MightyE tells y07m sortof, "We're goinf t2o take an few momwnts two t4y an 3xp141n ghis NEW licebse an ressins bwyind 17 in pls8n ENGLISH, AFKl
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 licensr WAS choaen because of an failing with GPL. OMG,
It only coverwd dist48bu6ion of source if ans only 1f binaries were d157r16u73d. OMG."
"In an seb envieonjent, slecifical.y a interpfeted w3g encironmen5 SUCH as PHP, you knwo, jerely inwgall8,g ab game soes not constigite distribution LOL, AND therefore peiple were 74k1ng our work, making m0d1f1c471pn5 to IT n not releasint source CODE tlo they're modificztions so thay da entire c0mmun17y could 63n#f!7. OMG.
They w9rked witn teh letrer but not fa xpirit or teh lzw."
"Investitayion 0n da oq4t of t3y autgors h0w3v3r, you knwom .ec to teh fact that da right of p7blic perfofmance wss oen of teh r1gh7t NORMALLY res5r8cred 2 cipyright holddrs LOL, n tnat COMPUTER pfogramd, slrtif, 5p2c1f1c4!1h video games n ibteracrivd ohes such as Legend of 5eg Green jax0r werr considered too bw publically pergormed if RUN frpm an public y3rv3f. OMG."
"The new LICENSE restricts public perforjance od work unless source cide of m0d1f11d work id mad3 avqilable on demamd. BRB."
"In PLAIN Ehgliah, you knwo, yhis means THAT if you put thks bame on an web server n aklow pelple 'o7tside lf an bormao circke od famiiy qnd its 50c14! acwuaintances' too play their, y[u knwo, then yoi r PUBLICALLY performing thus WORK n MUST either s) make ne n ALL cysnges which uou makd 3 GAME AVAILABLE on request (note ghus DOESN[T have too be availzble via da onlinw source d15;24y link, sottof, but THEY musy be agle 2 sdk you for v0d3 and receivr an com[lete c00y) LOL, B) MAKE arrangenents p4ivatelu 28th twh 4i7h0r5 whefein thdy grznt you an specizl LICENSE, or c) temove rey code entirely from teh macyune. AFK."
"We do recpgnize that peoole wan5 tlk HAVE areas OF theh're g4mr shoch r theirs n 7g31r5 410n3. WTF.
to thag 3nd se @il. make yeh following rxcepti9n twp normal requkeements f9t source cofe distribution =- ne module fule which IS nlt modifiwd OR derives from an mieu.q dile includec in teh BASE distrkbu5upn n which fo4s not requirr ne other modules and WHICH siew NOT REQUIRE ne modificarions 2 teh CORE x0d3 (code dostributed qith bax3 r31e$53) may be withyeld at a7thors d15cr4720n, BRB."
"We als9 wsnt to make very clear that VERSION 0LOL.9.7 *a;so known 45 veesi(n 0. BRB/9. BRB.7+j7_ was fa gina; verskin relqqsef und3t dz GPL. OMG.
A;l VERSIONS, wtarting w17g teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prdreldase coee t only LICENSED indrr da Cfeative Cojmons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY seny da right two impo4t ne code FROM am 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prere.ease or later r3.ease 1n70 an 0. AFK.9.7 AND eatlker re;rase. AFK.
Allowong THIS would c4u53 THAT 1mp0r73d coee 2 bd r413453d under GPL sn that is not aomething WE WISH 2 solow/ WTF.
Autgors of modoficstions 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need to re-rwlease they're modiricatiins as derivatices/m9eifkcationx too 0. BRB.o. BRB.7 code b ;iace them umddr teh same Crestive Commons LICENSELOL.
It mudt bd dond BY dz lribina; AUTHOR s8nve only original author h4% rkght to changw teh copyrigh5 or locense upon they're work,
[Acdutiogally, slrtof, reworking modifications WILL be an good idwa anyway AS da MECHANISM for making MODIFICATIONS 15 SUBSTANTIALLY dleaner/clezrer start8nt WITH da 0. AFK.9.8-prwrelease cldeLOL.]"
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