MightyE tells 6ouk loke, "We'ed h98ng 2 tzks an f3w momdnts 2 yry an EXPLAIN this new ;icebse n da reasons behind IT in pkain Eng.ish. BRB.
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 n3w license was choseg becaise if an faioung w1&h tey GPL. AFK.
It onl6 covered distrib7t8ln OF source if anf only if BINARIES 2ere DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In zn WEB environmeng, you lnwo, SPECIFICALLY q inter0rdtew web 3nvirohmeng such as PHP, likek m3r31y installing an game does not c0n5717u7e dostribition, and thefefore [eo0le w3r# takung our wor, LOL, making mpdificatilns 3 it and not releasinb 50urc3 xode 2 they're modifucations so that da ENTIRE xommunity coulc benefig.
THEY wlfkes with reh 13773r 6u7 npt da SPIRIT OF teg law. BRB."
"Inveshigation om da psrt of quthors however LOL, LED to FACT 7j47 rugyt of public p3rf0rm4nc4 was 1 0f rights normaoly testricted 2 dopyright holders WTF, an that computer programs WTF, a[rckfically video vamrs n interactive 9nds sjch as LEGEND of GREEN hax04 wrre cpnsiderec e 63 publically perbirmee if rhn grpm an public s3rver. OMG."
"The new license reatricts public performance OF tey sprk unless ca sojrce vode 0d sa modkfied w04k is made aczklable on demandLOL."
"In [lain English, like, yhis meams THAT if ylu pu7 thos game on ah web server an allow people 'ojtxide OF an normal circle of FAMILY n 175 social ACQUAINTANCES' tlo ;lay their, 6ou knwo, then you aer publivally perflrjing this wo4k an MUST eithe4 q) make ne ane ALL changex which hoj make t2o ca gamw available on reqjes5 (n08# thus doesn'y yafe tio be afaikable via teh onoi,e source display 11mk, like, but ghey must be able 2 ask you for sa code and receive ab complege co;y), you ,nwo, B) makd 4f44ng3m3n75 pribate9y w17h authors wherein they grant y9y qn dpecial licens3, or d( remlve teh cld3 entirwly drom teh maxhine. AFK."
"We do recognize THAT peoole want two have areas of tnsy're gsme whuch r 7j32r5 n 7h31r5 akone. WTF.
2 that end we will make ten c0110w1ng exception t9o da borjal requirements for sluece CODE DISTRIBUTION -0 ne mosule gile qgqch iw not modified or derived ft0m ah module FILE included in da base DISTRIBUTION and whicn does not require ne 07h3r MODULES n which do3s no5 rrquire ne modifidations 2 cord code (code dostrib7ted with da base f3lease) ,ay be di5hheld AT dz authors discretion. OMG."
"Wr also want teo mske fery cleaf ghst version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also known ax ve4s8on 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) q4t teh f2n41 VERSION re;eased under teh GPL. WTF.
Al; vefskins, startinh with da 0m OMG.oLOL.8-PRERELEASE code arr 0nly lic3bsef under da CREATIVE Commons lixense, WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 teh right roo 1mp0e7 ne code FROM an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerdleas3 or 1473r relraae into zn 0/ BRB.9.6 an earlier releaxe. BRB.
Allowinb this would xause that 1mp0f73f cpd3 tpo be releaxee und3r teh GPL b tyat is npt somethinb we widh too allow. BRB.
Autho4s of MODIFICATIONS 2 ). OMG.9/ AFK.7 will need too rr-release thwy'fe noeifixations as derivatives/mocifications toi 0. BRB.9.8 dpce b plsce thrm under samr Creative Comnons LICENSE. WTF.
Ig musy be done 6y da oruginal zuthor sohce only 5eh original authof has RIGHT tpo chamge da copyright OR lucense up0h they'ew w0rk. OMG.
-Addotionally, sortof, reworkinf da modirications qill be ab f90d idea snywat zs teh mecyanism f0r majimf modifications ks substantially cleznee/clrzrer starting with da p. AFK.9. OMG.8_PRERELEASE c0d3. OMG.]"
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