MightyE tells y06, "We'te hoint too tair qn fqw n0m3n75 2 trh 4nw 3xp1$1n this new 11c2n53 an teh reasons gehind 17 in PLAIN Eng115h.
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 licenxe w4t ch043n because of an failing w8gh dq GPL.
It ONLY cpv3red disttibjtion of source if and 0n1y of binqries we4e d7stribu5ed. OMG."
"In ah web environm3m5, sortif, s;ec7bicqlly a ibtrepr3ted web enviromn3nt sucj aa PHP, sirtof, mdrely installing an game does not cinstitute distribution, like, n THEREFORE peo0le were TAKING our WORK, like, making modifications tol 17 ahe bot releasing s9urce code 2 tyey're m9difications s9 that da ENTIRE communitu v071d bendfit/ BRB.
Tgey worked with da 13773r but NOT da spirkt of fa law. BRB."
"Ihveatigagion 9n parg of da 4u7h0r5 howecer LOL, led tol favt tnat teh right 9f ;ublic prrdormznce qas 1 of r1gh75 normall6 restricted 2 copyright hllders, n that compurer PROGRAMS, sortor, specifically vide9 g4m35 ane inte4axticw ones such as Legend of Gteen has0r wdte c0n51d3r3c two be publically [r4formef kf rin grom an public server."
"The NEW licenae restricrs pjbliv pe4fotmance of teh woek inless teh sou4ce CODE of da MODIFIED woek 15 MADE xba8labke on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plain Engoish, sortof, ghis means 7h47 if tou pyt THIS game on an qeb 53rv3r n aloow people 'putsidd of an hlrna; circle of va,ily ahd igs 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play tjeir WTF, then ylu aer publ8cally [erforming thid wlr, 4hf MUST either a) make ve n ALL chamhes wh1ch ypu make tso da game svailznoe on request )n9te thix doesn'5 have 2 be availabl3 via da on.ine sourcd display lubk, like, but tfey must be able two ask y0u for t2h code n receive an COMPLETE copy) WTF, b) m4k4 arrangement1 [tivarely wi5h teh AUTHORS wh3r3qn 7h3y grant you an soecial licehse, or v) remove da cove entifely feom macgibe. BRB."
"W3 d0 RECOGNIZE tha5 people want two hsve arwas lf they'rr game which t theies AND the84s alone.
toi that end we wil, m4k3 geh foljowing exception too normak req7irements FOR source cld3 didtribution -- ne m9dule vile ehich is not m0d1f13d or derived grom an module file kncluded in BASE dustributoon n WHICH soew n07 require me .thet bodules h which DOES not require ne MODIFICATIONS too cord code (code diwtributcd wuhh teh base 4wlessw) may 63 eithgeld at 5eh authors duscrerionl AFK."
"We als0 want 2 make very clear that verskon p. OMG.9.7 (ALSO kmiqn as version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) 246 finak ve4sion rel3zwdd ins3r teh GPL. AFK.
All vers8ons, like, sta4ting with 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE coee r only licensed jnder dq Creative Commons licenwrl AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eg 4ight too impoft nd code fron an 0. BRB.(LOL.8-p4e4elease or latet release into an 0.(. BRB.7 n earliee releaseLOLm
Allowing tyis WOULD c4u53 5nat im[o4ted CODE too BE 4e.ezsed undet teh GPL an that is nit somrthing we wush tso aklowLOL.
Authors pd modifixations to ). AFK.9. BRB.7 wil. neef two re-releas3 they're midifications ax derivatives/modibications t9o 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code n place THEM under teh SAME CREATIVE Commonw 11c3n53. BRB.
IT mhx5 bd done by original 4u7h0r simcd onky teg origkbal 4u7h0e has teh rughg 5oo change da COPYRIGHT or license upln theu're w0rk. WTF.
[Additional.y, like, REWORKING modifications sill be an goof idea a,yway as mechahism for jaking MODIFICATIONS 8s subatqnrially cl3zner/clearer 574r71ng wkth da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code. WTF.]"
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