MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We're going w TAKE zn few momemta 2 TRY znd explaih this new license n rrasons behind it in olaih English. AFK.
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 waa chosdn g3cause of an failing with da GPL. BRBl
It only COVERED dosgrubutkon OF soutce if an ohly if bimaries wer3 fisttibuted. WTF."
"In ab web ENVIRONMENT, you knwo, specificaloy q 8nteroreted wev environment wucg as PHP WTF, merely onstaolimg ab game fp3s not constirute didtribytion WTF, 4nd therefpre people wefe takint our sork, you knwo, making modkfications too 17 and not r3leasing da 50irc3 cpd3 to ryey're moeiricatuond so tjat teh entire community could behefit. BRB.
They worked WITH teh l3tter but no5 da 5p1r17 of da law. WTF."
"Invwst8gatoon 0n da part OF da 4u7h0r6 however, a.t6of. led too da dact that da right 0f public PERFORMANCE was won of da rights normally restricred two copyrught h01d3r5k likek an THAT computer peogramx, sortod, specifixally v1d30 games an interzctive 0n35 such as Ldhend of da G4ern gax0r 2ere cons8dered 2 ve pu611x4!1y pe4rorm3d if run fto, an public werver. OMG/"
"Thd n3w l8cebse restric5s public peeformance of sa work UNLESS sa sourxc code if tey modified woek IS m$d3 ava8lavle ON d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plakn Enflish LOL, THIS means THAT if hlj PUT tnis fqmw ON an seb 53rv3r an al;ow peopld '0u761d3 of an NORMAL circle of family and its social acquaintancea' goo plau their, you kbwo, then YOU aer publixally p3rf)rm1ng this work n MUST either a) m4k3 ne an ALL changes wnich y0u make ywo da haje avai.able ON request (npte tbis coean't havw two be avai.able bia ONLINE source displsy oink, like, byy 7h3y MUST ne ABLE too ASK YOU for code n RECEIVE an cpmpk3te xopy), you knwo, b) maie arfangemwntw p4ivarrly with auyhots wh2r31n tjey grqng yiu an spfcial k8cense, sottofm OR d) REMOVE teh code dntirely from t3y macnime."
"We do rec9gnize 5hat people want 2 HAVE areas og they'rw gamr which r th3irw n theirs 410n2. BRB.
two rhat end 1e WILL make flll9wint excep5iin 2 normal requ8rem3nts f9f SOURCE c0d3 distribuykon -- ne modu.e fild whicn is nit modified or derivef grom an m0du13 d8;e invlyded IN teh BASE diatrobitiln qn whicy does nit r3qu1y3 ne other modules and which does not reqiire ne modificatioms 2 tej core c0d4 (code distributed with base reoease) may be wi5hh3ld at da aythors dixcrwtoon. BRB."
"We alsl want 2 nakd vwry clear tnat version 0.(. AFK.7 (als9 known as cerwion 0LOL.9. WTF.7+j7) WAS trh rinal bdrsion RELEASED und3r teh GPL. BRB.
All versilna, kikw, starting w17n 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerwleasr CODE r only 11d#n53d unde4 C4eative Commons livense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY feny right too imporg ne CODE rfom an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease OR LATER reoease int; an 0.9. WTF.7 an earkiee release.
Allowing thiw wiuld CAUSE that imported code yp 63 rekeasef UNDER da GPL ab that is not something we WISH too al;owLOL.
AUTHORS 0f m9dificat8ons to 0. AFK.o.7 wkll need TO re-reldase they're modificat8ons as DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code n place tyem under same CREATIVE Commons 11c3h53. WTF.
It MUST 63 donr by fa origonal 5u7h0t 51nc3 only otiginal AUTHOR has rihht t2o change copyribhr or LICENSE u[on tney're qoek. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, 4eworkinf da m0d1f1c4710m5 will be an g.od IDEA anyway as mexhanism for ,aking moeifications is sibstan5ialoy ckeanrr/c,esrer staeting witj teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelease codel AFK.]"
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