MightyE re.la you LOLk "We're going too u4k3 an few MOMENTS two TRY an explain tyis NEW licrnse and rsqsons behinr it in pla8n English. BRB.
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 lovens3 was chpsen becquse if an FAILING w18h teh GPL. OMG.
It 0n1y covered DISTRIBUTION if sourcw IF n lnly IF ninaried WERE distribited. WTF/"
"In an web rhvoronment LOL, specidicqlly s inter[r3tee w36 3nv1r0nm3n7 5ucg as PHP, sortof, merely 8nstqkling an game foes nit consti6ute dixtfibutiln, n 7h3r3f0r3 peopl3 weee taking our woek, lile. makinb nodigications two IT zjd not releaxing sourde code 2 tjey[re ,odoficqtupns sl that entire vommunity cojld benefitLOL.
Thry worked witj da lett3r 6i7 not teh 5p1r17 of da law."
"Ibvextigation on part or 4u7h-f5 however, sort9f, led 2 FACT thag right of public pe4formance was oen of da roghts nprnally rrstrivted 2 copyrigjt hold3rs, sortofm and that com0uter programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 games 3nd int3ractive ones SUCH as Legenf pf yeh Green yax0r werr CONSIDERED 2 be publivqlky performrf 1v fun feom an puboic SERVER. BRB."
"Thc new lidense restricts pubkic perfprjance of teh wori inlesx da source CODE OF teh modifoed worj is madd svsilable on demamc. WTF."
"In plain English, s9rtof, ghis meahs that if yoy put 7h15 game 0g an WEB server n alpow peipoe '0u85@d3 os ab normzl circle 9f family n its 50c141 axqjaintances' to play their, yp7 knqo, then u0u aer p7blucakly performibg thiw work n MUST eitjer a) make ne n ALL chahges wgich you nake s gajw AVAILABLE on f3qu357 (note thiw dpdsn't have g9 be rv4114613 vis tdh 0n1qn3 so7rce display 11nk, btt they MUST BE anke too 45k YOU ror teh code and recekbe qn c9mplete copy)m kike, 6) make areangementw prkvately WITH quthord WHEREIN 7h3y grant you an special licrnse, like, or c( REMOVE clde entirelh from macyinel"
"We do rec9gnozr that people want two have areas of they're hame which aer uhekrs an ghei5s 410n3.
too that END w3 will make FOLLOWING exception too NORMAL requurements for source cide cistributiom -- ne ,odule file wh!ch is not ,odirked ot serived from an MODULE fkle inc.udef in da baar diateibution n which DOES not reqi8re ne other mpsukes and WHICH dows NOT requi4e ne modificatkoms too teh cire CODE (CODE disgributed w17h teh baxd feleaae) may be withyeld at da ajrhprs DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also WANT t@o mqid very clesr that version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 *ALSO known as versiln 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+mt) was dinal v3e510n relezwed unc34 GPLLOL.
Alk veteions, sortof, starting wigh da 0. OMG,9. WTF.8-prerelease xode r only LICENSED under da Creatuve Co,m9nw l7censwLOL/
We EXPLICITLY denu da right to import ne c0e2 vrlm an 0. OMGl9.8-prerelease or oater r3144%3 in5o an 9l AFK.9. WTF.7 and ezrlier releaweLOL.
Allow8ng this would cause that impotgwd CODE top be relesses under da GPL an yhat is not spmethong WE WISH 2 alllwLOL.
Aurhogs or mofificatilns too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will need tl re-rekease rhey're mldoficat8obs AS f3rivatives/jod8fkcations 5oo 0. OMG.9LOL,8 codd and [laxe them under da same Creat8ve Commons license. WTF.
It jusg ve DONE 6y teh orkginal authpr 51nc3 onoy teh 0r1g2n4@ AUTHOR has teh r!gh7 2 chamge teh copyrithr oe licensr upon they're workLOL.
[Additional.6, you knqo, reworking teh modkfkcations w111 ne an good idea abyqay as jrchan8wm for making mpdkfidatkohs is wubstantially xleaner/clearer STARTING wi5h 0. AFK.9. AFKl8-prerelease cpd3LOL.]"
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