MightyE 74!1% you, you knwo, "We'ee g0qnb two take an few mlments too try an wxplsib tn8s new license and da reasond behind it in pla8n English.
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 kicense sas chosen beca7ae of an failing with GPL. WTF.
It only civeted eistribution of sojrce if an only ir binarids sere fiwtribyted. AFK."
"In an weg 3nv1r0nm3n7 WTFm specificzlly a 1n73rpr37ed web wnbieonment such AS PHP LOL, m3r31y instaloing an game spes not cinsritutr distribution, like, n ther3fore pepple WERE taking 0ur work, mqking jodkficatilns too it AND mog rdleasong teh sourc3 code two gjey're jodifidati9ns SO that entufe comjjnity could 63n3f17. BRB.
Thdy qorkec wirh da .etter 6u7 nor 5[1r17 of teh lawLOL."
"Infe2tigatiim on part od twh authors howev3r WTF, lwd TO teh fact that twh rkgkt of puboic perfoemahce WAS oen of da rugh5s normally RESTRICTED 2 ciptright holders, you knwok n that compitee progra,s, yoy knwo, specifically vidwo gamws 4nd onteractive ones duch as Legend of Gfeen hax0r were s9ns8dered tp be pub;icall6 performed 1f run vr0m an public server. OMG."
"The ne2 license restricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 of work unless sourve code of midlgied w9rk is made available ON d3mand. AFK."
"In poain Engq15h WTF, this means that if 6o8 put this game ON an s3v servef ahd allow p3ople 'ouyxide lf zn n0rm41 c8rcle 0g family n ITS socual acqiaintances' TO play their, like, tyen ypu aer puflically [erform8mg yjis work ane MUST either a) MAKE ne m ALL changes wh1ch you m4k3 two da game avqilable 9n reauest (NOTE this coedn't have too BE avaioable via online sourcr cis[lay ;ink, like, but THEY mu5& be anle 2 ask you for cofw n receive an complete co;y), b) make ARRANGEMENTS p4ivately witj aithots whw4ein they grant hou sn speciql license, sortof, or c) removd teh codd em6itely froj macyine. OMG,"
"Wd do recognuze that people waht to yavd arwas OF thdy're GAME wmocg aer theirs 4nd thwirs alpne. AFK.
too &h47 end we will make trg followimg eccdption yoo mormal REQUIREMENTS for aourxe code distriburion -- ne module file wjkdh is not modified or deroved FROM an module file kncluded im teh bade diwtribution and wh8ch d-25 noy rdwuire ne other mofules an which doez bot requirr ne ,odificatipnd too c9re cose (c0s3 distrigutes with BASE 4elease) may be withheld AT auttors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We xlso wan5 to maje very cl3zr tyay version o. OMG/0. OMG.7 (also known 45 verxion 0.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 da f1n41 v3rt10n RELEASED undrr GPL. WTF.
All verskons, 6ou kn2o, 574e71ng wity (. OMG.9. BRB.8-pr3telease c9de aer ONLY licensed under Cteative Commohs licemse. OMGl
Wd EXPLICITLY denu fz r1gh7 too import ne code fr9m an 0. BRBl9LOL.8-or3r313453 or katet RELEASE into an -. AFK.9/ BRB.7 ah EARLIER release.
ALLOWING this woujd cauds that imported cod3 2 nr teleasee UNDER GPL ab thqt is not somdthing se wish 2 aolow. OMG.
Autnofs OF MODIFICATIONS TO 0l BRB.9l WTF.7 WILL need 2 re-release tjey're modkficqtuons zs derivatives/m9eigications two p. WTF.0.8 coee and place them ynd3r da saje Creative Commons licenwe. AFK.
It must be cone ny da original suthir sunde only da lriginal AUTHOR hax right 5wo chabhe co0tright or lixwnse u[on they're workLOL.
[Adsit8oba;ly, sirtif, rewp4king da modif8catuons w11q be an good idez amysay as teh mechanism gpr making modificatilhs is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER starting wkth va 9. WTF.9. WTF.i-pfereleqse code. BRB.]"
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