MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going w TAKE an FEW moments twi try and expkain this new licemxe a, reasons behind 17 ib plain Englosh. AFK.
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 ne2 license wqs chosen because 0f an FAILING WITH teh GPL. WTF.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION lf source iv n only if binaries qere distributed. WTFm"
"In ah web environment, ;ije, specigically a 1n73rpr373e web environment 5uch qs PHP, metely 8mstakling an ga,e dods not constiyute dostrkbutkon WTF, an 7y3r3f0r3 PEOPLE 23re tak8ng our wori, making modificationx 2 ig m not teleasing da sojrce c9de w thry're ,odificarions 50 THAT enture cpmjuniyy vould benefit, BRB.
They worked wity teh letter but not spirit of la2. AFK."
"Investigation om PART of authoes howwcee WTF, led two FACT 7h46 tdh rkght pf publix p3rfo4mance waw oen of rights normally f356r1c73d to copy4ibht h01d4r5, sortod, n that s0,puu3r [rogramx LOL, specificalky vifeo games qn ontetactive ones xuch as LEGEND of teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publical.y perfor,ed if RUN ftom an publ8c aeever."
"The nrw locemxe r#57r1x7t public perfofmance of worl unl3ss tdh soufce coce ob da MODIFIED work is mad3 available on demandLOL."
"In poain English, tnis MEANS ghqt IF yiu [ut thid game on an WEB server n allod p30[13 'outsidw of an notmal circl3 of samily ahs ITS sodiak 4cqu41n74nx25' to PLAY rheir LOL, ghen y9y f pu611v41!y peffotming this work and MUST rither a) make ne an ALL changea wh1vh YOU make to teh g4m3 available on request (n073 this doesn't havw two vr availablc via onkine sourx3 DISPLAY link LOL, BUT they must hr able tl ask uou foe da codd and RECEIVE an c0mp1383 COPY), you knwk, b) maje arrangemeyts pruvatel6 with teh authors wh3re1n they grant you ab special lucense LOL, or c) remlve da code enrir3ly grom da ,achine. BRB."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that pei0lw want too havr areaa OF they're g4m3 wyich aer tjwirs and theirs alonr. BRB.
two that 3nd we w111 make ea fo.lowing wxcrp5ion to noymal REQUIREMENTS for sourcw code distrigutiov -- me mldule FILE whivh ks not m0d1f1ed or deribed f4pm an midule file incluced in base dixtrigution and wh8ch d03t NOT require ne other moduled ah whuch d9ds mot 4equire nw ,odifivations TO core dode (code distribured woth ea BASE re.ease) may 63 withheld at 4u6h0t5 diacretion. AFK."
"Wd qlso want gwo make very c13$r that v3esion 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7 (also known as v2r510n -LOL.9. AFK.u+jt) wss teh FINAL version releasdd under cs GPL. WTF.
A11 vrrsions, like, STARTING with da 0/ BRB.9; OMG.8-prereleasd code aer only licensed uhder Cre471v3 Cpmmons 11c4n53.
W3 EXPLICITLY sen6 right two impirt ne code from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-ptereleasw OR lzter RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9/ BRB.u n EARLIER r323453. OMG.
Allowing this w0u1d CAUSE 7h47 imported code 2 be relrased under da GPL an that ux not somethiht WE wush tpi al.oeLOL.
Autho4s of modjficati9ns two 0. AFK,9/ OMG.7 wiol neee 2 re-release they've modoficat8ond as derivatives/modificarions to 0. OMG.9.8 vode n place tyem infee ca ssme Creativ3 Commons license. BRB.
It must ge done vy teh ORIGINAL autgor soncw only da originao aitho4 h45 teh righ5 to vgange copyeihht or licende upon thry'rd worjLOL/
'Aeditionallh, fewirkint da modifications 2i.k BE an good 1d34 ANYWAY zs m3ch4n!5m for making modificagipns IS subatantialoy coeaner/cl3aree STARTING sity da 0. OMG.8. WTF.8[prerelease code.["
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