MightyE tells youk "We'te GOING tdo 74k3 an few monrnts to try n ecplain 7h15 nee oicense an da rrasons behind 8t in plzin English. 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."
"Tyis new LICENSE was chosen brzause of an fai.ing w8th GPL. OMG.
It omly covered disttibution OF 50yrc3 if an 0n1h if binaries e3r3 distributedLOL."
"In sn seb wnvoronment, specif8czll6 a ibterpreted web env8ronmemt SUCH aw PHP LOL, me4e9y 1n574111ng an gamd does not constktuy3 dust4kbution, 6om knw9, n thereflre pdopke were taking iur wl4k, you kbwo, jaking modificatioms too it n not releasimg sliece core 2 they;re modificatoons si 5hat da entire commuhity could benefitl
They worked sith tej leyter but mor trh spirit of .aw."
"Invest8gari9n ;n da part of tey auyhors hlwever, like, 13d two da fact that da eighy 0f public pe4f9rmancd was oen of tet rights NORMALLY reerricted too copyrighy holders WTFk n that comp7tdr programs, you knwo, 5p3c1f1c41qy vid3o gzmes and interactuve ONES such as Legend of Green yaz0t were CONSIDERED 2 ge puglicalky performef IF r7n frlm zn puboic server. OMG."
"Tge n3w license resyricts public ;e4formance of da eofk un;ess da source c0d3 of modifidd w04k ia m3d3 avaulable on demans. AFK."
"Im plain Eng;isn, rhis means 5hat if yoi put this game om an seb server n zl'ow peo;le 'ouywifw ov sn n0rm41 circle of fzmily 4nd ots sociao ACQUAINTANCES' to play their, then y0u aer pub;ivally pergorming tjis work an MUST ekther a) mak3 ne an ALL changes which yo7 malr two t3h g4m3 avaklable 0n request (noye th8s eoesn;5 have too be available VIA onlihe souyce disp.a5 link LOL, but they must be able two qsk you FOR da code an rwceive an vpmplete copy) WTF, B) make arrangements pfivately with da authirs WHEREIN 6h3y grqnt yoi an speciak license, pr c) remobe code entierly from nachineLOL."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 7h4& peop.e want two have areas lr they[re game whicg aee theirs an theirs alone. OMG.
5oo that end er eil. make da FOLLOWING EXCEPTION 2 teh normzl r3quirementw vor 50ugx3 codr distr8bution -- ne module FILE wyicn 15 not mldifiee oe dwrived FROM an mldule f8lr included ih base DISTRIBUTION an wh1ch does not fequire ne 0&h3r mod8les n wh1cn does not reqiire nd modifocations 2 teh core cose (code diwtributed with t3h base welease) may bd withneld 47 da authors disvtet8ln. OMG/"
"We als9 want tso makr VERY clear that VERSION 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also known as veesiom ). WTF.9. OMG.7+jt0 was twh final ve4xion releasdd under GPL.
All versions LOL, starting with ten 0. OMG.9, BRB.8-pre4elease c-d3 r only licenses under da Creative Commins l8cense. WTFl
We EXPLICITLY denh da ridht tpo import ne cose vtom an p. OMG.0. AFK.8-prereleaxe ir later release into an p. AFK.9. OMG.7 an warlief rel3ase. BRB.
Allowibg 7h15 WOULD cause that im[ortec CODE to 63 releasrd under t3h GPL and that is not skmerhing we wosh two alklwLOL.
Authorx OF modificatiohs two 0/ OMG.9LOL.& WILL need too RE-RELEASE theu[re m0d1r1c3710b5 AS ferivatives/moekficayuona to 0. WTFl9. AFK.8 code an place 6h3m under teh sa,e Creativd Commons license. AFK.
It must be dond by orifinal AUTHOR dknce 0n1y orihinal auyhor has rey right too change ca v0pyr!gh7 or licdnse UPON they're work. WTF.
[Addq810n411y LOL, r3w0rk1nt moditications will be an good icea anysah as mechanisj dot MAKING MODIFICATIONS 15 sibstantially xoean3r/clwarer starting witg 0. WTF.(. WTF,8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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