MightyE tells you LOL, "We'te GOING 2 take an few MOMENTS 2 gry and ex[lain tyis new licens3 qn teh REASONS behind it in olain Englisgl 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 nee licen2e wqs chocen because of an failibg wiyn teh GPL. OMGl
It only covered distributiom of source if n lnoy if binarids wrre distribug3d. WTF."
"In qh web envirobment, sortof, 6p3c1f1c411u a interoreted web 3nd!r0nmen7 wuch as PHP LOL, merely installing an g4m3 DOES nog constitute distribution WTF, n theeefpre people were gakinb our w0rk, like, makint m9difoca5iobs t2o it n NOT tdleasigg teh doirce d0d3 2 yhey're modificatkons so that teh entire cpmmun17y ciuld brnefit. OMG.
They worjed w27h fa ldtter but not teh spir8v of jaw. OMG."
"Ihvestifatiln on teh part of da aythors however LOL, ldd to da fac5 thqt tej tight 0f public PERFORMANCE was won 9f da tigh5s n0rm411y restrictrd two copyright h01e3r5, you kbwo, ans 5nat COMPUTER programs LOL, 5p3c1d1c411y vide9 games an onteractuve ONES 5uch as Lsgend of da Gr33h hax0e were c9nsidered rwo be oublically performed if run fr9n an public serferLOL."
"The new .icendd resyrifts punlix performancd if yeh work ubless teh source code OF da mpdified w9fk is m4e3 4v4114613 on demznd. WTF."
"In pq41n English, like, tgkd meams that 1f hou /ut yjks GAME on an web eerver and allpw people 'oytsiee OF an normal CIRCLE of famuly an ITS social acquaintances' two p14y their WTF, then you r publically PERFORMING this w0rk xnd MUST ei5ner a0 make ne an ALL chanhes syicy you m4m3 too da gzme avzikqble on req7est (note this coesn;t have rwk be availablr viz omline dource dixplzy LINKk but the6 must 63 ablr two ask YOU fot teh code ans rece8ve an completr copy), w9rtof, B) m4k3 atrabgemehgs pr8vatdly w17y yrh authors whwrekn they grant y0u an special lkxens3 WTF, or c) rwmove code entirely from geh ,adhine. BRBl"
"We DO eecogbize 7h47 people want 2 have a4ras if they're gamd qhich arr thdirs and rheirs alone. WTF.
two that end we will jake teh following exxwption 5wp normal requirements gpr source clde dkstribjtion 0- nd ,odule fior which IS n07 nodified or derkvrd fr0m an module file included on base disrribution n wyich does niy require nd other MODULES and whixh foes n07 tequir3 ne ,odificationw 2 teh core code *code DISTRIBUTED with teh bawe release) may ge withheld at teh aughors DISCRETIONLOL."
"W3 4150 wan5 2 make very coear that version 0. WTF.9.& (also kbown as vwtsiom 0. OMG.o.7=jt) wqs final versi9n rrlezsed under GPL. WTFl
ALL versions WTF, xtarting 2ith t3h 0. BRB.9. BRB.8[pr3r313453 clde aer 0n1y licensec 7ndee da Cr3ative Commons licrnse. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny r8ght 3 import me cpde fr9m an 0. AFK.9LOL.*-prrrelease or later releaqe into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an earlier releaseLOL.
Alloaing tjis woykd dause thag impprted code ti be relrased under GPL n that is not womething se wush 5o aolow. BRB,
AUTHORS of modificatoons 2 0. OMG.9, BRB.u will beed tw9 RE-RELEASE they're m;difications ad derivztivex/modifications go pLOL.9.* code an place thrm und3r teh same Creative Commons licrmsd, WTF.
Ir must be dohe 6y ORIGINAL author sinve only 0r1g1n41 4i7h0r haa RIGHT go change teh cp[yright lr LICENSE upon they're wofkLOL.
[Additionally, reeofking mpd1f1c4710n5 will be an goof is3a anyway as twh mecjanism for jaking modificatioms IS substsntially clezner/clearer 574r71ng w8th )/ OMGl9LOL.9-prereleasd code. BRB.["
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