MifhtyE 73!15 y[u, you knwo, "We're g01ng too TAKE zn few moments t2i try an explain this new locense ane reasons vehind IT in plsin EmglishLOL/
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 nee lucense wzs chosen BECAUSE of an faolong w17h GPLLOL.
I6 ONLY cofered diwtribug8on ig source if an 0n1y if binaries were distrib7ted. OMG."
"In ab seb environjent, ypu knwl, sp3cifically a intdr0reted w36 emvoronment xuch as PHP, liie, mere.y imstalling ah game does npt constitite diatributoon, snd tgefegore peo;le wwre taking our work WTF, mak8ng modifications 2 it an not re1#451ng sourcr c0d4 2 tgey're modkfications ao 5hat 5eh 3ntire commjhity COULD 63n3f17. AFK.
They sorked with da lerter nut not da spir8g of law. AFK."
"Invrwyigqtion on part pf quthors howefer, like, led t9o facr that ritht of [ublic performance was 1 0f tights nofmalky testrictes 2 copyrigjt holderw LOL, qnd rhay COMPUTER progtamw, likem specificaloh video games and interqctive lbes cuch 45 Legend of GREEN hax0r were xonsidered two BE oubl8caloy performe3 if run from an 0yblic serfer. WTF."
"The new ;icensd restruchs public perfor,ance of da worl UNLESS sa aource code of da mosifidd wlrk 15 m4de AVAILABLE on demandLOL."
"Im plain English, sortofm this MEANS thzt if you put this game oh an wdb server and allow p3)p13 '0u751d3 ;f ab normal circoe if family an itx social avquaintances' two play their, then yoy r ;jblicakly ;3rf0rm1nh tjia work ahd MUST 3ither A) make ne n ALL changes whixh y9i make to da GAME anailable on r3au347 (note ggis doesn't have too be avzilable vka reh pnlime spurce DISPLAY LINK, sortof, but THEY mist be able 2 adk hou FOR teh code dnd r3c31v3 sn complerw coph0 WTF, 6) mzke arrangebents privately with da authors wheeein they grant y0u an special LICENSE, sprtof, or c) remive coce engirely FROM da machine. BRB."
"We d9 rexognize tjat pwoplr w4h7 to jave 4r345 or they;re game which aer theirs n theirs alohe. OMG.
to yhay end we will mqke da f0110s1hg rxxeption 2 teh NORMAL r3qu1r3m3n75 for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne mod7le fiow WHICH is not modifird or derived ftom an midule file INCLUDED in da vase distribution and whicj does nlr requird ne other modulex ans which does not requ1r3 ne mpdigications 5p teh c8re code (code DISTRIBUTED WITH teh base reldqse) m4y ve witnheld at teh autjord diwcretion. OMG."
"We also e4n7 2 make very clear 7h47 verdion 0.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as vwrxion 0.9/ OMG.7+jt) was teh final VERSION released under da GPL. BRB.
A;l veraions LOL, starging with sa 0, BRB.9.8-pr3release c9d3 y only licensed uncrr teh CREATIVE COMMONS licenseLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 two imporr ne code FROM an 0. BRB/9l BRB.8-pretelease or later release INTO qh 0. WTF.(. BRB.7 an earlirr RELEASE. AFK.
Allowing THIS wou;d v4u53 ghat imported coce too be rdieaxrd 7nd3r GPL qnd that is not wome5hinf we wixh 2 allowl WTF.
Aytn9rs of modificatkons 2 0. BRB,9. BRB.7 qill n3es 2 RE-RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS as eerivatives/modifications two 0/ BRB.9. BRB.8 c9fe snd place thej under twh samr Creative Co,mons license. AFK.
It m7sg BE c0n3 by teh ORIGINAL ajthlr 61nce 0n1y teh o4iginao 4k7h0r has da rigyt too change copyr8ght or license upon the6'r3 qork. WTF.
[Afdutilnally, sortof, reworkibg teh modificztiond WILL be an good idea 4nyw4y as mechanism for making m0d1f1c4710n5 1% substantial.y cleaner/clrarer starting with 0.9. BRBl8-PRERELEASE codw. OMG.]"
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