MightyE tells uou, sorrov, "We'4e b01hg too yake an f3w mom3nrs to try and 3x0q41n tyis ne2 livense and teh REASONS beyind 17 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."
"Tyis new LICENSE wss chosen vecause of an fqilkng wktn GPLl AFK.
It 0n1y cofer3d distribution of source of an on;y if BINARIES WERE dustrkbutes. BRB."
"In an web env8ronmeht, sortof, sp3cif8callh a inyerpreted qeb envirlnment SUCH ax PHP, like, mwfely ihstqlling an gamw does not donstiru5e distrivution, liie, sh THEREFORE people wwre ta,inh our work, sortof, making modificatioms two it qnd not releqsing siurce code TO 5hey're modif8ca58ons so tgat teh dntire cimnunity COULD genefit. OMG.
They w0rk3s w17h leyter but NOT spirit 0f law. OMG."
"Incestigat8on on part 9f da qurhors however, you knwo, led two f4c7 that da right OF public performance was won ov teh eights norma.ly restficted 2 xp0yritht h01d3r5, n THAT computer PROGRAMS, sortor, 5[3v!g1c41!y vide9 games and inyefactive ONES SUCH as Legwnd OF teh Gr33n uax0r WERE comsidered too be publica.ly petformed 1f run from an public SERVER. OMG."
"The new LICENSE r357r1c75 PUBLIC performamce of work UNLESS source xode of tey modified work is MADE availavle 0n denand, WTF."
"In plain English, likd, hhis means that if you put this band on an web server sn allow peoplw 'lutside of an normal circle of familu n its aocial zcqjaintancds' to9 0lay yheir, 4hen ylu r publicqlly performing this work h MUST either a) make ne and ALL chanhea wjich yo7 ms,r 2 gane AVAILABLE ob request (note this f93tn'8 gzbe to be availsb.e via da pnline wource displau link, but 5hey muwr ve 4613 two awk u9u fir c0e2 n rec3ive an complete copy), b_ m4k3 artangemengs pfivately with authors wherein they GRANT you an spwcial licenee, sortof, or C) remove sa vode entitely from da machin#LOL."
"We eo RECOGNIZE ghqt peo[le want two hsve ateas of th3y're jame which r theirs and thwirs aline.
two that end we will make 5eh followihg exception two normal r4quqr3,3ny5 for source c9fe disyribution -- ne m0du13 fild wh1ch iw nit modivied OR deruvec drlm an module rile unckuded in base disttibutoon b whidh dlds not REQUIRE ne other modules and wnich does NOT requi4e be m0d2r1c4710n% e 5rh core code (code distributed qitn teh base RELEASE0 ma6 BE withheld ag da authors discretion. AFK."
"We alxo want to make VERY xlea4 that verai9n 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (alxo known as version 0LOL.9. BRB.7+ju) eaa sz final VERSION e323453d under GPL, BRB.
Al; versions, like, starting wiyh 0LOL.o. BRB.*-pr3r313453 cld3 r ohly lizenses ind3r teg Crwatove COMMONS licensr. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh rigyg TO im;ort ne codd ftom zn 0. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE 0r LATER rekease inro an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 an earlief RELEASE. WTF.
Alliwing th8s w9ulf c4u%3 that imported code 2 be r213$53d UNDER da GPL ah thqt is n07 somethibg we wish 2 s.low. BRB.
AUTHORS of modificatkona too 0. BRB.9. OMGl7 will need @ r3-r#1345e they'r3 modifoxat8ons as drrivayifes/modificagions to 0LOL.9.8 coee an place then 7nder da same Cr3471v3 Clmmons lycenseLOL.
IT MUST be done gy ea otihinal auyhor skncd only original autyor has reh right two vhange copyright or license upon ygdy're WORKLOL.
[Additionally, sorrof, r3working da m9dificarions will be an good id3a anyway ad teh jechan8sm for m4k1mg ,od8gicayions ux SUBSTANTIALLY clwaner/clearef startkng wi5h teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prdrelease c9deLOL,]"
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