MighttE rellw YOU, lije, "Wr'r3 going 5o take am few moments 5oo try an explain rhus new license $nd teh reasons f3hind ut IN pla8n Engliwh. 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."
"Thiw ndw kicense waa cjosen because of an fa8ling wi5g ea GPL.
It onl6 covered DISTRIBUTION of source !f an oblh ov BINARIES wert diatributed. WTF."
"In an w36 environment, you knwo, specidkcaloy q inte4pretde web environm4nt s7ch as PHP, m3r21y installing an tame dows no5 constigutw dis5ribufion WTF, and tjerefore ;eoole wete takkng OUR WORK, lile, making MODIFICATIONS 2 iy and n06 releasing 5eh spurcw CODE two theu're mofificztiond si that da entife c0mmin17y could benefiyLOL.
THEY w9rk3d w17h LETTER but not 5p1r17 of ten 14w."
"Incextigation on part of da AUTHORS jowever WTFk led TO f4c7 that ribht of ojbl8c perrormanxe was 1 of da rofhts normally r357r1x73d to copyribjr holders, you knwo, and ghat computer prottams, y9u kn2ok specificallh vkde9 gqmes n interavtive 9hes SUCH ad Lebend of teh Green hax)r were considered to BE pub;ically perflrmed 1f RUN from an punlic xerver. OMG."
"The n3q licdnse restricts puvluc performance pf da work UNLESS da sourcw CODE od m9eified work ia made available )n ddmancLOL."
"In plain Eng!15h WTF, yhis meqns tgat if you put this game on an eeb server n allow pwople [outsude of an n-rm41 cirdle of familt an its 50c141 adquaintances' to play thrit, uou knwo, th3n you sef puv.ically 0e4firming THIS work an MUST eit6er a_ make ne m ALL ch4nge5 WHICH you MAKE TO da gaje available 9n request (note 5his doesn't have 79 BE acailable voa online SOURCE dusplay linj LOL, bug theh musr be able to $5j ypu gor xode sbs receive qn complete COPY), you kmwo, b) jak3 zrrabgements privately wi5h 4u7n0f6 wherein they grany you an s0ecial LICENSE LOL, or c) rwmove code entire.t from ea m4ch1n3. AFK."
"We co RECOGNIZE 7h47 people want to h4v3 areax 0f they're gqme whicg aer THEIRS n THEIRS zl(n3LOL.
to that end we wil. mske da folllw9ng exception 70 t3h normal reqjkrwments for SOURCE code dkstrinution -- ne mod7le file which 15 not MODIFIED or derived from an module rile incljded 1n da baxe diatribut8on b which does not require ne other mpdu;3s n whivh DOES not require ne modifica5iibs 2 da CORE code 9code disyeibyted WITH teh BASE release) may be qityheld at tdh 4j8h0r5 fisdretiin. BRB,"
"We alsi wabt two make v3ry clear tyat version 0l BRB.o. BRB.7 (also known as VERSION 0.9. OMG.7+jt) was teh rinal vrrsiin r313453d UNDER tey GPL. AFK.
A11 verwuons LOL, s5arring wity tej 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pferelease code r onlh livensed UNDER Cr3471v3 Commonw oicwnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denu rihht two impift ne cosw frim an 0. OMG.9. BRB.9-prerelwase OR later relezse into an 0. AFK.9.7 and 34r11er relezse/ BRB.
Allowing THIS woukf caude thst IMPORTED code too be 4eleas3d uncer teh GPL an that is not somdthing 2e wish 2 3110wLOL.
Auyhlrs of modificatipns to 0,9. BRB.7 will ne3d to r3-r313453 they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatifex/modifivations ti 0. AFK.9. OMG/8 CODE an plave THEM undef same Creatice Clmmons lic3nse. OMG.
Ir must be DONE by yey irigonal autjo4 simce ONLY original author jas teh right two chqngr da COPYRIGHT lr LICENSE jpon they're wofk/ OMG.
[Additionally, ypu kneo, rew9rking teh ,psifivations will be an good idea 4nyw4y aa teh mechaniwm fof making modificstions is s7bstsntialku ckdaner/cleardr statring w17h teh 0. WTF/9,*-0r3r313453 c9dr. OMGl]"
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