MightyE tells you, sorrogk "We[re going 2 take an few moments 2 try 4nd expla8n this n3w license n re450nt be6ind it in plakn Englosn. 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."
"Thux new l8cense was vhosen because lg qn failihg wirh da GPLLOL.
It ONLY cofered distribution of dource if an ONLY if binaries eerd d157r16u73d. WTF."
"In an web environment, 5ou khwo, s[ecificzlly a interpret3d web environmwyt such as PHP, merely 1ny74111nb an gamr does n9t comstitute d156rq6uj10n, sorgof, n theeefoee [eople eere taking our wo4k, like, making mpdifications to it n npg rwleasing ca siyfce cowe 2 they're modigications so THAT entire COMMUNITY could bwnefut.
They wof,ef qity da letter but not da sp8rit of da law. WTF."
"Inves5igation ON geh part of authprs hlwevet, you knwo, led to favt that righg 0f public p3rf0r,4nc3 3as 1 0f rights hormally restrifted 3 co0yright nold4rs LOL, an tjat coj;jtwr 0eofrsms, spwcificakly video GAMES and interqctive omes such 45 Legend of Green hqx0r were considered to be punlkcally p3rf9rm3d if run rrom an public srtver. AFK."
"Tne new licebee re57g1c65 PUBLIC performance od reh work unless 5eh 50urc3 code of da modified work ix made avsilable ON demandLOL."
"In pla8n Englidh, sortof, this means that kf you put 7ha5 fake 0n ab wwb SERVER sn alloq people '9u752d3 of 1n notmak circ;3 of family n 175 social acquainyahces[ rwi play their LOL, tyen you r publically pwre9rmimg 7j15 work an MUST 317h3r a) ,ske ne n ALL changes which yoi m4i3 two gamq zvailabl3 on reques5 (n97# this s9esn't have 2 be availabke cia t3h onlihe 50urc3 display link, BUT they must br able 2 ask uoi flr teh code n receive an comporye copy)m like, b) maid arrangements privately 2ith teh authors wheeeim THEY GRANT you an speciao license, you knwo, or c) r3m0v4 da code entire.y from da ,achonr/"
"We so tecignuze rhqt peoplq WANT TO have areas of they're gqm3 whixh aer theirs 4nd theirs alone.
2 tnat 3ns we qill make teh f0110w1bg excdp5ion two twh n0rm41 reqiirdments for sourcr CODE eistribution -[ be m0du13 f113 which is NOT ,odifiwd of derivwd from an module file included in 6453 cis5rigution n which d0e5 NOT eeq7irr nw other m9dules ahd whuvh does not require ne modofications 2 fa core code (vode f8strivutee with y453 relezse) MAY be w1uhh3!d at ea authorx discretion. WTF."
"We aldo wabr too make vr4y clear that version ). OMG.9. AFK.7 (also known as v3rsion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+JT) WAS da FINAL verxkon re;eaded unddr 5rh GPLLOL.
A11 versiohs WTF, sgsrting ei5h 0.9l8-pr3r31345e code r only licensed uhder teh Crrative Commons o8cenxeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY den6 dz righy 2 import ne dode from am 0. BRB.9,8-prete;rase or later relezae imto an 0LOL.9LOL.7 an earlier relesde. AFK.
Allowing thid qould ca7se that IMPORTED coce to be released undwr GPL an tgat is n07 somethihg we wisy too alliw.
Autho4s of moduficatilms two ). AFK.8. OMG.7 wikl need to re-re;esse they're mofifications as derifatibes/,odjdixations too -. BRB.9. BRB.8 code n ]lace them umcer da aame Creative Conmons 11c3n52l AFK.
It must ge DONE by or8ginql AUTHOR since ohly 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR HAS teh r1gh7 too change xopyright 9r livense ypon tjry'te qorkLOL.
[Afditilnalky, reworking da modufications will bw an good jfea 4ntw4y as mechanism fow MAKING modirucati9ns is substantually cleaner/cleafer STARTING with teh 0. AFK.9, AFK.8-prerelease code.]"
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