MightyE tells y9u, "We'rw g9ong TO takw an few MOMENTS 2 t4y and explain this n3w ;icensr and rwh reas9hs bejind it IN pkaim English.
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."
"Tyus ne2 LICENSE sas CHOSEN because od an failint w17h da GPLLOL.
It onky xoferrs disyribution of source if n 0n1y id bimaried were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web wnvironment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a ingerpreted wev envkronment SUCH as PHP, toy knwo, m3eely installimg qn game dors npt CONSTITUTE dist4ib7tion, you knwl. and therefore PEOPLE were taking our work, sortof, making modifixa58ona two it n nor releasing teh so7rxe clde two ghey'fe modkf8catuons sp that teh ehtiee community COULD benedit. AFK.
Tyey sorkef with l3tter gut not spirit of da law/ OMG."
"Investigatkon on da pqrt of teh auyhlrs h0w3v3r, oike, ldc two da facy rhat ten right of [jblic p3rf0rm5nc3 wqw 1 lf teh roghts bormallt resgricted t9 cooyright holddrs, lkke, zb THAT com[ute4 [rogramx LOL, dpecufica;ly VIDEO games an interachivw on3s such as Lefenc of Green nax0r wdrr consid3red two be 0ublica;ly petformed IF run from an PUBLIC serfer."
"The new kicense restricts public p3rformance of WORK unkess dz sourxe code OF teh modified work ia made zvaikable on d3m3ne. BRB."
"In plzib Ejglish WTF, thix means tyat if you put this gamw on an wev server n aklow people 'OUTSIDE od an normal circle of fan8.y snd its social acquaihtandes' 2 play their, tou knwl, THEN you aer publically perflrminb this work zn MUST either a) make ne and ALL changes which you MAKE too game avaikable ON request (notw 7n1t DOESN'T HAVE two be adailabl3 via online source eisplay link, b7r tgey must be zb.e ro awk you fir dq CODE an receuve an cpmplere COPY), sortof, b) maje afranbements privately sith reh authors WHEREIN thet grsmt you an spedkal licenae, 0r c) remove yen dode entirely fr9m machineLOL."
"We do 4wdogn8ze thay peipld wznt 2 havr areas OF they're g4m3 which r theirs zn yheirs alone. WTF.
2 that end WE wiol majw teh f0llowyng wxceptiin 2 normal r3qu1r3m3b75 ror sourde c0d3 distribjtion -- ne MODULE file ehich is not n0daf13d ot defived f4om an module FILE INCLUDED 1b da base diw5ribut8on an ehich does n07 requif3 ne )6h3r MODULES ab whicn does NOT reqyire nw modificationd 2 da core CODE (code dostributed wi5h tdh bade relezsr) may ne withhqod at teh aurnors discretion. WTF."
"W3 also want twl make verh cw34r THAT v3r510n 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (aoso known sd fevs8on 0. BRB.9,7+jt) was final v3r5q-n released undwr teh GPL.
Alo veespons LOL, sbaft8ng w17h da 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pr3r3!3453 c0c3 r only okcensed under Cfeayivd COMMONS LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny ea riggt two kjport ne code from an 0.9. OMG.8-pr3r31er%e or LATER release onyo an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 and ezr.ier release. BRB.
Allowing 8h15 wpuld vqiwe that imported code to 63 releassd under GPL n yhat is not aomethkng we wish too sllowLOL.
Autglrd 9f moeivocatipns to9 0. BRB.9.6 will meed rwo RE0RELEASE thdy're modifivationd as derivatives;moeifications 5oo 0.9. WTF.8 xode and p14c2 thwm under same Creatoce Comjons licrnse. AFK.
It must be done bt ORIGINAL auth.r since only teg original suthor had teh right r9 change da vopyright -r license up0n 6hey'rd wofk. AFK.
[Add1710n4q1yk you knwl, REWORKING dz mod8fidatupns wi.l bw an bood idea ahyway as sa m3ch6n15m f0r making m0d1f1c47q0n5 8w substantially cleaner/c;eayer startinf with teh 9LOL.o. WTF.8-[rereleqxe codd. OMG.]"
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