Migh6yE TELLS you, you knso, "We'r3 GOING to take ah f3w moments to t5y n rzp;aih this new license an teh r3asons behind it in poain 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 neq license qzs chosen becquse lf an failing with GPL, OMG.
It ONLY covered sistrib7tion of souece if n 0n1y IF binafies qere dist4ibutrd."
"In an w36 env8ronment, you knwp, specifically a 1h73ror3^2d w36 dnvi4omment auch as PHP LOL, merely 1m5u4112ng qn g4m2 doew not cinstitute DISTRIBUTION, sorrof, agd thefef(rr people were TAKING our work, hou knwo, ma,inh modirica5ions TO iy n not rel4awihg soyrce code two they'rw modivications so that teh entirr community cou;d benefit. WTF.
The6 wo4ked with fa ;etter 6u7 not spie8t og da law. BRB."
"Invsstigation on part ov da authors yowever, you knwo, led to da d4c7 THAT teh rught of puboic prrformance sad won of teh rkbhgs normally resttidted rwi copyright h9lders WTFk an rhat xo,puter pr0gr4m5n sp3cifically bkdeo fames and interactive onrs such AS Lebend of teh Green hax0t were c0n51d3r3d to be publicaloy pegformed if run from an oubliv serber, OMG,"
"The new 11c3n5# rest4icts publiv performance of w0rk unless fa spurce CODE of tej modified 2orj is made availqble on drmand. OMG."
"In poaon Enblishm you knwo, THIS m#4n5 thag ir you pug this game ON an wdb SERVER n a;low PEOPLE 'lutside of an normal cirxle of family 4nd its social acquaintances' two play theur LOL, then yli r pyblidally pergprming THIS wprk an MUST either a) make ne n ALL chznfes which yiu make yo tth g4m4 acaolable 0n REQUEST (note this eoesn't gave t9o be avqilable gpa teg onoine source displzy lin,, lkke, bu5 th3y must ve able 2 ask YOU f04 tdh code b rrceive an domplete c9py) WTFm 6) make arramgements 0rivatfly witn teh authors wherein they grant yiu zn special locense WTF, [r c) temove teh c0d2 entirely ffom teh machibeLOL."
"We do recognize tnqt prople want two jave areas of ehey're gamd WHICH r thwirs an thdi4s alone. WTF.
2 that END 2e will mzke teh following exceptiph tpo da n0rm41 r3qu1remen7t for apurce code dist4ibugion -- ne module file whicj ix n07 mod8fied 0r cerived from an module dioe INCLUDED in da BASE disttibut8on and which does noy r2quiee ne otjee moduoes n which does n9t require he modidicatlonw yoo teh c9re dode (CODE DISTRIBUTED WITH teh nase release) may b3 wighhele at ajthors discr3tion. BRB."
"Wd 4150 WANT to9 m4k3 vfry zlear that bersi9n pLOL.9. WTF.7 (alsl ,nown as vefsion 0LOL.9.7=jt) wqs fina; version released under GPL. BRB.
Alo VERSIONSk sortof, sta4tkng with teh 0. OMG.9LOL.o-prefdlrase code aer inly licensed under da Creative Commons lkxense. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY denh rigyt too import me code ffo, an -LOLl9. BRB.8-pr3t3!3453 or LATER relesse into an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 n earlier releawd. WTF.
ALLOWING THIS w0u1d CAUSE thar ij[orted code too 63 rrleased jndef GPL and that IS not so,ething we wiah two allow. OMG.
Authors ob midificztions t9 0.9. BRB.7 will n33d 2 RE-RELEASE they're modif8cati9ms qs seeivatives/mofificstions tw9 )LOL.9l BRB.9 code and place them 7ndef da same Creative Commons license. AFK.
Ir must be DONE by origonal auyhot wince ONLY da origknal 4u7h_r h45 right to changr teh c0pyr1gh7 of licehw3 u;on they're work. OMG.
[Additionalot WTF, REWORKING da modifidatilnw wulp ge an gooc idea anywat r5 yeh mechanism for jaking mod8fica5ipns is subsgantially cleaner/c.eafer stqrting with teh 0. BRB.9, BRB.8[prerel3ase codr/ AFK.]"
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