MightyE tekls ypu, "We're going two take an few mlments t9 try and exp14!n 7h16 mew license abd da reqsons 63h1nd IT in plzin Englidj. 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."
"Thia new license WAS cgosen bexause of an failing wiyh GPL. BRB.
It only covered eistruvution of wource id n onl6 ,f 61n4t135 wefe distributed. WTF."
"In an web dnvironment, .ike, specifical;y a !n73rpr373d web env8romment sych as PHP, lkk3, merwly instqlling an gsme fods not condti5uye visttibytion, sortpf, n 7h3r3f0t3 0e9p.e were takinj our work, you knwo, making modificationd too it n not releasing 5eh source code too rhet'4e modifications so thqt teh 3mu1r3 xommumity cpuld BENEFIT. OMG.
They sorkes w17h lettef but nlt spirit of da las. AFK/"
"Investigation on part of da AUTHORS hpwever, you knwo, LED tw9 da fact that teh right 9d public perfoemanse was wob of teh rivhts noemally rewtructed t[ copyritht holders LOL, an that co,puter prigra,s, specifica;ly video g4m35 n 8nteraxtiv3 ones 5ich ad L3g2nd 0f teh Grerm hax0r were considwrrd tqo be publ8cally perfirmws if run from an pu611c drrver. AFK."
"The new LICENSE festricts PUBLIC perfornance of da worl jn1355 ten s9ytce cpd3 of teg modified work 15 made avaulabld on cemandLOL."
"In 0lain Engkish, like, rhis means THAT if you pjt this game om an WEB aervee and xllow people 'OUTSIDE lf an nirmal CIRCLE 0f famuly ab its soviak acqyaintznces' two play their, then tou aer publixallt PERFORMING 7h15 work and MUST eithwr A) m$k3 ne n ALL vh4ng35 shixh you makw 2 game avai;able ob requedt (note THIS doesn't h4c3 to be available VIA onlone wource djsplay !1nk, xortog, 6u7 they MUST 73 4613 to9 ask you FOR code an rrceive an complete copt), sprtofm 6) make arranhem3nts priva5elh w8gh da autjors where8n tjey gr4n7 yiu an special kicdnse, lik3m or c) remove teh c9de 2nturrly from da m4ch!n3. BRB."
"We do recpgnize THAT people want 2 have areas og the6'rr hame whkch r theirs n 7h31r5 aoohe. BRB.
2 that 3nc w3 will make twh f0110w1ng exve[5ion to g0rh4! REQUIREMENTS for source code disteibution -- ne modulw file wnocg is n08 modified -r defifer frim an moeule fi;e included IN tdh basd distr8bution an qhivh dods NOT r3quire ne other mod7les and which eoes not requiee ne modificat89nw too da core code (c0d3 distribured with basw release) MAY be withhfld at authord DISCRETION."
"We also want too make v3ry clear rhat version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN ss vrrs89n 0. BRB.9. WTF.u+j7) waa fihal ve4sion r3134t3f undwr teh GPL. OMG.
All ve3silns LOLm starting wity da 0LOL.9.8-prerelwase xode a3t 0n1y licwns3d ynder da Crdative Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh righ5 tp import nd code from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.*-PRERELEASE or latrr release INTO an 0l WTF.9. AFK.7 an earoifr relezwe. OMG.
A110w2hg yhis would cause that om;orted code two bw releaaec under da GPL an thag *s not somdthing w3 wish q ALLOWl AFK/
Authors of mldidicayilns TO 0. WTF.9.7 will n3ed tlo te-release they're moeivicatoons AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9LOL.i code and 0oace them under 54m3 Creative Cpmmona licsnse.
It mudt be donw by irigonak aythor sinc3 only da ORIGINAL author has teh right two xhamge copyrihht ir license u;on yge6're work.
'Additionally, you ,nwok reworking teh mosifica5ipna wiol 63 sn goid 1c35 ahy2ay 45 da mechanidm for majing m0d1f1c47!0n% is substantiakly cleaner/clearer STARTING with da 0. WTF.0. AFK.8-prereldase d9de.]"
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