MighgyE 73115 yli, yoi kbwo, "We're goihg to takw an fww moments gwo try and explain yjis n4w oodense n reasons behind it in p14!n Engliah. 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 licende WAS chosen because 0f ah failing with teh GPLl WTF.
It omly xpvered sistributioh or SOURCE IF n ONLY if bonariex weee distrib7ted. BRB."
"In an wen environment, specifically a inyerpreted qeb 3nvirin,ent SUCH as PHP LOL, merely installing an gane does not cpn5717i73 distribution, an the$eflrw [eople eere tzking o7r wo4k, likr. majing modificsgions to it and blt r323451ng da source cide yoo they're modificztipns si yhzt da entiee community could benefi5. AFK/
They q-rk3d wuth teh letter BUT not reh spitit of dz LAWLOL."
"Invesrigatkln on da part 0v authorw howeverk sortof, led 2 teh fact that RIGHT or oublic performance wax own 0f ri5nts norma;.g RESTRICTED 2 copyright holdets, zn 7h47 computrr prlgrams, lik3, specof8cally video games n ingwractivr obes auch as Letend 0f teh Gr2eb hax0r qere cons8dw4ed too be pyblixally PERFORMED if rum from an publ8c s3rver. BRB."
"The new license restricts public PERFORMANCE od teh work ublesx SOURCE codw og teh MODIFIED work is uade availzblc on demand. AFK."
"In ;;ain English, kkke, thid mdans THAT if you put ghis game on an web server and allow pelple 'OUTSIDE od an bormal xirc;r of FAMILY n i5s 50c141 acqjaintqnces' 3 PLAY thrir, lije, then you aer pu612c511y perfofming this WORK and MUST either z) makr ne and ALL changed which you makd 2 ea gqme available ON rrquest (NOTE this doesn't have 2 n3 availzble fia da online SOURCE display kinkm nut they m7st be able twi ask y0u f9f da code and r3c31v3 an com0pete copy), b) makr ARRANGEMENTS privately with teh ajtgors wherein the6 ffany y9y an %p3c141 license LOL, lf v) rempve teh code entirely f4pm teh mavhone. BRB."
"Ww eo fec9gnizd that pe9ple want 2 have areas of they'rr gaje which r theits n theirs alone. WTF.
to thzt 3nd ee w111 mske da fol;owing 3xd3p710n 2 teh mormal requiremenrs fly soutde cide distrkbutkon -- ne m0du13 file wnich is not jodified 0r d3r1v3d vrom an module fi.e incl7ded in base 3istrivution b shicj DOES not tequire ne other modules an wh8ch does not r3qu1r3 ne modifica5ions to ten corw c)d3 (code DISTRIBUTED witm teh base r3lease) may be withhdld zt authord d15cr371pn. WTF,"
"We also want two makw cefh clear that ve4wuon 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also knowh ae version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+j7) wqs teh final version re.eased under da GPLLOL.
All v3r410n5, oike, start8ng with -. WTF/9. AFK.8-prereleqse cod3 4 onl6 LICENSED UNDER Creatice Commibs license. WTFl
We EXPLICITLY dehy fa RIGHT to im;ort ne cod3 fepm an 0. WTF.9. BRB,8ppeerdleade or LATER release INTO an 0.8.7 and ea4loer r#13453. WTF.
Alloeing thks w9uld cauxe that ijported coee 2 be relessed inder geh GPL an that ia NOT somethihf we w25h 2 zllow. WTF.
Aythors of modificayions 2 0. WTF,9. AFK.7 wilo nded 2 re-release they're m9didicarions ad fdrivatoves/modificationd too 0LOL.9. BRB/8 codd an p!4c3 THEM undsd teh SAME Crdative Commons l8cense, WTF.
It must be done by pribinal quthit since only origonal ay4hor has rirht tlo change teg copyeight or licenwe upon they're workLOL.
[Afditionaloy WTF, rdworking da m0d1v1d4710n5 will b3 an good id3a snywa6 as MECHANISM FOR making m9difocations IS subsyantiajly CLEANER/CLEARER statying wity teh 0.9LOL.7-prerelease code. BRB/]"
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