MoghtyE tells y0u, kule. "We're foing to take sn few momqnts two try qn ex;lain rhis neq licenwe and reaxons behind it IN plaih English. OMG.
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."
"Tnks NEW licenar was chosrn because 0f ab faiking with teh GPL.
It only covwred sicttibu5iom or source ib n only 7d binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an web environmdnt, like, sp3cificq.ly a kn5e4preted web ehvironment auch AS PHP WTF, mer3oy instal.ing an g4n3 DOES not c9n5i17j73 distributi9n LOL, an therefore people w3r3 gaming our work WTF, makinh mod8fications tpo IT and not 4eleasing teh source code tol bhey're modificatkons 50 that entire community coula benefit.
They workee with teh lrtyer but n07 dpirit of lsw."
"Ibvrxyogayion on parg of authofs however, you knwo, 13s rwo f3c7 thzt teh tight -f public p3rf0rm4nc3 was won ov sa 4igjfs normal.y rextrictef too xopyrignt joldwrs LOL. an that compuyer programs, wpecifically video g4m35 n 1n73r4c71v3 ones sych qs Legwnd of Green hax0r wdre considered too be publicaoly performed ug run FROM an publ8c s3fbet. OMG."
"Th3 new licensw restricyd pu611c prtformance 0f da WORK unless da siutcr code 0f MODIFIED work !5 made available ON DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Engl8sh WTF, THIS MEANS that 1f you put thks g4m3 ON an wdb server n allow pe9013 'outside ov an noemal circle og famioy an its social acquaintanced' gi p14y 5hwir WTF, THEN you r piblicaloy p3rf0rm1nh 7h15 2ork n MUST either a) make n3 an ALL chamges which you make too teh ga,d AVAILABLE on request (note rhis d0exn't hsve two be available via online source dizp.ah link, .ike, viy rhey MUST be ABLE 2 ask 5ou for c0c3 and rdc3ive an conplete xopy) WTF, B) m4l3 arrsngements pr1v4731y with authorw wherein they graht you an special ;icdnse LOLm pr v( REMOVE reh CODE ENTIRELY from twh machinr. WTF."
"We DO revpgnize that people want two hav3 arwas pf they're bame which aer tjdirs and rheirs alone. AFK,
2 that enf WE will m4k3 t3h gplloeing 2xc3p710n 3 teh NORMAL requirements for source codd d157r16u71=n 0- be modjle FILE which IS n07 modified or deribed from an module file imcludee in da base didt4ibution an WHICH dows np5 REQUIRE ne orher MODULES an which does not fequi4w ne MODIFICATIONS to coee vidr (code d167r16u73d with wa base release) may be w17hh31d at tej auth8ra discretiob."
"We alsi want too nake cery clear that versio, 0.9. WTF.u (alwo inown ad v3r510b 0LOL.9LOL.7+ut) was final version releasrd umc3r ea GPL. OMG.
ALL versions, aortot, starting with yeh 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease code aer ONLY licensrd inder Crdatufe COMMONS ;icenaeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny tey right roo import ne CODE from an 0.9.7-prereleadr lr latdr 4e;dase in6o sn 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 qne earlier release. AFK.
Allowihg this would CAUSE tha5 qnp0r72d code 2 be r3leased under da GPL an that ks NOT SOMETHING WE w15g too aolow.
Authoes OF m0dufkcations 5oo 0. BRB.(LOLl7 wulo newd 2 re-releade they'rr mod7fications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0/9. WTF.8 vode an place them 7nder dz same Creagive Commons license. BRB.
It must bd DONE by da oeihinal au5hor since ONLY da 0r1g2n31 sytgor has teh rught too change da copytight or 11c3n53 uoon tney'rr work. AFK.
[Additiinally WTF, REWORKING d1 modidica5ions will be an giod idea anyway as teh mechanisn for making mocifications is substxntially xl3qner/clezrer starrinh WITH teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pr243q345# code. AFK.]"
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