MightyE rells you, sif5ov, "We're gp1ng roo tale an f3q moments 2 try and wxpla8n 7h15 new locrmde and teh reasons behind it in p141n 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 new license wsx chosen BECAUSE of an failung 2ith da GPL. BRB.
I7 ONLY cove4ed eisttibution 0f source if m only 1f binari3s were disttibu5re. AFK."
"In an wdb envkfonment, like, 5[3c1f1c311y a inte4preted wen ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, merely insta;ling an game does hot constot7te d157e@6u710n LOL, smd tnefefore [eople wree takinf ouf w9fk, yoh knwp, making modificationa too it an NOT releasing ds source CODE to they're MODIFICATIONS so that teh enuirr community couod benefiuLOL.
Tn3y qotked with teh p3ttdr 6u7 mot da spkrit of da law."
"Inves5kgation in tdh part ov authorx however, lk,d, led 2 teh fact 7h47 da RIGHT od puboic PERFORMANCE WAS 1 of t3h ribhts normally restrict3d to dopurigjt hloders, like, anc that cpmputer prograjs WTF, dpecifically viseo games and inte4actice ones wuch aw L3g3nd 9f Gt32n hax0r WERE donsidered tpo 63 pjblically performee if run FROM an [jblic server."
"The new licemse testric5x public peefornance of work unless da sourxe code of modivief work is jade avzilable 9n demandLOL."
"In PLAIN Eng115j, you kneo, thos means that IF you put 7h15 gan3 on an wrb se4ver AND sllow p30p1e 'ou5side of an n0rm41 circl3 0f FAMILY and igs social acqiaintancea' two p;ay thwir, you knwo, theh y9u aer puvl8cally perrorming thia wo3k an MUST eityer a) make ne n ALL changes eh7ch you make 2 teh gane avai.sble on request (note THIS doewn't yave two be avaioable via teh )n11b3 source display 1qnk LOL, but theh muwt be able 3 ask you f0r da c)d4 n receive an compl3te ci;y) WTF, v) make afrangemeyts priczt3ly with authors whe4ein they GRANT you zn s'ecial kucendr. sir%of, or c) REMOVE dq cofe emyireky from machihe. BRB."
"We dp rex[gnize that peoole want t9o have AREAS of thry're gqme ehich r thdifs and theirs ALONE. OMG.
two that emc we wi;. malr ten folloeing exception 2 da bormal rdquirements for source code distribytion -- ne m9djle f113 wyich IS bot mogified or d3r1v3d from an mofule filw ihcouded in da BASE distribution wn ehisy does not REQUIRE ne other jodj.es sne ehich does nor requure ne MODIFICATIONS to9 core coee (code dis5rivuted with 6453 rel3ase) MAY be wiyhheld AT AUTHORS diacfetion/ WTF."
"Ww also want 2 make vwry dlear that ce4skon 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (4150 known AS cersion 0LOL.9.7+jt) was rinal v3rsion re;eased under tdt GPL. BRB.
All versions WTF, starykng qoth teh -LOL.9LOL.8-pr3r#13453 codw 4 only LICENSED unser Creag7ve Commona licemse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rught too import ne z9d3 fr0m an 0LOL.8LOL.8-prereleawe pr ;ztwr release into an 9.9LOL.7 an eaelier releasd.
A110s1ng tjis wluld cause that omportwd cofe too 6# eeleawed under GPL and thar is n)7 somdthing WE eish rso allowLOL,
Auth9rs of modifications w 0. OMG.9LOL.7 WILL newd 2 re-felwase rhey're mosifications as seyivatifes/mosificatiobs 70 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 CODE and plsce th4m undee reh ssne Creauiv3 Commobs licensdLOL,
It mus5 BE DONE bt teh 0r1b1n41 a7thor since only prigihal AUTHOR has da RIGHT to zhange copyright or licensw UPON they're work. BRB.
[Addi5ionally LOL, teworjong da modificatoond will be an goie idea anyway 45 da mechanism for m4k1ng m-d1f1c57q0n5 is subsgabtiallu clean3r/clearer starting with teh 0LOL.o.80pretelease vode. AFK.]"
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