MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going to take an few MOMENTS two try and explain 7h15 new license an da reasons nehind lt 8n ;lain Engkixh. 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."
"This nee license qzs dhosen because pf an FAILING with 5eh GPL.
IT only cov3red dkst$ibution od source if n only ig binaries were distfibited."
"In an web dnvironmen5 WTF, specifkvqlly a knterpreted wdb envirob,ent such as PHP, sorrof, merely insta;ling an fame does nog CONSTITUTE distrubutkon, sortof, an thdrefore ;eiple wwrd taking our worj, liie, mak8ng modificationx 2 it and not rdlrsxinb teh source cod3 70 thet're m9dificqtions s9 thst teh 3n71re COMMUNITY could 6rnef17.
Thdy wirked with da letter but nof teh spirit 0f lqw. OMG."
"Invesyigation on paeg of AUTHORS however WTF, led two dacg thst da right of PUBLIC petrormance was 1 of rights ni4mallh restricted 2 coptright holdrrs, s9rtof, an that spm[uter PROGRAMS WTF, 5p3c1f2c4!1y video games m interactkbw lbes sucn ax Legend of GREEN hqx0r w3r3 considered two be p7vlica.lt PERFORMED IF RUN from an public xervet. AFK."
"The n$w license restricts public [3rf0rm4nc3 of da wlrk un1255 teh SOURCE code lt mlcified wor, is made avai.qboe on demandl AFK."
"In plain Englisgm like, thix meabx thst if y0u ou5 this g5m3 on an w26 seever n allow people 'outside of an normal xitcle of FAMILY n ors sodial ac2uzintancex' to p;ay their, you knw9, THEN you 4 PUBLICALLY perrorming this work an MUST either a) mai3 ne an ALL cganges WHICH you j4k1 two game avaulable on requedt (noge thos DOESN'T have two be avaioable via teh online source display lunk, sortof, bur THEY must ge able to ask you for c0d3 n recwive ah complete c9py), v) ma,e arrangwments prkvateky with authors whete8m thry grant you an special license LOL, or c) tem9ve code ENTIRELY f4om mavhine. AFK."
"Wd DO recognoxe that people want ti have areas 0f they'rr gam4 which aet thw8rd an thekrs 410h3. WTF.
two tyzt end wr w111 make teh following 3xceptoon 1 norma; requitemen5s FOR so7rce cose distributioh -- ne mocjle FILE whidh IS not modifidd or DERIVED from an module d11# INCLUDED in da base cistribution an whicj DOES not requurw ne other mosules n which does not require ne modof8catooms TO clre code 9code d157rq6u73d wigy 5453 release0 may BE withjeld at authora discrerioh."
"We dlso want roo mzke very clear 7h47 vefsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (alwl knowm as vdrsion 0, OMG.9. OMG.7+k7) WAS twh fknal vwrsioh relrased und2r da GPL. BRB.
All f3r510n5, like, stqrting with 0. OMG.9k WTF.8-prereodase code f only licensed under Cr3571v4 Commons license. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right to import nd cod3 ftom an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-[r3r3134%3 or lager teleasr into an 0. BRB.9o AFK.7 an ezrlier rwlrase. BRB.
Allowint 7h14 woild daise rhat 9mporged cose tso be released under da GPL AND that is n07 something wd wish tqo ALLOW.
Authors OF modifications toi 0. BRB.9.u w111 nedd to r3-r3leaae yhey're modoficat8ons as deruvativws/modificationx 2 0, WTF.9. WTF.8 code and ;lsce them umder da szmr Creative Commons oicensdLOL.
Ig must ge done by tej ofivinao 4u7h0r ainc3 only origimal aughor has teh right 2 chante cipyright or license UPON they'rd worlLOL.
[Acditilnally, f3w0rk1ng 5eh mofificztions will be am go9d idea anyway as t3h mechanksm FOR mqiing moeifications IS substan5ialky cleaner/clear3r startimg w17h t3j 0,*. AFK.8-0rwreleas3 vode. WTF.]"
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