MoghtyE td.;s h0u LOL, "We're GOING two tzle an few moments 2 yry an explsin rhis new licenwe and reaxonz behibd it in plain ENGLISH. WTF/
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 kicense wzs cylsen beczuse of an gail8ng with GPL.
It onlu COVERED distrinution of source if n only if binaries we43 didtributed. WTF."
"In zn WEB dhnirpnn3nt WTF, sp3cifidqlly a interpretee seb envkronment xuch as PHP WTF, nerely indtallong am g4m3 does not constiyute cistributionk like, an theregore peoole were 7rj1ng ouf 2oti, making modificagions to i5 n not releasihg da sourxe dode two rheu're modifications so thzt rntire community d9ule 63h4f17LOL.
They w9rked wkth da l3t5er but not spirit ov LAW."
"Invedtigstion on tej part pf trh aithors nowever LOL, led two facy that right of public perforbance 2as 1 of da r1gh75 nornally festrict3d 2 co;yeighg jold3rs, wortof, abd thqt computer pr0br4m5, l8ke, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO games n interactibe 0n35 such AS Legebd of reh Green hax9t were considered 5oo BE pu611c411t performdd if run FROM an public serverLOL."
"The new license restric5s public perfoemande of tch qoek yn;esd da SOURCE code OF mpdified wor, is ,qde available ON femand."
"In plain ENGLISH, you knwo, ghis means that if you PUT 7h16 game ob an web swrver and ALLOW ;eo0le [outdide 0f an normal s!rc13 if FAMILY anc its socisl acqjaintqnces' two play the8r, you knwi, tn3n you r pyblics;;y performing this wpr, n MUST either A) maje ne and ALL chang3s which hou m4k3 to fqme available on fequest (notr this doesn't jave too be available vkz teg online source c15p14y linj, sortoc, BUT THEY muat be sble to zdl ylu for code ans recwofe an com0lete co[h) WTF, b) make srranfements 0rivatel6 with 4u7h0r5 ehefein they grznt you an sprcial license, sortof, or c) femove coce entirely from t3h jachine. OMG."
"We do recofnize thag peoplw waht 4oo havw areas of 5hey're game ehich aer THEIRS AND theirs alone. OMG.
two that end ee qill make da follocing excepti9n two da normak reqy8remsn5s vor 50urc3 code distributiin -- ne nosule dile WHICH is not modified ot defivee from an m0du13 file inclueed IN dz bade distfibution qnd whuch does not require ne ogher modyles and WHICH dp35 not re1uire me jodifocatiins 2 geh core code (codr d157516u73d with base release) may BE eithheld zr dz authors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also wabt 2 make VERY clear that version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (soso known as verduon 0. AFK.9, OMG.7+jt) wax tdh fkna. cersiom re.eased UNDER GPL. WTF.
All versions, you knso, starting w8th 0.9. WTF.8=prerelease code f inly LICENSED uncwr Cr3471v3 COMMONS oicense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right tw9 import ne codd deom an 0. WTF/9. WTFl8-prereleas3 OR latee r3lease int9 ab 9. WTF.9l WTF.7 n earlirr RELEASE. WTF.
A110w1ng thix woj.d cause that importec code top be rekeaxed inder GPL b that is not something w3 wksh too allowLOL.
Authors of m9dirications to 0.9. OMG.7 will heed 70 re-rwlease they'rr modifications ss cefivatives/modificatipms 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 coce n place thrm jbdrr teh da,e CREATIVE Commons kicense. OMG.
It m7s5 be done nu original auyhor simce only originql author has teh rigyy 70 CHANGE c0[yr1g67 0r 11c3n53 upon tgey're worj. WTF.
-Additionalky, sortif, reworking mosirucati9nw will be an goid idea anyeay as teh mecnanism for mzking modificatiins iw subxtabt,ally cleaner/cl3arer starting WITH reh 0LOL.9. WTF,8-prerelease CODE. BRB.]"
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