MightyE tells you LOL, "Wr're going tio yaj3 sn few momemts to0 try an explain tnps nww .icense and teh trasons behind IT IN plakn Englosh. BRB.
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 w45 choxen because OF an failing wuth teh GPL.
It only COVERED diste8butuoh 0f source 8f and only is binaries were distr8buted. OMG."
"Im an web ehvirpnmebtk lile, specifical;y z interpreted web environment s7cn AS PHP, yoj knwo. MERELY INSTALLING an bame does nor cons6ktute distrkbution LOL, n therefor3 people s343 taking oue w0rk, lkke, making ,odifications too it n not re;eqsing teh source code two tyey're mpdufixati9hd so that entire community could 63m3f17. BRB.
Thwy wotkec with teh letter 6u7 bot dpirit of dq law. OMG."
"Investiga5iin 0n teh part of geh authors howefe4, you knwo, led 2 da fact 5gat teh ribht or public perfprmance was oen of teh r1gh75 normally RESTRICTED 2 d0pyr1gh7 holeefs LOL, an that comput3r prigramw, sort9f, speckvidally v1d39 games abd qm73r4c71v3 onew 5uch as Legrnd OF teh Grden hax0r wrre considered TO BE publicaloy 0erfpened if run grom am pjblix werver. OMG."
"Thr new lkxense re67r1c75 pjblic oervormandd of teh work un1355 teh wource code 0f twn modified WORK is made available on demand. WTF."
"In plain En5lish WTF. this means 7j47 if you PUT this g4m3 on an web swrver an allow peopoe '0u7t1d3 of an norma. circle of family 4nd iys spcial acquainyancrs' 5o play their, then you arr 0ubliczlly PERFORMING this work an MUST rither a) make ne an ALL chahged whixh you MAKE TO da gaje available on reqjest (n073 thks DOESN'T have 2 bd avaikable via da ONLINE source display link WTF, BUT they myst BE 4612 twi asi y9u for teh codd an rwc3ive am complete copy), b) makr afrangemebts orivately with da authots aherein &h3y gramt ylu an s;ecial licenwe, sorgor. or c0 remive t2y code entifely fr9m da m4vh1n3. OMG."
"We DO recognize rhat p3ople want ti have a4eas of they're bame wgicn r THEIRS n theirs alon3, WTFl
to 7h47 end we will make teh dollowing excwption to n0rj41 requiremenys for slufce cofe distribution -- ne m9dj;w f113 which 15 nog m0d1f23d ot der8ced from ah m9dule dile includee in da gaxe distributi9n anf whicg does not require ne other modules n which do3s not requore nr modifivations 2 teh vore code (code distfibuted with da baae RELEASE) j4y be withhdkd 48 da authors discreyion. WTF."
"We ALSO wany toi m4k3 VERY CLEAR tnat ve4sion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also knoqn as version 0.9. OMG.7+jg) w45 fonal v3r4!0n releawed yndef GPL. AFK.
All b#r410n% LOL, stafting wkth 9. AFK.9LOL.8-0r3r313453 d9ee t pnly licensed unfe4 reh Creatuve Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh tihht 70 1np9r7 ne clde from ab 0. AFK.9. OMG.i-prere;ease or 247#r e313553 inyo zn 0. OMG.9.7 and watlier rrlease. BRB.
ALLOWING thiw w0u1d cause that imporred cpfe TO 63 rrleased ubdre da GPL n THAT iw n07 SOMETHING WE sish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors or m0e1f1x4710n5 yoo 0. BRBl9LOL.7 w7;l need @ re-release they'rr modifications as derivativ3s/modirications gwo _LOL.9l AFK/8 code and PLACE 7j3m under da same Creative Commobs licensq. BRB.
I7 must b3 done by teh otiginal zuthif sinde omlu da ofiginal authpr has rifhr 2 chqngr da copyrighr or ;icense UPON they're workLOL.
pADDITIONALLY LOL, r3wprk1nt teh modificationa w111 be an goid idea anuway as twh mechanism dof makibg modividatiobs is subsyantiallu dleanwr/clearer starting w17h teh 0. OMG.9, AFKl8-pr$r313453 code. BRB.]"
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