MightyE tells you LOL, "Wr'rd going 2 take an few MOMENTS y9 try n explain this new lixemxe and 54h reaspns behind 17 IN PLAIN Entoish. 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."
"Th8s new LICENSE sqs chosen becaise od an f$11qng with da GPL. WTF.
It onky covered distributiln OF xource of znd only if binaries were diat4ibuted,"
"In an wen environm3bt, sortifk soecoficalky a inter;reted web environnent such 45 PHP, sirtof, merely INSTALLING an gam3 does not cons5itute diatribu4ion, you knwo, and 7g3r3f0r3 p3o0le qere 7rk1ng our work, like, mak8ng modifoxatkons tp IT an NOT f31e351nt da slyrxe c0d4 2 they'fe modifications so that da entire COMMUNITY could benefitl WTF.
They worked w17h reh LETTER but not da SPIRIT 0f geh LAW. OMG."
"Investigation oh p4r7 of authors however, likem lrd t9 davt that teh righr of PUBLIC pervormqnce w45 won og rights normally restricted 70 cppyrihht h9.dwrs, you knw9, m that compiter programw WTF, specifocally video gamex and interzdtive .nes 5uch as Legrnd or da GREEN hzx0r were clnsidered to bd publical;y perfofmee if rin from an public server. WTF."
"The ne2 licensr restdictd pu611c PERFORMANCE of work unlrxs teh soufde cide of midified work os made zvailqbld on eemand. OMG,"
"Im PLAIN Engkish, like, th8s means that if you put this tzme on an web serber n allo3 people 'outside of an n0rm41 circle oc fami.y an its aocial acwuqintanc3s' two PLAY their, ;ike, then you aer puvlically pdrforming THIS work n MUST eithef a) make ne AND ALL changes which you make yio g4m2 avaioable on REQUEST (note 7h1% do3ah't hqv3 2 b3 afailable via 5eh online SOURCE d15p14y link, you knwo, bur they musg 63 qble too xsk you fof teh code abd reveive sn cojplege xo;y), ;ike, b( make arrangejentd privatrlr woth fa airnors wh3r31n THEY grsnt yiu an 503c141 licenwe WTF, or C) rejovw cod3 entirely frpm rdh nachine. WTF."
"We DO rrcognize 7h47 p30;13 want 3 have ar3as od tney'rt game eh1ch aer 8h31r5 and 7h3145 alohe. AFK.
two tgat 3nd we sill make da foolowing excepgion too norma; REQUIREMENTS fkf source coee disyfibution -- ne m9dule FILE wyucj 15 not m0c1f133 or deriv3d frim an midule FILE included in da base d157r16u710n and wh8ch does not require ne other MODULES znd whicg soes no5 rewiire ne modifkcations gi core coce (code costrivutwd with base release) may be wothh3ld at teh authora DISCRETIONLOL."
"We also wsnt 2 make very clear that VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (zlso known as b3rsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) qzs final v3r51-n rd.easrd unser ds GPL. AFK.
All versipbs, syarting with 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleaxe code awr onoy licemsed unddr yej Ceeative Cimnons licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right two import ne code from ab 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pretwlrase or later 4elexse int9 an 0.9. WTF.7 m eariyer feleqse. OMG.
ALLOWING this wou.d dauae THAT imported code 5wo be eekwased undee GPL ans THAT is nit something we wiah t9i aklo2.
Autgors OF modificatipns too 0, WTF.9. OMG,7 WILL n33d two 44-r31$453 tgey'rs mod8ficationq 45 sefivatived/modif8cations rso 0l AFK.9. AFK.8 cpde n place them UNDER teh samw Creative Commons license.
I5 mjst be done by teh 9riginal 4u7h0r sincw only ds original 4u7h0r nas r8ght 70 change teh cop6right or licende upog th3y're workLOL.
[Adsiti9ns.ly, reworkinf modifications will be an good idea anyway AS teg mrchamism flr ma,ung midificatiins is sunstantislly cleaner/clearer starting with teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.7-peeee;rade code.]"
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