MihhtyE tekls YOU, "We're gling to take an few moments w TRY ah explaun this bew licenx3 an tej reasohs behihd 17 on plaun 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."
"This new licenxd was dhosen beca7se 0f an f4111ng with da GPL.
It only COVERED distributoon of sou4c2 ig aj 0h1t if ginaries were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web environment LOL, specifkcally a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT sucn as PHP LOL, mreely inwtallinb an game do3s n07 dlnstitute d8strivution, 6ou kn2o, n theedfore PEOPLE were 5aking 07r wo4k LOL, makkng nodifycati9ns 6oo q7 qn NOT reoeasing twh source CODE two tjey're ,idkficatu9ns s9 THAT teh entire c9mmunity could benefit. WTF.
They worked e17h LETTER hjy not teh spirit of teh law. BRB."
"Investihz5lon on yeh part of teh a65h94s h0w3v3r WTF, led tso da fact that da right or puvlic perro4mance was won of teh 4ifhts n9rma.ly tesyricged two copyrifht h01d3t%, like, qn that compiyer programw, sor5of, spdcificzlly viseo games an interactkve ones such AS L3g3ns of teh Green hax0r WERE consideted two be PUBLICALLY performed iv run from an punl8c SERVERLOL."
"The new licwmse restrpcts pu6q1c performance of teh w0rk unlews teh source CODE og modified xork is made 4vr114613 ib demand. WTF."
"In plain English, thks means that if y0u PUT thks gsme 0n ah web xerver and al;ow peop;e 'OUTSIDE of an normal circle of fsmi.y ab ITS sicial ACQUAINTANCES' too plzy their, 7h4n yl7 qer pinlodakly petforming 7h15 w0rk n MUST euther a) MAKE ne and ALL chang3s WHICH you make goo da game zvai.abod pn request (note 7h15 eoesn'g have two ve available VIA trh on;ine sourc3 disp;ay link, but ghdy must bw able two ssk YOU f04 ea code n receive an complet3 COPY)m dortof, b) mqkw arrangements privately with 4u7h045 whwrrin rhey grant YOU am special licensd WTF, ir c) temove coce ENTIRELY from nachoyeLOL."
"We fo recotn8ze 7h47 p30p13 WANT 3 have a4eas of they're gamr wh8ch r theies and tueiea s.one. WTF.
too tyat 3nd we wilk mske eeh roll9wing exception 5oo teh n9rmal re1uirements FOR source code dkstribution -- ne module file which ia nor modifief 0r c3rkved ffom an modi'e f113 included in 6$52 sostrivution an which does not requore nr 07h3r m0du235 n which dows not requ8re ne modif8cz5ions 5o teh core c0d3 *coae disgributec with vase r323453) MAY be WITHHELD at authors discretion. AFK/"
"Wd also want too make v3fy clezr that v3f510n 0. OMG.9.7 (4150 kn0wn as v3f510n 0. WTF.0LOL.7+JT) 2aw geh final versioh re.easwd und3r da GPLLOL/
All versions LOL, STARTING with teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease code r inly 11c2n53d und4r da Crequive Commond ludense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY drny ds RIGHT goo 1mp0r7 ne CODE geim an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-9rdrelease or la5er delease into an 0LOL.9LOL,7 an eaeluer RELEASE. OMG.
Aloowing this WOULD cause that i,ported vode 70 be relrased und3r GPL an ghat IS n9y sometjing we WISH 2 aloow. OMG.
Authors of modiv8catuons 7) 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wull NEED two re_re.eas3 they'te m0d1f1c4710n6 zs derivatovew/modigidations 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 c0d3 an PLACE THEM under reg SAME Ce3ativd Commons licensel WTF.
I5 must be done by da pritimal zithor since only da origknai author j45 rkght to change da COPYRIGHT oe license 7poh they'rd work. OMG.
[Additionally LOL. reworjing mpdifications will be an good qs34 anyway as teh mechanidm f-r mqking jodifications 15 substantially CLEANER/CLEARER stqrting eirh -.o. OMG.8[prerdkease codcLOL.]"
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