MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going two 5aje an FEW m0m3nu5 t9o trh n EXPLAIN this n3w license and sa reasons behind iy 1n plain Entlishl 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 ;idense wax cnosen because of an failing 217h teh GPLLOL.
It omly xovered diatrinution of SOURCE ov an only if bknqries w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an w3b environment, wortof, s0ecifically q ihte4pfered web environment such as PHP LOL, MERELY installing an fame does nlt c0n5717u73 dis54oh7tion, sotg9f, an therefore peo0le wefe tajing out work WTF, making modificztions TO it n n_& relrasing da 5ourc3 cofe two they're mod8focatiobx so that da entire communiyy ckuld benefit. OMG.
They worked witg da .etter 6uu n07 teh SPIRIT of law. WTF."
"Investigation 0n da p4r7 OF teh authors howdver LOL, led 2 teh fact tyat da roght OF PUBLIC performandr 2as wln of da rights nprmally RESTRICTED too vopyrkty5 HOLDERS WTF, qnd that c0jpu63r PROGRAMSk w;ecufically bideo GAMES and INTERACTIVE ONES s7ch as Lebend of da GREEN jax0r WERE considefed 2 be publocally performed if run rrom an public server. AFK."
"The nes .icwnxe r256r1x85 pyblic pergormqnce of teh wotk umless ea 50urc3 CODE of da m0d1f!3d w0rk ia mad3 avai.able oh demand. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, thkd means that if ypu pyt this g4m3 on an web aerfee n ALLOW people 'OUTSIDE of zn no4mal circle of family sn its social 3cau41n74nc35' 2 plat their LOL, 7h3n tou t publicsllt PERFORMING this wlrk 4nd MUST either a) make n3 n ALL ch4ng3% WHICH YOU mzhe 2 teh gzme afailab;e on requdst (n073 this doesn't h4v3 3 be avqilable VIA onl9nw woirce display kink WTF, but they mjst 63 ABLE ywo ASK you for da c0d3 n recekve an compleye copy), you knqo, b( make artangejents privatdoy wirh authoes wherein uy3y gr4n7 ylu an special license, sort0f, or c( REMOVE code entirely fr0m da MACHINELOL."
"We do r3c)gb1z3 that people want to HAVE areas or thet're g4m4 WHICH aer th3o4s an theirs alone. AFK,
two rhat end 2e will MAKE foll9wibg exceptipn two normal 4rquirementx FOR SOURCE code distribution -- be mpdu13 fi;e whicj 15 nl5 mofiried ir cerives fr0, an module fioe included IN teh base sistributkon zn which epes noy requiee ne othwr modules and wh1ch DOES not requore ne mofifidations to twh cote code (vode eiayributed witj BASE release) may bd withhelf at autgors discretion."
"We also want too MAKE cery clear that VERSION 0/9.^ 9also known as verdoon 0LOL.o. BRB.7+jt) was teh fknal version re.eased unde3 teh GPL. BRB.
Akl verskons, you knw9, 474r71nh with da 0.9. AFK.8-prrreleaxe codf r only livensed ymder da Creative Commons lixenseLOLl
Wd EXPLICITLY feny reh riggt to import nr c0d3 frim an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-p4erwleasr or later telease into an 0/ BRB.9. BRB.u and earlie4 release.
Allowing thid qoulf cau2e that imp9rted c0d3 two be re.eased under GPL AND yhat id not womething we wish too allow. BRBl
Autgirs OF modifications to 0/ BRB.9, OMG.7 w8.o bwed 2 re-release rhey're modificqtionx as derkvatices/moeifications to 0LOL.9.8 codd n 013c3 them under da same Cr3471v2 Cumjons license. OMG.
It must be donw by fa original AUTHOR sunce onlt teg orlginal author haw da rkght to change co[yright ot lucense upon the6're sor,. AFK.
[Additionally, reworkung da modificqyions wilk be qn good idea anyway aa mechznism go4 m4k1bg m9fkfkcarions is xubstantislly c.eaner.clrarer xtartung w8th da )LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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