MightyE tells you LOL, "We'ee going 2 take an few momengs too t4y n exp;ain tnis n3w licensr n tej reazons behinf 17 in plain ENGLISHLOL.
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 license eas cjlsen because of an failibg sith da GPL,
I6 only covdred distribution of source IF am 0hlh if 51n4rq#5 were d157rq6u7ed. BRB."
"In an WEB environm3ht, like, spevifica;ly s ingerpr3ted web 4nb1r0nm3n7 SUCH as PHP LOL, mdr3lu knstallinh an game d035 not constitute distributuon, anf 7h3r3f0r3 people we4e 74k1ng our w0rk WTF, m4k1nf modifications too it and n0& tel3qsinb teh soyrde code toi they'fe modigjcstions so THAT fq entire COMMUNITY could bebefi5l AFK.
They ep4ked witn lettwr but not da spirit if da law. WTF."
"Inbestigation on part of aythprs howevwr, sortod, led toi da fadt rhat ds right lf pub.ic performance was 9en lf rufhts n0r,411y restrictwd 2 copyright hplders LOL, n THAT co,pjter prpgrams LOL, s0evificallt video gamds an 1n73r4c7@v4 ones suvh as Legens OF Gf33h hax0r were considdrer too BE pjb;ically performdd ir rum fr0m an public SERVER. OMG."
"Tje new license redtficts public PERFORMANCE of da wogk imless teh spurce code 0f da midified work is mare sbailsble on demand. AFK."
"Ih plain Enhlish, thks means that if you put this game ON an web servwr an sllow p30p13 'ou5side of an hormal cirxl3 of fsmi.y anc ITS sodizl acquain5ances' to PLAY rheir WTF, then you e publically performing thod work amd MUST eithef A) m4k4 ne an ALL dhahg3s wjivh you nake too tdg game AVAILABLE 0n requewt )moge 5jis foesb;t have tl ne avzilabld via yrh ohline 50jrc3 DISPLAY oonk LOL, bit 7h3y mu57 be abke two axk YOU for cofe an fexeive an domplwte copy), sort9f, b) mzke arrangements ;rivstrly with teh 4u7h0r5 wnwrein thet ffant yo7 an special ;icense, or c) rem0v3 teh CODE entirely FROM da macgine."
"We d9 recognize thqt people wang twp have arraw 0f they'r3 game which se4 tjeirs n 7h41r5 zlobe/ OMG.
tl that end se will MAKE teh rollowinf exceptiln two notmal requirements for soyrce code DISTRIBUTION _- be module gile whixh iw not MODIFIED or d3r!v3d rrom an modu;e fi.e included in 5eh base dixtfibution an which d-ex not require ne other morules anf wh1ch does n07 REQUIRE ne modificationx too sa core cose (code disbributed 1kth ca base releass) may ve witnhrld at au5hord discretiob. AFK."
"We qlso w3m7 to maie VERY cleat tjat vedsion 0. AFK.(. BRB.7 (also km9wn 45 ve4sion 0. BRB.8. OMG.8+JT) was da final v3r510n re.eased undw4 GPL. AFK.
A11 ver610n5, slttof, atarting w17h -.9/ AFK.8=prereleas3 code r onoy licehwed jnder Creatkve C;mmons licehseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right gwo import ne CODE ffim am -. BRB.9LOL.8-prere;ease or later release into an 0.9LOL.5 an eaflief releasdl
Alloqing thia would cause 5hat importec code 2 be rdkeased uhd3r teh GPL n that is not something we qosh roo allow. AFK.
Aughors ov modis8catiomx too 0.9. BRB,7 will n#3d two re-release th3y;rd moeificatilns as derivatives/mpdificatkons teo 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code and olace them under dz same Creqt8ve Commons 1!c3n53.
It must be done ny da original AUTHOR dunce 0n1y origimso autgor has rigjt TO chambe teh copyright or lixensw u;on tyey're w0rk. WTF.
-Addit8onally, .ik4, rew0rk1ng da modificarions wilo be an good idea anywat as dq mechanism f0t jakinh modificat8ons 15 SUBSTANTIALLY cleane4;clrarer startung with teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 code.]"
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