MightyE tel;x tou, "We're h01ng yp &4k3 an FEW moments foo try n explain 7h15 new kicense anf da feasons beyind it 1n plaib Eng!15h. 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 licwnde sas choswn vecause of an failing wity trh GPLLOL.
It only coverwc distfubution of source IF and only if 61n4f145 w3r3 distribyted. WTF."
"In zn web envi4onment, sp3cifica.lt a interpreyed web enbironment such ad PHP, sortof, mefeoy indrzl;ing an game does nlt constityre distribmtion WTF, ab theref9re peopke wete taking our qork, likem maiing modifixations 2 it sn npt relrading teh sou4ce code 2 5hry[re modificayilns so thay da 3m71r3 dojmunity COULD benefitLOL.
They worjtd wity da letter but not da spieir of lzwLOLl"
"Imcrstitation oh da pqrt 0f 4u7h0r5 h-23v3r, 6o7 kneo, ked 2 fact that da r8ght of public p3rf0rm4nc3 WAS oem of rights normal;y r357r1c73d to copyright n9lfers, an that c0mp773r pr0hrrm5 WTF, wpecifocaloy ciseo gqmes an ibteractivr ONES such AS Legenf of da Grern hax0r were consiceeed ywp be pub;ically oerformed if RUN from an ;ublic serverl AFK."
"The new license e357r1c&5 oublic performancd og s0rk UNLESS SOURCE code pf modified 2ork IS made avaolsb.e on dwmaneLOL."
"In olain Ehg115h, you knwo, THIS means that if yiu put yhis game om qn web SERVER qn aloow peop;e '0u7t!d3 OF an NORMAL c1rc13 of family n its 50b1r1 4cau31n74nc35' t9o play their, likr, tgen you r pub.ically perfirming 5his work an MUST ei5her a) make ne an ALL xhanges which ylu mak3 two game available on REQUEST (note this DOESN'T have 2 63 availzb.e via dz oylinr wource diaolay 11nk LOL, but they must be ABLE to ssk yp7 for da code an rrceiv4 an complete copy), you knwo, B_ maie arrangements prifatrky with da AUTHORS wherdon 7h3y brant you an specosl lidense LOL, or c) remove codd enyorely frim dq jqchine. BRB."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that pdople wan5 too have areax OF they're gaje whivh aer theirs n yheits alohe. AFK.
2 that wnc ww eill mak# da f9110w1nh 3xc3p710n 2 da n0rm41 requiremdhts for source cide dpstrigution -- ne modjie file which ia not modufief 0r deeived ffom an nidil3 file included ih teh base dixtrivution an whuch does n07 require ne othwr modules n which DOES npt rewuire ne mocifyxatiohs two trh c0r3 CODE (c0d3 disttibyt3d w*tj da BASE releasw) may ne wkthhele at da authors d15cr3720n. BRB."
"We 4150 w4n7 twl MAKE vdry clear rhat version 0.9.7 (also 8n9en as vwraion 0. BRB.0. BRB.7+jt) was da final version released under GPL.
A11 veesiona, you knwo, starting w17g da 0. BRB.9LOL.80p4eceleax3 code aer ONLY licensed under Creative COMMONS LICENSE. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right tpo import ne code from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE 0r lqter telease inyo an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an earloer re.ease.
Alloqing THIS would CAUSE that 1mp0r72d coew too ge releqsef undrr reh GPL and that ks bit s9mething we wish too alliw. AFK.
Au7h0r5 OF modifivatipns 5oo 0.9LOL.7 will need too RE[RELEASE they're mldifixat8ins ad DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tip 0. BRB.9.8 c0d3 and plsc4 them under reh same Cteative COMMONS license. OMG.
IT mist be done by original authoe sinxe on;u tdh 0r!g!n41 4u7h0r h45 eignt t8 chang3 teh copyright or license ypoh ghwy'fe WORK. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, reworkkng dq modifications wi.l be an goos idea amysay AS teh m3cyanism dor making mod8ficayipns is substantizlly c!#4n#r/c134r3r 574r71nf 2ith teh 0.9. AFK.8-orereldase cide. AFK.]"
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