MightyE trkls youm you knwp, "We;re goihg yl9 take an fdw MOMENTS too try n 3xp141n tnia new license n fa reasons behind it IN plain Engq15h. 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 nes license waa chosen bdcayse of an fzi.ing sith teh GPL. WTF.
It only dpvered c8stribution of source if h onl6 if vunaties were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an WEB enfironment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted q36 3nv1r9nm3n7 sudh ax PHP, you knwo, m3r31y installing am game does not CONSTITUTE djstribution, an therefore p3-p13 w3re TAKING our q0rkk likw, making MODIFICATIONS tso if and not r313451nf soyece dode 2 they're modifucatoons 59 ug47 dz 3n71r3 communi5y could benefit/ OMG.
Thry worked with lwttet but not ca s[irit pf da 14wLOL."
"Investigation on trh par6 of autyors towever, you knwo, lee 2 fa f4c7 tha5 tej ribhy of PUBLIC peeformance was 2on of teh rjghts normally fdstricted top cop^48ght holeers, n THAT c0mpu73r ;gogra,s LOL, xpecificall6 vid3o gamds n interactive ones SUCH aa Legend of G4een hax-r wrre considerrc two be publically performed if fun from an public server."
"The new license rwsgricts public performahce of da w0rk unleas t3h 50urc3 c9de of sa modufiec WORK IS MADE 4v4114623 pn demand."
"In plain Entlish, this means THAT if ypu p7t THIS GAME on an web s3rvdr n allow people 'lutside of an NORMAL circ.3 of family n its social acquaintanced' two [lah ghekr, sortof, then yoj aer puboicq.ly oerformimg this w)rk n MUST ei5her a) make nd and ALL changes which you make 2 da GAME available on rdquewt 9note thia doesn't gave two be availabld VIA da inlime source display link, dortor. but they mu56 ve ablw TO ask y9u fot dq code an rdceive am com;lete copy) WTF, b_ make arrantements private;y 2igh ea authors wh3r31n they tr4n7 ypu an special kicens3 LOL, or c) rwm9be da zldd entireoy frlm geh machine. BRB."
"We DO recognize THAT people want too hrv3 areas og thet'rr gqme whuch r tmeirs am 7h31r5 aloneLOL.
two 5jat end WE eill mqk3 da FOLLOWING exception too da normal requirements fof source code distfibu5oon -- ne modyle file wguch IS NOT modified 94 errived from an module gile oncluded IN teh base eiwtribution an which does n07 requi4e ne otjer modu;es n which doew not 4equore nr MODIFICATIONS 2 tey core coee )codr disteivuyed with t3h baxe relrase) may be wiyyheld at da autgors duxcre6ion."
"We also want too make veey cldar thag VERSION 0. BRB.9.7 (ALSO KNOWN as VERSION 0. WTF,9. OMG,7+ht) qax teh f1n41 VERSION released under GPLLOL.
All v3t520nt, yoo knwo, xtartkng eith 0, AFK.0. BRB.8-[rerelease code aer only 11c3h53d und3r da Creative Commohd licehse.
WE EXPLICITLY swny teh r1gh7 to imp9rt n3 coee drom an 0LOL.9. WTF.8=prereleade or lstdr r3leawe into an 0. WTF.9.7 abd 34r113r releawe. WTFl
A110w1ng this WOULD cayse ghat im[org3d code ywo be rel3ased ubdwr teh GPL am that IS not %0m37h1ng we w25h twp allow.
Authors 0f modifidations to 0. BRB.9. BRB.& will need two RE-RELEASE they'4e midiroca5ions AS derivatices/modificatiobx toi 0. WTF.9.8 code AND 0laxe the, 7nder da same Creatove Commond license. BRB.
It muwt br done ny teh 9eigibal 4u7h0f 51nx3 0n1y da original 4u7h0r has yeh 4ught too chanbe teh copyrighf or license upon they'rw work. WTF.
[Additiona;ly, oike, rewprking t3h modifications w111 be an go9d IDEA sntway ss mechanosm dor makinf MODIFICATIONS is subdtantially cleaber;c9eaeer starting with ea 0.9/k-prerelease sode. WTF.]"
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