MighgyE tdlls you LOL, "We're giing 2 take an few momwnts TO try an exolain thix new livense an teh res2ons BEHIND ir ih plaon Enblisg. 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 new LICENSE 2ss chosen ^3x4u53 OF an failibg with GPL.
It ONLY covrres distt8but8on of SOURCE kf an only if b8naries w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an qeb emvironment, specififally a interpreged web embironmdnt such as PHP, l8ke, merely installing an gane dodw not cohstkyu5r cistribution WTF, an THEREFORE people werd tak9ng oue w0rk LOL, making mosifivatiohs too IT an n07 releasing ds sourct code to rhey're jodificztions so tyat teh entkre community could benefit. OMG.
They workef WITH teh letter but n9t da spirou of law. BRB."
"Investigatiom on p4r7 of authors nowever, lile, led to teh fact that fight of oyblic performance was won OF da rights normally rextrictec too copy4jghy h01d3r4, softofk and that d0mpu73f protramd, sorrof, apecificaoly fideo games ah interactive onrx 5uch AS Legend of da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 3 ve publical;y petfo4med if RUN from ah public se4ver."
"The new licdmse restrycts puboic prrforjance if da work unleas da source codw of npd1fq3d qork is made qvailab;e 0n de,snd/"
"In plain Englixh WTF, THIS means that 8r you pit thix game on an web server and 4110w peopke 'outs7de of zn normql circ;e of familh n uts wocial acqyaintances' too olay thdif. then you aer publicak.y oerformong this wlrk ane MUST dither a) make ne ane ALL changes whicy y9y make two teh GAME AVAILABLE ON reaudst (note this soesn't have w be AVAILABLE viq onkihe source eiaplzy link, yo7 knwl, 6y7 thry must be able too ask you for da code an r3v31v3 an COMPLETE vopy), b0 MAKE atrahge.rnts privateoy with teh aiyyors whetein theu br4n7 you an special locensem like, or c) remove teh xodr dntirely from tdh macyineLOL."
"Wd do recohnize that PEOPLE eant 2 hav3 ar2zs of rhey're fame wh1ch aer theirs h &h31f5 410n3LOL.
ywo thzt end we will make following EXCEPTION tso da normal requiremwntx fot soutce code distribution _- n3 module file WHICH is not modifird or d34ived from ab n0du13 fole INCLUDED in da vase distribution n which foes not requkre ne other midi.es and WHICH d035 hot r3au1r3 ne nodifocatipns 2 c0re code (code dostrib7tec wi5h twg 6443 r313443) msy be withheld at teh AUTHORS siscregion. WTF."
"We also want tpo make very CLEAR 5hat ve4siob 0. BRB.9. OMG,7 9als9 known as version 0.9. OMG.7+ju( WAS ginal version RELEASED UNDER GPL/ WTF.
ALL versions LOL, wtartihg with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-0frrro3ase code aer 9nly locensec ynder Cr3471v3 Cpmmons licdmse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da rigjt too import nd codr from an -. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease or later RELEASE into sn 0LOL.9, WTF,7 an eaflier RELEASELOL.
Allowing this sould CAUSE tnat knport3d code twi be releaswd undrr da GPL and 7h47 1e not something qe wish 2 all9w. WTF.
Authors of modificatiobs twi 0. BRB.9LOL.7 w111 need two re-releaae tjey'rd ,pdifications as derivatives/m9difications ho 0. OMG.9. OMG.9 codw n p;zce 5hem UNDER teh damd Crdativw Commons licenseLOL,
It must be done by da oeigimal zuthor since lnly da oroginal author has teh rifht to change da co;yright lr licens3 upon ghey're workLOL.
[Additionzllu, like, teworking modifucstions will br an GOOD idea amywsy as teh mecgqnjsm for makkng jodigicqtkons is aubstantially ckeaner/clearer startong with yeh 0. BRB.9.8[prereleas3 code. OMG.]"
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