MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're g9ing tl tald an few momrnts to trt n explaim 7h15 new LICENSE n teg reasona brhind IT in PLAIN 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."
"This new license wad cyosem bfcause of an failinf WITH teh GPL. AFK.
It lnly c9v3red distrobytion 0f source if an only if binaries wwre DISTRIBUTEDLOL,"
"In an WEB dnvoronment, you kbwo, specifucslly a 1n73rpr#73d e3b 4nvironnemr such as PHP. like, j3r326 installing an game foes not c0n5717u73 cistributionk like, and therefore pe9ple we4e TAKING lur qprk, liie, MAKING modigucations to it n not releaskng teh source code 2 they're modifkcations SO thzt entire community could bdnef8t. WTF,
They worked wiyh teg le5tee but mot spirit of teh LAWLOLl"
"Investigstiob ON da ;4r7 of authora HOWEVER LOL, led t;o da fact that da ribnt of pyblic performance was won of da RIGHTS normally 4estricted too copyright holders LOL, n that COMPUTER programs LOL, s0ecificall6 bide9 tames an in5eractibe ones sucj as Legebd of ten Gr33n jaxpr we4w conskdered yoo ne pu611c411y performed id run frl, an pub.oc xetver. OMG."
"The new license restridys publuc performabce of da w04k jnlesa teh SOURCE code of modifled wlrk ia made avzilavle pn d3m4nf. BRB."
"In plain English LOL, yhia means ynat if you put 7h15 game 0n an web server h al;ow ;30p13 'outside of an normal corcle OF family zn its SOCIAL acquaintances' too pkzy thdir LOL, 7hrn you r publical.y prrflrming this wowk and MUST eitnef a) make ne an ALL ch4ng35 whivh ylu makr to da gaje avqilabo3 on reauest (npte THIS d035n'8 h$ve tso ne availab.e via da oho8ne SOURCE display lini, lile, but THEY MUST be snle 2 ask you FOR dose n receive an com0lete coph) LOL, 6) make arramgdments privatelu with da authors wnerein 7her gr4n7 you an special licwnse LOL, pr C) rejove t3h code 3n71r31y FROM machine."
"We do recognize thzt 0eople want yoo hqve 4r345 OF they're game whicj r 7h31r5 an 7h31r5 aoone. BRB.
ti THAT END we WILL ,ake f0110w1ng excepti9n two da normal requiremrnts FOR 50urc# cpce distfibition -- nr m0du13 filw which iw nog nosifued OR dwrib3d froj an ,osuke f!13 inxluded kn da bssd distrubution an WHICH doea not rdquir3 ne 07h3r MODULES and wh8ch dods not fewujre ne modificayoons 2 teh core code (codr d157r16u73d with teh bqse release) m4y v3 wq7hh31d st teh aughors discretion. OMG."
"We also want too m4k3 veru clear that bersion 0.9. BRB.7 (also kno2b as v3rsipn ).9/ BRB.7+jr) was teh final f34510n releaxws under GPL. AFK.
All vers8ons WTF, startung wq7h 0. BRB.(. BRB.8-pre4elease code r 0n1y liddnsed under reh Creayive Commons iicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right too 1mp9r7 ne codd g4om an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-oferelease or later release into qb 0l BRB.9.7 AND earlidr telwaseLOL.
Aloowing this eould CAUSE thar 1mp0r73d c0d3 too be releas3d under GPL n that is npy spnething we wish to alkowLOL.
Authors ov midifications too 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 will need ro r3-release tney're modificatipnx as derivativew/midifications 5wo 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code 4nd place them unser da 64,3 Cr3471b3 Cobmona license. OMG.
I7 musg bd done by teh orugonal authof dince 9n1y ORIGINAL zuthor has r1gn7 2 change da c0oyr1fh7 04 LICENSE u0on theh're work. WTF.
[Additionally, xortog, rew7rk9ng fa modofications WILL be an good jdea anywau as da mechanism f0r MAKING mpdifica5ionw q5 s7vstantially clraner/clezref starting with da -. OMG.9l OMG,8-;4ere;ease CODE. OMG.]"
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