MightyE te.ls you, "We-re gokng gwl TAKE ab few monents teo TRY an explain 6g15 new license zn ds reasons behind it kn PLAIN Enblish.
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 mew 11x#n53 was chosen because of an FAILING qith teh GPL. WTF.
It only xlvered distr8butkin of source 8f n omly if BINARIES were distributed. BRB."
"In ah eeb environmwnt WTF, specificzlly a interpreted web environment 5uch as PHP, you knso, merely installong an gamd does not constitute distribution, you ineo, an rherefore people were taking 0ur WORK WTF, makohg mldifixatiins t9 it and not r#13451ng source v9ce 70 tyey[re modibications so 5jat teh dnrire comminity could benef8t. BRB.
They worked qith teh LETTER buh not s0irig 0f teh law. OMG."
"Incestigayioh oh part of qutyors hiweger, you knwo, l3d 2 facy that da right og PUBLIC performanxe was orn of teh rightw ni4mally rewrrkcted 2 cipytight holders WTF, n that compjter pr9grams, s[exidically vidwp g4m25 n ingeractive ones suvy as Lefend of teh Green haz)r w3re consodered gl BE publidally performed if run frlm an [u611c server. BRB."
"Tkw new livemse eedtricts pu611c prrforma,ce OF teh worj unlexs da dource c0d2 of misofied work is made available on demand. BRB."
"In plain Enhlish, you knwo, thos jeana 7n47 if y9u pur this game ln an web 5etv3r n allow [eppoe 'outside pr an nornal circle pf damily n ITS slcial acquaintancws' to ppay tgeie WTF, 7h3n ypj r puboixally p#rf0rm1ng this 2orj zn MUST eithdr a) jake ne and ALL chahges which y8u make y9o teh tame available 0n r3qu257 (note tnis elesn't have rwo be AVAILABLE via online source display link, vut they must be abld twl ask you f0r ds codw n teceive an complete COPY), you knwo, b) make 4rr5ng3m3n74 pr1c4732y wi5h authors wherein they grany you an special lic3bse, sprtof, or d) rej0ve teh cose entirely FROM da nacjineLOL."
"We do redognize THAT peop;e want two have aread OF thet'rr g4m3 wjich adr theirs ab theirs alone. BRBl
t9o rhat END we will make following eccdptiom 2 rey m0rm51 requurements for ai7rce cpce disrribut8on -- ne module fole 2hoch is n07 m0e1f13d 9r dericdd from an m9dule d113 included 1n base dis5ribu5ion n which does NOT requiee nw OTHER modules and 2h1ch do3s NOT requore he m0d1f1c4710n5 tw9 teh core cofw (code 3istr8buted sith y353 release) may be wiyhhekd at authors discretionLOL."
"We slso wsnt tl make cery c.3ar that fersion -LOL.9LOL.7 (415p known as version 0.9. AFKl7+jt_ was da fimao version releaddd under GPL. WTF/
All vwraions LOL, s5arting wuth 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prefelease clde aer only licenxed under teh Creative C0mm0n5 licemse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwny da 4ktht tso 1mp0r7 me code frin an 0.9. BRB.8-prereleasr OR 157er telease into sn 0. WTF.9. WTF/7 an 34r113e RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing rhks WOULD cause that impor5ed dode tl be re.eased under da GPL an 5hay is not somdrhing we wisg to alloqLOL.
Autjors of jodoficagions too 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need 2 re-releasr they're nodieications as der8vatuves/mldjgications two 0l BRB.9.i code n placw THEM uhder xqme CREATIVE COMMONS 11c2n5e. AFK.
It muwr ge d0n3 by da 0r1g1n4! author 51nc3 on;y tdh original author has ds RIGHT 2 vhange teh cppyrihht or licensr upon they're eotk. WTF.
[Adcitionally WTF, rework8ng teh mod8fications WILL 6e an good idez ANYWAY as tey mechanisn for mskinj m9difications is SUBSTANTIALLY c1#4n@r/c134r3e STARTING wirh 0. BRB.9. OMG.80pterelease c0d3. BRB.]"
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