MightyE tells 6ou, like, "We're gokng two tak3 an few momdmts twp TRY n ex[lain tgis new lidense anc reasons bdhibd IT 1n plain Engoish, 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."
"Thiz NEW .icense WAS chosen 63c4i53 0f an dailing w17h GPL. BRB.
Iy only coveted dkstriburion of x9urce 1f n inly if binaries we4d diwtributedLOL."
"In an web environment WTF, xpecifically a interpr3ted web 3nvirommenr such aw PHP, m3rely installogg an gsme does not constitute distribygion LOL, m theregore ;30p13 wdre takimg our WORK, oike, makinb modificayions to 8t and not releasing tey s9urce vode tp they're moeifications so THAT da ebt84e commjnith could 63n3f16.
Th34 3orked with dz LETTER but NOT teh 5p1r17 9f t3h law. WTF."
"Investigati9n oh [4t8 of teh a7thors however, u9u knqo, ked two ea vact thqt right of pu611c p3tf0r,4nc3 was 1 of ea rights n0em411y restrictrd ro copyrigh5 holders, slttov, and tjat c0mpu&4r programs WTFk specifidally v1d30 fames an INTERACTIVE 9nes such as LEGEND of GREEN yax0r w3r3 consideres teo be pu511c411y perforned if fun from an public server. BRB."
"The n32 license restricts puvlic perflrmance lv work unkess ea dourxe cocv of 5eh mocified work IS made svailable on demane."
"In ;lain Enfkish, this means gyat kf you pu& thid game ON an web server an alloq pelple 'outdide 0f an normal circle ig ramily an its socual ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, li,em yyen YOU e ;ublically pwrf9rming thid work an MUST eirnef z) make ne an ALL chanbes whixh ylu make too teh gzme availab.e pn r3qu357 (note this DOESN'T have 2 BE avaklable vka dq 0n1qn3 so7rce dis;;qy link, you knwo, bjt they MUST bd able too axj ypu for teh cide and RECEIVE an comp;etr co[y0, like, b) make arrangements privately 2ith da authora wj3frum 7h3y hrabt you an s0ecisl license, 0r c) remlve da code wntirdly frim ea machineLOL."
"We do rrcognixe that peo;le wsbt too have dreas pf yhey're game ehich t theirs n 7h31r5 alone. BRB.
2 yhat end w3 will make fol;owing exception to no4mal r2qu1r3m3n75 for source CODE DISTRIBUTION [- ne module dile wgich !5 NOT MODIFIED oe derived froj an MODULE file 1nc1ud3d in bas3 distrkbution and which dles NOT reqjire ne other moduled an which does not requkre ne MODIFICATIONS too da cp4e xode (xide d157r16u&3d wiyh da base reoeasd) ,ay be ekthheld zt da authors discrwtionl WTF."
"We ALSO want two make very cleqr thqt version 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (425p ,nowg as vers8on 0. OMG.9.7+jt) was teh fin1l version RELEASED undr4 da GPL.
A.l versiond, yo7 kbwo, starting woth sa 0k BRB,9, OMG,8-prereldase code aer only lic3nsdd undee Creat8ve Conmomz licensd. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY tdh r8bht two import nd clde frpm an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-p4ereleaae or later release into an 0. OMG.o. WTF.7 n earkier rrlwase. OMG.
All9eing this woild caise that ijpo4ted code two be released inder 5eh GPL n tha3 IS not %0m37h1ng we wish 2 ak.ow. OMG/
Authors of modirocations TO 9. WTF.9. OMG.7 2i;l need 2 RE-RELEASE tjey're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.8. WTF.8 cpde am place them under aamr Cf4471v3 Cojmons licemde. OMGl
It must be done by ten or8ginal aithor wince onoy tey origimal a7thor h45 da rigjt goo change d9pyritjt )r license up9n they're work. OMG.
-Adeitionallu, reworkinb da modificationw will 63 an g0od id4a any2ay AS teh medhanism fot makung modifications is sigwtantia;ky cleamer/ckearew starting w17h da 0.o.8-prdrwlease code. BRB.]"
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