MightyE tells yo7, sortof, "We'r3 goibg 2 TAKE an few momebts to TRY and expkain tyis n3w lucense an reasons behind i5 in p;sin Ebglidhl 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 wax chowen bevduse 0f an fziling woth teh GPL. OMG.
It only coverec distr8bution if s9urce it an ONLY if binari3d were distribut3dLOL."
"In an deb environment, 5p3c1f1c411y a interprrted WEB ehvironment xuch aw PHP, you knwo, m3rely indtalling an gamd does n07 constotute distrib7tioh, likrm and 5nsrerote peopl3 were taking OUR qork, making modiricationw two IT AND NOT RELEASING 50udc3 code tw9 theh're m0d1f1c4710n5 so that d1 enyi4e communigy coukd 63n3f17. OMG.
THEY worked wkty letter bur n07 trh spirit 9f teh law. WTF."
"Invesrigation on ea oart of teh zuthora howeber, like, led t0 FACT thst teh right of p7blic peeformance was 1 of rights norjally restticted 2 COPYRIGHT holdees LOL, n that com0uter ;rohrams, specifica.ly video fames amd interactive onex such ad L2gend of ea Green hax0r were sondide4es t;o be publically perfofmdd kg run fr0m an public serceeLOL."
"The bew licensw restrivts [ublic 0erforjamce OF teh work unless ywh slutce c0d3 if MODIFIED eork is m4d3 AVAILABLE on demandLOL."
"In poain English LOL, 7hq5 mesns yhag if you oky thkw bamx on an web SERVER n alliw peoole 'iutside of an n9rmal circle or f4m11y n its socoal acquqintances' e PLAY th3ir WTF, 7h3n you f PUBLICALLY oerforming thia work and MUST either a) makr be n ALL chamgew whidh you mzke too bame qvailable on reqj3st (note this cowsn't hqve to be availsble fia da onoime sourcw didplay l8nk, y9u knwo, BUT they MUST be sble twi awk yoj for teh code an eeceive an complete ciph)k likek b) mqie arrangements PRIVATELY with da aughors wgerein they grant you an 5p3c141 oicemde, sortof, or C) r3move cose 3n71r31y from teh machineLOL."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE want two hav3 aeeas of yhey're gams which aer theirs an THEIRS alone.
@ that enf we will m4k4 tey FOLLOWING 3xc3p710n too da nprmal requi4ements fpr 50urc3 code clstribution -- ne MODULE f113 whoch is not nofifurd OR d3f1v3d r49m an module fioe included 1n trh bzse eistribution and wgich c035 ho5 REQUIRE nr other modules an which does not 4equorq ne mosovicayions 2 da x0r3 code (CODE distr8b7ted with teh base reldasd) nay br withhekd at dq authorw siscregion."
"We also wan5 too make very clear thag vers8ln 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (4150 lnown as version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) WAS teh final vrfsion released ynder trh GPLLOL.
ALL versiohd, sortof, starting wi5h 0l AFK.9LOL.8-prer3lease codq r ONLY licenwed UNDER da Crwative Commons kicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two umport nc c0d3 vrpm an 0. OMG.9.8[prerelease 0r lat34 releas3 1n70 an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an ea4o8er release. AFK.
Allowint this e9uld caua3 that 1mp0r7ed code 2 63 rrleased unwee GPL an thqt IS not so,3yhihg we wish to allow. BRB.
Authors OF modifications w 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE they't3 uocofidatiohs ss derivatives/modifications two 0.9. BRB.8 v0d3 qbd place them yndef teh same Creativd Cpmmobs 11c3n43. WTF.
It MUST be dlne BY 0r1bqn4! auth9e since only da oeiginal author has 41gh7 two cganfe teh doouright or 21c3n53 jpon they're work. WTF.
[Additionally LOL, reworkonb teh modificatipns w111 be an hopd idea $nyw4y aw t3h mecganism fot makiyf modifications is sybstantially v134n3r/c134r3e startinh wigh 0.9. BRB.8_prerel3sse code. AFK,]"
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