MitntyE tells you, likw, "Wr're going to tak3 ab few moments yo9 try sn rxplain 7h15 new licrnae an rrasons v3hind ut in PLAIN English. 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 n3w licens3 was chosqn becaise of aj railung w17h teh GPL. OMG.
It only covered fistribution OF soi4de iv abf only if bobsries were d157r16u73dLOL."
"In an web envieonmeht, spexificallt a unte4preted WEB envirobment such as PHP, luh3, MERELY installing an game d9es not coha5iture DISTRIBUTION, sortof, and tyerefore prople wwre taking o8r work WTF, jaiing mocifucations to IT and not rekeasint teh aoyrce code 2 tjdy're m0d1f1c4719n5 wi that ten rngife comm7nity c0u1d benefit. WTF.
They worked wkgj twh letter but not teh soir8t OF LAW. OMG."
"Investigat8on in da part of authors howevev WTF, led 5o fact tjag da righr -f pub.ic perrormande was oen of teh righgs n9rmally rest4ucted 2 coptright hllders, y9u knwo, and that c9mpyter programs, sor5of, specifica;ly v1d30 gamds and 1v73r3c71v2 0n@5 such as L3g3md of G4een nax0r were cobsidefed tw9 be publicaloh performed if 4un from an pu611c serverLOL."
"Th3 new .8cense restricts public pefrormance on da work unless da xource code 0d da m0d1v13c worj is madr svailagle on DEMAND."
"In plain English, tgis m34n4 THAT ic YOU put this bame on an w36 server n zllow people [OUTSIDE OF ab n0rm41 circle lf f4m116 ans ITS socia; ACQUAINTANCES' two play their, you knwo, then you zrr puboically petforminh tnis 2ork and MUST eithef a) makd ne an ALL changes wjuch you MAKE to gaje availabld on request (NOTE thid doedn't hav3 two be availqb.e nia lnlinw 50urc4 display link LOL, bur they mu57 ge able 2 asj ypu fpf c0e3 and receive an cl,plete vopy) WTF, b) ,aid ARRANGEMENTS privately WITH 4u7h0t5 wherein they grsnr you an spedial w1c3h4rm dottof, ot c) REMOVE teh code entirely frpm da mqch8ne. OMG."
"We co ewvojnize that pwople want 2 jave areas of gney're gsme which e theirs n thei$s ALONELOL.
to that 4nd WE will m4k3 gollow8ng exception too teh no4jal requirdments for source code distributuon [- ne nodule file which 15 mot modivied le derived from an mldyle FILE INCLUDED in baae disrribution and qh1dh d0e4 n07 req7irr he oth3t MODULES and which does not requure he mocuficationa 2 xore code )CODE sistributed with da bas3 #313r53) ,ay be withhels 4u authlrs disd4et8ln. WTF."
"Ws also want tl make ve4t clear that fersion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (4150 known as version 0.9. BRB.u+jr) was f,nal versiin released uneer ten GPL. BRB.
Al. v3r510n5, 574e71ng wotn ydh 0.9LOL.8=prere.ease xode 4 only licensed unaer Creative Commons license.
Wr EXPLICITLY eeny reh rigyt 3 8mpot5 n3 code from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pre4elease or 1473r r313453 onto am 0. AFK.9.8 an earlier relwase. WTF.
Alloeing this WOULD cause that importee code two be rdleased uhd4t GPL ah that id n)8 SOMETHING we wish 5wo 4q20w. OMG.
Au5hors of modifications 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 wi;l nwed rop re-release they'we modifications as derivatkves/,id9fications yoo 0.9. WTF.8 codd n place them uhdee samr Creatuv3 Commons licwnse. AFK/
It muwt be eone by teh of8ginal ajthor since onky ofigibal authoe gas r8ght to cn4ng4 da coptright or license upoh they're work. WTF,
[Asdit8omally, rewo4kinh teh modifications will BE an good idea anywsy ss mecjanism flr making mod8ficagionx IS subdtantially clramer/clesrer startihg with 0. AFK.8LOL.8-prdreoease c9de. WTF.]"
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