MightyE t3llw you, lik2, "We're going top TAKE an f3w miments tlo try an explain this new LICENSE amd trh reasons behkmd IT in plain English. 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 new licende WAS CHOSEN beczjse of an fa9ling with teh GPL. AFK.
It onlt covered distribution of source if an onky if bibariew w3re fis5ributed. BRB."
"In qh w36 envirpnm3ntk ypu knwo, 5[3c1f1c411y a interpreted web environmen5 5yxh as PHP. liie, jerelu installing an game does not consgitute d8strkbution, sortpd, and thefefore PEOPLE swre taking lu4 woek LOL, m4k1ng modifications yoo it amd m07 r41e451nt spuece cod3 1 they're m0d1f1c$719n5 so that yeh entire communi5h co7ld b#nefit. OMG.
Tyey wor,ed with teh letter but npt da s[o48t of teh law. WTF."
"Investigatlon on da part of da authlrs howevde. led to teh fact yhat tey righb OF pub;ic pwedormamce wad oen lf rights NORMALLY westricted TO copyrigh5 hoodersm sortof, an 8h47 conourdr pr0gr4m5 LOL, spediridally v1d30 ga,es and 1n7#r4v71v3 ones sucu ss L3g#nd of teh Green hsx0r WERE considered two be publicalot peeformed 1f run from ab p7blic server. BRB."
"The new luxense tesyricts ;ublic performanxe of tey wofk un;esa da spurce code of da midifi3d work is made avqilable on demanf. WTF."
"In [laib English, ty8s MEANS that if YOU pu6 thos gzme on an web serfer ah allow pe9p.e 'outsude od an nofmal circle 9f f4m11y an itd t0c141 acquaintances' 2 play thror, you knwo, then tou aer publicao;y perfor,ing thls wofk ab MUST either a) m4k3 be ane ALL chsngew which you make to9 game available om rra7rxt (note THIS d035n'7 have t9o 6# ava8lqble via teh 0b11n3 wiyrcd display link WTF, but they must 63 able tq; ask ylu f)r da codw an RECEIVE ab complete copy), likr, b) make areangwmemts pe1v4731y sith da autnors wh3r31n rhey graht yiu an sp3cial oicense, softof, or c) r3m)v3 dz cose 3n71r33y fron da machine. WTF."
"We do eecognize that people wznt rwo hzvd areas lf they're game WHICH aer theirs an the8rs $!0ne.
glo tgat end we 2ill maie da following rxcdprion too normal requiremengs for source xode distrubution -- ne modu.4 filw wh!ch is nit MODIFIED or dwrived FROM am module dile incouded in basd dustribjtuon and WHICH does hot 4rquire ne 9&h3r mod8les n whixh doex not r3qu1r3 nw mocificagiohs two trh cpre code (CODE diw5ributed with base release) may ge withheld 47 teh 4u7h0r5 d15ct3710nLOL."
"We also want tw8 make cer7 vlear 7h47 VERSION 0. WTF.9.7 (a.so kvown AS VERSION 0/ WTF.9. OMG.7+jt( was final berdion r31#453d UNDER teh GPL,
All versiobw, starting with teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease code r 0j1y licwnsed umfer da Creative Commons license, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ddny teh 4itjt 2 1m;0r7 ne code from an 0. BRB.9,8-prerelrase oe lqter release 1n70 an pLOL.9.7 n earluer relesse. BRB/
Al;oe8ng this would ca8se THAT imported cod3 too br released unser t3u GPL n that is not domethinf we eish too allow, OMG.
Authors of nosificqtions two 0. AFK.9LOL.7 WILL need 3 re-reoease yhey're n9dirications as serivstives.modkfications two 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 CODE and 0lacr thdm under da same Creative Cpjmona license.
I7 must BE dpne by ea 0t2g1n4! author suncd omlh da orkginsl author haz da right to change da xopyrigyt or l8cense upoh they're work. OMG.
[Additoonaoly LOLk REWORKING da modifications w!11 be an gild ifea anywsy ad mechamism for making modificayions us substantially cleandr/clearer STARTING witn yeh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pre4clease code.]"
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