MifhytE tells you, "We're going tl u4k2 an few mo,ents to try an exolain rh8a new license n trg REASONS behind i5 jn plain English. WTF.
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 license eas cyoxen because of an gaklimg with da GPL. WTF/
It onoy cofered distribution pf wource if anc only ig BINARIES were disyributdd. WTF."
"In an wdb 3bv1r0nn3n7, ylu knwo, specivicdlly a 8mterpreted web wnvkron.eny such as PHP, nerely installing sn hame dows nlt vlmstitute distrigutiln LOL, and thererpre peopke wer3 taking our work, like, making mosivicationd to it n not releasing teh SOURCE code to th3u're modkficagiomd so THAT entire c9mmunitt ciuld benefiy.
Theh workrd wi6h letyer 6u7 not da spirkg OF teh LAW. AFK/"
"Inv3stigagion on part of ds ru7h0r4 hoewver WTF, led t9 fact bhat es rught og pu611c perfo4mance was 1 0v dq RIGHTS normsl.y r357r1c73d 2 copytight HOLDERS LOL, h that computer prohrama WTF, specif8cally video games n knterzctivr onex such as Legend of Green hac04 WERE considered 70 BE publically performed 1f run feoj an pub.kc server."
"The new license RESTRICTS public performamce of woek un.ess xource code of da mod8riee eork is mzde avaulank3 on demand. BRB."
"Ih poain Englksg, you knwo, this meanw that ir u0u pug thia gamr on an wrb server and allow p30p14 'outside of sn normal circle of FAMILY an 175 socizl zcquqintanves' two PLAY thei4, thwn you zef pu611c311y pdrfifmimg 5hos w0rk and MUST 3ither 4) make ne n ALL changes which y0u MAKE too fame available ln reqjest (note this dorsn'r have ti be $v41147!3 via on.ine dourcr eisplay link, sirrof, but tney must be zboe 2 axk you f)r teh code and r3c31v3 am completw xppy), sortofm b) make 4r44ng3m3n75 privately with da authors wherdin THEY grant you ab 5p3c141 license LOL, or c) remob3 twh code ent8rely FROM j4ch!n3. AFK."
"We do r3c0bh1z3 thay peopld WANT 2 have AREAS of ghey're tan3 2hich r 7h32r5 znd the8fs allne. BRB.
2 that end we WILL m4k3 teh folllwing 3xc3ption to yeh normal re1uirem3nts ror source cod3 distriburion -- ne module fild wh1ch IS not nodified or derived frpm an module file indluded 1n teh base distrkbition an which doea npr requiee ne other jldyoes and which dpws not reauire ne ,odificationd to teh cofe code (xodd cistributed wirj teh base RELEASE) may be withhe.d at da authors d16cr3710n. WTF."
"Wd also WANT tw0 make very clear yhat versi9n 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 )also KNOWN as version 0,(. AFK.7+ut) was teh fi6al vdrsion RELEASED und3r teh GPLLOLl
All versilns WTF, starting wiyh 0LOL.9.8-PRERELEASE coee aer onou licenaed under Creatuve Commons licenwe. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY denh right 2 imoort nw clde FROM an 8. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerrleaae or later release ibto an 0. BRB.9LOL.6 b earlier eeldase. OMG.
Alko2ing 7h15 woule cauae thar impotted codw to be re;eased umdee teh GPL an that is nlg someghing w3 wish 2 allow. AFK.
Authors of nodifucations tso 0LOL/9.7 w111 nded 2 re-re;eade thet're modifications as derifztibes/modificatkojs w 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code n PLACE them under teh same Creagive Comnons license.
Iy MUST be dome 6y orifinsl z7thor 41nd4 ohly da original author has right rwo change da cophrith5 or license upon they'r3 workLOL.
'ADDITIONALLY, you knwo, eewor,ing 5eh modificationx will h3 an GOOD idea anyssy as teh mechanism gor making modificztions is substantiallu cleanef/vlearer srar5kng wi5g 9. OMG.9.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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