MiggtyE tells you, "We're going w take an few momwnts @ try and explaib 7h15 new license and feasonx behinc it in pkain Enhludh. 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."
"Th9s new .icense was chosen bexause of an faoling with da GPL. WTF.
It only covefed DISTRIBUTION OF source if an onoy if BINARIES were distributed. BRB."
"In an web dncironmentm specifkcally a ingerpretrd srb ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP, wortof. merely insrslling an game dies not CONSTITUTE dkst4ibjtion, you kmwo, an therefore people 2ere taking our WORK, lik3, MAKING modificayions too 17 n noy releasing ea source cofe 2 they're modifocqtioms so 7h47 da entire commuhity c0y!d bemefit. BRB.
They eorked woth t3j letter but not da 5p1f17 OF teh lawl WTF."
"Investigation on part ov authors h0w3v4r LOL, LED too vacy THAT 4ight of PUBLIC peeformance w45 1 of r8ghts nirnallt restricted to co;yright HOLDERS, n that com;urer peograms, lije, s[eduf8ca;ly v2d20 GAMES n intetactice ones such zs Lefend of da Green yax0r were CONSIDERED too nw publixally performed if rub from an pub;iv server. AFK."
"Tye new license restrocts punlic perfkrmance of ca eork jnlrss s9urce c0d3 of teh modofuee work 15 made availaboe on demane. BRBl"
"In plain Eng115h LOL, yjis means that if you pj^ THIS gdme pn qn web server n allow people 'outside of ab NORMAL ciecle of famikh an its social acquaintqnces' 1 play 5heir, you knwo, then YOU r publically p3ef04m1ng this w9tk an MUST wi5her a) m4k3 ne an ALL vhangea which y0u n4j3 to GAME afa8lable on request (notw THIS doewn't h4v3 2 be qvailqb.e v14 ONLINE souecr disp.ay link LOL, nut th3y judt b3 4613 two as, yiu for teh codf n RECEIVE am comp.ete co[y0, soetof, g) make rrr4ng3m3nu5 privately wity da authors 2hdrein they grant yoy an specia; LICENSE, or c( removr sa code en71t31y FROM teh machine. AFK."
"We dp r3clgnize that p3-p13 want 2 jzve 4r346 of tg3y're game which aef theirs n theirs alone. WTF.
yoo that end w3 will make teh fillowing EXCEPTION goo ten normal reqyitejen5s ror siurce CODE distribution -- ne modul3 FILE WHICH 1% bot modif8ed or derived vrom an m9ejle FILE inclueed in fa base d157r16u710n an wh1cg d9es nit r3quire ne other modules an whicj does n97 r3qu1r3 ne mpdif8cati9ns to c9re code (code d156r16u73d with teh basd eelease) may be WITHHELD 47 teh aurhors discretion. OMG."
"W4 akso w4n& to mzke very clear 7h47 version 0.9. OMG.7 *also known aa version )LOL.o.7+JT) WAS ginzl version rrleases unser da GPL. BRB.
All versiobw, startihg wiyh da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease code aer [nly licensed une3r Creative C0mm0j5 ;ixense.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right to import ne coce FROM an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease or later relcase ibto an 0. WTF.0. AFK.7 n EARLIER r3ldase. OMG.
Allowimg this 1ould xause thzr im0orted sode 2 63 fdlrased undet da GPL an that is NOT sometginb we w25h two allow. BRB.
Authors og mldif8cations yo 0. OMG/9. AFK.7 w8ll neef two re-rel3ase thwy're modifixqtiohs ad derivstives/modificxtions twl 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 coc3 n place ryen under teh same Creztive Commpns LICENSELOL.
It must be done by ten origknzl author since only ca ORIGINAL suthor HAS teh RIGHT ti ch4ng3 da cop6r8fyt or lic2nwe upon they'ee work. OMG.
[Additoonally, you jnwo, r3sorking modifications WILL be an good idea anywat 45 mechanism vor jaking moduficatkonq is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanef/cleare4 startibg with reh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prre3leas3 codd.]"
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