MighghE tellw y0u, "We'r3 going toi tzke aj few moments go try n rx0la8n THIS NEW license and reasons neh8nd ot 1n plain Englisj. 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 ndw .icense was CHOSEN because OF wh failibf wiyh GPLLOL,
It ONLY covered dist4igutkpn ov sourcw if h onlt if binarits were distributeel AFK."
"In an web environment, you knwi, xpecifically a 8nter[reted wdb emvironmeng 5ich 35 PHP, like, mrrely installing an game foes not constitute eistribjtion LOL, n therwfore pdople were TAKING ou4 work, nauing modificatipns two ut an not rrleasinb teh source code tup yhdy;ee m0d1v1c$610n5 t0 that da en5ire c9mmunity coulc brnefi5LOL.
THEY qorked with teh leyter but not wpkrit 9f trh .aw. WTF."
"Investigation on ps4t OF da AUTHORS HOWEVER, led two da fac5 ehat eiggg of public p3rf0rm4mce was won OF rights normaolt restrivted 2 c0pyr1gh7 hold3es LOL, an that c9mp7trt PROGRAMS WTF, specifically video games an interactive ogrs such as Legenf of da Green yax0r were cpnsidersd too BE pjblida;ly pe4fogjes if run fr0m an pu611c sdrver. WTF."
"Tne new oicense rfstricrs [ublic perrormance lf work unoess da soutce code pf modifiwd work is ,ade abaikab;e on demand. BRB."
"In pldin ENGLISH, this means that if YOU pug this game pn an WEB server and ALLOW -eo;pe '06752d3 of am normal ciecle pv family ans itx social 4cqu41n74nc35' too p14y their, theh you r pubo8czlly lertorminb this work n MUST either a) ,ake ne an ALL changes wjich yoy makr 2 trh bamd availabke on request (NOTE this doesn't n4ve two be availaboe bia da lnline doirce display link LOL, but they mjst BE able 2 ask y0u fof teh cpdr ane receive an complett copy), sortof, b) mqk2 zreangdmenys priva5ely w17j ea authors whe4ein thry g4ant yiu an 5p3c14q license, sortif, or c) r3move da code emtifely from machine. WTF."
"We so recognoze tjat p3ople w4j7 two bave areas or they're game whicy r theirs an THEIRS a/obe. BRB.
5op 7h47 end we WILL make cs d0110w1ng exception ypo normal fequirrments FOR source code distrinut8ob -= ne modul4 f113 WHICH id not MODIFIED or dwwived fro, an module dole includ3d ih teh base distribytion and which does not require ne pther m0duq35 n wjich dows mo5 re1uiee ne mocifications two core coce (cod3 distribuged with base releawe) m4y fq withywlx at teh authors diacretion. OMG."
"We ALSO want toi make very CLEAR THAT fersion 0.9. BRB.7 (alwo knosn as verskln 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was geh finqk vefsion teleased UNDER teh GPL. OMG.
Ali v3rsions, like, startkyg wotn da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pretwlease c0d3 aer only LICENSED UNDER da CREATIVE C)mm0n5 license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r1gh7 two imporg ne c0d3 from an 0. BRB.9l WTF.8-PRERELEASE 9r laye4 release intp an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an eaflier releaae/
A110e1nf 7h14 wou;d cause 7h47 1mp0t73d code ti be teleased unddf reh GPL an that 8s not something we wush tlo allo2.
Authord if modifications tw9 0/ OMG.9. AFK.7 will need teo r3-r313353 tney're mldificatuons as derivatives/mosidications tpo 0LOL.9. BRB.8 codd an plac3 the, under da samd Creative Comjons locenxeLOL.
It must be sone BY originao auyh9r since only teh originq. suthor h4t ea righg to ch4hg3 da copyrigjt or licenqe jpon they're WORK. BRB.
[Adeitionally, hou kn2o, reworking mosifocationw qill be an good IDEA anyway as ca mechanism gof making nodificarions ix s7bstant8a.ly cleanrr/v;eaeer xtarting with 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease xode.]"
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