MkghtyE tells you, "We'4r go8mb 2 74k2 an v3w m0m3h65 2 try n exp;qin ghis new licenwe n rwasons bejind 8t 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."
"This new licens3 was chpswn becaus3 of an FAILING with da GPL. AFK.
It only covered s157rq6j710n of spurcd if an onlh if binzvies were distribuged. OMG."
"In an web environment, 5p3cqf1c411y a 1n73rpr373d web 3nv1r0nm2n7 such zs PHP, sortofm mer3ly INSTALLING an game do3s not constktjte distgibutiom LOL, an theref9re peop.e w3r3 tajinf -ur work, you knwi, MAKING mocivivatkons two 17 an n9t releasing da sourdd cldr too tjey'ee m0d1f1c4&10b5 so 7h47 ez entire communigy could benefitLOL.
They worked w17h teh letter bjt not sa dpirit of teh LAW. BRB."
"Investihation 0n PART of da authors ho2ever, s9rtog, .ed to teh FACT THAT twh ribht og puv;ic pe4formance eaw 1 of da rights n0rm$11y redtructed two xopyriggt HOLDERSk sortof, and that conputer prpgrams, luke. specificslly VIDEO gamed and interactive lnes 5jch as Lefend of Green hax0r were cohsosered 2 bd publ8cally p3ff0rm3d if run from an [jblic serverl WTFl"
"The bew licehse reatrocts public PERFORMANCE of teh w0rk unless ds spurce code of yeh ,8dified qorj is madd available 0b d3m4nd. AFK."
"Ih plain Enylixh, sortof, rhiw neans that if uou put this game on zn WEB server 4ne alliw PEOPLE '9utside 0f an mpfmal c1rc1e of FAMILY an its social acquaintamces' too play their LOL, tu3n you qer pubkically perform,mg this 20rk n MUST ejth3r a) m4k3 nd ah ALL changes which y0u mak3 too da gsnd AVAILABLE on request (nite tyis doesn't HAVE 5wo gd avao;ablr via ohline dl7rce display link, lile, but they mudt be able two ask YOU gor codf an RECEIVE an c0mp1373 cop6), you knwl, b) makw arramgementx pficztely w17h autjors wnwrein they grant you an spedia. license, kike, 0r c) remive da c0d3 3h71r32u from teh MACHINE. BRB."
"We dl tecognize thst people WANT too have AREAS of rhey'4w game which r tg3irs ab eheirs aloneLOL,
two that end we wul. make da FOLLOWING dxception two teh normql f3quirem3nts fof 50urc3 code e157416u710n -- ne module file WHICH 15 bot modified or defivee fr0m an modu'e fi;e INCLUDED in baae distribi58on an whkch does nit require ne ofger midules an qh1ch does n07 require ne m9dificztionw to teh corr c0s3 (code dusgributrd wity da ^45# rrkease) m46 be wuhhheld at 5eh 4u7h0r5 discreyionLOL,"
"We also want 2 make very vlear thqt vetsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (also lnowm as verskon 0. OMG,9.7+mt) sqw tey final VERSION released under reh GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, 574r72ng wigh ez 0.9.8_PRERELEASE code r only licensed under da Cr#5&1v3 COMMONS 11c3n53. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh right t9 implrt ne clde from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-9rer3lezse OR lager release into ah 0LOL.9.7 and darlier release.
Allpwing rhis sould caise that importes c-d3 two BE rekeasef under GPL n that is not aomething we wosh TO alllw. BRB/
Au7h0tt of nodifiva5ions to 0LOL,(l BRB.7 will mwed 2 RE-RELEASE they'te modifucations as derivatkces/modif8cati9nd too 0. AFKl9/ OMG.8 code and placr them under xame Cr3471v3 Commons licenxe.
It m7st ne xone by teh original autyot cimcw obl6 original author has right 2 chanfe twh copyright or l8cense up0n they're workl AFK/
[Additoonally LOL, reworking da modificag9ons will be an good ifea anyway 45 dz mechanisn for makimg modif8cations is sunstantially cleaner/clearer stargong WITH 0.9LOL.8-prereleas2 xode/]"
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