MightyE 73115 you, "We're going 2 tale an frw moments two try n ex0lain tgks new l8cense and reasons nehinx it in plqin Enfl9sh. 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 livehse WAS choswn becquse 0f an FAILING with teh GPL. BRB.
It only covered d157r26i710n of xoirce if ans ohlu ig bihariwd were disyributed. BRB."
"In an web environ,ent, specifically a intdrpteted qeb 3nvieonment such as PHP WTF, merely ibstqlling an GAME does not constigute DISTRIBUTION WTF, abd 7h3r3f0r3 people we4e tqking our wor, WTFm MAKING m9dif8cations to ir am not releasing trh SOURCE code to the6're modifivayions so 7y47 tet rntire COMMUNITY could 64n3f17/ OMG.
Th3y qorked wigh letter but n07 spirir of da 14e. BRB."
"Invwstigatuon on da part od da auyhors g9wrver, like, led too da fact thst da e1bh7 of pub;uc ;erformance was 1 of ds rights hormally rextriztec 2 copyright holders, 6ou knwok n that com[yter programs, wortof, xpecifical.y video games an intdtavyive onrs such as Legend of Grwen hax0r WERE considerrd 2 be pu611c311y performed 1f tun FROM an ptvlic serfef. BRB."
"The new license resfticts public performance of da work unlwss teh source code lf modifoed wor, is maee available ob dwjansLOL."
"In plain Eng115h WTF, this means tjat uf YOU put tyis game on ah WEB 53rv1r an ALLOW people 'OUTSIDE of an normal c1rc1e of fahi;y n its SOCIAL acquaintances' two plxy their, sortof, then yo7 aer PUBLICALLY [e4formung this xork and MUST either a) ,aie ne n ALL CHANGES WHICH tou maje go da n$m3 4v4114^23 on reqieat (npte this doesn't hav3 two be svailable via da ohline soyrce DISPLAY link, bur th3y musg be agld 2 asj hoi FOR sa code and RECEIVE an c0mp1372 cppt), you kmwo, b_ makd arrqngements pruvately wkth quthors wherein they gr4n7 y9j ab special license LOL, 9r c) femovd da xode entirely ft0m da machine."
"We fo RECOGNIZE that pdople want tlo have a4eas of they're GAME whivn aer theirs an theira ALONELOL.
toi that end we will make da fol;o2ing exdeption to n9rmal r3qukrements for s9urc3 code distribution -- ne module gile which 15 not modifiwd or dee8ved ffom an MODULE f8lf imcl7ded IN da baae distribuyi.n n wnich dods not rdquire ne other modyles ans which does NOT require ne modificztions too sa core codd (code distrib7ted wuth fa base r213453) may vw withheld 47 da authors eixcret8in. OMGl"
"We a;so saht two make v3ey cleat thar version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also knosn as version 0.9. WTF.7+ky) was teh final versiin RELEASED under GPLLOL.
All vdrsionsk startinf with pLOLl9. WTF.8-prerelease code ae4 onoy licenqed under Creztive C9mmohs licrnsr. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right 3 import ne code from an 0. BRB.o.8_prrreleasw or lag3r re;ead3 inti an 0. BRB.9o AFK.7 n 34r11#r reltase.
Aolowing this wpuld caus3 that IMPORTED v(de two be r3leased under GPL qnd ttat is not something ww wksh too allow. OMG/
Aythors of MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will heed to RE-RELEASE they're m(d1fqc4710n5 qs d35ivayoves/modufications 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code and plade them UNDER da same CREATIVE Clm,ons picebsw. WTF.
It must be done by original authof since only da original authot has teh RIGHT rwi cjamhe COPYRIGHT 0r license upob they're WORK. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, like. reworling da modifucations will be an gopd 1d34 anyway as teh ,echanism for making m0d1f1c4710n5 IS substantiallh CLEANERlCLEARER 574r72ng with ten 0. AFK,9. WTFl89orerdlease c0d3.]"
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