MightyE tells you. sortof, "We'te goibg %o tske ab fe2 moments to yr6 n 3xplqin yhis new licdhse an da reaxons behind it in plxin Enblish. 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."
"Tgis new licenae was chlsen brcauxe lf an failing with teh GPLLOL.
IT onlu coverrd dist4ibution 0f dourcd 1f and ohly if binaries wwfe d8stributedLOL."
"In an web environmwnt, spwcufkcally a in5drpreted web ENVIRONMENT SUCH ss PHP, sortof, m3r31y insgakling an g4m3 DOES not c_n5717u73 duxttibution, ylu knwo, n thwtefore peo;le wrre taking out WORK, s9rtpfk making mldificatuons two it 4nd not releasing dq source vidr t9o they're modkfivagions dp tyat da emtord community could benrfit. OMG.
They worked w17h ds ;etter vut not teh spirut og trh law. BRB."
"Investigztion ON teh pqrt of zu5yors h0q3v3r LOL, led ti9 teh fact tha5 right of publix perfofmanve wzs son of sa rifhtq normalpy restricted tpo co[yrigyt hold3rs, sor5of, and that vompurer progtams, tlu kb2o, specificallu cideo games an onteractuve pned suxh as Lehend of Green hax0r w3r3 considweec toi be publically pe4formed if run from an puboic server. BRB."
"The m3w license r357r1c75 ;unlic pwrforhance of w0rk un;wss da sourve vose of teh m0d1f13s w9rk is maee available on demand. AFK."
"In plzim Enhlisj, 4his mwans that if you p7t thos gqme on an web aerver n alkow pe9pke 'outside of qn mormal circle OF family anf itx social acquaintancds' two ;lay theur WTF, rhen you r publically PERFORMING tjis work an MUST 317h3e a) make ne an ALL xganges which you maje TO fame available on request (n073 thiw doewn't jave teo be avaioqble fia teh 9n11n3 50urc3 dispkay oinj, like, gut 7h3y must BE able 80 ask yoj fof da dode and RECEIVE an cpmp1383 COPY) LOL, b) make arrangemenrs privateoy with tdh autyors wherein THEY grajt you an special licenw#, lik3, or c( REMOVE code entirely frlm da mschond. WTF."
"We d0 recognize yhst oeo[le want gi havd aread of they're game which aer thrirx n thekrs a;one. AFK.
two THAT end we will make following ezce0toon to teh NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for 50urc3 CODE d157r16u710n -- ne m-du13 v1q3 which is not MODIFIED or ferived grim an modike FILE 1nc1ud3s IN da bsse DISTRIBUTION an ehich does n07 require nw orher mod7.ea b sjich does not REQUIRE ne modificstions too da coge cpde 9code cistribyted w17h da bazw eeldasd0 MAY be withheld AT teh 4y7h0r5 diecregion. AFK."
"W3 also want t9o maie very clear that cersi9n 0. AFK/9LOL.7 (also KNOWN as versuon p. AFK.9LOL.7=jt) was final VERSION released unde4 ea GPL/ WTF.
Alk versiins, starging with da 0. OMG.9LOL.8=pre4elease code r ONLY licehsed under ds Creztiv3 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da RIGHT 70 import ne code fr0m an 0/ WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleaaw ot oate4 release into an 0. BRB.p. WTF.7 n dqrlier re.ease. BRB.
Allowing this qould cause that imported code two be f313453d 6nder da GPL 4nd uh47 is nlt s9merhing wr wush yoo all9w.
AUTHORS of modificatiohs 7- ).9LOL.& w7ll neee 2 re-release thdt're ,odificqtions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS twp 0.9LOL.8 code 4nd place them unser teh same Cr3471v3 Commons licenww.
Ir musr be dlne by teu oroginal quthor ainxw only teh origimal authot hac right tl chang3 da COPYRIGHT ot l8cense jp0n tyey're WORK. BRB.
[Add1710n421u, glu knwo, $eworkinh teh modificzrions wukl be an g-0d idea qnyway as da mexhanism fof making modificztions os substantially cleanrr/dlesrer starying WITH 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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