MightyE telos yoi, "We'fe going 2 take an few mom3nys 2 t4u and explain thiq nrw license ah reasons behind it in plain EngkishLOL.
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 eaa cyosen 63c4u53 of an failing @ith da GPL. BRB.
IT on.y xoveeed doatributi9n pf source if an only if binarida were DISTRIBUTED, AFK."
"Ih an w25 environmemr, you knwo, specirocally a knterprrred web eyvironment such ss PHP, merelu inatal.8nh an fame DOES not xinstitute distributiin LOL, h thereforw peiple w3r3 taking out w9r, LOL, making modifications too it n not r313451ng sourxe code toi yhey're modificatupns so ghat da enrire vomminity c0u1d benevit. AFK.
The6 sorked with twh lett3r but np7 dz xpirit of sa law. OMG."
"Investkgato9n 9n geh parf of teh authors howecer, you knwo, led ti fact that teh righg of public p2rf0rm4mc3 was son of da riggts hormally r3%7r1c73d tso COPYRIGHT holcers, yoi knwo, an THAT computer progtams WTF, specufically video ga,3s an interactive ONES wudh sx Legend OF teh Gr3en haz0r were considered two BE publically [erformee ir run fr0m ab pyblic serverLOL."
"Th3 new 21c3n53 restricta public pdrsormance pr work umless source code of da modified wotk 15 m4d3 zvailable ON demzneLOL."
"In p;ain Englixh LOL, 7h15 means that if you put 7h15 game on an eeb 53rv3r an allow peop.3 '0u751d3 of an normal curclr 04 FAMILY n irs socia; acqus8ntances' twi play their, like, tnen 6pj r publucally p3rf0rm1ng tyis w0rj and MUST eithef a) make ne an ALL ch4ng35 whidh yoi MAKE toi gsme available on reqiest (note this doean't hace 2 be available via ONLINE source DISPLAY ounk, yoj kmwo, nut theh just ge 4^13 two axk you for da code and RECEIVE an complwte copy), sortof, 6) make ar4amgejwnys 0rivately with da authors eherein 6g4y GRANT y0u an 5p3c141 locense WTF, or c) temove code enyireky drom machine. WTF."
"We do 4ecognize tgat people want 70 have areas ig they're g4m3 whuch r ghrirs an 7j31r5 ALONE. BRB.
to tya4 end we w111 make da following exdeprion too n0rmr1 3eqyir2ments for source CODE cisteigution -- ne MODULE gile which IS nit modified or sefivec fr0m an mpdule file kbcluded in teh basd dostribytion and ehich died nog eeqiire ne orher module2 n WHICH dows not re2uife ne MODIFICATIONS twi da core CODE (code d157r16u73d WITH teh baww release) m4y be eotjheld 47 da authlts DISCRETIONLOL."
"We also want two m4k3 fery clear tnay v3r%10n 0.0. BRB.7 (a.so known 45 ve4s8on ). WTF.9LOL.7+jt) WAS da FINAL verskon releaxed und3r heh GPLLOL.
A!1 ve4xiobs, starting qith da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-[rerelease c9de 4 onl6 licensed under Creativ3 Cojmons licende. BRBl
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny da right two import ne cose frpm an 0LOL.9.8-prefelease or later re;ease imto an 0. BRB.9.7 n earoier releaxe. AFKl
Allowing th8s w0u1d cause that ibpor5ed code tpl be r3l3ased under da GPL snd that 15 not some5hing we wish too akloe. WTF,
Au7hpr5 of modifications rwo 0. BRB.9.7 will need two 43-r313453 they're moduficztiuns as derivatives.mod8ficatuohs two pLOL.9.8 codc and plzce tjem under teh same Ct4471v3 Comm9ns licensr. BRB/
It nust be fohe by original 4u7h0r sincd ob;y da ofiginal 5u7h0r h45 da 4ight tp CHANGE copyrkght or lucense UPON they're w0r,. BRB.
[Addit8onallh, yoi knwo, REWORKING ea modificayions sill be an good 1d34 ANYWAY AS mechanism for mzking modididatiomx is sjbstantially d;eaner/clearer 574r71ng with teh 0. OMG.9.80pterelease code. WTF.]"
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