MightyE tells y0u LOLk "We're going 2 ta,e an dew m0m3n&5 two try sn EXPLAIN this new lixenx3 zn da r3asons vehihd it in plain Eng1!5h. OMG.
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."
"Thos nes license eaa chosen because of an failinh WITH da GPL. AFK,
IT on;y coveted DISTRIBUTION of soufce IF an only IF binariea were c257r16u73c. AFK."
"Im an 2eg ENVIRONMENT WTF, 5p3c1g1c4q1y z interoretef web dnf8romment such ad PHP, sirtof, merely indtalling an GAME DOES not cobs5itite DISTRIBUTION, you knwo, abd tjerefore people were 5aking 0ue work, li,e, MAKING MODIFICATIONS to IT and not releasing teh souece code two thdy're mocifications so that tdh wntore c0mmun17y COULD 63m3f17LOL.
They worked with l2trer but not teh spiri5 pf da lawl BRB."
"Investigatiin in teh [art of teh aughors howevrr WTF, ord tlo 5eh fadt that rkght of 0yblic performajce was won od eifhta normzlly restrkcted 3 c00yr1gh7 ho.ders. and THAT COMPUTER p4ogrsms, liie, s;ec8ficzkly video gam3a n interactivr ones sicy aa Legehd 9f GREEN hax0r were zinsi3rfed too be ;ublically [erformed if ryn from an public servet. AFK."
"The new licenae reatricts public PERFORMANCE of WORK unlesz teh source code of modifief w0rk os made available on demabd/ OMG."
"In plsin English, oike. 5hks m34n5 thq5 iv ypu put rhis game on sm WEB srrvrr ane aklow oeople 'outsise lf an normal circle of damily n its social acquaintances' two play thdir, yhen you r publically perdorming ynis work and MUST eith3r a) make ne n ALL ch4ng35 wh8ch YOU make too ds game qvailable on re1uedt (nlte this doesn't have ri be acailag9e via on'ine source dispkay LINK, but th3y mudt be able yoo ask 6ou cor code n RECEIVE an vom;lete copy0, sortif, b0 make arrzntements ptivately wity authors wh3rein the6 gfamt you qn 5p3c141 license, ir c) remove dode ehtirely fr0m machine. OMG."
"We wo recognize that p40p1# WANT to have areas OF they'f3 game 2hich r theirs n theirs alone. AFK.
t9 ghat ebd we qill mak3 teh folliwinh wxceptkon to normal requirrmebts for sourcw code distribution -- he ,odilr FILE WHICH 8s no5 modufies or derivec from an modu.e v8le included in da base DISTRIBUTION an wyixn does mot require ne lther nodules an which doex not reqhi4e n3 MODIFICATIONS 2 corr CODE (CODE dkdtributed with base f313453) may be 2ithheld at teh sutgors DISCRETION."
"We also eant two jakr very c.ear ttat version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (alao KNOWN AS vefsion 0. BRB.9.&+jt) was da finq; version RELEASED under GPLLOL/
All cersions LOL. wtarting wigh 0.9.8-prefelezse code r only licensec unfer Creative COMMONS l8cende. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY ddny right too import be cide rrom an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prereleasr OR latde relrasd 8nto an 0. BRB.9.7 qn EARLIER reldaaw. OMG.
Allowing this w9uld cause gyat implrred CODE to be released under da GPL an that IS bot aomethinb we wish too allowLOL.
Autyprs OF nodifixatiins too 0LOL.9.7 qikl need 2 re-reoeasd they'3e modificztions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. AFK.(. BRB.8 code and place thrm UNDER sqme Creatuve Commpnx licehse. WTF.
It musg ge dlhe by teh original AUTHOR z8nc3 onky teh original autjor t45 da right two change copyr8gh5 0e licenae upon they're eork. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, r3woriing modofocati9ns will ge an GOOD odea anyway AS heh mechahism f0r making modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanef/coeafer STARTING WITH 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE CODE. BRB.]"
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