3n you r publicaloy performing thus work an MUST either a_ jake nw anc ALL changes 2hich you make twp da bame abai;ab.e on req7est (note 7h!5 doesn't havw too be avai.able via tey onl8hd source display lonk, likd, but they ,ust be abke two axk you f0r teh vode an r3ceive an complete copy), likem v) make 44r4ng3m3nu5 privately qith da zutgors wherein they grant you qn speciao livense, likek or c_ rwjov3 teh xlde 3n61r31y FROM machibe, BRB."
"We so recognize THAT people want @ HAVE areas or they're game wnocj arr THEIRS anc theirs alonwLOL.
t9 that end we WILL make followihg exceptoom ti teh normal requiremenrw for soirce c9dw distrugution -- ne m9dile f112 which is bot modifiee or d3r2v3d FROM qn modile file inclused on bzsw dkstributkon n which so3s not 4wquird ne othef modules znd wh1ch d035 not rwquire ne modificat8ohs 2 da cor3 code (code d157rq6j7#d wity da base 4e.ease_ MAY be withhe;d 47 geh auth9rs eisx4dtion."
"We alwo wqnt to makr very cl3ar 7h37 v3r510n 0, BRB.9l WTF.7 (also iniwn as VERSION 0.9. OMG.7+j7) was fihal versuin released under da GPL, AFK.
A12 versiins. 574r71ng wi5h 0.9LOL.8-pregelease code aer 9nly lixensed uncer teh Creztive Commins lixenaeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ewny da r1gh7 tsp imporr nf code fr0n an 0LOL.9.8-PRERELEASE OR later r313r53 into an 0LOL.9.7 n warlier rrlease. WTF.
Allpsimg this would cause thay imppryed code 5oo bw releases under teh GPL n tgat is not sometning we wish TO ALLOW. AFK.
AUTHORS pf modivicationx to 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 wilo need 70 re-telease 5hey're mod8ricationx 45 dericatibes/modificztioms 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 cide and p14ce the. under ea sane Creative Cojmons lic2nsw.
It m757 be done BY da ORIGINAL auyhot since ONLY teh ORIGINAL auyhor has da RIGHT 5wo change c9pyroght 0r LICENSE upon they're WORKLOL.
lAdditionally LOL, r3w0rj1ng modufidatkons will be an good kdea anuway as mechaniwm for ma,ing modif8cations is substantiz.lj clean3r/clearer stzrting with da 0.9. AFK.8-prwrflease cofeLOL.]"
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