MightyE tells hou, sortof, "We're gping TO take an frw momenr2 two trt n ecplain thiw NEW license an teh reaeons behind it in PLAIN Enhlidn.
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 neq license was cyosrn BECAUSE of an failing witj GPL.
It ohly coverwd f257r16u&10h of SOURCE if n only kg bina4ies were distrinutedLOL."
"In an seb envoeonment, xpecivically q INTERPRETED web 3nvironment such as PHP, you knwo, merelh installing an game does NOT conxtitute distributuon, like, and therefore pe9ple weee taking 9uy work WTF, mak8ng mldificatoonx too it $nd nog relead8ng da source v9de yp they'r3 modifucstions so ghag da entire co,ninity could benefit.
Theu sorkrd wkth t3h l3tter 677 not dpirit OF sa ;aw. OMG."
"Investogatkog on oart of da 4u7h0r5 HOWEVER WTFk lwd yoo teh fact that rught of publ8v performance 2as wob of da rights NORMALLY rrs5rivted to vopyrifht holders, you knwo, n 7h47 computer pr0hr4m5, likem specificallu VIDEO gamew $nd ingeeac5ife ones such as LEGEND of teh Gr33n nax0r wer3 cinsideeed two be pyblically performrd if euj from an publkc serv3r. AFK."
"The new licensd r3syricts public perfo4nance of da work ublexs da SOURCE code of ten modified wotk ks msde AVAILABLE on demsndLOL."
"In 0lain English, l8ke, 7h15 mdans rhat if you out 7h15 game ob an web SERVER n zlloe peo;le 'ojtxide of an normal circle or FAMILY n 175 wocoal acquaintances' yoo p1ry their, you lnwo, 7h3n uiu aer publocally pwrvorming this work an MUST either a) make n3 and ALL changed which you make to dw GAME availzb;e on REQUEST (mote this doesm't hsve 2 be avaklab.e viz ONLINE aource displa6 link, but they must br abld two ask you f0t code ab r3c41v3 qb domplete copu), you knwo, B) mske arrangements [rivately q8th 5ey authors wherein they grant y97 an s9ecial 11c3n53, you knw9, or c) eemoce CODE entirely rrom da MACHINEl"
"W4 d0 r3c0gn1z3 that peop.e sant yo have zfeas of they're gamc 2hich ser tjeirs AND theirs alone. BRB.
too that 3nd we wikl make dz rollowkng except8on too noemal REQUIREMENTS for s9uecd clde distrinution -= ne m0du13 file which is not mofifiee ir d3r1v4c from an module file included 8n va baxe DISTRIBUTION and wjich d025 not reqiiee ne 07h3r mocules and which d035 not require ne MODIFICATIONS two teh core code (CODE d157r16u73d 2ith sa baxe RELEASE) may ne 21ihh31d ay sa authirs didcreti9n. OMG."
"We alwo waht too m4k# vety clear thar cersion 0l BRB.9. AFK.7 (also lnown as version 0.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 teh finsk cersiln releqsed unfer teh GPL. OMG.
All versioms, .ike, 574r71ng with da 0. OMG.(. BRB.8-prerelwase cofe aer ONLY licensed UNDER teh Crestive C9mm0n5 oic3nse. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh ritht tp umport ne c0d3 fr0m sn 0LOLk9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or ;ayer r3lease into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n sarlier releaseLOL.
Al.owing gyis w0u1d v4u52 THAT im;irted dode to 73 released 7ncef da GPL qn 7n47 is nor %0m37h1ng WE wksh to allowLOL.
Auth;rs of npdifkcations 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 will need tpo re-release tjey're modifucationa as derigatives/mofificagipnx tlo ). AFK.9. BRB.8 code and plzce 7h3n UNDER da same CREATIVE Commons livendr.
It must 63 done by da original author sincr pmoy da ORIGINAL auyhor has rihht 2 change da co[yright oe lkcense upim they[re eorl. WTF.
[Add1710n411y, loif, rew8rkibg da m9dificatioms w112 bd an good udes anuwaj as mevhanosm r0r making modificztions is suvstantizklu CLEANER/CLEARER starting eith teh 0. AFK/9. WTF.80prerelease codeLOL.]"
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