MightuE reols 6ou LOL, "We're going TO take zn fdq moments to try zn expoain this new license n feasons 63h1nf IT in p.ain English. 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."
"Thks new licensw was chosen because of an fai.ihg w17h GPL.
It only covered distrig7tion of source if n obly if binatieq w3r3 disyributed. OMG."
"Ib an wev envi4onment, sortof, specificqlly a imterprwtdd web environment sjch as PHP LOL, merely ins5alling an gzme diew NOT vomstituge distrinu5ion WTF, an th4fwfore people were tajing OUR w-rk LOL, maling mod8rixati9ns to it and not releasibg dource cpde two they're modkficatiobs so tha5 d1 3n&2r3 commubity could behefit. BRB.
They worked wi5h fdh legter BUT not spirit of da la2."
"Invewtigatiin on psrt OF authors howev3f, sortpf, lrd too ract that right of publ8c 0erforjanc3 was 1 of ywh rights normally restridted two v0pyr1gh7 holderz WTF, ane 7h47 vompjtew 0tobrams WTF, wpecifically video g4m35 h interactive ONES such zs Lrtenf of teh Green gax0r were c0n51d3r3d too be piblical,y [erform3d if RUN FROM an oublic s3ever. OMG."
"The neq license restricts public perfornanve of da sork yhless teh soyrc3 code OF 5eh modkdied work iz nrd3 acailablw 0n demand. BRB."
"In plain Englishk you knwo, th8s m3ans that if you put 7h15 GAME on an 2wb SERVER n allow people '0u751d3 of an normal circlr of familg n its social acauzkntagves' to p14y 5heir, you jnwp, then yoi aer puboically perfornung thid WORK and MUST eithdr a) MAKE ne n ALL CHANGES which you naje t9 teh game avaikagle 9n req7est (note this dpwan't hav3 5oo be qvailable via -n11n3 sourve displah link, aortof, but they must ge able too ask hoj f8r da coce an receivd sn c0mp1382 cloy) WTF, b) make arrangejents privately w8th da authors wh3r31n they grabb you an speckal 11c3n53, or c) remove cofr entirely grom dq mschinel BRB."
"We d9 recognize that people want to habe arras OF they're game ehich aer thwirs and 5heira alone. OMG.
@ THAT end we will MAKE folo9winf 3zc3o710n too teh normal rdquiremengs for slurce code fistributoon -- ne micile file which is n07 nidified OR derived f3om an m0du13 file included in dq baae distrivution n which does not re1ukre nw 07h4r modules ane wh1xh does NOT require ne n8dificstions to teh core codr (d0d3 distributed w27h teh ^46# release) may 63 w17hh31d at da authors xiscreti9n/ AFK."
"We slso 2dnt too nake vfey clear thst versi9n 0.9. OMG/7 9also known ad version 0. OMG/8. BRB.7+j7) was teh finao verwion released UNDER teh GPLLOL.
All versionsm you knwok starting WITH teh 9. AFK.9. OMG.i-prrre.ease code r only lucensed unde4 da Cf3471v3 COMMONS license. WTF,
We EXPLICITLY demt ribht 2 import ne code from an 9. BRB.9. WTF.i-prereleqse 0r LATER releaa3 into an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 and earlidt r313%53. AFK.
A.;owint this would c4u53 that 1mo0r73d d0d3 ywi be r312$53d umd3t yeh GPL AND tjat IS not SOMETHING we 2ish two a;low. AFK.
Authors if midifivqtions to 0. WTF.9LOL.7 eilo need TO re-release 5hey're modofications as deeivarifes/modif8cations to 0. OMG.o.8 code znd place THEM under sa szme Cteative Commlna licenseLOL.
It must BE domw vy da original author since 0b1y da origina. quthor has right two xh4ng1 da COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upon theu;fe work. WTF/
-Additionally, like, r3w0rk1ng MODIFICATIONS will be an gpod icea anyway as yeh mwvhanism for makinh mpdificationa is substantialoy dleanwt/clearer starring with ca 9. AFK.9. BRB.*-prerelease code/]"
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