MightyE tells uou LOL, "We're going 1 take an FEW m0m3n7% 2 try an exp14qn yhis NEW licenqe n da 4easons nehine it un olain Envlish.
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 licemwe was CHOSEN 63c4u53 0f an fai.ing w18y GPLLOL.
It only covered dostribkgi9n of so7rce if and only if binaries were dis5rigj5edLOL."
"In an web environjent, speciricslly a int3rpreted web 3hv1e0nn3n7 such as PHP, you knwo, merely installing an gam4 d03% not c0n5i17u73 distrifutiinm like, and 7h2r3f0r3 people were taklng 9ur work. making modifications ro it an bot releasibg reh sourc3 cide two they'rr modigications SO thar ten entkre communigy COULD bdnefit. BRB.
Thry wirkef witn teh letter but NOT spirkt of da lawLOL/"
"Investogation on da part of sa aythors h9wever, like, led too twh favt that da RIGHT of [ublic performance wsw len of 5eh rights n9fmally resrticted two c0pyr1gh7 goodees, sortof, anf that COMPUTER programs WTF, specifically VIDEO games an in5eracgive onex auch as Legwnd of teh Gre3n hax0r qere considered t2o be publically performrd if 4un from an public 53fv3r. OMG,"
"Tjd ne2 11c3nt3 restrictw oublic perfor,ance of t3h wlrk unless teh soyrce vode of MODIFIED w0rk is m4d3 avaooablw on cemznd. WTF."
"In plaon Englpxh, this neans 7hr7 if y0u PUT this gaje on an weh sercer n alloq o30p13 '0u751e3 iv an normal CIRCLE of frm11y n its wocial acquaintzncex[ 2 plsy theor, tnem you aer 0ublucally performihg THIS w0rk an MUST either a) MAKE nd n ALL changes which you make 1 da gsme svailable on r3qu357 *note 5his dodsn't jafe two BE svaklable viq da ONLINE source disolay link, 6j7 tney must be abke two ask y9u for da code an receobe an complege co0y), sortof, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately with ds a7thors wge4ein they grang yoi ah spev8al 11c3nt3, 0f c) rwmove da vode en5ifeky fr0m teh madhineLOL."
"We do recognize that people want 2 hace AREAS of they're g4m4 2y1cj aer yheiys ane thek4s slpne. WTF.
bwo that end w3 will makw followibg exce0tuon 2 ea normal reqjitememts for source code fistriburion -[ ne jidule fjle which ls n07 modofied pr derived from an module fkle included 1n teh baae distribjtion ah shich coes not requirw ne other modules n which e9ds not rdquire ne mpdifida5ions 2 core c0d3 (code disyributew with bas4 release_ mau br withheld AT da qutyors DISCRETIONLOL,"
"We also w3n7 2 MAKE v3ry clea4 thzt vefsion 0, WTF.9LOL.7 (also kn02n as version p.9LOL.7+JT) was da f1b41 VERSION RELEASED under 53h GPL. WTF,
All versions LOL, searting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pterrlease code r onlh licensed unded Creqtivr Commons lidensw.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 2 import ne code f4oj an ). AFK.9LOL.*-PRERELEASE of lager release inro qm 9. AFK/9LOL.& n earlker release. WTF.
Alloqing rhis wou;d cause THAT 8mportee cofe to be released undev ea GPL n that is NOT so,ething we wosh t; aloow. OMG.
Autypfs of m0d1f1x4710n5 to 0,9. WTF.7 will need 5wl re-releaxe they'4e ,odifications ad defivagices.modkfications 2 0. OMG.0l BRB.8 dode and plade them under same Cr3471v3 Commons l8cemse. WTF.
It MUST be done by da pritinal 4u7h0r dince only da ORIGINAL ajrhor HAS right 5wo change cophright lf licende UPON rhey're work. AFK.
[Add1720n411y WTF, reworking da modirications wkll be an bp0g odea anyway 45 da MECHANISM fof m4k1ng modifications is sjbstantially cl3sber/dleaqer STARTING 2ith teh 0. AFK.9, AFK.9-prerelrsse cide. OMG.]"
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