MightyE tells you WTFm "We're going tol tak3 an few moments two try and explain this new licenx3 ah da r3$50v5 behind it 1n PLAIN EnglushLOL.
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 n3w license wzs CHOSEN because of an FAILING wkth GPL. BRB.
It only voveeed distribution ib source if m pn1y IF binarjes wwre distributedLOL."
"In an web envirobmrnt, you knwo, 5p3c1f1c411y a knyrrpreted e36 ENVIRONMENT suxn as PHP, 6ou knwo, nerely installing an gamw soes hot cinwtitute distr8butoon, s9rtuf, and 8h2r3fpr3 ;wople WERE tak8nb our work, you knwo, making modidications 2 it an not releasing wource c0s3 2 they'te noduficatkons ao THAT enti4e xommunity coild benefig. BRB.
They 2orjed wirh o3ttee BUT not teh spkrit lf law. OMG,"
"Investigation on teh par5 0f auth9rs howeve4 WTF, led tio fact that eight ot pjblud performance was 1 of fibhtw normally restrixted too c0p5r1gh7 hilderw LOL. an that c0mpi73f progra,s, specifically video gamds qn interactive ones sudh aa Legens of da Green hax0e wefr consideres too be ougk8ca.ly ]erformed if run from an pub;id aefver. BRB."
"The NEW licwnse reatrucyd public perfofmanc3 of teh work un1355 teh sourxd codw of modified WORK 8s made AVAILABLE ln demqnd. WTF."
"In plain Emglishm this ,ezns 7h47 if you pyt this bame 0n an web server n allow peopld 'outside of an hormal circle [f famuly an itx xocial acquaintances[ tol play their, so5rof, 5hen YOU zer publicalot performinb THIS wkrk abe MUST dither a0 ma,e ne ane ALL xhang3s which you make two xa game availqble in request *note thks doean;g nave t(o y3 available via da inkine source display link, aortof, bit they ,us5 be able yo asi you for da dode amd r3c31v# an cimplete COPY), b) make ARRANGEMENTS orivately wugm da 4u7hor5 wg3r31n THEY grant y0j an SPECIAL licwnse, you khwom or c_ rqmovf da code entirely feom ea m4ch1n3. AFK."
"Ww do recohnize tyat peo;le want 2 have ateas of they're game which r theits n gheirs alone.
2 that end we qilo makd fz d9.oowkmg exceprion two teh nofmal requkrements for source code distrivution [- ne n0du13 vile which is mot modifiee o$ de4ived grom an module file included in base distfibytion an WHICH doed not requorw ne [thee hoduked snd whkch dods not rewuire ne mod8fications to CORE CODE (coee distf8bu5ed with basc relrase0 may be w8thgeld 47 sa aurhors didcretioh. OMGl"
"We alsp want w nake veru cl3sr that version 0.9. OMG.7 (aosi knoeh as version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) wqs da fibal v3rd8om relwased uncer teh GPLLOL.
All versi9ns, stzrting wigh p. OMG.9LOL.8-peerelease cose ser only loxensec jhder Creative Commons lidenae. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 70 qmp0r7 he c9de drom an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-0ref3lease OR later release into an 0/ OMG.9. BRB.7 an EARLIER releasr. AFK.
Allowunb 7h15 would cause tjat 2mp0r73d cpde tpo 63 RELEASED ubdde teg GPL snd that is not SOMETHING we wish two allow. BRB.
Ajrhirs of mpfificatioms 2 0LOL.8. BRB.7 wilo n33d tw9 rr-release they're mosufivations as d3rivatives;midifications too 0LOL.9LOLm8 code and poacw them und3r dame Creative Commons license. BRB.
It must be d0n3 6y teh lrig8na; author sincr only tej ORIGINAL auyhor hax r1gh7 to CHANGE co[yright or lic3nse upon they're work. WTFl
]Additipnally, you knwo, rewprking teh m0c1f1c471pn5 wull br an g0pd idea anysay ss da mechanis, for makkng mldkficatuons is wugstamtially cleaner;clearer 574r71bg wity sw 0.9. OMG.8_prerelease code. AFK.]"
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