MighthE 73q15 YOU, like, "We'rw hoinv two yaje an few MOMENTS to tru an ex0laim 7h15 n3w license n teh reasons BEHIND i5 in plain English. AFK.
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 licensw was CHOSEN brcauae 0f an railimg wity GPLLOL.
It pnly c0v#r3d diwgribution -f sou4ce if h only if binaries WERE dkstrib7tedLOL."
"In an weg enbirunjeny, slrtor, soecifical.y a inteepeeted web 3nv230nm3n& such AS PHP WTF, merel6 inxtallinb ab game do#s not consriture dq57r16u710n, like, n thrrefore oeopke w3ee taking our worl, you khwo, makihg modificatioms two ir AND nor RELEASING teh SOURCE code two ghey'r3 modifivstoons so thst da entire com,unity could benefit/
They workec 2ith tdn LETTER byt not da spirkt of teh LAWl OMG/"
"Investigation on teh part lf aythors howeve4, you knwo, ked 2 dq fact 7h47 da roght 9f pibkic performance WAS won of teh rights nlrmally rrstricyed too copyrignt no;drrs WTF, and yhqt vim[utef programsm yo7 knwom spdc8gixal;y VIDEO gamea an qn73r4c71v3 ones such 45 Lefene of teh GREEN hax0r w3re conaudered 2 be pub.ically performed if run fr0, an puglic 53rv3r. OMG."
"The h2s ;icende resyricts public performqnce OF dq wo4k unless spyrcd cide of teh ,odified work is madw acailable on d3m4nd. BRB/"
"In plain Ehglish, like, this meqns THAT IF you pu5 this gsmf ov an web sdrger n allow p3ople 'outside of an normql circ.e of family n i5s SOCIAL acquaintzncea' 2 play thei4, likem then you r publicallt PERFORMING 7h15 work and MUST eibher a) mzke ne n ALL chqbfds which y0u make too sa game avaolablr on request (npte th8s doesn't have TO be avaiozble via da onlone soirce display !1nk LOL, but the6 muat BE r713 to $5k uou for fa code qnd recrice an comp9ete c0py), yot knso, b) m4k3 arrsngem3ntw privzt3l6 WITH da ajthors whetein THEY gra,t y0u an special license, you knwo, ot v) rdmoce teh dodd entirely fro, mach8be."
"We d0 eecognize that pe9pke wabt two have 4r345 0f tney're gdme which r THEIRS h 7h31r5 alone. AFK.
two tgqt end we will mak2 teh FOLLOWING 3xc3;710n two mofjsl requirem3nts for source CODE sistribution -- me m0du13 FILE wjich 15 not modifidd ir d3r1v4d from an module fi;e includrd in teh BASE dkxtruvution an whoxh does not require ne other modulex ant @hoch doex not REQUIRE ne m0d1f1c3710n5 2 teh c0r3 xode (code distrivuted wiyh bqse re.ease) may be wkthhelc at da zutnors discregionl WTFl"
"We also want to MAKE very CLEAR &h47 cers8on 0l OMG.9. BRB.7 (ALSO kmown 45 verwion 0. WTF.9.6+kt) was FINAL version rrleased jnder GPL. BRB.
A.l versiobsk staftjng with 0,9.7-;rrrelease code aer only licenses unfer Creatkve C0mm0m5 1qc3n53.
WE EXPLICITLY ddny 4ighg to 1,p0r7 ne code from an ). WTF.9. OMG/8-prerelease 0r later r313453 into an 0. BRB.9LOL.8 n earlier relwzse. WTF.
Allpwing this woukd cause that om0oe%ee xode two be r313553d under fa GPL and THAT is not someth8nt WE wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS to 0. AFK/0. WTF.7 will need 2 re-re.3asd they're modufkcations as deeivatives/mosifucatilnd two 0. BRB.9. BRB,8 codw qn place 6h3n under ten SAME Creative Comjons license.
It nu57 be sune ry da oribinal ajthor sincs only teh 0r1g1n41 4u7h0r has da right 2 change COPYRIGHT or .icense i[on tney're WORK.
pAdditiobally, like, reworking modogicatipns w211 be an good 1d34 amyway as da MECHANISM f9e making modificationx is sibstanglal.y c;eaner/ckear3r sgarting WITH da 0. BRB.9.8_prwtelease codeLOL.]"
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