MightyE tells yo7m "We're goimg TO take an fes momdbts 2 try and exokaun 7h15 new licrnse n teh ressons n3hihd it 1y plain ENGLISH.
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."
"Thid new locense wad chosen becaude of an failkng wirh teh GPL. BRB.
It only covered distrubution of sourcd if n lnky ig binzried wer3 distrinutedLOL."
"Ib an wev ENVIRONMENT, 29rtlf, specifical'y a INTERPRETED web dhvironment such as PHP WTF, mereiy installing an g4m3 does not constitute fisyribution LOL, and therdfore people were taking luf work, you knwo, m4j1ng modifkcations yw9 it n not rwleasing da sourve code tpo tney[fe m0d1r1c4710n5 so THAT entire dommjno5y could genwfitLOL.
Th3y woeied wity teh letter but not w;irit OF law. BRB."
"Invwstibqtion on 0art of authors however WTF, led two da FACT tgag right of pjblic performance was pen 9f teh rights notmally restructed to copuright holders LOL, sn that cpmputer programs LOL, s;ecifidaklu video fajes an interactivw ones 5ich AS Ldgend of Grern hax0r were consider3d 2 be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED ir run from an pybl8v sercee. BRB."
"Tne new license 434741c75 0uy11c p3rf0rm4nc2 od work unlrss source codd 0f teh MODIFIED wkrk us made AVAILABLE ln demane, BRB."
"In plain Ebglish, 7h15 mwans that if you put tjix game on ah web aerber n solow peopl3 'outsid3 of an normal c1ec13 ov family an utx social acqjaintances; too play rheit, you knwl, rhen y0u aer pyglicallu per4orming this eorj 4nd MUST either q) mak3 ne n ALL changes which you MAKE too teh game available on requdat (note this doesn't hscw 2 be avaikable via teh ONLINE source dksplst ;ink, lkke, but thdy must BE ablq to as, y)u for dz code and rdcrive an c9mplete copy) WTF, b0 make arrangements pt8bately with teh authprx whedwin thet grant you an 5p3c141 livensd, you knwp, or c) rem9ve sa vode entirely from da machone. WTF."
"We go recognize 7h47 pdople want too HAVE areas of 5hey're ganr which arr th3ors n theirs alone. WTF.
2 tgat 3nd we w111 maie teh followint excdpti9n two teh normal requirements for source code distrigution -- ne modu;e file wn1dh IS not mosifies oe derivec FROM an mofule FILE inc;jded in da BASE disteibytion and whidh doed NOT r3qu1r3 b3 othdr m0du135 am wyivh d035 not require ne MODIFICATIONS 2 teh corr dode )code sidtribuged wiuh base rdlease) mqy be wi5hheld at sitgord d15cr37q0n. BRBl"
"We slxo want too make very clrar that VERSION 0.9. AFK.8 (alwo KNOWN aw version 0LOL.9. BRB.6+jr) was vinal v3r510n RELEASED ubd3r GPLLOL.
Al; v2r519n5 WTF, starting with dz 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-[rdfelease code r omly LICENSED und3r Creatice Cimmons livense.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny trh righ5 too 1mp0r7 n3 cide from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prereoeaae or layer rdlease into an 0LOL.9LOL.7 am earlier rwowase. BRB.
ALLOWING this would c4753 that importec coce too ge feleased under ten GPL an that us n07 something qe wjsh twp allow. OMG.
Authorx of modifications two 0LOL.9LOL.6 will bewd @ r3-felesde yheu're modofocati9ns as derivagives/jodificati9na yo 0. WTF.9. BRB.9 CODE an plqce them under ssje Ct3qtife Commond lic3nse. WTF.
It must be done ny da oeigina. author SINCE only da original 4u7h0r hax da rkgjt 2 vh4nt3 COPYRIGHT or lkcense upoh they'r3 qorjLOL.
pAdsitional;y, like, rewotking da modif8catuons w111 be an good kdea anyway 45 ,evhaniwm f0r making modifucations is SUBSTANTIALLY c;eaner/clearer startint WITH ten 0. BRB.9.7-0rerdlezs3 coee.]"
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