MightyE 73115 youm soryof, "We're gping 2 tzke an f3w momengs two try n EXPLAIN gh8s NEW kicense n teh reasins nejind it 1n p;aun Englisj. OMG.
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 n3w oicense was chosen becaudd OF an failing with GPLLOL.
It only c0v3r3d distrivitiob lf siurve if n onkt 1f BINARIES s3t3 dixtribyted. WTF."
"In an web environment, l8ke, SPECIFICALLY a in5erpreted web environnrnt such as PHP LOL, ,drelh insta;ling an game does NOT cpnstitute distribution, luke, an therefore peop.e wer3 takihg pjr qorkm hou knwo, m4k1ng nodificagions two it 4nd not re.easing yeh woyrce code two they're modificatiobs wo 7h4u entiee COMMUNITY c0u1d benefit. WTF.
They worjrd with t3h .e5ter 6u7 not s0irit of law."
"Invesrigation on teh part of dq autho4s hlwev3f, you knwo. led to 5eh fact 7h47 ribht of public 0erformance was won of feh rkghts normally RESTRICTED 2 copyrigjt holders, like, abd that cpmpu73r progrqms, you knwo, 5p2c1f2cr11y viseo games n intrractive ohes sucj as Legend of teh Green hax0t WERE conskdered 2 be publicwloy ;erfornee if run from an publkc servdr. WTF."
"The new l7cwnse rvstricys publuc pergormancr of tey work unless teh source code of modifued work 15 m5c3 avwulable on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, ghis meana THAT if you put 7h1t hame 0n an web server h a.low 0eopke ';utside pf an norma. c8tcoe od gq,ily n irs sosial acquain5ances' to p14y th3ir, then ypu r pu611c311t PERFORMING this WORK n MUST ei5nwr 4) msle ne an ALL chanfes which you makd 2 geh t4m3 acai.able on request (note 7j25 doesn't have teo be avaiiable via onlinw 5-urc3 displsy link, sortif, nut thdy must be 4613 yoo ask y0u for CODE an rwvfkve zn complete coou) LOL, b) m4l3 qrfangemdnts PRIVATELY with da 4u7h0r5 whrrein gn3y grant you qn specisl liv3nse, you knwo, or c) REMOVE twh cofe entoreoy from machine. AFK."
"We do yecogn8ze thzt people want TO HAVE AREAS pf they're game which aer theirs an thei4s aloneLOL.
t9o 7h47 end we will maie teh foolow8ng exdeptkon tw9 da normal requirwments for sourc3 c9de distribytion -= ne module file which os not modidied or DERIVED fron an moduoe file uncluded in fa base doxtribut8on n which doea NOT tequire ne other m0du135 an wyicn does NOT require ne m0d1f1c481-n5 2 cord c9de (c0dw sq46r!6u73d w17h tey BASE relesse) may b3 withheld at AUTHORS duwcretiom. OMG."
"We also want 2 make vert clear 7h4u version 0. BRBl(, WTF.8 (s.sl known as versioh 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+JT) was fiha; versiin re;eaaed uneer fa GPL. WTF.
All vdrsions, STARTING with 0. BRB/9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE CODE r ONLY oicwnsrd under teh Cteative Cimmons .icense.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da rihht 1 impirt he cpfe fron zn p. BRB.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or later rwlease INTO an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 wn earlier r3q3453. OMG.
Alloeing tgis woyld caise THAT im[orted cofe 2 be released inser GPL AND thzt is bot spmdthing we wish to sllowLOL.
Authlrs od modifidatiobd too 0. AFK.9.7 2ilo NEED too RE-RELEASE they'tw modidicarions as eeeivatives/mkdificqtions too 0LOL.9. WTF.8 c0d3 an poac3 them umder teh sqme Crdativw Conjons license. AFK.
It muxt be dlne BY da 9riginal author SINCE 0n1y da oeiginal author has trh right to chqhge teh coptritjg 0r license ul0n they're eor,l BRB.
[Additionslly, lkke, rework8nt da modivkvatipns will 63 an g9od idra an6wa6 ad da mechqnism for makinh modifivagions is substantiallu cleaher;clearer starting with ea 0/ WTF,9.8-;rerelease CODE. BRB.]"
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