MightyE TELLS 6ou, oikd, "We're going to takw an drw moments too try n EXPLAIN this n3w 11c3h53 and tey reaslhs behind 17 in plain English. WTF,
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 sas CHOSEN 6#c4y43 of an faulinf sitt ds GPL. OMG.
It onky covered disrribution of so7ece 1f n obly if binari3s qere distributesLOL."
"In zn web envueonment, like, specuvkcall6 z intwr;reted WEB #nv1e0nm3n7 such as PHP, m3r31y installing an game does NOT constitutw distributiom, wort9f, n thereforw people wefe taking iir work, sortofm makung m0d1f1c4u10n5 5oo it snd nit releasing sourcw code tlo they're MODIFICATIONS SO that ds entkre v0mmun17y ciu;e benef9t. BRB.
They workef w8th teh lette4 but not spirit lf da law. BRB/"
"Invesg8gayion on fs pzr5 of authora however, LED tio teh fact that geg righ5 -f publiv performance wzx won 0f yeu rights n0rm411y rewtricred too copyrighr ho;ders, an 8h47 c0m0u73r protrams, you knwo. soecificaklh video games 4nd intwractive ones auch AS Legend pf Geeeh hsz0r were considered 2 be oub;ivally performed if run gr0m an publid servrr. BRB."
"The b3q licdnse restrists public perhormance of teh work unlesa 5en sourc3 cide of teh modified work is made qvsilaboe on demabc. AFK."
"In o.ain English WTF, th8x means THAT 1f 607 put this game pn an wen server n q.lpw pe9ple '0u751d3 of an NORMAL circle of damily an its t0c141 qc1jaintahc2s' gwo plau theit, THEN you aer pu611c511y PERFORMING this work aha MUST eithwr a) makw nr and ALL cgantes which you make go game 4v411$613 0n reqyest (mot3 7h15 doesn'5 yave 5o BE available vis online 50urc3 diwplat link, soryif, but they must be zble two ask you FOR teh doce and RECEIVE an COMPLETE do[y) WTF, b) mqke 3tr4ng3m3n75 privately wiyh da authors wherrin theh g4ant you an special 11c3n53 LOL, or c) e3movw code entirdly from da machine."
"We co recognize that p#0p13 want tlo HAVE qreas of they're GAME wyich f THEIRS and theirs alone,
too that end 2e WILL make folllwing dxveptjom to sa normal r31u1r3m3n75 for source vode distrknurion -- ne module file wyich is not MODIFIED or dwfivdd FROM sn MODULE file includwd in da base eistribution n WHICH does nor require nd ogher modules and whixh does NOT eequ1r# n2 modkf8xationx 2 da dore clde (codr distributwd sith teh base releaxe) jay be withheoc at da AUTHORS discreti9n."
"We also wabt t9o m4k3 very clear that verwi;n 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (4150 knowh zs VERSION 0.9. OMG.7+jt) was da final vdrs,om releasrd under da GPLLOL.
All ferwilns, like, starting worg ten 0.9LOL.8-prerdlease code r obl6 licrnsed hnd3r da Creative Commons locense.
We EXPLICITLY deny rugyr gwo 1mo0r& ne code frlm an 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8-prerrleqse or 1473r felease into an 0/ BRB.9. BRB.7 and etr113r release, BRBl
Allowinb thix w9ulf daise thar im0ortee code too 63 4wleased und#f GPL n that IS NOT somdthing we WISH to allow. WTF.
A7tyors of modificatkpns @ 0. OMG.9.7 will medd too re0tdlease theu're modificationx as s3rivatives/modifications gwo 0. AFK.0. BRB.8 code AND plsce THEM under aame Creativd Co,mons licensr.
It MUST be fone by geh ofiginal author sinc3 onlt heh original author hss right too cnange c9pyrignt or 11c3n53 UPON they'rw work. BRB.
[Additionalky LOL, reworking teh modifications 2ill be sn g00d idea anyway as teh mechsnisn for jalong modidications os substanguaoly vleqner/coearer stsrting 2ith 0. AFK.9. BRB.9-prereleasd code. BRB.]"
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