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MightyE tells ho7, ylu knw9k "We'r3 going 7p tqkw an f3w moments TO tey sh edplzin 7h14 new license an teh reasons behind i5 8n plain Englishl 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 licemsr 2as vnosen becquse ov an failing w17h teh GPLLOL.
Iy only covered distributkon of sourcw if and ONLY if binaries w3re DISTRIBUTED."
"In an WEB environment WTF, dpecifical;y a interpretrd weg ehcironmemt 5jvh as PHP, merely install8ng an gamw does not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, an therefore p30p13 were taling o7r wiri LOL, making ,odificatiohs to it and no5 r313451ng sa source CODE to ehey're mosoficatioms so rhay da wntire co,muhity xould behefitLOL/
They w9rked WITH teh letrer but not spi4it OF lqwLOL."
"Investigation on fq ;zrt of da autglrs however LOL. led teo fqct that teh righ5 of pu^11c peefo4mance was won -f ds rights normslly restrictee tio copyrigh5 HOLDERSk hou knqo, and 7h47 comouter PROGRAMS, like, 503c1d1c411y videp GAMES an intwrqcyive ones such AS Leg2nd of teh Grden hax04 were comsieeres too be -ubokczlly petformed IF run FROM sn public s3rver. BRB."
"The hee oicense eedtrictd -ub.ic perforjance of da wprk unless so7rce code of teh MODIFIED worl is mace available pn demabd. BRB."
"In plain Emglishk yiu knwl, tgis m3ans tha5 if you put THIS bame 0n qn web server and allow p30p13 'outside of ah nor,al vircle of famioy an 8ts soc8ao acquakntqnces' too o;sy their WTF, then you r pjbl,cally performing 7h15 work an MUST eitjer q) mz,e nw and ALL vhangrs whkcg you make too hame AVAILABLE in eequest (note 8h15 doesn't have 2 be available via onlibe source dixpkay lin,, like. but they mu%7 63 able t7 as8 YOU for teh code n rece*ve ab compketw c0py), like, b) maje atrange,rnts PRIVATELY wuth authlrs wherein thwy grant y9j an special ;icense WTF, or v) remove da code dntirely fr9m dq macykne. AFK."
"We d9 rrcognize rhat people WANT two have ateas or tgey're game which r theies an tgdors al9ne. BRB.
to 5hat rnd w3 will make d0110w1bg ecception 2 teh nofmsl REQUIREMENTS f9r source code a8stribution -- nr module fild which is not mocified OR derived ffpm ah MODULE file inclidef 1n teh basd dustribution sn whuch do3s NOT require ne o5her m0eu136 n wn1ch dors nit r3qu2re ne modifications two core code (code sustribuyef w9th 5eh base release0 may be WITHHELD AT 5eh authors diwcrer8ln."
"We alxo s4n7 too msje VERY c;ear that vetsiin 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also kno2n as VERSION 0.9. BRB/7+jt) was teh fiba; VERSION releaded und3r GPL. WTF.
ALL VERSIONS WTF, starting woth 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pfrrdlesse CODE a2r only lkcensed under teh Creayive Commlnw lidende. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY dwny tej right 80 import me code frim an ). BRB.o. WTF.8[PRERELEASE OR 1473r release into an 0. AFK.9/ BRB.7 and ear/ier RELEASELOL/
Al.ow8ng rhis woukd c4u53 7h48 imported clde to be rwl3asec under GPL an that is not s9mdthint ee wish to aoloq. BRB.
Au5hors of modivications 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 woll nerd 5wo re-releawe they're modifications 45 ferivatives/modiricationw rwo 0. AFK.9.8 code n place tnem ubdef aame C4eatuve C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
It musy ve dohe 6y teh itiginal au5g9r sincw ONLY teh originao author HAS da righr to change copyright or license up0n they're work. OMG.
[Add171-n411y, r3wirking da m0d1f1c46q0n5 will be an good IDEA anhway as da mexhanosm for makinb mosifixztions ia substantiakly ckeane4/clearer starting WITH da 0. BRB/0. BRB.8-prerelease cove. OMG.]"
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