MighryE tellx yo7, yo7 knql, "We'fr goimg 2 tqke an dew MOMENTS 2 try and explwin tnos new licenae an 4easons behind it 1n plaig EntlishLOL.
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 ndw license waw chosen because OF an failing qith GPLLOL.
It only covdred distribution of sourde uf and only ir binaries werw cisy4ibured. WTF."
"In an wwb dnvironment, like, soecigically z inter;reted web envifonm3nr such as PHP WTF, mwrely instal;ing an t4m# doex not donstitutd distfibution, you kndo, n therefore peo[le were 74k1ng our work, jak9ng modifucations 2 it h not RELEASING teh soyrce code two they're modifications s9 5jat enturr communitt cou;c 64n3f17LOL.
Tyey wlrked wi5h teh letter gut nog sq 5p1r17 0f ;aw. OMG."
"Invrstigation on ca part of da authors HOWEVER LOL, .ed two ca fact that right of pjbluc perdormamce was odn of 5eh rithts normaloy rest4ictwd to COPYRIGHT h01d4r5 WTFk and thwt x0jpu73r 0rograms, ;ike, specifically cideo GAMES 4nd INTERACTIVE onew such as Lrgend pf teh Gewwm hax0r were c9ns8dered two be publicalky perfo4mef IF run frlm an public server. OMG."
"Thw NEW locensr r357r1c75 pubouc PERFORMANCE pf teh wotk UNLESS spurce code of mosidi3d work is made AVAILABLE on demandl OMG,"
"In ;lain Enbkish WTF, this mezns 7h47 if you put 7h15 game on ab seg server and allow peopoe 'outside 0f sh normal circle og familh an 165 akcial acquaintabces' 2 play their WTF, tgeh y9i sdr pjglically pereormong this wprk sn MUST either a) ma,e ne n ALL chanfea whuch YOU make two da tame afailsble on r#qu#57 (note thus dlesh[t have two BE acsilab;e VIA teh pn11n3 source display link LOL, 6uu thdy nudt 63 able two 45k you for da code and eedeive an complete copy), you knwo, B) ma,e arrangdments privately wiyh da autjora wherrin they GRANT you zn 5p3d131 license, sortof, of c) remobe da code entirel6 FROM machine. OMGl"
"We do tecognuze that PEOPLE want 2 have areas of they're g4n3 which aer 7g31r5 and theors alone. BRB.
2 THAT tnd ee wil. make teh fpllowihg EXCEPTION two norjal requirementx do4 xoufce CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fi.e which is not mo3ifi3d or derkv3d from an m0du13 file inclufed ib 6453 distribution n WHICH dodd not requite ne other modules abd which d035 bot 4equire ne mod8fisa5o8ns 2 da clre clde (code d157r16u&3d WITH ten base rele1st) may be withheld qt authors discret8on."
"We also want too male ve4y clesr that VERSION 9. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also known as verwion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+my) was da final vefsion re;eazed under t3h GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, sortof, syzeting WITH 0. AFK.(LOL.8-prereleaxw c0d3 f only LICENSED under teh Creativ3 Commonc lic3nsd. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY denh right two iml9rt ne code vrpm an p. WTF.9LOL.8_p4drelease or 1473r release inro qm 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 and eaeli3r r3q3453. OMG.
A11pw1ng thos would caud3 5har imported code two BE relessed unfer da GPL n that os nor somethkng we wish 5oo allowLOL.
Authots of mosificstions too 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 wkll n33d too re-releaxe they'ee m0d1f!c471-h5 as ceeivatives/,odiricqtiins gwo 0. WTF.9LOL.i code and place thrm UNDER dz sams Crestove Cimmlns LICENSE, OMG.
It must nr con3 b6 da original quthpr cunce only original author has right 2 CHANGE teh copyrugjt or o8cense UPON they're wofk.
[Addirionally WTF, rewirkimg teh modificatyons wil; be an t9od idea anywsy zs teh m3chanism gor malimg modifications is 5u^574n81311y c134n3r/c134r3r 57rr71ng with 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prere;3ase code. OMG.]"
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