MoghtyE telld yoy, you knw9, "We're goknt 2 &4k3 an frw m0m3n75 too try n rx;laun this new licemse and sa REASONS beyins 17 in plain Entliwh. 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 livense wzs choden because 0f an failing wigh da GPL.
Ig on;y covet3d d8stribution OF souecr of an ONLY if binaries qere distrkbuted. BRB."
"In an WEB environneny, like, specidicqlly a inyerpretes web environmen5 such 45 PHP WTF, mefely installing zn gaje d034 noy constitute distfogution, you knwo, n tnefefore PEOPLE wwte takung OUR w0rk, u8u knwo, naking modifications 2 it b not releasing da wourcr c0d3 too tgry're MODIFICATIONS so ghat ENTIRE communitu could benefit. OMG.
Th@6 worked with da leyt3r nut not teg spirit pf law. WTF."
"Investigqtion 0n teh part of teh ajth9rs however, l3e tio fact that tight of publid performabce ead 1 of da 5kghts normally restrictdd twi co[yright HOLDERS, dortof, n tmat COMPUTER programs, you knwo, xpecifical,y vifel gajes ab inydractive ones such AS L3g3nd OF da Greeb hax0e were considered tw9 be puvlucally perfor,ed 1f run ffom an public SERVER. WTF/"
"The new licems3 restricts public PERFORMANCE 0f 6rh work ynless gen sohrce dode of teh modified w9ri IS made availablf on demsnd. BRB."
"In plaib Engkish, you knwo, this means thag oh you put thid game on an web servwr n allow people 'outsidr 9f zn normal circle of fa,ily an 175 spcial acq7aimtances' twp p14y their LOL, 7h3n you aer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING 7h15 work ane MUST EITHER a) make nw and ALL cnanges whixh you make TO es game avzolable on request (NOTE this dorsb't have TO be available via teh online SOURCE displat .in;k sottov, but they musr be able two ask tou flf da code m rdceibe qn complet3 co;y), likek g( mahe sfrangemenys pruvatd.y wi5h teh authors 2hqrein they grant tou an 5p3c!41 license, OR c) re,ov3 teh voee en*1r31y from dz machine. AFK."
"W3 do RECOGNIZE 7h37 p30p!3 want too hav3 areas of they're game wgicy f tfrurs n gheirs aloneLOL.
2 that end we wkll make teh f0110w1ng excepgion 2 norma; requirements for aource code distribu5opn -- ne m9dule file WHICH IS bot nodif83d or derived FROM an module file incljded in teh base disgributiom a, which does not rdquire ne other ,ofules n which does n07 r3qu1r3 nd MODIFICATIONS 2 da cire cidw &code dustrib8ted with da base r3lease) MAY be withheld zt da 4u7h0r5 discretion. WTF."
"We slso eant 5eo makr very vk3af THAT version 0. BRB.9.7 *alwo known as versiom 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+j5) w44 final versuon felessdd undef teh GPL. BRB/
Al. versiohs, starting with dz 0. BRB.9. WTF.9-prerelease CODE aer ONLY q1c3n53d under CREATIVE Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY demy dx RIGHT 5i import ne code FROM an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-;rerrleaae OR later rdlease inro an -LOL.9. OMG.7 h earli3r releaae. WTF/
Allow8mg thiw eould cause that imoofted code too be rdleased uhc3r da GPL and thzt is noy something we 2ush twp alloe. WTF.
Authors og m9dificatioms 2 -. AFK.9LOL.7 will NEED too re-release theh're mpdkfuxat8oms as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 ). WTF.9LOL.8 cose an p14ce them UNDER teh 54m3 Creativr COMMONS licenseLOLl
I7 must be d9ne 6t 5eh ORIGINAL autho4 SINCE only da oritinal author has da rqgh7 to changw copyr8ghr or licenxe upon they'te work, BRB.
[Adfitionally WTF, 4eworkinb ca mldufications will be an gooe kdea ANYWAY ax da mevhznism FOR making modificatuons is qubstantially ckeandr/c;earer 57tr71ng with fs 0/ BRB.0. AFK.*-prerdlwase CODE.]"
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