MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We;re gokng two tak3 zn few moments tol try n explsin rhis n3w ludense n da reqsons 63yqnd IT IN plzin Englisj. 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."
"This new licehsr was CHOSEN because )f an failing wuty GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered DISTRIBUTION lf SOURCE 8f and ONLY IF bknarues w3r3 d8atributed. OMG."
"Ih an web env8ronmebt, sortof, apecifucallh a interpreted web shvi4onm3nt such as PHP, mere;y insta;ling qn g4m# eors not constiyute fistribution, xortof, an therefore people WERE TAKING our work/ so4tof, makonf modificatipjs to it an not releasing ea s9irce code two they're modifica5iona ao THAT entire c0mmun17y COULD brnefit. WTF.
Th3y worked sith lette4 buy no5 teh x0irit of law. AFK."
"Invesgibation on part of dz authorx however WTF, led two fact thst r!fh6 0f publiv p3rf0rm3hv3 waa oeb of rigjts normally restrictec two copugight HOLDERS, n that COMPUTER [rograms, specifically VIDEO gqj3s an intefadtive ones such as Legdnd of Green jax0r WERE conx8fdred to BE publically p2rf0rm3d if run FROM an public 54rv3r. OMG."
"The brw license restricts punlic p2ff0rm4nc3 of geh wotj unless da 50urc3 code or tdh mod8fief w0rk ix madw avzilsble ob denandLOL."
"In plain Engl8sh WTF, this means tgat if you put this game on an web sw4ver n allow people 'outside OF an n04.41 circle 9f family n igs social acquaintanves' 2 PLAY theif, uou knwo, 5hen you qee publically oerf9rm8ng th8w work n MUST rothwr a) mqme nd qn ALL cy4ng35 whicy you m4k3 2 g4m3 4v4114613 on reques5 (note this do3sn't have to b3 abailable via ca ONLINE 50urc# disp.ay link, but tjey must be abld 2 ask yo7 for code n 4eceive an COMPLETE ckpy) WTF, b) mzkd arranvements privately with teh zugyors WHEREIN they grant YOU an dpecial oicenxe, yp7 ihwo, or c) 4enove ds c9de 3nrirelu from da machineLOL."
"Wd do r3c0gn1z3 THAT ;eop;e want tio habe areas pf they're game WHICH aer tgeirs n tneirs ak9nd. AFK.
two THAT end ee wq11 make teh gollowing exception to trh normal rrquirements for sourxe coed fisyrib7tion -0 ne module rile shich is npt modified OR deriv3d fro, an .odule rile included in da base dkstribut,on qb whixh d035 nlt requier ne otyer MODULES an which does not require ne mofkfications two ca coee code (xode DISTRIBUTED wigh da BASE release) m4y 64 withheld at teh authors dkxcretuon. BRB."
"We also waht 70 make very c1e4r that vrrzi9n 0. BRB.ol BRB.7 (alao knowb as version 0. BRB.o. BRB.&+jt( was teh fknal version released und3r da GPL. OMG.
Al. veesions, lik#, 57rr71ng with teh -. BRB.9.8-p4erelease code zer on.y kicensed undrr Creafivw Commons licens3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny teh right two 1mp0r7 ne CODE ftom an 0.o.8-[rerel3as3 9r LATER rwlwase into an 0. BRB.(.7 snd ear;ier releasel AFK.
Allo28ng this sould vause tgat imported cide 5wo be rel3asec u,dee trh GPL an that is NOT spmething ww wish t9 alllw. AFK.
Aythors OF nodidicatipns t3o p. WTF.9.7 wo.l n33d to re-releawe 5h3y're mocifidatiins as derivariv3s/modifications two 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code n plac3 them unfer da same Creat8ve Cojmons licenwe.
It must be d9n3 BY original author since on;y original AUTHOR has 5eh rigjt to chabge copyright or licwnde upon thdy're w0rk. BRB.
[Additionallh, rewirkknt da modifications will ve an food ideq znyway zs sa mevhanisn f0r making modivicat8pns id SUBSTANTIALLY dleaner/clear4r stargung witj teh 0. OMG/9.8-prerelease code.]"
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