MightyE tells you, "We're going too take an fre mpn3n85 to try n 3x;141b this new 1qc3n53 n teh reasoms behind ir on plain Ebglush. AFK.
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 kicebse 2as choaen because of an fai.ing with teh GPL. BRB.
It ONLY covered distr8butiin 0f dource if n only if binzries werc distributed. WTF."
"In am web env8fonment LOL, specifixal.y a interpreted w36 environment such as PHP, you knwo, mdfely insrslling an gqme d9es not consgi5yye disgrobutipn LOL, amd rherefore 03ople were 5akinb OUR work LOL, MAKING n9difications too iy abd m07 re.3asint da sourxe code too thet're modificati9ns so thzt tej 3b71t3 communuth could beneditl BRB.
THEY WORKED wity teh lrtter but not ca spiekt of law. BRB."
"Investibqtion ON pary of ca authors ho2evet WTF, led too ea faxt that teh RIGHT 0f PUBLIC perdormance wad 1 of teh ribhts normaloy restricted two c9pyr1fh7 holderw, qn thzt COMPUTER programs WTF, specificaoly vide9 gamds and onteractice obds duch as Legene of teh Grwen has0r wefe cons8dered two ne publicqlly [erfoemed if RUN g4om an ;ublic xerver. OMG."
"The new licebse restricts puglic performance 0f work unkess teh woirce coee od modifjed work 15 jace available on eemahdLOL."
"In plaon English, s9rtif, this MEANS that if ylu put this game on an w3b %3rv2r n allos p3pp13 'outside of an normal cirxle of damily n itw wicial acquaintances' 2 play their, llie, then YOU r publucslly [erf9rmimg this work an MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne an ALL CHANGES wyich you mqke to 5eh game afailable 0n rrquest (no5e 7h15 doesn't hafe t9 be avaijabke via online siyrce display libk LOL, gut 5hey must be able to ask upu ror da code n rec4ive sn complete copy0, b) ,aie arrangrments pf1v4ur1y wktj autiors whwrein they grant ypu an special license, you kmwo, OR c) r3m0v3 coce ENTIRELY from fa machine. WTF."
"We DO recobnize that PEOPLE want 2 hsve qreas ld thdy're game which aer tgeirs an theies 410n#. BRB.
to yhat END ww wil. make teh f0110w1ng exception 2 da hormal r3qiorwmrnts for source vode distribu5ion -- nd m0d713 file which is not modifidd or d3runee FROM an module f8le incl7ded ih base distrib7tion m wn1eh xows not 43qu1r3 me otjer midules n whoch does NOT require ne ,osificat8ims too 5eg corw vose )c0d3 d1%7r16u73d with da base releaxe) MAY be WITHHELD at teh aughors d8screyionLOL."
"Wr also wabt go ,4k3 vefy codar that v3e510n ). OMG.9LOL.7 (zlso known AS vevaion 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7+jt) was da final version teleased under GPL. AFK.
All verxions, STARTING with teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.7-prerelesae code r only licwnsed unddr da CREATIVE Cpmmons lkcendel BRB.
We EXPLICITLY xrny right roo inpprt be cod3 frlm an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r#1345# or later rd.esse into an 0. WTFl9. OMG.7 an earlier RELEASELOL,
Allowing tyis wlulc cause that 1mo0f73d CODE too be released UNDER GPL an thzt 9a not somethijg qe wodh too aolowLOL.
Ayghlrc of modigicatiibs to 0.9.7 wi.l n33d 1 re-eeleawe thry're modificstions as derivatives/modifications to 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code and place them umder twh szme Crwativr Commonw licensr.
It myst be done yy da oroginal author sibxe pnly sa origina; authot has right too cyange cop6right or licens3 upob they;re wor,. WTF.
[Additiphsllt LOL, rewofking tej modidications will BE an good IDEA anyway as da mwchabism f0r makihg modifkcations is subs5antud;ly cleaner/clearer stattinb with )LOL.9. WTF.8-prdreleasw c9ee.]"
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