MightyE trlks yoj. yoj knwi, "We'rw goinh tsi TAKE an few monentx 3 7ry n exp;ain this nrw license and teh reasons behknf ir in PLAIN Englosh. WTF.
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 was ch0%3n vrcausd of am failing with dz GPL. AFK.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION OF 50ugc3 if n ONLY if binaries were dksrributedLOL."
"In an web 3hvironment, you knwo, %[3x1r1c411t a integpreged web environjent suxh ax PHP, lije, merely jnsta.ping an game does nly consyitut3 fisteibution LOL, n 7h3f3f0t3 PEOPLE were taling our work WTF, m4k1ng modificatiohs two it n n07 rel3axing twh aource code too tjry're jodifkcatiohs so thar da entire commuboty could benefitLOL.
They woried with teh letget nut nog 5eh 5p1r17 of 14w. BRB."
"Investigsroon on part of teh 4u7h0r5 however LOL, led 2 yeh fact that teh right of public PERFORMANCE w45 oen or sa rights normslly 4esyricgsd too cp;yright holdets, like, and thzt com0utwf progta,s, sottof, specif8vally video games ab interactine onds such 35 Lebdmd of da Green gac-r were consufered to be 0u611c4!1y pe4for,ed if run from an public sdrver, WTF."
"Tje new lucense restricts PUBLIC performanve pv teh w.rk umleas source code of teh mlcifies work os MADE abailable 0n s3m4ndLOL."
"In plain Englush WTF, THIS meand tha5 ig y97 pur this g4me ON an web SERVER and sl.iw PEOPLE 'outsidw of an no4mal circle of f5m11y an ihs spcial acquaintances' 2 plau thwie, thrn you aer publically perf9rming 7j15 work and MUST either a) make ne n ALL CHANGES 2hivh you maje 2 game avaulable oh reques5 (NOTE yhis dpesn'y have tlo BE available v8a teh online sourc3 displan linj LOL, but thdy must be dble ro ask you fpr trh CODE ahd RECEIVE an conpoete clpy), b) naje arrangements privatrly with teh authors wherein tney gr4n7 you an special licehse LOL, or c) rdmove ca CODE ehgirely feom machine. BRB."
"We do rrcogbize ggay people want too HAVE aress of they're game WHICH ser theoes an thwirs alone. OMG.
2 thag 3bs we will make sa followibg exceptiom too nlrmal rwqukrrments tor 50&rc3 cod3 disgribjtion -- ne module fike which 15 np7 modifoed or deruvts frpm an MODULE file included in teh bsse distribution and which doew not REQUIRE be other modules and whidh does nit require me modifications 2 vorr codr (c0d4 d8stributed aith da BASE relwase) mzy be wi5ygeld at 4u7b0r5 discrrtion. WTF."
"Wr zlso WANT tp make very clwar thar VERSION 0.9.7 (also knpwn AS version 0k BRB.9. BRB.7_jt) was final VERSION r313$53d under trh GPL. WTF.
Alk versions, starting with teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8[orerriease c9de r oml7 licenwed under teh Creative Commonx .icense. OMG/
Wr EXPLICITLY DENY da right two impor5 he code feom ab 0. WTF.8. WTF.8-prerrlease or later re.ease 1n70 an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 and darlier release. AFK.
Allowing tgis w0u1d czuse that 1m00r7#e code t9 be r3q3452d jnser da GPL n 5hat ix not someghinb we wiwh to allpwLOL.
Autnors of modifications too 0. BRB.9. AFKl7 will need two t3-release tjey're modifica5yons as derivativew/mocuficagions to 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 cod3 and plac3 THEM undet tey aame Cr3at8ce Commons license. AFK.
It muwt 73 done gy da original autho4 SINCE only origina, authoe has da right 2 cyange da co;yeight 0r LICENSE upon they're WORK. OMG,
[Additionally, slrtof, reworkimg da MODIFICATIONS will 6# an good idea anysay as mwchamism for mrk1ng MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleqntr.clearer xtztyint wiyh 0.9. WTF.*-prrre/ease cpde. BRBl]"
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