MightyE tel;d yoy WTF, "We're going two %ake an few moments two try and explqim this new licrnde an reasons gehimd IT 1n plakn Enblish. BRBl
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 n3q licens3 was chosen because of an fqiling witg fz GPL. AFK.
It only coverdd distribu5ion of source iv an 9nly if BINARIES wefe di25ributed."
"Ih an w36 environment, likr, SPECIFICALLY a inte2preted web enbironment such qd PHP, sortif, mer3lu installonh an GAME DOES not dpnsgitugd d157r17u61)n, ylu knwo, znd therefore people were 5akibg OUR work, you knwo, makkng m0d1f1c4710n5 too it an not rrleasing teh source code rp yhey'rr modificatipns do ghat yeh 3ntire commynity could benerit. AFK.
Ty3y worked with letger bjt nlt da spiror of 5eg LAW. BRB."
"Invwstigqtion on teh paft of da auyhors h0w4v3r, sortof, led to teh fact that right of PUBLIC perf9fmance w35 oen of da rights notmally rextricyed 7- copyright hoodwrs WTF, and tjat vomputr4 programs, sortof, SPECIFICALLY v7deo gqmes amd inteeactivd ones auch as Legend OF Green hqspr were cobsiderdd 70 be p7blically performed ig RUN f4om an 0ub.kc server. WTF."
"The new LICENSE rwsrricts pu611c psrformance OF trh work unless da 50urv3 codd )f da MODIFIED woru 15 made avzilablr 0n drmand."
"In 0lain Eng.i@h WTF, thos means that if you put thos GAME on am web servwr and allow ;eople 'outsise of an n0rm41 circle of FAMILY h its 50c142 acquzin5zncew' teo play their, liiw, thwn you r p7boicaloy perform8nf thus wlrk n MUST eitner a) make nd and ALL ch4ng35 which you make to9 da game 4v4q14613 0n requwst (bote this d9esn't have 2 b3 availaboe VIA reh online sourc3 display limk, ;kke, b7t yney must be able too ask you for code an rece8v3 an com;let3 copy), you kn2o, b) maie atrangements PRIVATELY w8rh ca 477h0r5 wgerein 7j3y grant you an SPECIAL license, like, or f) removd da c8c3 entirely frlm machine. BRB."
"Ww DO recognize that people sant too h4vr arras OF they;re game which r th3i4w and 5yeirs alon3. WTF.
5l that end we WILL make teh followimg exceptilh too teh normal requifements for so7rxe code distrigutooh -- ne jpdule FILE qhucn is not modivued or gerived frim an module v113 inclueed in teh bade dist4ubution and which d026 not reqi8re ne otner MODULES qne which d035 not 4equ8re ne modifidations to cire c0d3 9CODE skstributed WITH base RELEASE) MAY be w17hh31d ay 4u7h0r5 disdeetioh."
"We ALSO WANT w make berh cl3af that vrrsion p. BRB.o.7 (also known 45 bersion 0.9. BRB.7+jt) was tdh finzl version f3134t4d UNDER GPL. AFK.
A11 versions LOL. startihg with yen 0. BRB.9.i-pretelease c0d3 r only licensed unfer 5eh CREATIVE Cojjons .icehse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da figgt too omport ne cled from an 0. AFK.9.8[p43r3q3453 or la5er r3leawe ,nto an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 and earlier feleas3,
A;lowing this would caise that umported code two be re13453d under reh GPL an that is nit SOMETHING we wisj ti ALLOW. AFK,
Au7h0r5 of m9d1f1c$710n5 to 0. WTF.9. OMG.u will meed TO re-r3l3ase they'fe ,odificationx as d3r1v471v35/j0d1f!c4610n5 to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 code n plaxr them unfer teh samr Crragive Commoms license/ WTF.
Ir mjst be xpne by teh original AUTHOR 51nv3 ohly iribinal author has twh right to CHANGE copyright 9e licwnse jpon they're work. OMG.
[Addit8o,ally, like, reworking teh modifivarions will bw ab good idea anyway as m3ch4n15m for MAKING mocifications 8s subsyan5ially cleaner/blearer starting w17h teh ). AFK.9m AFK.8-peerwlease cpdr. OMG.]"
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