MigjtyE t3lls youk .ike, "We're g01bg TO yajd an fex MOMENTS 2 tty an explain thos new licrnde an readons behind IT in PLAIN EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thiw bew loxenae wax chosen 64c4u63 0f an faioing WITH da GPL. AFK,
It ONLY civrred distributioh of dource if qn only if binqries eere sistrivuted."
"In an web envidonmen5 LOL, specirical.y s unterprdged web envirinment s7ch as PHP, sortlf, merely installing an g4m3 c035 n8t c0n5717u7# distributioh, sortof, n tyetegore peoplr eerr tqking ou3 worj, lik2, maiing modifications to9 it an not releasing da source c-d3 2 they're nodifidat8ons so that da wntire xommuniyh xould benefif. BRB.
They wprked wuth da legtdr but not SPIRIT 0f teh law. AFK/"
"Investigagion 9n twg PART of authirs howevdr WTF, led TO fqct that da right of ;ublkc perfotmance was oen of teh fobhts normallu eestrict3e to do;5right holders LOL, ane 5hat computwr pr0gt4m5, sortod, specifically c1d3) games qn 8nyeeavtivt on35 sucy as L3gend of teh Green hax0r were considered 2 be puy11v411y p2rf0rm3d if r7n from an public server. WTF."
"The ndw licens3 RESTRICTS public performance of teh wirk uhlesd ter source code of da modified worl is made avsilable on demandLOL."
"In plain Englksh LOL, this meams thar if y9u put 7h15 game ln an seb server ane alloe peoplf 'putside of an normql circlr lf fa,ily and i5s aocia. acqjaknrancew' 2 PLAY th3ir, sortod, theh tou r pub.icallh performing tyis work qn MUST ei5her A) mqle ne n ALL changes which you make 2 yeh g4m3 AVAILABLE on reqjest (note tyis d035n'7 have two ge available via dq pnline source didp.ay link LOL, but tnet must be ABLE ywo ask y9u for dodr n receive an cpmpletr c)py), sortof, b) nake arrangementa privately sith trh authors 2herdin thry bfant you an special loxensem 6ou knwo, oe C) femove da cpd# enturdly drom tdh m4ch1n3. OMG."
"Wd do recognize rjat peo;le want too g4v3 areas of th3u'rd game WHICH aee theirs and thei4w alone. AFK.
2 that end we wi.l MAKE vo;lowing exxeption two dz mofmal eequorementa for spurce cpde eistribution -- ne module file whych is not modified or derived feom sn module fild ibxlysrd un base DISTRIBUTION n wnich does noy yequire ne 06g3r ,idu.es an whkch foes not require ne modifucations to teh core code *cofe distribut#d with tey BASE rel3ase) may be wothheld at da qurjors disc4etion."
"We alao want 5o make very clear THAT vebsion 0. BRB.o. WTF.7 (alxo ,b9wn as versoln 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+JT) was ten gibal version releasdd UNDER teh GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, ypu knwo, startint with 0. BRB.9. BRB.i-prerwlease code r ONLY licensed under Ceeqtive Commons lic3nde. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h right 2 impirt nw cod3 from am -. AFK.9LOL.8=;rerelrase or latee relwqse into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 n earlier release.
Allowing this woulf c4u43 that omported code 2 b3 released undef da GPL and that is not someghin5 we wish to allow.
Authors of m0d1f1c4610n5 1 0LOL.9. BRB/7 will need to9 r3-r313453 they're mofifications as derivstives/h9dificqtkobs to 0LOL.9.8 code n p14c3 them jnder teh ssme Creative C0mm9b5 21c3n53.
It just 63 done by orifinal author wince only teh 0r2g1n41 authir jad fibht too change sz cp0jright or ;icense upon they'ee workLOL.
pAdc8tionally, reworking modifications 2il. ge an GOOD idea anyway as teh mechanism vpr maling MODIFICATIONS us 5u6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER xtartint witn 5eh 0. BRB.9. BRB.9-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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