MobytyE tellw you LOL, "We're going 2 tak3 an few MOMENTS ti try and EXPLAIN rhud nes licdnse n reasobs behind it in plain Eng.ish, 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."
"This new licdnsw wax chosen necause 0f zn failing with teh GPL.
It omly covered distribution od soyrce ig an obly if 61n4e135 were disurivutedLOL."
"Ih am wdb environnwnt WTFk specifically a iht3rpreted web envieonmeng such aw PHP, slrgof, merely inatqlling an game does not donstitute distrigution, yiu kbwo, an therefore people were tak9bg our work, sortof. making modifications @ it n NOT releasinh teh SOURCE coce TO tj3u're modifudati8ns so that teh entird commubity dould behedit. WTF.
They worjed wurh tdh letger but mp6 da spirit of law. BRB."
"Invedtiga5ion on da p4r7 of autho4s ho1rfre, sortof, led 70 da fact thag teh tight of PUBLIC pervormahce was qon OF da RIGHTS normal;y restricted 5oo copycight h01d3r5, n THAT com07te4 PROGRAMS. ypu kbwo, specifically video gamex n interactive ones SUCH zx Legend og Green hax0r sdre consif3rdd 2 be publical;y p3rf0r,2d if run froj an public setver."
"Tht new lidense restroctw p7blic perrprmance of teh worj yn1355 source coee of modkfied work 15 made available on d3m4nd. WTF/"
"In plain English WTF, this mwans that if ypu put this tame ob an web server n a;l9w people '8utside ig an notmal bkrcld od family and ITS social acwuaontabces' too play their, soe4of, then y0u t publically p2rf0rm1ng thia work qns MUST eother a) mak3 ne ab ALL chang3s wyich uou make 79 fa tam3 availabld ib request (note THIS doesn't HAVE to be abaikable v14 da pnlin3 source display 11nk, you knwo, but THEY mus5 be able 2 ask you ror ten code and recdube am completd c0py0 WTF, b) make arrqbgementd privqtely eirh authors wh3f31n yjey grant yoj an spefial licenwe, sortof, or c) REMOVE da c0d2 entirely frlm da machine. BRB."
"Wf do recognize that peopke w4h7 2 HAVE areas of rjet're game qhkch f theurs n thwirs aloneLOL.
two that end we will make f0!10e1ng EXCEPTION TO da n)rm41 4equirements FOR SOURCE cide distribuyion _' bw midjle fi.e which 15 np7 ,odifi3d 0r DERIVED fr0m an MODULE f113 ibcluded in teh basw disttibjtion n wyich does not REQUIRE ne otner modules n whoch does n07 r3qu1r3 ne mosifidations two vore code (c0d3 distrinuydf with 6$63 release) may be wkthheld at quthofs discretiinl BRB."
"We also eant two m4i3 VERY clesr that ve4su9g 0. WTF.8. OMG.7 (also known AS version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+JT) was fina. VERSION relrasec under GPLLOL.
Ak. cersions, starting wigj 0LOL.0. WTF.8-prerelease cpce aer only 11c3nt3d und3r teg Creative Co,mons licende. WTF.
W2 EXPLICITLY deny fey RIGHT to imp9rt ne code rrom an 0LOL/9LOL.8-prereleasr or latee release ihto an )LOL,9. OMG.7 and earliet r313453. OMG.
Allowing thia eould dause thqt imporred vode twp BE released ynder GPL ane yhat 16 NOT somr5hing w3 wish two al.o2. WTF.
Authors 0f mod8dica5ions tp 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wukl need to re-release thet'rr modifidations as derivatibrs/nodifications rw9 0.o. AFK.9 codd n plave ghem under da same Cr3471f3 Commons 1!v3n53/ WTF.
It must be DONE by teh original authlr since ONLY twn o4igimal qu5ho4 has right 1 chabge cophright OR license jpon theh're qor,. WTF.
[Additionally, sirtof, feworking MODIFICATIONS will be an good idea znyway as ,3ch4n15m for making m0dqf2c4710n5 is sutstanrially ckeaner/cldarer STARTING with da )l OMG.9. BRB.8-prereleade c0d3, OMG.]"
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