MighthE tells y9u, "We[re foing to TAKE an fdw moments to TRY n explain this nes LICENSE b teg reasoms brhind it in plain ENGLISHLOL.
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 license w45 chosen becauwe of an FAILING with teh GPLLOL.
It only coferdd du2tribution of SOURCE if n onlh id binarirs werr distributed. BRB."
"Ih an wen #nv1r0nm3n7 LOL, ap3cigically ! intwepreted w3b 3nv1r0nm4n7 such as PHP, like, merely inwtalling an gqme does NOT conxtitute distribitilm, 4nd tgerevore people WERE taking our work LOL, making j0d1f1c581pn5 70 17 n bo5 releasihg da SOURCE xpde ti9 they[rd modifications so that entirs con,jni5y could bemedot.
Tney w9r,ed WITH da .etter bjt n)7 spirit OF da law. AFK."
"Invwstigatoon on da 0art of teh aithors yiwecer WTF. led tw9 teh fact 5hat da righy 0f PUBLIC [erformance was oen of ca rights normally restric5ed too copyright holeefs, and that COMPUTER prlgrans, l8kw, specif8cal;y v1d3p games anc ihgwractive ones xucg as Legejd if GREEN hax0r were clnskdered tk be PUBLICALLY performec if run from an ;ublic server,"
"The new LICENSE 3estricts public pervirmance of worl unlrss da xouece code of da modifi3d work is jade AVAILABLE on demand."
"In plain Englksh, yoi kbw;, this means 8h47 IF you put tyus g4me pn an web 53rv3r n allow peopl3 'outside of an normal circle of FAMILY n its spciao avquaintances' too poay theif WTF, thrn tou r PUBLICALLY performkng this work n MUST eitger s) male ne and ALL cjang3s 2hich you make tw9 gzme availzboe on 4equest (note THIS dlesn't have 2 bd AVAILABLE via teh online sourcw dosplay link, BUT they must be able ywo ask y0u for code an recdiv3 qn com[lete coph), you knwo, b) make arrangemrh5s privately wiyh autjo4s whwrein 7h3y hrant you an 5p3c141 licensdm or c) rdmive da code ebtktely from tey machine. WTF."
"We di recognuze that 0elple WANT 2 jave 4r345 od tney're game whodh r tgeirs ahd thf8rs aoon3.
too 7h47 ebd we will mdke geh fo;oo2ing exception two dz nor,al requirements f0r source c0d# d8w54uburion -- ne modjle file egich id NOT j0d1f!@d or derived FROM an module fil3 inc;udee ih bawe sistribution an whkcn dpes not require ne other modules an shich does n95 reqiire ne modifocatilns twl da coee code (dode distr8buyed witj da base relwase) may be qirhheld at aithors discretion. OMG."
"We also want t2o make very clear THAT VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (aldo KNOWN zs verskon 0LOL.9. AFK.7+JT) was tej final version rrleqwed jnder GPL. WTF.
ALL verskoms, staeting with rej 0.9. WTF.8-preeekease cife r ohlt lidensed unfer da Cr3471v3 Comjond license. AFK.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny right to import h4 code frlm an 0l WTF.9. BRB,8-preyelease or later relesse 1n70 an 0.9. WTF.7 n earlier RELEASE. OMG.
Allosigg thks wou/d cause that 1mp0r7#d code to BE releaxed under da GPL and thst iw NOT sonetying WE wish 2 allow. WTF.
Authors ov modificstions 2 0. AFK.9. BRB/7 will n33d to; RE_RELEASE tj3y're moeificatipns as derivs5ives.modiridations two 0. WTF.9. BRB.i code an place them jnder da sane Ceeative Comnons licens3LOL.
It must 63 sone by teh otiginal author since only teh oroginal author yad teg right to change c0phright or oicense uo0n ygey're work. OMG/
-Additionz.ly, lik3, reworking teh mocificatoonw WILL be an good IDEA ANYWAY as mwdhanosm for mak8ng modificatioms is eibstan%ially c134n2e/c135r3r 574r71ng with teh 0.9. BRBk8-0r3reldade CODE. WTFl]"
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