MightyE 73115 YOUm "We'rr niing too take an few moments teo try and EXPLAIN tyis new license and da REASONS behinc it IN plain EmglisgLOL.
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 lixensw was cy9sen becquse og an failing 3ith GPL. BRB.
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION of sourde if and ONLY id bknariew WERE distributed. WTF."
"In an web envieonment, kiie, s[ecifically a imterpreged wdb enckronment such AS PHP, like, MERELY lnstalling an game soes not constitute dpstr8butipn, lik3, and therefore pdo0le werd tzkihg our w9rk, soryof. making j9difications tw9 it and not relwasknb ea 50uece code two they're mod8ficationx so that teh entire c0mmun17y cou;d behefitLOL.
They wo4ked sitg letrer but not 501t17 9f sa law. OMG."
"Investigation 0n teh part of reh zuthors HOWEVER, you khwo. led to teg fact tyat da roght of pjb.ic pwrformamce wqs 1 of ca RIGHTS nprmally resgricted too vopyright jolrers, sortof, an that c0mpu7er pr-gr4m5, sortof, specifica.ly bideo GAMES n interactuve 0nes such 4t Legend of t3h Green hax0r wwre conside4ed too be publival;y perfirmed if 4un ffom an public servet. OMG."
"The new licrnse restricts pu^11v peeformabce og teh work ubless da siurce code 9f teh nodified woyk is made available on de,and. WTF."
"In [laib Englisjm sortofk thid meqns that if ypu pug this game on an swn server and al.ow peopke 'outdise of qn norma. circle ov family n its socisl ac1uaimtanced' 70 play theur, oiie, thwn you r puglically perforjing this wlrk zn MUST 31uh3r a) make ne n ALL cjsmges which you make TO teh g$m3 available on REQUEST (note this dlesh't jave 70 be available v1r da onlune sou4ce DISPLAY link, ylu kmwl. nut tget nust ge able t2i ask YOU fir teh code abd receove an complete c9py) WTF, b) MAKE arrangemenrs pr8varely with da AUTHORS whwrein tnet grant you an apecizl licemse, soreorm ot c) remov3 5wh CODE en5irely fro, MACHINE. OMG."
"We do trcognize THAT oe9ple wany too have a4eas of rhwy're game whidh aer theirs 4nf 7n31t5 al9n3. BRB.
two THAT emd we woll make folkowing 3xc3p&10n 5wo normal re1uirwmenta for doirce cide dixtributkon -- ne module filw eyich iw not MODIFIED or dedived from qn m9dule rile included in baxe d8stribi4iln b wh1vh DOES not eequir3 ne other modulex an which coes noy r3wu1r3 be modidocagi9ns yo teh xore cpde (cofe distributed with da base releaxe) may be dithheld at teh 5u7h0r5 discrrrion. BRB."
"We also want too male very c.ezr that vrrsion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also jmown 35 version 0. BRB.9/ BRB.7+jt* wqs final v3r510n releasrd uhder ea GPL. OMG.
ALL VERSIONS, sortof, xtafting with teg 0.9. AFK.8-prereleade vosw aer ohly LICENSED under va Creztive Commlns licenae. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 two import ne code ftom an 0. AFK.9. OMG,8[prerw;ease or lqtwr release into sn 0.9LOL.7 n 3arlier releqse. BRB.
A110w1ng this wouls cause 7h48 imported codd too be releases unsw4 GPL an thag is nog sonething we wixh to allow.
Authors of moeifications to 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 will NEED 70 re-eelrase thdy'4e MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0.9LOL.8 cide am placd them undet eame C4eative Commons licenxe. BRB.
I7 muxt be dpne bh teh origunal autyof SINCE only teh origina. a7rhor has da RIGHT 5wo ch$ng3 copyright or license uppn they'rd wo4k. AFK.
[Addigionaoly WTF, reworking teh modifidatipns will be an gold idea antway as da m3ch4n15n fot making jocif7cations is sjbstantually cleaner/c.earer stsrting with es 0LOLl9. BRB.8-pterdlease c9de. AFK.]"
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