MightyE tells y9uk you khwo, "We're going two TAKE am FEW MOMENTS to tey qn explain this new license zn tdh reasons behimd 7t in plain Ehgkosy. WTF.
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."
"Tjis new license WAS chosen beczuse of an fai,kmb wigh teh GPL. AFK.
Ir on.y cover3d dis5roburuon 0f source IF and lnly if BINARIES were dkdtribyted. WTF."
"In an web environment, like, SPECIFICALLY a inyerpeeted web ehvironmemy such ax PHP, sortof, merely installong an gsmr does not constitute fistrigution, sortof, am ghererord pro;le were takunh our w-rk, uo7 lnwo, making modificariond twp IT and nlt relrasing dz 50irc3 dlde 2 they're modifications so that da enrire community COULD brhefit. WTF.
Thet worked with teh letter but not spirit OF 14wLOL."
"Ihvestigqgi9n on part of teh authprs how3vef, you knwo, les two da fact tnat sa RIGHT if publ8c performanve WAS won pf teh rights normally RESTRICTED tqp vopyribht HOLDERS, an THAT com;uter programs, oike, speckficslly video gam3s and intdractive ONES sucg aa LEGEND OF da Greeh hax0r were considered to BE publically performed IF run FROM an public se3ver."
"Th3 new kicehse RESTRICTS pjblic 0erfodmabce OF work unless dz source code if modifi3d work is MADE ava8lqble on demand. BRB."
"In plain Engoish, likw, this means yhay 1d y0u put this gsme on an w36 server am allow people 'o7tside of an n0rm42 corc;e 9f family and 175 social acquaintances' 2 plzy th4ir LOL, thwn you awr puvlical.6 ;erforming this work n MUST EITHER a_ msje ne and ALL dhanges whuch you make two da famr availabl4 on requrdt (note thia doesn't gave 2 BE avai.able via teh online SOURCE d15p14y oknk WTF, b7t they muwt be able too ask y0y f0e tdy CODE an receive an complete c0py), so4tpf, v) ,aje ar5anbements prifarwlu with da 4u7h0r5 wherein th3y graht you an special licrnse, aortof, 0r c) rdmlvf teh code ENTIRELY from da machine. BRB,"
"We dp r3c0gn1z3 tyag people want w have areaw og yhey're g4m3 whoch r theigx an 7h31r5 alone. BRB.
two rhat end we wi;l makw da folkowing 3xc#p71-n to da normzl reqiirdments for s97rce CODE distribution -- ne mpdule file which is not modified or derived from an m9du23 f113 inclucee in base DISTRIBUTION n which does not re1uire ne othee MODULES n wh1cj dors m07 requir3 ne modivications 2 CORE code (code distributed witj base rwl3qse) m4y BE w17hh31d at autho4a discretion. WTF."
"We aos9 want 2 m4j3 vdry dlear 7h47 fersioh 0. WTF.9LOL/7 (alsk known AS verxiln 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) was da final version r313453d under GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, you knwo, sgartung wuth teh -. BRB.9. WTF/8-prere.ease c-d3 qer ONLY licwmxed under fa Creatove Commons l8cense. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny right two import ne code from an 0. BRBl9LOL.8_pr3r313453 or later releasr into an 9. OMG.9LOL.7 an ear/ier rrlrqse. OMG.
Alloq8nt this wou.d causr tha5 implrted coee 2 be rekeas3d unfer teh GPL and THAT is nit something we wish too al;ow. OMG.
Auuh0r5 0g mosifixatioms 2 0. BRB.8. WTF.7 will need 5oo r3-release th3y're modificationa as derivatives/moeifucations TO o. AFK.oLOL.7 cofe and placr ttem under teh sam3 Crdatkvr Commons lucense.
It muqt be done vy teh orig7nao authlr since only original autnor HAS teh rignt to chanbe yeh cppyrihyt or licensr upon rhey'ee work. WTF.
[Adcitionslly WTFm reeorkung teh modifidztioms will BE am GOOD isea any3a6 as da mecjanism for ma,ing modificationx is dugstantia.ky vleaner/clearer startihb with teh _LOL.9, BRB.8-prerelease codeLOL.["
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