MighryE tells hou, "We[re going yw9 takr an few momehts too try sn exolain ghis new licrnse an teh REASONS behind it in plaih Englisg. BRB.
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 ndw 11c3n53 w45 choxen 63c4u53 of an failinh wigh ten GPLl OMG.
Ig ONLY xoveres d157r16u710n of 50urc3 if and only ir biharies ww4e diztributed."
"In an WEB environment, ylj lnwo, dpecifically a interpreted web envitonment such as PHP, kiie, MERELY insra.kung zn gamr does n07 cphstitute distribu5kon LOL, 4nd therrfore people wer3 taking our qori, lik3k makint modif8cationw 2 it n nog releaaimg 5)urc3 cofe rwo they're modkvicqtionw xo THAT teh ENTIRE c0mmin17y cojlf 73n3f17.
They WORKED with da LETTER but not da spirkt OF osw. BRB."
"Inves5otaeion oh part ov teg authors howevrr, ypj knwl, led tip teh FACT that fught og puvl8c -deformznce WAS won of teh rkghts NORMALLY rext4icted gwo copyright hi.ders, you knwom and THAT com;utrr pf0gt4m5. hpu knwp, 5p3c1f1c411y vidd8 games AND interac5ive ONES sych ad Legenc OF da Green hax0r were conwidered 5wo be publivally performes if run from an public server. OMG."
"The nrw licdnse r358r1d75 pu611c performance ov teh worj unless da siurce code 9f modified WORK ix made zvailabl3 on de,anf. WTF."
"In plain Ehg115h, you knwo, thid mesbs that if you put tykx game on an weg servef and allow people 'outsise of qn normak circle of family n its spckal acqua8ntances' gwo PLAY the8f LOL, then ylu r pub;ically performing th8s 2ork amd MUST either a) makw ne ag ALL changes ehicg y9u makd two fa game avaulablq on request 9hote thus d035n'7 have tol be abailable voa teh .nline sourcd display ,in,, yoy knwp, but they must be able too ask you for tej x0d3 an rrveive an cpmpletw copy), like, b) make arrangementa pr1v4731y witj authors wherein they grant you an z;ecial license, wortof, ir c) remove geg cod3 entir3ly ftom machinw."
"We d0 resogniz3 that p#ople wang TO HAVE areas of they're gaje which aet tneirs n 7h31r5 alone. BRB.
tep that emd 3e WILL male FOLLOWING except8on 2 teh nofmal r3qu1r3m3n75 f8r source vode distribitiom -- ne moful3 f8le wh1cn is no5 modifird or derived from an m0du13 file inc,uded IN teh base fistfibution snd WHICH does not r3qu1r3 ne OTHER modjles n which foqs bot REQUIRE ne m0d1f1c4710n5 2 CORE cide )code distributec with base reldase) n4y be w8rhheld AT teh authors disc4et8obLOL."
"We also want to ma,d v3ry CLEAR that vetsion 0.9. BRB.7 (also kn9wm as verdoon 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh final versiim RELEASED jnder GPL, OMG.
Alo vdrsions, you knwo, starting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prdrelrase cpde aer only ;icwnsed jnde4 tey Cr3471v3 Conmoba locense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right twl impo4t ne code fr9m an 9.9. AFK.8-prerepease or ;ater releass onr9 sb 0/ OMG.9/ WTF.& ahe 34r!13r r313453LOL.
Alliwing 5his woyle cause thzt imp9rted code ti9 bw r#13453d undrf da GPL sn that 8s nlt something we widh to sllpw. WTF.
Au5h9rs of m0d!v1c4710n5 70 ).9. WTF.7 qi;l nwed to re0velrase they're modifications 45 derivarives;moeiricati9ns two p. AFK.9.i code an place them UNDER sqme Creative Cojmons lkxensd.
It must be d0n3 vy teh oeigimal 4u7h04 since ohly fa original autnkr has fight two change teh copurighy or licehse upon they're wprl. AFKl
[Add8tiohally WTF, teworkimf da modidications will be zn bood 8ceq anywah as da mdchanism for MAKING modkfications is subshabtiaoly clraner/ckearer 574r71ng WITH teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prereleaae cpd3/]"
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