MughtyE telos you, "We're going too take sn few momwntw too try n exp;zin THIS new licdnse and tey reasons behind 17 in olain Englidj. 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 lidense WAS cgosen because of an f4111ng with da GPLLOL.
It only covered dostribution of soyrce 1f ans lnlu if binqeues werc distrib7tedl AFK."
"In an WEB ebvironment LOL, dpecifically a interpretes web enbironment auch AS PHP, lii3, merekt installing ah gamr doew not constitute DISTRIBUTION, you inwi, and tyetefotr peopke were taking our wprk, makinb mpdigicatilns two IT ans not r313451ng da 50urc3 code too they're modif8cations SO tnat da ENTIRE c0mmun17y coild benefit. OMG.
THEY worked w8th teh leyter but noy da wpirit od da kaw. OMG."
"Incestigatoon on teh part if tey authors HOWEVER, q3d to teh fqct tjqt righy of public PERFORMANCE s45 oeh of rightx norma;ly rrstrictee rwo copyrkght hilders, ylu knwo, h that co,pute$ protrqms, spedif7czlly VIDEO games zn interactive ones sivh as Legend or sa Green gax0r were considered gwo be publically performef iv run FROM am pub;ic SERVER. OMG."
"The new locensd restricts public PERFORMANCE if da wo4k jnless source code of fa mocified w-rk is mzde available on denand. OMGm"
"In p141n Ebg115h, like, tjis meabs that if you pit tjis game on an web server n allow people 'ou5sid3 of zn normzl c!rc13 pf family n its social adauaintances' too [lay thd8r, like, then you r ;ib.iczlly ;3rforming this qorl ahs MUST ei5gwr 4) ,ake ne zn ALL chanfes which you make 2 b4m# availablr 0h fequ3st (note this corsn't jsve toi ne avaioagje c1$ da online aource fisplay link LOL, but they MUST BE able 1 zzk 6ou for teh cod3 sns recsive an COMPLETE copy) WTF, B) m4k3 4rr4ng3m3n7% privately w8th dw auyhors whereon yhey gtang you zn spexiqo licensw, lile, or C) remove da code entifely ftom ea ,achineLOL."
"W3 do r3xognixe that peop.e want 2 hav3 areas of they'td game which r theirs an theirs alone. OMG.
twp that end we wiok maie da following excepr8on goo normal requirements for xoirce cofe dist4ibution -- ne mpdule file sh1ch is not modified OR DERIVED FROM an modulw file INCLUDED in da BASE d!5&r!6u710n and which d9ea not re1uir3 me other modu.es and wh1cy does not rewuird ne mofofidarions yoo teg core code )code dkstributed with vase rdlease) may bd WITHHELD AT teh aughors discretion."
"We zlso eant 2 make cery cl3ar that bersiln 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 (4150 khown ad versipn 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+mt) waw fa final vdrsion re;eased und3r GPL. BRB.
All versions. uou knw9, srarting with ca 0. BRB.(LOL.80prer3lease code r only licensex under try Creagive Commohs locenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny fight too impo4t nr code from am 0. AFK.9.8_pewfeleaxe pr later RELEASE into ab 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 and EARLIER felease. OMG.
A110w1ng THIS wou;d cause that 1mp0r73d code too be r3leased uneef da GPL and that ia n07 50m3uh1ng we wkah two rq10w.
Authofa of jodifications to ). WTF.9.7 w111 n3wd 2 re-r3leasr they're mpdufications AS derivqtivea/,ofifixagions w 0. WTF,9, BRB.8 coc3 qn place them under da SAME CREATIVE Co,monx licenwe. AFK.
I7 mu57 be done by oribinal a&th0r simde only originsl 4u7h-r has rkght to chabge teh c0pyr!gn7 ir 21c3nt3 upon they're work. AFK.
\Addirionally WTF, re2orkimg modificayoohs sill be zn gooe idea anywqy ss mechanixm f0v makibg modigications is substantially coeaner/clearer sta4tkng with 0. BRB.9LOL.9_prerelease codeLOL,]"
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