MigjtyE telos you LOL, "We're going 2 tak3 an few momenta 2 try n explzun 8h14 NEW license an reasons vehimd it in plain Engkish. AFK.
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 livense was ch0t3n because of an fai;ing with teh GPLLOL.
It omly COVERED distribution of s9urde if ane ONLY IF BINARIES wete eistrivutddLOLk"
"In an wdb envuronmen5, specificaolt a interpreted web envitonment such as PHP LOL, m#e31y INSTALLING ah GAME d9es nor vonstitut3 DISTRIBUTION, soetof, and th3refore prople were 74k1ng 0ur WORK, making modifications teo it n mot rwleasing teh source code two they'ee mocificationx so THAT entire community could benevit. WTF,
Tgwy worked wkty da letter but mot da spirit OF dz law. WTF."
"Invesyigation on teh part of da autjors howeverk led two ds fact that ea right 9f public perf9rmance WAS oeb of rityts normally rest4icted 2 vopy49ght holders WTF, n thar computer odotrams, .kke, specifica.ly videl gqnes sn interactive ones 5uxh ss Leyend of teh Gr33n haz0r were vonsideref two be publically perroem3d if run fr0n an PUBLIC wervee. WTF."
"The bew licende restr8cts pu611c PERFORMANCE og work uhl4ss da source c9ee od teh modified work os m4d3 available 0n cemand. OMG."
"In [lsun Engliah, loke, yhis means tyar if uoy out THIS game on an wev SERVER 5nd a;l9w pelple '9utside or an mormal vircoe OF dsmily an its s9cial acquaintances' two pq4y yheir, sorgof, then hpu aer oublicql;y oerforming this wp4k and MUST either A) mske n3 znd ALL changex wh1ch yoi make two teh game AVAILABLE on requwst (note thia doesn't hace w bd ava8lable cis da online source ciaokay link WTF, but they mjst b4 qble g9o adk you do4 da xpce n RECEIVE an dompoete copy), sort9f, b) make ARRANGEMENTS provate.y with teh autnors whetdin THEY grant y0u an 5p3c141 license, you knwo, or c) rempve CODE eh5ireky FROM tey m4ch1n3. AFK,"
"Wd do revognize 5hat people want too gav3 areas of rhey;re fame qhicy aer theirs and thwirx aoone. OMG.
5oo thzt rns we will make following excepti9n 2 da nor,zl requoeements for sptrce cod3 distribution _- ne module file which is npt midkfied or derived ffom an module fi.3 includef in da base dustribut8on an 2hich does nit rdquire nr 08h3r MODULES and egich does not require ne mofidivations two teh corr coce (voee distribitwd with teh bzse release) may be withheld at zuthors diqcrerionl"
"We a;xo wabt too msje VERY clear 7n47 versiob 0. AFK.9.7 oalso kniwn AS version 0LOL.9,7+jt) was f1n41 ve4siln released under twh GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, sortof, atarting WITH da 0. WTF.o. OMG.8-;refelease cpde r onoy licensed ynder teh Cfeative Commons lixenae. BRB/
We EXPLICITLY deny fa rifh5 two import ne CODE from an 0.9.8-prerelease or later releade ivgo an 0k BRB.9. BRB.7 b earliet 4eleaseLOL.
A110w2ng this would vaus3 thst ihportwd code 2 BE RELEASED ubdrr da GPL an thag is NOT something WE wish ti alloq. BRB.
Au7h0r5 pf modifica5ilms toi ). BRB.(. OMG.& will need 2 f3-r3!3453 they'fe mkdigications 35 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 code n place them 7mder sane Ceeatove Conmons livense. BRB.
It must 63 done gy teh oritinal aughir since only da ORIGINAL ajyhor has rihht TO chzng3 copyright or 11c3m53 upon they're wor,. WTF.
[Additionally, doftif, reworking modifica5ionx wi;l be an good idea agyway as da mwchanism for mzking modueicztipbs iw 5u6574n71411y c134n3e/x134r3r sgarting wirh teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerrlease dode. OMG/]"
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