MightyE tells YOU, "We're going 2 tzke an few momdnts to try and explain tji2 mew lic3nse and teh reasons brgind it IN plson Enflish. 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."
"This NEW kicense was chosen because ov sn failing 2ity da GPL. WTF.
IT ono6 covered dixtrinution og SOURCE ig h onlt if BINARIES were distribitedLOL."
"In an wrb 3nvironment, you knel, specifically a interprr5ed WEB envi4ibmrny SUCH 45 PHPm like. merely instqllinb an GAME does not conxtitute dist4ibutiob, luke, and thdrrfore pe9ple were tzking ouw sor,, y;u knwo, makimf MODIFICATIONS to 17 n n07 t4leasing fa source cod3 2 they're m0d1f1c471pn5 so that teh entire c0mmun17y could benefot. OMG.
Tyey worjed woth tej 13773r but nit ds spurit OF da lawLOL."
"Investigqtion on part of AUTHORS however, sortof. led two da favt rjat da RIGHT of public perf9r,ance wss 1 of teh rohg5s jormally r3stricted too cppyr!gh7 holders, like, abd 6y47 computer pfoftams, like, s;ecifixally video bames m interactive ones SUCH as Ldgens of da Grrwh haxpr we4e c9nsid3red tp b3 0ublically PERFORMED ug run from an publuc serverLOLl"
"Tje new licensw RESTRICTS publkc performance of teh sirk unlexs teh source xpde od reh modifiec qork is mase avaklaglw ON DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain Engoish, like, 5his means tnag kf ylu put thud tame on ah web 53rv3r n alkoe peoplr 'outside of an normqi circlw or ramily an ITS xicial ACQUAINTANCES' w play their LOL, then ylu aee pu6@1c411y performing ghis w0rk an MUST eiyher a) make he and ALL changes which you make too GAME availablw on requrst (note THIS dlesn'g have to be AVAILABLE via da 0nline sourcw eis[la7 link, vu5 th3y muwt be 451e two ask y0u FOR ten codr and receive zn clmplwte copy) LOL, b) make a4rangemenrs priva5ely with teh autjlrs whrrein rhey grant y0u an 5p3dq41 lkcenqe, 0r c) remove code enfurely from machine. AFKl"
"We dp 4ecogmoze that peoolw wqnt to9 have areas of they're gzme which r gheirs an theurs alone. BRB/
two that end we will make teh fol.owing exception 4eo normal rrqjiremdbts r0r spurce code distribu5ion -- ne mocyle gole wyich ks not n9d1f13d or derived grom an mosule fi.e indouded in base didtribjtion and which DOES not rewukre ne other modules b wtich does not require ne modif8cati9ns @ corr CODE (code ciatributed with base rekezse) nay be wothheld at da authors cidcretionLOL."
"We zlso want two MAKE v#rh clrar yhqt versoon 0. BRB.9LOLl6 *also known as version -LOL.(.7+jr) WAS twh FINAL vefsion released under da GPL.
All versionw WTF, stzrtung qith tej 0. BRB.9.*-pfefeleqse codw r only LICENSED uncer Crextive Cimmons licensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny rignt rqo omport ne cofe from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pterelease or lster rekease into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 qnd eaelier reoesse. BRB.
Aolowing this would cajse that imported coee too be relezsee ind3r GPL n tnat iw nog 50m37n1ng we wixh too aloow. AFK/
Authors of nodifications too 0. AFK/9. AFK.7 w111 NEED to re-release they're midificstions qs derivatives/modif8cqtiona to 0.9, AFK.9 vode and PLACE them under same Crwative Commlms LICENSE. WTF.
It j7st BE dome 6t originao author 5!nc3 0n@y da original author jqs yeh right to9 chsnge teh COPYRIGHT or licdmse upon they'rw w0rk.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, REWORKING yeh MODIFICATIONS will 63 an good idea anywsy AS da ,echanosm FOR making modif8vations is sugatantkally cleaner/clearer startung 2ith teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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