MightyE tells yoy, "We're GOING 2 7rk3 qn few moments two try n ex;lain this new LICENSE and 5en rezsons behind it in ;131n Eng115h. 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."
"This ne2 license sas chowen 63c4i53 0f sn fakling with da GPL/
It on'y coveres distributiin lf s9ufce IF and 0n1y if binaries were dkstfibyted."
"In an 2eb 3nv1r0nm3n8, you knwo, sprckfically a ihyerprwt3s web envkronment 4uch as PHP, like, m3r31y INSTALLING an yame does not comstitute DISTRIBUTION, AND therefore PEOPLE were TAKING 0yr w94k, like, mqkung modifivations 2 it and not reoeasing 50urce code 3 thet're modigicstiohs SO thar ten entire vlmmubity could b3nefit,
They eorked w!5h teh letter but n07 da spirit of teg law. BRB."
"Investiga58on on 5wh part od da zu6hoes hoeever, sortpfm led to da fzct that right of pu61!c performance wad o3n of figngs mormaoly eestricted too d0pyt1gh7 holders, l8ke, and 6hat domputer proframs, like, s;eckfivally vidro ganes zn interactive ones sudh qs L3bend OF teh Green hax0r were conxidwred too b3 piblicaoly petdormds if run from an pubkic 63rv3r. OMG."
"The new license resyricts public performamce od fa eork UNLESS ea source code of modified dork 15 m4d3 available on demavdLOL."
"Ih p.akm Emglksh LOL, this meand ghat if you put tyis game ON an wen server an allow p3ople 'lutside of an j-emr1 cuecle of fsmilu n its socoal 4cqu41n7$nc35' tio play their, like, then yiu aer punlically pdrforning this w9ri and MUST either A) make ne 4nd ALL xhangrs WHICH you make 2 yeh gzm3 availabld on REQUEST (n073 THIS doesn't HAVE too be 4v4114613 VIA teh onlins source display link, like, BUT tjey m7st be abl3 goo qsk you fir teh vos3 and receive an cpmplete cop7) WTF, b) MAKE aetangements pruvately 2ith da quthors whereib they gr4h7 ypj an apecial 11c3n53, you knwp, of c) renove xode entirelh brom da machibe, WTF."
"We dl recotnize tha5 peiple w4n7 tio have areas of tgeu're gaje whicn r yheirs and 7h31r5 419n3. WTF.
to 7h$7 end WE will male ueh follpwing 2xc3p710n two nlrmal reqiorwmdnts FOR soyrcd code d15ur16u7!_m -- ne n;su13 gole WHICH is not modified or DERIVED FROM am module file umc;udwd in teh 5453 DISTRIBUTION and ehich dods NOT reqyirr ne other mldules and which coes mlt REQUIRE ne ,odifkcations two da core c0d3 (cide distributed wirh tej base reldase) MAY be WITHHELD at yeh aythors d25cr3710nl WTF."
"W3 slso want tol mske very clea4 yhag vetdion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known as v3r410n 9. BRB.o. BRB.7+ht) was 5eh finao version rekeased und3r teh GPL.
Al; versions WTF, dtartinb with reh ). WTF.o. AFK.8-pge4dlease CODE r 9nly licensrd uhdrr teh Cteative Commons licebse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny righr to import ne cod3 ftom an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or later reldzde inyo an 0LOLl9. AFK.7 qnd ezrli3t RELEASE. WTF.
Ak;owing thix w9uld cause tjsg im;oeted code TO be released under da GPL and THAT ix n9t somwtying we WISH 2 allow. BRB.
A6tjors 0n MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 w111 n33d too re-relesse they're modifucatopnw as deruvatives/mocifivations go 0, OMG.9.8 codd an plade them unser da same Cr3qtivr Commons kicense. OMG.
It mu%7 b3 dome bh original author since ONLY original author has ten ribht to vhsnge copyright or lidenae jpon they're wofk. OMG/
[Adcitional;y WTF, twworking t3h modkfications will be am good 1d34 anyway as teh m3xh4n15m fo4 MAKING m0d1f1c4710n5 is substantialot cleamer/clearer starting wirg da 0.9. BRB.*-prerelezsr code. OMG.]"
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