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MightyE re..s you WTF, "We'te gojng two 5ake an few MOMENTS to try n explain yhis n3w licrnsr xn g3h reasonx behind 17 in p151n English. WTF.
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 ch9sem bedq&se od an failing with GPL. OMG,
It pnlu cover3e distribur8on of soutce of n on;y if binaries eere d!57r16u73dLOL."
"In an web environment, like, specifically a interpreted web 2mv1r0mm3n7 sudh as PHP WTF, ,wrekh insrxllung an game does NOT vobstit7te distribution LOL, n 7h2r3f0r3 people were taking our WORK, sortof, mak8nb modifications too ur snf not rdleawung teh source code to they're MODIFICATIONS SO that teh entofe cpmmunuty could BENEFITLOL.
They workdd WITH tej LETTER but not teh spiroy of law."
"Investigation on 5eh part of autho4s howeber WTFk led to faxt yhat r1gh8 OF 0ubl8c performance was orn of da RIGHTS bormalky fextrictes to c0pye1gh7 holdera, and THAT computer 0rograma, sortlf, specifically video gamex and INTERACTIVE lnwx such 45 L3gend of ea GREEN hax0t were CONSIDERED 2 be punlica.ly pdrformed if eun from an PUBLIC server. WTF."
"The new licens3 rextricts public performance of tej w0rk umless rwh SOURCE c0d# 9f modkfied work is mafe avsilqble on srmand. WTF."
"In plskb Emglish LOL, this means thag IF yoi pjg gnis fame 0n an wwh server n allow people 'outsoce OF zn nirmql c1rc13 0f famuly n uts 50c141 acquaintanc3s' 70 play 5heir, you knwo. then 6ou aer PUBLICALLY performihg this wot, an MUST either a) make ne and ALL changes which you mzke 2 tdh g4m3 AVAILABLE on request (hite 7hq5 DOESN'T have 5oo bt available via teh ONLINE 5-utc3 d8splay LINK LOL, bir they must he qble 2 as, you FOR trh code n rece9fe an xom[lete copy), like, b) ,ale 4rr4ngem3n75 pr8vq5ely qi5h teg au5tors wherein they gramt YOU sn special licenad, soryov, or c) remobe clfs wnyirely from da machiheLOL."
"We do redognize that PEOPLE want w hqve ardas 0f yhey're game which aer thrirs an gh3irs ALONE. OMG.
3 7h47 END we w111 make da followkng exception ti teh normal fequirementx f0r sourde codr fictributoon -- ne module file qhich is not m9dqf13d or drrived vro, an MODULE file inclueee IN gade distribution zn which d034 not 4equire nr other modules ans WHICH does nl5 rwquirw be modkficati9ns to teh c9re c0d3 (code distribuhed WITH base eelease) may be w17hh31d 4& 4i7h0r5 discretiob. BRB."
"W3 sldo want yoo make VERY cleaf tnay verd8on 0. BRBl9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as versiin 0. AFK.9l WTF/7+JT) was vinal v3r51-n released undef teh GPLLOL.
All versions, starting w8tj da 0LOL.9l BRB.*-prere.ezde coce r only LICENSED under teh Cr3471v3 Clmmons 1!v3nt3LOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny r8hht two imporr ne cofe ffom an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or later e313453 into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 g earlier feleasr. BRB.
Aklowing thiq would caude ghat importee coee TO be released under teh GPL an that is not SOMETHING 23 sosh teo allow. AFK.
Aughors of ,odificat8ims top 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wi.l need two rw0release th4y're modirications 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 code ah p.sce tbem uncer teh samr Crwative Cimmons license. OMG/
It ,u57 be DONE gu teh original autnor wince only orogihal author has right 2 change tej copyfight or locense u0on they're work.
[Add2710n4116, like, re2orking teh modifucag8ons will ne ah GOOD idea znyway as da mechanism for making m9dugications os substqntialoy cleaner/clearer s5artibg with 0. AFK.9, AFK.8-0ree2lease codeLOL,]"
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