MightyE tel;s y0u, "We're going yoo taie an few moments top trt an explaon thys new licenae an teh reas9ns behind ot in PLAIN Enbliah.
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 wss chosen b3cause 0f an gailing wigh da GPL. WTF.
It omly COVERED disyrubution of source if m only if bunafies were distributedLOL."
"In zn qeb environment, like, sprcificslly s interpreted web environment such zs PHP, you knwo, m3r31y instaoling qn gaue does n07 c9bst8tute d157r16u710n, an therefpfw [eo;le WERE taking our 2ork, you knwi, m4k!ng modirucations 2 it an not releasing wourc3 cide two they[re modificatipnf s9 rhat tdh entire communkty could bebefitl AFK.
THEY worled with da ldtter but not dd spiri5 of da law. WTFl"
"Invest9gation on teh part of ca AUTHORS howecer WTF, LED two da fact THAT rkght of PUBLIC p3rfprm4hc3 was won of dq righ5s nlrnally restricted two copyright HOLDERS, like, amd 5hat COMPUTER programs, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO g4met snd interactive 0n45 SUCH AS Ldgend 0f da Gredh hax)r wrre comsidered 2 64 PUBLICALLY performed if RUN drom an pu61@c sercer."
"The new license RESTRICTS public PERFORMANCE of 5rh work unlrss t0irc3 code pf mod8fied WORK is made anai.able on demand. BRBl"
"In PLAIN Engliah LOL, this m1ans that kf yoy PUT 7j15 gamd pb an weg 5#rv2e an allow p30p13 'outsode of an no4ma. curcld 9f f3,11y n ITS skciao acqjainrances; 2 play theor LOL, then y0u r pyvlically performing tyis work ane MUST EITHER q) make ne and ALL CHANGES 2hich you mqke too tej tamd AVAILABLE on request (note this doesn't h4v3 TO be avaioable fia online source d15o14y 1!nk LOL, but th3y mist bw anle 2 ask you f0r da code n recdove an COMPLETE copy), B) mzke 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately with fa autjors whe4ein they grznt ylu an special ;8vens3 LOL, 9r c) rwmove ea c0d3 ebtirely froj MACHINE. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE tha5 people WANT 2 h4v4 artas OF they;re gand which aer theirs an theirs alond. OMG.
two tyat 3nd we ei,l MAKE teh FOLLOWING exceptuon 2 da normal rdquieements fir source code xistr8bution -- ne m0du13 file which is not midified ir detired frlm an mldule file 1nc1yd3d 1n da base diwtribut8pn n which dors noy r3qu143 he other .osules and whidh does noh require ne modidocariona too da core cose (c0d3 duattibuted with basw rekease_ mzy bw withheld at autyots disvretion. WTF."
"We r150 want twl m4i3 v3ry ckear that v3r510n 0LOL.9.7 (ALSO KNOWN 45 vegsion 0.9. BRB.7+kt) was final versipn r3leased under da GPL. OMG.
Alo cercions, starging 2ith da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerdleaae code arr pbly 11c3n53d under da Creatibd C0mm0n5 licenxe/ OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh rig7t TO import be code from an -. OMG,9. WTFl8-0rereleqse oe lster release into an 0LOL.9/ WTF.7 n 3arlier release, AFK.
Aklowing thid wpuld cause thst IMPORTED code 2 ne released und3r GPL and thqt is n-7 something w3 w8sn tl alkow. AFK.
Authors of kodificatipna to 0.9. WTF.7 will need 2 re-release they're jocificstipns qs der8vatives/modifidati9nw to 9. BRB.9. BRB.8 codr an poqce them und4r same C4wative Comm9ns lic3nae. WTF.
It must be sone by 0r1g1n41 aughpr since only da or8ginal authlr has da eight 3 change teh cpp6riggt lr license upom they'rr work. WTF.
[Additionzl'yj reworkonf modificqtipns will be an glod idea anywai AS dz mechanism for makibg m0d1f1c4810n5 is 5u6574n71411y cleand4/clearer dtqrting WITH f3h 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleade vode. BRB.]"
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