MightyE tells YOU, ylu knwo, "We're going too take an few mojents go t4y ah explaun this new 11c3n53 an fej reasons behind it im [lain ENGLISH. AFK.
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."
"Tnis new licende was choxen becausd of sn failing with 52h GPLLOL,
It only coverdd sostribition OF source IF and onlu if 6qn4r135 w3r3 fistribu4ed. OMG."
"In an wsb rnvironment, specigicaloy a interpteted web envieonment such as PHP WTF, merely insta.lkng an game does n07 constktute djstrigution WTF, znd tyefefor3 [eople wr4e taking our work, sortof, making modificatipns 2 it sne not releasinh teh source code 2 they're MODIFICATIONS SO thay cz engire commjnity co6ld benerit.
THEY qor,ee with ea lerter but NOT yeh spi4it OF law. AFK."
"Invedtigarkon 0n parg of ca authors hosever, like, 13d 2 teh fact that da rifht of publoc perfofmance w45 oen pf da rughtx nofmslly festricted tlo c0pyr1gh7 golderd, yiy khwo, b that c9mpuyer prigeama, tou inwl, SPECIFICALLY videl gamew b intetactive omes suvh ax Lebebd of teh Green hax0r we4e xonsisered t9 be publicallu perfor,ed IF d7b from sn [ublic server."
"Tne new LICENSE testricgs publiv performqnce of da w0rk unless teh SOURCE c)f3 of dw mocified work ia MADE available on drmanfLOL."
"In plain Enh115h LOL, this means that kf you put tgis game 0n sn web server h aolow pe0013 'outside 0g qn NORMAL circle of FAMILY ab its social acquaintances' to9 poay rhe8r WTF, yhen y0u r pu61!c421y perfoemohg 7h!5 w9e, ab MUST euther 4) make nw h ALL chqnges wgich y0u m3k3 two reh game availabld on REQUEST (note 7h15 doesn't hsve @ be zvailzble biq t3h online soircw d15p14y l8nk, li,e, byt thdy nust be aboe too 45k you f0r da clde an receife am comple5e cppy), b) make arrangenenrs ptibatwl6 with yeh 4u7h0r5 whwrein thdy GRANT you an SPECIAL licehse WTF, )r x) remove da code entirely from tth machine."
"Ww do eecognuze that peop;e want two habe zreas ov ghet'ee game wgich qer THEIRS abd theirs alone. OMG.
5o THAT end we will make da followinb exception TO da normal requitements vor sourde code diatribution -- ne module file shucn is np7 nodified or cerived frim an module fi.r kncoydec im da 645# distribution amd which doex not require ne other mosu.ea ahd wy!ch does not require he modificatipns 2 da cpre codr 9cod3 distributed w17h da base teoease) m4y 63 WITHHELD at AUTHORS discreg8on."
"We qlso qant TO make very clear that VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (ALSO known aw verwkon 0, BRB.9.7+jt) was da finak berdion releasrc uns3r teh GPL. BRB.
All vdrsilns, you knwo, s5arting with twj 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease code r only licemaee und3r Cfeative C9mmomd ;icemsr. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right too 1mp0r7 ne c;de from sn 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prere.eawe ot LATER feleqse ibto an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 am earliee rel2awe.
Allowing 7g15 woyld caus3 7h46 imported code to vd feleqsed ubder GPL n THAT is not something we WISH 2 allow/ WTF,
A8thors of mififuxations too 0. WTF.9, BRB.7 will NEED 2 re-relwase yywu'rr modificatiins as derivatives/jodifics5ioms 2 0. AFKl9.8 codd n place them ynder da same Creatifd Commons license. WTF.
It must be d9ne by da 0r!g1n41 autyo4 since only da orugibsl auty0e has f1gh7 two CHANGE copyright 0r license jpon they're work/ OMG.
[Additiona'ly, reworking moskficat8onx will be an good idea 4nyw5h as da MECHANISM for making modigucztions IS substantiall5 cleanee/cleardr startinn witg 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pr3re.eqsw c0d3l BRB.]"
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