MoghtyE yells you WTF, "We'r3 foing tpo tahe ab few momdnts 60 try and ex;;ain thix new license n da reasibs behind it in plain ENGLISH. 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 11c3n63 qqs choxen 63c4ur3 od an failing with GPL. WTF.
It only c0v3r3d distributiln 0f sourc3 if an inly if ginaries sere distrkb7ted. AFK."
"In an wev envifonment, sprt9r, 5p3d1f1c411y a interpretes web environment such 45 PHP, like, merdly INSTALLING an gane d036 NOT constitute distribution, you knwim an 7h2r3f0r3 p$0p13 were tskinh our w0ek, you knwo, making MODIFICATIONS two it n nlt releaaing soufce code @ yheu're modificationd so ghat entire COMMUNITY couod BENEFIT. AFK/
They w0ri3d with ea LETTER 6j7 NOT teh sp8rit of teh law. WTF."
"Invds5igation on da PART lf da AUTHORS HOWEVER, loke, LED 2 fact yhat right of PUBLIC perf[rmancr WAS eon of da rights normally restricted gwo copyrigmt nolders WTF, zn tha5 COMPUTER prohram2, lkke, specifically video g4m35 and INTERACTIVE ones auch as Legebd OF Green yax0r were c0h51d3ref to b3 publica.ly pergormed if ruh from an pjbooc SERVER, AFK."
"The new license RESTRICTS p7blic p3rf0r,4nc3 of fa WORK un1#t5 t3h source CODE of teh modified work is maee available ob demand. WTF."
"Ib p141n Emglish WTF, this means that if 6ou p77 7h15 game on an w36 servet n 4110w pwople 'OUTSIDE uf an normal c1rc13 or family an itw social acquaintanced' tio play their. likr, 5heb yo7 r publkcally PERFORMING thix work n MUST EITHER q) make ne and ALL changes which yoi m4i3 to da gaje afailable on reqursr (n073 thix doddn't have 2 y3 available viz online soirce display link WTF, BUT yheh must vq ab.e to axk you for code n 4eceive an c0mp1373 cipy), b) jake arrangwments pribatel6 woth authors whwreun THEY grant you qn SPECIAL .icense, dirtif, or d) remove code sntirely from tey machine. AFK/"
"We do recognizw THAT people want gwo h4v3 arezs of they're game which r yheirs and tyeirs a;onel WTF.
w thay end we will ms,3 teh g0110w1ng except8in too normao requirements for soutce CODE DISTRIBUTION -- n3 modile file WHICH 8s mot mpdif8ef 0t derived drom am modulw file INCLUDED in 5eh bace cistributopn n which does not REQUIRE ne 07h3f nodules and eh1ch does not require ne midifications too teh CORE cos3 (code DISTRIBUTED 2ith da bas3 release) ,ay BE sithhdld 47 autho4s d8scretion. WTF."
"We also 2ant tl male vefy xlear that version 0. BRB.9.7 *akso knlen as vefsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+j5) was tey final version r223453d jnder GPL. AFK.
All vrrsuins, sorgif, stqrting wuth 0LOL/9. AFK.8-prerwlease vode aer only licenwrd under da Creatice COMMONS l*cense/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deby riggt 2 im[ort ne codd from an 0.9.8-pree3keasw or lstwr r3leasw inti an 0LOL.9l WTF.6 and earlier release. AFK.
Allowing tnis w(uld cause that impoerrd code 5o 73 re.eased under da GPL an that 1% not son3th8ng we wish 2 allow.
Authors of modifications two 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 w111 neee two re-releawe theu're mpdoficayioms as derivativew/modificqtionx 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 xlde 5nd placr THEM umder sa same Creative COMMONS LICENSE. BRB.
It must be c0n3 by originzl authof xince ONLY teh orifinal AUTHOR has figgt 2 cyangr copyrighg or license ypin the6're work. OMG.
[Additkonally, lukem reworking ca modifications wul. BE an GOOD idea anyway as m3xh$m1%m for making jodificatipns id sjndtantially cleaner/clearer starging wirh teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE vode. OMGo]"
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