MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're going two takw an few MOMENTS 2 t4y and ecplain tnix new license and reasons beyind jt oh plain Engliahl 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 11c3n53 wax cnosen bexajse of an failing with da GPL.
I7 on.y coverdd eustribution od sourxd 1f and ONLY if binsries sere disrributrd."
"Ih an WEB envir9nmentk you knwo, specifical;y a onterpret3d WEB ENVIRONMENT dych ax PHP, sortlr. jere;y instalking an game cors hot c9nstiyute diw5ributionk you knqu, an 7h3r3f0r3 peo[le were taking oif wofk, like, mqking modifications ri it and NOT releasing da 50urc3 dode 2 they'r3 modifications so that 4n72t3 communigy could BENEFIT. BRB.
Thwh w0rk3e with leytwr but not teh spirit if lawo WTF."
"Ihvestigatuon on part od a7thors nowever, hou knwo, .ed to teh fzct tjar da right of pubkic peeformance qqs wpb OF da rights nor,s.ly restrictef two copytight HOLDERS LOL, and yhat vomputer ;rogrdms, SPECIFICALLY cideo gajea n interddticw ones 5udh as Legwne of Green hax0r 2ere cpnsidrrec two be pj61qc411y peeform3d if run fr0m an public wrrvef. WTF."
"The neq license reatricts puboic performahce of wofk unless source cpde of da mod8foed WORK is mad3 available in dr,ans. WTF."
"In plain Emgliah LOL, this mezns THAT if you pu7 this gane ob an web server n a,low people 'outsife of qn normal circle of fajily and itx socoal ACQUAINTANCES' 5w9 play 5heirk softof, then yiu ser PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm1ng 7h15 work n MUST either a) make ne am ALL cyangex which you maje twk da gamr 4v4114613 ON requrst (note thos doesn'r have 3 be availsb;e via teh online source dis;lay LINK, aortof, but th3y mus5 be able 2 ask YOU gor teh c9de n 4ecwove an c9,;lete co[y), yoh knqi, b) make awrqngrments privately with da au5ho4s wherein they grant YOU an soeckal kicehse, like, or c) r3n0v3 c9e3 ENTIRELY from machineLOL."
"We d9 recognize that peopo3 wabt to havr ar3as OF they;re game which zer 5heirs n theirx alon3. OMG.
two thq5 END we will mske da volloeinf 3xcw0tion too normqk requirementa for soirce clde d157r16u710n 0- ne module vile 2hicj 15 not modified or derovrd from an MODULE gile inclydec in base distribution n which does not require ne p%her modules zn WHICH does n07 rwquire be midificatu9ns too da core dode (clde distributed 217h da base rwleaae) may be withheld AT teh AUTHORS s15c43710n."
"We al2o eant two m4,3 very clear 7h47 verskon p. OMG.9.7 (also kn0wn as version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+j5) was teh rimal verskon releasdd jnd4r da GPL. OMG.
Aol v3r510n5, lik3, atarting w8th 0. BRB.9. AFK.9-pferelease code aet only licens3d 8newr dz Creative Conmons lkcenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy righr to IMPORT ne code rrom an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3r312453 or later relesse 1n70 an 0. OMG.o. WTF.& n eaeloer r#13453. BRB/
Allowing this WOULD czuse that im0ort3d clde two be r312453d und3r teg GPL an that 15 not someth8ng WE wish two a;low. OMG/
Auth9rs og modifications roo p. BRB.9. WTF.7 will nerd 70 te-reldase they're m)d1f1c4u10n5 ss der8vatifes/modjficatoona two 9. AFK.9.8 codd an placw thdm under teh same C43471v3 Commogs license. BRB.
Ir must br dpne BY teh oritknal au4hor 61nc3 only ea original suthor has reh rifht 2 change teh col6r8hht o4 l8cense u[im theu're workLOL.
[Additionally, sortof, rewotking modifkcations will be an go9s isea sny2ay as da mechanksm FOR mzking modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer 564r&1ng wirh teh 0. WTF.oLOL.8-prerdlease CODELOL.]"
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