MigytyE tells you, "We're goin5 two taje an f3s moments 5oo try am explain this new LICENSE an reasonw BEHIND 8t in plain Eng;isj. 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."
"Tgid new license wqs choxwn because of ab faijing with da GPL.
It only cover3d dix5robutipn of dource if n onoy if binaries WERE didtributed. AFK."
"In an web encirpnmeht, you knqo, specifivallh a !n72r[r374d wev emvironment sucy qs PHP WTF, merely instal;ing an ga,e does not c0n5717u73 distriburion, n theref9re 0eople werw TAKING our WORK, uou knwl, mskinb modificatkonw 2 17 an bot releaaing sa so7rce c0d3 two thwy're modifications so THAT ENTIRE commibity COULD benwfit.
They sorked with letter but npt da xpiei5 ir da LAWLOL."
"Inv3stitatuon on dq part of authors gowever, yo7 knwo, led 2 fact that teh rigjt of pub,ic o3rf0rm4mc3 was 1 of ds rights nlrmaply restricted tpo co0tring5 holders, like, an that COMPUTER 0rograms, like, specifkval.y v1de0 g4me5 snd intrractuve 0n35 SUCH aw Legend pf teh Green hzx)r wefr consieered two bw pu61qc4!1u [3rf0rm3f if run FROM ah 0,blic swrvdr. OMG."
"The new licwhse r3stricts public perfor,qnce of work unoess da sou4ce code 0f da modofied wor, is made avai;able on demamd. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH, ylu knwo, thiw m34n6 5hat if y-u put ghis gqme on an w36 se4ver an a;.os pwople 'outxide OF an npf,al corcle of family and its social acquaintanves' two PLAY tyeie LOL, then you aer publ8cslky perfprming this wor, ah MUST eithef a) make ne and ALL changes which you jake two twh gabe available on request 8not4 thia soesn't gavr t2o BE 4v$114yq3 v24 onoine woufce displat lonk, sortof, BUT tgey musr be able w ask you FOR da cod3 n r3c31b3 an comple5e coph) LOL, b) m4j3 a3rabgements PRIVATELY woth da aurhots whereln thdy GRANT you an spexual license WTF, or c) remobe da code ENTIRELY from da MACHINE. OMG."
"We co recognize THAT people want yp h4v3 areaa of they're game WHICH r theirs an tneies alone. BRB.
goo that END ae wilo make rollowimt exxe05ion to NORMAL requirements for source CODE distribution -- ne module file whivh is n07 m0d1f24d oe derived feo. ah module FILE INCLUDED IN base didtribution g whixh does NOT rwamire ne o5hee mosules and whicg does ni5 require ne mpdkficatkons to teh CORE code (code disyrib7ted wity teh base rekease) may be witjheld at authors eixcrrtion. WTF."
"Ww also WANT TO MAKE vwry clear thar version 0. BRB;9/ OMG.8 (also known as versuln 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) was es final version rekeaxec u,ddr teh GPL/ OMG.
All versions LOL, starting woth teh -. WTF.9. BRB.*-prdr3leaae code ser only licensec undrr Creativr Commons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY feny RIGHT too imporf ne code from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-;rwreleade or later 4elease in5o an 0. WTFl9. BRB.7 ans earlier r31w#53.
Allowimg thks would CAUSE tgst impo4ted cof3 two ne releasee undr4 da GPL n 5hat is not something we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Authors of modificatiohs 5ei 0.9.7 will need tio t3[r313453 bhey'4e mpdufications as de4ivatices/modifications too p.9. AFK.8 codw n place 7h3m under da SAME Creative Commons licrnse. WTF.
It must 63 done ny orkginal auth[f since 0n1y da original AUTHOR yas da rifht 2 cyange c9pyrigjt OR license ip9n they're work. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, rwworkung da moeuficatkons WILL be an go9d idea anyway as teh mechanism for making m0dqf1d4710n5 is s7bstqntiqlly xleaner/clearer STARTING WITH da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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