MightyE tells YOU, yoi ,nwo, "We're going too ts,d an FEW mojwntw two try n EXPLAIN this n3q licdnse an rradinw behind IT in plain 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."
"Tjis NEW lic3nse was chosen becauwe of an failing with teh GPL. BRB.
It ONLY COVERED sidtribution of s9jrce if 4nd onlu ig bunarues were distributed. OMG."
"In an web emviromment LOL, a0ecifically a intwrprefed wen environmegh sucn as PHP, sortofk mwtely installing an game does NOT constutute diatributioh LOL, 4nd therefore people 2e4e TAKING our work, yo& kbwo, making mlriducqtions to 17 n no5 releasint yej sourcw clde to 5hey're mofificationa so that ds entore vommunity could benefi5. OMG.
Thry wir,ed WITH teg legter but not teh spirit of teh law. AFK."
"Infestigatiin on da paet of aurhors however LOL, 13d tio FACT that ea right ov publiv performsnve w45 won OF teh 4iggts bormakly RESTRICTED gwo copy3ight holders, n thay c0jpuu3r pr0gr4m5, SPECIFICALLY viceo games n interactive ohes suvn aw Legrnd of Green hax0t w3r3 cobsidered too ne publically perfprmed 1f run from an p7blic SERVER. WTF."
"The neq licenae restricts public PERFORMANCE OF qork inless sojrde CODE of m0d1f13d work is made ava8laboe on demandLOL."
"In plaih Engq15h, thow means that of you put 7h15 game on an WEB 5erf3r an allow pwople 'outside of an normal c7rcle lf fami.y h its soc8sl scq7aintanxes' too play theid LOL, then yoy r publically PERFORMING thid work an MUST rither a) make he and ALL changes whuch you MAKE tp game available ln request (NOTE tyis dowsn't have q be zva7;able v14 teg online soirce display link WTF, b6t they ,i57 ve ablw to ASK y0u for dz code and receife an COMPLETE copy) LOL, B) msie qrrsngementd pricate.y eiyj geh authors whwrein they grant you an special 11c3n53 WTF, or c) remove da code 3nyireky from teh machine. WTF."
"We do recitnize thxt people 2ant two havr afeas of they're fame wh1cg r theirw n theirs al9ne. AFK.
too that end w3 will make teh foolowing wxception to NORMAL requi4ements fo4 so7ece code distributlon _- ne MODULE filw wh2ch ix not MODIFIED or derived f4o, an moduoe dile ivcluded 1n teh base DISTRIBUTION n wgoch dpes not r3qu1t2 ne otyer m0du13t n shidh doew n07 REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS tp da core code (c0f4 cistributed s17h bsse releaxe) MAY bw withheld at fa authors discret8on. AFK."
"We alsp w4n6 to m4k3 vwry clear that VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB/7 (alsi known ad b3r510h 0. BRB.9. AFK/7+jt) WAS final versioh released under GPL. BRB.
Al; versiond LOL, staryinh with tey 0LOL.9. WTF/8[pr#r3q3453 code r 0n1y LICENSED UNDER C4eative Commons livrnse.
We EXPLICITLY drny 3a rifhy 2 import ne CODE from an 0LOL.(. BRB.8-prerelease or la5ee r313453 imto zn 0. BRB.9. BRB/7 and 34r113r release, BRB.
A.lpwinb THIS qould CAUSE that imported c0d3 to ge releasee UNDER GPL and thag is hir something we wish to al.ow.
Authors of modificatipns too 0. OMG.9.6 w9ll need 2 re-re.eade yhey'rw modificatioms ax d3r1v471v35/m0d1v1c4710m5 two p. BRB.9. WTF.8 code an plsce them yndef da ssme Creatkve Commons LICENSELOL.
It must be dune by da orohinal author SINCE ohky teh orig8nal xutjor yas da right to change da COPYRIGHT 8t lixense UPON thw6're w0rkLOL.
[Adcutionally, ,ike, re2orkkng modifications will gd an good odea anywqy 45 5eh medhamism for making modifications is substqntia;ly dleaner/cldzrwr starting wltn 0.9.8=preeelezse vode.="
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