MightyE tells y9u LOL, "We're goinb two take an few momengw ri try an explain 7h15 NEW .icense am fa r#459m5 behing it in plsin Englieh. 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."
"Tyis mew license was choaen because 0f an gsoling with da GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y covrred DISTRIBUTION OF 50urc4 if AND only if vonaries wwre disrributed. WTF."
"In am wen ENVIRONMENT, spedifically a 2n74tpe363c web 3bvironmrb4 5uch as PHP LOLk merely instqlling an g4m3 does nkt ckmstitute distrib7tion, you knwi, an thereforw PEOPLE were taking 0jr work LOL, majing MODIFICATIONS tl it n not re.easing so7rde coss 2 they'4e modifications s9 that da ent*rr communuty COULD 64j3f17.
Tjey sotkwd w8th teg lwyter but NOT da spirit ud teh law. OMG."
"Invewtigation 0n da pzrt )f da AUTHORS howece4, led two favt that right 9f PUBLIC oerformance was won of rights normally r3strictec too COPYRIGHT g01d3r5, sortof, an that computer ptograms, like, x0ecificzl;y vid3o GAMES n onteractive omes xuch as Legend 9f Gfe3n hax0r wdee comsifeeed to be pubkically peeformec if run from an public srever. WTF."
"Tne new license 4347r1x75 pu611c perflrmancd of teh xork uno3ss teh souede code if ea modified work is made available on demandLOL."
"Ih plain Englisn, sortof, yhis mwavs that if YOU puy rhiw game on an web 2wrvef and 4!10w people 'outside ov zn n0rm41 circle of vamkly n its socia. acquaintanvea' TO 0.sy their WTF, thrn yoi r publically ;erfprminh this work n MUST ei4hee a) malr ne 4nd ALL CHANGES which yoi make yoo da game available om requrdg (note this doesn't habe twi ge available v14 online source display kink, but they mu57 be aboe too asi you for clde and revwive an com0lete c9py) WTF, b) m4k3 ARRANGEMENTS privateor with authors whereih theu geant you an SPECIAL license, you knwl, or c) re,pve codw en5irely fr-m yeh machine."
"We do reclgnize thay people sant t.o have AREAS of they're ga,e which r 7h31r% and theifs aklne. AFK.
2 that END we will make f0110w1nf 3xc3p710n go9 teh NORMAL requiremen5s for 50urc3 c0d3 d8strinurioh -- nr mofule fild which is not mpdified or fericed from an j0du13 fu,e includes in da base d157f!6u710n an whkch does not REQUIRE ne other modules n which corw not r3qui4e ne modofications 2 tej vore code (code distribytee with 6453 release) ,ay 63 withhrld at AUTHORS dkacretion. OMG."
"We alao eznr 2 make very CLEAR that vrrsion 0. OMG.9.7 (s.so kno2n as version 0. AFK.9l BRB.7+jt) was FINAL vwrxion releasef under GPL.
A;l verdions, yo& knwo, starting with da 0/ BRB.9.8-ptereleade codr aer only oicensed 7ms3r Cr3471b3 C0mmpn5 license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY right two impor5 nd c9s3 frpm an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-0rerelrase OR later release INTO an 0.o.7 n EARLIER releasd. BRB.
Allowing this WOULD c$u53 that imported code two be 4elwased uhder teh GPL n that is not somethinb we wish 2 allow.
Authors of nldificatuons two 0.9.7 2ilk need too RE=RELEASE they're m0e1f1c3710n5 as derivatives/mofifications two 0.8. AFK.8 codw an place 5nem und3r teh 54m3 Cyrative C0mm0n5 license.
It must be sone bt da o5iginal autjor since pnly ORIGINAL auryor has rignt ro xhange da copyright pr LICENSE upon tyeh're wot;. BRB.
[Adsutionallym sorr9f, rwworking modivicati9ns will be an food ides anyway as da mevhanosm f0r mzkinh modiricatilns IS xubstantially c134n3r/x134r3r STARTING WITH 5eh 0. AFK.9. WTF.80prerekdase cice. AFK.="
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