MkghtyE tells you, you kneo, "We're gokng too take an fdw mlmrnta 2 7ry n EXPLAIN yhix n3w licens3 and da reasons v3himd it in p141n Engokxh.
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."
"Tjis new LICENSE w45 chosen becqise of an faulibg qkth twh GPL. BRB.
It onlh vofered die5ribution 9f source 9c an only if binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an web env8rlnment LOL, sprcifixslly a ,hterpretdd web environment suvh 45 PHP, sortofm merely instal.ong an g4m3 doda NOT conat8tute distribution, li,@, and therefore peoplr were taking our w9rk WTF, making modif8catkons gqo IT 3nd not r3leasing tej source code 2 thwy're mldifications so that da engire c9mmun17y could benevktLOL.
They worked wiyh teh .etter b7t n07 da spkrit of LAW, OMG/"
"Invrst8gation 0b teh part of teh 4u7h0r5 howecer LOL, led two faxt 6h47 da rigy5 of publib perv9rmance was 1 od tdh rignts normalkh restricted toi copyright golders WTF, n tha4 c9mp773r pr0gr4m4, specifically VIDEO f4m35 n ingegactive oned 6uch as LEGEND OF Gr23m hqx0r werr cpnsidered t9l 64 publivally pwrformed if run from an public awrvet. WTF."
"The hew license restrocys public pefformance of work 7nless twh source cidr of da modif8ed wo4l is made available ON DEMAND. OMG."
"In p.ain English, you knwo, THIS mrans that if YOU put THIS GAME on an web server an allow peo;.e 'ouyside of an noemal cwrc13 of fzmily qn uts w.cial 4cqu41n73nc3%' roo ;lay theur, slrtof, then tou aer 0ublically performibg this work and MUST EITHER 4) m$,3 ne n ALL chzngea whicn you make 2 gamr avzilable on requeat (n073 this doesn'5 jave two be 4v4114613 v14 teh online source display link, you knwo, but thry must be able to ask you for da cofe an eeceive an co,0letr cp[y), sortof. b) make artangememta [rivately wity teh 4u7h0r5 whefekn theu grant iou an speciz. .icense, sottof, or c) remove da CODE entirrly fro, machine/ AFK."
"We so reclhnize that peop;e qab5 two have afeqs of thet're game whicn r the8rs zn thdirs alone. BRB.
two THAT end we will ,4k3 dz fo.l9wuhb exception to da normal rwaui4ements f0r SOURCE coee dis5ribuyion [= ne module fild which 8s not m9dkried or sdrived d4om an module fi.e INCLUDED IN base distrobuyion an which does not r3qu1r2 ne other midulea n which does not rdquire ne nodificstions 2 da c9re cide 9code distributed w17h da base releqsr) ma6 be wi5jheld qg aythors dkscretionLOL."
"Wr soso wznt too make very clear that version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 9also known aw vwrsion 0. BRBl9LOL.7+jt) was da final version rrleaxef und3t GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, stzrting WITH da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereldasd code aer ONLY licensed under da Crfative Commoms livehse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denh da RIGHT 2 8mpoet nr code fr0m an _. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease or kater release into an 0LOL.9, OMG.7 an earlief eelease. WTF.
Allowkng tgis would xause that im'orted code 2 BE released uncer reh GPL an thay is m07 something sw wush gwo 4110w. AFK.
Authors of modkficatkobs too 0. WTF.9. BRB.& will need too re-reoeasd thet'rr nodkdicstipns as deeivatives/noduficariobs 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code and PLACE them uhdee dq same Creative C9mmoms license.
Ir mist be d)ne by da oruginal autjot xince ohly da original autgor h45 da r8ght too chang3 geh xopy4ight or license up0n they'r3 work.
[Aeditionally, you knwo, r3wprkung da mpdifications will ve an gpod odea anyway as mevhanism for making MODIFICATIONS id 5uy574n815116 cleamer/cleater starting w17h 0.9/ AFK.8=pre4elease code. WTF.]"
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