MightyE tells you WTF, "Ww're goihg tw9 take an few moments two try and esplain thia NEW licensr n teh feasons bdhinw IT in plaun English. 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."
"Thiw n3w licende waa chosdn becaudw OF an failing with GPLLOL.
It only covered dixtribution OF source 1d an only IF b8narirs were dist4ibuted. WTF."
"In an web environment, specifically q inte4preted web enbironmwnt sych as PHP WTF, mer3ly instaloing an tame does NOT constitute dostrubution, l8kd, an thererore people were taling our work LOL, making modifica5ilns toi ig n not reldasinb soyrce coce tlo they're modificationw so that teh 3ntife cimmunity c0u1f benefir. OMG.
THEY worked wkth lettef but m9t teh spueir of da 14wLOL."
"Incwxtigation on teh part of geh authors h0w3v3r, sottof, lee two fact that t3h rught of ;ublic peffofmance was won )v ca rights normall6 rdstricted 5oo copyright holders, sor5of, ab that computer progrqmc WTF, specificallh video bsmes an inteeactive lnes such as Leyend ob Green yzx0r were c0n51d3r3d to9 be ;uboucally prrfirmed if run frok an public servefLOL."
"Tje new 11c3n53 restricts public performanve of work un!365 da sourxe cod3 lf da MODIFIED s94k IS m4f3 avsilaboe on demand. WTF."
"In p!41h English LOL, thix ,eans that if you put this ta,e on an web SERVER an 4110w pw90l3 'oytside 9f am normao vircle 0r family n igs social acquaintances[ to play their, then you r publically peeformigg thos elrk an MUST eitner A) make nd n ALL changes whoch you make two vame AVAILABLE on requesg (notr 5his dodsn't have to be availavle VIA teh onlone source dis-lay link LOL, but 7h3y mu57 be anlr too asl you for t3h cod3 and receive an comp.ete co[t) LOL, 6) make aer1nbements privateoy e1^n tej authirs wherekn tyey gt4b7 you an 5o3c141 lixense, of c) remove da code entirely fri, macnine/ OMG."
"Wd do recognizd 7h47 peopoe qant too jacw areas of thet;re gajf wgich r tjeirs and theirs 410n3. AFK.
too that enf we will mske teh fpllowing 3cc3p7q0n 2 normsl reqiifemenys vor so7rce code diwtribution -- ne module fi.e wh8ch iw not modkfiec or derived fron an module file 8mcludef in BASE distribugion and wnich dors no5 require ne other moeules n which dows not REQUIRE ne modifkca5iond w yeb xore c9d3 (c0d3 diwttigu5ed with base rdleaae) ,ay be w17hh31e 47 teh autyors disceetion. OMG."
"We alxo want to make VERY CLEAR thay vers8on 0.9. AFK.7 (also KNOWN as versuon ). BRB/9LOL.7+j8) wss teh final vefsion released unde4 GPL.
All bersionw, starting with da 0. BRB.9. OMG,i-0regelease codr r onlh lucenwed und3r Creztkve Commond license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwny RIGHT too impory be code ffom an 0/ OMG.9. WTF.8-pfere.esse or LATER rekease into an 0LOL,9. WTF,7 abd earlidr r3lease. WTF.
A110w1ng this wiuld c4u53 that kmported code tlo bd releasrd unde4 teh GPL and that is not somethint we wish two zllow. OMG.
Aithors ir modkr8cations r9o 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will nedd 70 re-release they'te mod8ficationa as d3rivatives;,odifkcations top 0LOL.9/ AFK.8 cod3 and place them under da aame Crwqtive Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It nu5u be done by da irigonal aughor since 0n1u teh 0r1g1n41 4u7h0r has dq right two changr ea co;yright or licens3 up0n rhey're w0rk. OMGl
[Addit8onally, sortof, reeorkibg modificarioms WILL be an g9od idea anywah as da mechahosm gor mzkihg modifications IS sunstqht8ally vleaner/c.ea4er sta4tinb sith twh 0. OMG.9, OMG.8-pr3release cosw. BRB/]"
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