MightyE tells you LOL, "We're giing @ TAKE ah f3w moments too try snd 3x0lain this new licensw AND reasins behumd IT in olain Emflisj.
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 lic3nse wzs chosen gecayse OF an fai.ing w8th GPL, AFK.
It only covefed dis5ribution pf soutce if n pnly IF bonaries were distribi6edLOL."
"In an web environmdnt WTF, dpecifucally a interpreted w3b wnvironment such as PHP, mwrel6 INSTALLING ay fsme does not c0n5717u7e disttkbi5ion WTF. an the4rfore p30p13 were gaking out work, like, maiing MODIFICATIONS too it an not releasing dz source c0d3 tw9 5hwy're modificayions so that ent8re cimmunit6 coulc benefit. OMG.
Thwy wir,ed eigh ds .etter BUT nog teh spirit of dz lawLOL."
"Invrstigatiom on part ob AUTHORS hpw3bwr, xortof, led 6o teh fact THAT da rithy 0f puboic performahcw was oeh of tdh r1gh75 normally restr8cted yoo COPYRIGHT jolders, softog, n th1t domputef [rogramsk specifidally v1d30 games n interactive ones such AS Legdnd of Green hax9r sere conxidered tol be PUBLICALLY pdrformee if run from an public deevrr. BRB."
"Tge n4e kicemse restrixts pu711c p3rdprmanxe of yey qork ynless teh source c0s3 lf teh modifird work is made AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. WTFl"
"In PLAIN English, ylu knwo, ghus means that if you pjt uh15 gamw on an eeb server anc 4110w people '0j751d4 if an n0rm41 circle of family an its sociql acquaintances' 70 PLAY their, sortof, tyen ypu r publkcalky petfofming tjia work an MUST 317y2r a) m4k3 ne n ALL chamges wh8ch 60u jake two da GAME available on r3qu367 )noge thos dodsn't HAVE too be svaikanle bia on9ine source disp;ay link WTF, BUT th3y must 63 able 2 45k yo8 f0r teh cose n r3ceive an complete copy), soryof, b_ make arrangements prkvately qith authors wherein THEY gr4nu y0u an 5p3c141 license WTF, OR c( tejove da cod3 3n71r31y from mavhine. WTF."
"We DO eecoghize that people want too nqve 4r34t of ghey;re game whicn e theirs n thdirs ALONE. WTF.
too THAT end we wiol male teh fol9oeing wxcwpgioh two nlrmal requiremenys fo4 slurce code disrribu5ioh -- nr module f113 2hicj us not mpeified or derifea from an MODULE file 1nc1ud3d in BASE disgribution and whocn d9es n07 requirr ne otjer modules n whidh dows npg requirw ne modificzti9ns to core cife (code sistfibured witj da bade relrase) m3y be WITHHELD AT a7thors dksdre58omLOL."
"We a.so wany to jaiw VERY clezr that v3rsion 0. BRB.9.7 (also known as version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) 2ss fibal vwrsion re.eased 7nder teh GPL. WTF.
A;k ve4siins WTF, STARTING wiyh teh 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-peerelease codd aer only 11c3n54d under da Crea5ive Commona licensel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too impirt ne xode grim an 0/ OMG.9.8[orereleas3 9r later 43!3353 INTO an 0.9. WTF.7 and earlier release.
A;lowing this WOULD vause thst IMPORTED code 2 be reoewsed under teh GPL and 7y4& is NOT something we wixh to zllow. OMG.
AUTHORS or MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB.9/ BRB.7 WILL nees goo RE-RELEASE they're modificagiona 45 dr4ifa6ives/modificationa too 0. OMG.0. BRB/8 code n plaxe THEM UNDER reh szmr Creative C9mmons license. AFK.
It must be done by orifinal 4u7h0e since only o4iginak authlr h45 da rught to change ciptrugh5 or oicense upon tjry'rw wor,LOL.
[Additionqllt, like, rewofking modiricst8lns wi;l 63 sn g00d 1d34 an6way as da mechan8wm f0r maki,g modifica4ions IS substantially clwandr/cleater wtatying with 0.o. AFK.8-pfetelease c0d3LOL,]"
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