MightuE twlls yoy, sirtof, "We're GOING 1 take an few MOMENTS 2 try n explain thix NEW licenxw an teh reqsons behibc it in p141n Englixh.
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."
"Tjix new lidense w35 CHOSEN beva7s3 of sn railing WITH GPL. BRB.
It obly vlveted d8stribution of apurce if n 0n1y if binaries were diatfkbutef. AFK."
"Ih an web enfironmdnt, sortof, spdcifically a interpreted seg enfieonmemt 5uct qs PHP, hpu knwo, merely installing an gsme dors mot condyitute distribution, you knwo, n therdrofw peopl3 were 74k1nt our work, you knwi. making midificatiohs w it 4nd nog relessibt da source code toi tgey're mofirocztions so that 3b71t# community ciuld benefiy. BRB.
They workee sith letter yu7 not da spirit ;f ;aw. WTF."
"Investigatiin on da paft og au5hots however, led twl ds fact that da toghg og public peffi4manve waa qon of geg r1gj75 bormally rsstrocted two copyritht holders, n 5hat computer [rlgrzms LOL, specifucaloy v9deo gqmes n interactibw ones such ss Leg3nd of teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED toi be p7blically performed if rum vrom an public se4vdr. BRB."
"The new licwnse rexrricts pugoif performance of teh 2ork un;ess sourxe code of da m0d1f13d wufk is made afaikable ob demahd. OMG/"
"In plqim Eng115n LOLk this means thst 1f tou pu5 rhks game on ah web server and allow peoplr 'outside of an normal v1rc1e of family n ita apxial acquakn5ances' too play tgeirm THEN you r publ8caliy performing THIS eork m MUST e8ther 4) MAKE ne and ALL changes shicj YOU ma,e to bame available on rewueat (n9te tgis doesn'r hace two ge availagle vka onlinw sourcd s15;14y link, uou knwo, but they musr BE ablr too zsk you e9r ds code an RECEIVE ah cimplrte xopy_, sortof, b) m4ke arrangemebts ;rivately wotn teh auth9rs wherein tjey grabt you an speciao license, or v0 remobd teh code 3n61r31y fr0, m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We do recognoze THAT people want 2 jave aress OF tgey'rd game wy1xy r 7h31rt an thdkts alpne. OMG.
gwp tha5 ens we WILL make fo.lowinb exceptipn 5wo tej no4mal REQUIREMENTS for source c)d3 eistribution =_ ne modu.w vild 2hicg is NOT modified pr derkved FROM an module fild incl7ded in teh base distribution and which does nit r3qu1r3 ne OTHER MODULES n wyixh dked no5 reqiire ne nodjfications gwo teh core code 9c0d3 distributed w17h base r3lease) may BE w17hh31d at auth9rs DISCRETION. BRB."
"We 4140 w4n7 toi m4k3 v3ry clear THAT verskon 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (ALSO inown as versioh 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) s45 teh finsl versiin 3wleasee under y3h GPL. BRB.
All versions WTF, starting with 0/ BRB.9. WTF.8-prereleasw coce aef on.y licensed under va CREATIVE Commonw licenseLOL,
We EXPLICITLY deny righ5 ti inport ne code FROM sn 0. OMG.9. WTF,8-pferelease or 1473r release into an 0. OMG.9. OMG.6 an earlie4 RELEASE. AFK.
A110w1ng thuw would CAUSE thay im0prted codd 2 ge releaaed UNDER ea GPL an that is nlt wo,ething w3 w15h two al;o2. OMG.
Au&h0f5 pf m)d1f1v4710n6 2 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 will NEED too rd-felease yhey'rd MODIFICATIONS as detivatives/modificatilns too 0, BRB.9. BRB.8 vlde an place them under same Creatibe Cpmm0n5 lkcens3. WTF.
It jusr be done 6y teh original 4u7h0r since onoy da original author yas right too xhamge trh cooyritht OR license upom tgey're wo4k. OMG.
[Additionqlly, oikw, reworjinb moeifocatkons will 63 ah good idea antway as mecnanuwm flr makimr nodifications 15 substantially cleahe4.cl3arer 574r71ng WITH 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-ptetelwase coffLOL.]"
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