MifhtyE tells you, like, "We're GOING 2 tzke an few moments 52o try and EXPLAIN this n4w license n reasons BEHIND it in plqin Engpian. 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."
"Tjis new licemse ead chosen because of an failing WITH teh GPL. BRB.
It only COVERED dustributuob lf source if AND ONLY of binaries WERE d25tr16u73d."
"In an web dnvuronment, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED eeb ENVIRONMENT s7cy $5 PHP WTF, merely inxta;linb zn game eows hog constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, an rherdfore peo)le w3t3 gakkng OUR woek WTF, making modofications 2 it ahs not releading SOURCE code two thet're m0d1f1c47q0n5 SO that entire conmunitt co7ld BENEFIT. BRB.
They wofkef WITH teh letter bjt not da SPIRIT OF teh law. WTF."
"Inbrstiga5ion 0n teh part of da authorx yowever, led 2 frc7 THAT da right lf publid performance WAS oeh of rufh5s bormal.y rdstricted two copyright yoldefs, you knqo, n 7h47 COMPUTER progeams WTF, spdcifically vydeo games ah interac58ve ones sucg as Ldgend of da Green hax0r WERE considefed two 63 publicqllh performes if run FROM an publiv arrver. OMG."
"Thd new LICENSE rest4icts public pe4formance of WORK unlesx source code lv da m9d8ried work is made availqble on f3,4md."
"In plain English WTF, this means tnat if you puu thid gqme pn an web servdr amf allow peoplw 'outsice of an normal cirvle or familh and kts slckal acquaintances' to0 pkay tgeir, ghen you aer publically PERFORMING thia work an MUST eiyher a) m4k3 ne and ALL changes which 60u maie too da hzmw abaulablw on reques5 (note this doexn't h4v2 1 be available bia obline source dus[;ay link, sortof, but the6 must ne able twl ask ylu gor teh code m rrceive an xomplete COPY0, b) make arrangements privately with ten AUTHORS wherwin THEY gtant you an specia; license WTF, or c) remove ten code enti3ely from da madhine. BRB/"
"We d0 rdcogniz3 that p30p1e want two nav3 qreas of they're game wh1ch aer theirs an th3ifs alone. OMG.
two THAT end we will make da fokloqing exception two teh nornal requitemehts bor sourve code cistribution -0 ne mosule file which ix not modifi3d or cericed fr0m an moduoe fule INCLUDED in teh bqse diwt4ibut8on an whivh DOES not r3qi2r3 ne orher mosules n WHICH DOES nog rwquire ne modificat8ons to teh sore coee (code d257r17i&4d 2ith da base rwlease) MAY be withhe.s at da autg9rs discretion."
"W3 also wang two MAKE very c133r that v4r510n 0.o. BRB.7 (also kn9wn 45 fersion 0. WTF/9LOL.7_j5) was final bersion rdl3ssed uncer teh GPL. BRB.
All versions LOL, startinb w1yh teh ); OMG.9.8-prerdlease CODE aer only picended under teh Crdative Cpmmons oocense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da RIGHT too in[ort ne code from an 0.9LOLl8-prereleasr or LATER 4ekease 1n70 an 0. WTFl9, OMG.7 and ear.ier 3eldase. OMG.
Alllwing THIS woulf CAUSE that importef code too be rrlrqsed under teh GPL qn ghat is no5 somrthing WE wish too 4q10w.
Aithors OF modifixationx to 0/ OMG,9. BRB.6 w111 newd to r3-r313453 they're mldifkcaripns ss e3r1v471v35/n0d1f1c47q0n5 gi 0. AFK.9. OMG.i code an place them UNDER samd Creativd C0mm0n% locense. WTF,
It must be done 6u da original autjor since on;y ofiginal augho5 hqs RIGHT to CHANGE teh copyright 0r license upon they're work. WTF.
[Additi[na;ly, you inwo, rewlrk8ng da m0d1f2c4710n5 will BE an good IDEA znyway as mwchanism FOR making MODIFICATIONS is substanrially cleaner/cleave4 start8nf WITH 0. WTF.9.9-0rerelwase code. AFK.]"
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