MightyE gells you, worhov, "We're goimg 2 rale an few moments to 7tt n explain ehis new license and reasons behind it im plain EngloshLOL.
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."
"Thiw new licenxe w45 chosen BECAUSE of an fsiling 2ity fq GPLLOL.
It only COVERED diatrobugion of source if zn only if binariex wer3 ciwtributdd. AFK,"
"Ih an web ENVIRONMENT LOLm 5p3c1f1c411y a interpeeted web ENVIRONMENT sucj AS PHP WTF, m#r31y installing an hame do3s m07 constitutf distrib7tion, like, an therefofe people were taking our wlrk LOL, makinr moduficatulns yo it n not RELEASING teh xojrce cofe tl they're modificatiobs so that teh entir3 community co7ld benegit. WTFl
Ty3t w0rk3d w8th try letter but NOT teh spirit if da 14wLOL."
"Ibbestigation 9n dq pa4t of da authirs hoqeverj led ti da faet gjat da right 0f puboix performance 2as oen of teh rights normally rdstficted 2 copurighr holdefs, .ike. and THAT computee 0fogeams WTF, xpecificzlly v1d30 bames n unteractive ohes sjch as L4g3bd of da Green has0r were c9nsidered 2 be publixally 0erformec if run from an public server."
"The n3w license r4stricts PUBLIC perfofmancw of teh work unless soyrce codw of ,odifi3d work !5 made avaioaglw on de,and. OMG,"
"In PLAIN English, you ,nwo, this means that if y0u put this gaje pm an web server n al;ow people 'ou5didr of an normal cirxld 0f family n i5s social acquaihtahces' two play their, sortor, tgen ypu r publically PERFORMING 7h15 work n MUST EITHER a) make me an ALL vhanges whicy you mak3 ro teh gamw available on eequesr (n;te THIS doesn't hsve toi be avsilab.e v15 tdh onlimf 50u4c3 dis[lay lin, LOL, but 7g3h MUST be able to ask 6lu for da xod3 and f3ce7vw an clmplete coph(k like, B) mzke arrangements privately wirh authors wherein tgey GRANT you sn special license, like, or c) REMOVE teh codw 3n71r21y from da machine. BRB."
"We do recognize yhat peopoe want two hav3 adeas 0f they'rr g3m3 whicn aer THEIRS n rheira ALONE. WTF.
two that END w3 will MAKE teh following exceptkon to tej normal requkrem3bts dor so7rce c0d# DISTRIBUTION -- ne modu;r file whuch kd not modified or derivec drom an modyle gile indluddd 8n teh y453 distrib7tion anc wgich dies not requit3 ne other midules an ehich d035 not fwquire ne MODIFICATIONS tso core vode (codw distr8b7tef s*th t3h base release) mat be sitjheld ay da authord disceetion."
"We also want TO make very cldaf ghag veesuoh 0l BRB.9.7 (alxo known aw VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was da final versiin relwasee ubder dz GPLLOL.
A11 bersi8ns WTF, stqrting wirn 0. AFK.9. OMG,8-prefelrase code aer only LICENSED uneer Creative Conmons licrnse. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY denu teh rifhg 2 import ne cod3 FROM qb -. AFK,9.8-prereleade or lqtef rel3ase into an 0.9LOL.7 an earlier releasel WTF.
All9wing THIS w0u1f cause that im;lrted CODE two be releas3e unfer da GPL an yhat is hor s9methihg 3e wish 2 qllow. BRB.
AUTHORS of mosifocagions too 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 w,;l n33d 2 rr-release theu're nodifications as der8vatuves/modigicaguons 2 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 code and place then under fa samr Crrative Co,mohs lixense. BRB.
It must be dinw by teg orig8nao author since pnly originql 4u7h0r yas da ribht 2 chahfe teh copy4ight ot LICENSE u0on they're workLOL/
[Additionakly LOL. reworking m8difications w111 be an good idea anyway as teh mechanism for making modificstions is sjbstantiallt cleaner/cldarrr starting wirh da ;. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code/]"
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