MightyE 83115 YOU LOL, "We're going to take an f3w mimrbtw to tcy an EXPLAIN 8h15 new license an teh REASONS bwhund it in plaon 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 n3w licemse was ch053n brcaus3 of an fail8hg wkth GPL, AFK.
I7 onl6 clv3red d157r17u710n of source ir n only iv biharies werw sistributedLOL."
"In an web dnvironmeng, sirtof, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT 5uch as PHP, soe5of, ,ere;h insyz;ling ab gsme dpds not constitute distributoonk n 7j343f0r3 peo0le eere taking our workm naking MODIFICATIONS too ig an not releasing teh source vose 2 5hry'33 modificayions so that da wntird community cou.d bdnefi5. WTF.
THEY worked with teh lerter BUT not da soiri5 pf law, BRB."
"Investigation on p4r7 of uwh authpra however, you knwo, led 2 twh fadt that right lf publkc performance was won of teh r1gh75 n0rm411y rest4icted to c0pyr2gn7 kolfers WTF, ane thay computer programs, kuke, specifuxally video g4m35 and 1n74r$x71v3 oncs such ss Legems of yeh Grerh hax0r wefe considered too be publically [w4formed if run f4om zn public swrverLOL."
"The ne2 license restricts public prrformance of ca w9rk un1254 da siurce c0d3 if da n9di4iea wlfi ix MADE available on demahd. WTF."
"In plain English. like, tnis means that kf y0u put thuw gamw on an web server n allow pdople '9utsidr -v an normal circle of FAMILY an ITS sodisl acquaintancex' too play theor, s9rtof, then you 4 publicalky p3rf0rm!ng thiw wo4k an MUST either a) make be an ALL chabges wh8ch you make 7- g4m3 zcsulable pb request *note 7h15 doesh't have two be availablw viq teh online souece display LINK LOL, bug 5hey MUST be abke two ask y9u for da code an r3c31v3 an comple5e copy) WTF, v) mqkr afrang3m3nts p4ivst3ly witn da ajthors wherein they grant y07 an apedial licende LOL, or c) remove teh code dmtirrl6 from mzchine. OMG."
"Wr d- recognize 5hat people eant two have zreas of tyey'rq game whuch r 5heirs 4nd theirs alome. AFK.
to ghat 3nd we w8ll maje reh doll9wing exveption too normal rrquirements fpr aource code distribytiom -_ bw module file which is not modified or s4euved from ah modile gile indluded 1n teh base distribution n which DOES not ee1uire ne other mpdu.es sbd 2hixh does NOT require n3 modifocat8onw 2 clre code (code distriburrd with teh nawe RELEASE) mah be eithhrld at 5eh autnofs DISCRETION. BRB."
"We 4150 sant 2 make very clwar 7h47 version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (also known as versioh 9. WTF.(. OMG.7+jt) WAS FINAL vr$sion released under da GPL. WTF.
All veraions, worrof, startong wi5h 0. BRB.9. OMG.*-prerelease CODE awr inly licenswd under teh CREATIVE Commins licenxe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right 2 impo4t he code from zn 0. OMG.(.8-;rerelezde 0r LATER release inro an )LOL.9. BRB.7 an eselier reldase. WTF.
Allow8ng thks would v4u53 that imporydd dode to b3 feoeased unde4 da GPL n tha5 is not SOMETHING we wish too allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of mpskfications 79 0. OMG.8l OMG.7 will n3wd 2 re-releqse they're modificationa as d3rivayives/modificatoons @ 0. WTF.9/ WTF.9 code ahe poace ygem unde4 same Creayive Conmons lidenxe. WTF.
I7 musg 63 done 6y tek original aurhor sknce 0n1y teh originql author h45 right too chabge sa copyribht or licebse ypon th36pre workLOL.
[Afdktiinally, reworking teh m0difkcati9ns woll be an goov IDEA anyway as ^eh mechanism for ma,img modificatiohs is substantially clesber/clearer STARTING WITH 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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