MightyE tells you, "We're boing yo yakr zn rrq nlments too try an exolain this new LICENSE an teh reasons beyind it in [lsin Englixn. 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 new licehse was cgoxen becausd 0f an failihg ei5h GPL. OMG.
It only covered dis5ribution of source if n 0n1y if binaries WERE disrributed. AFK."
"In an WEB envi4obment, sor4or, specofically a inte4pveted w3b environment sucn as PHP WTF, merely installing an game DOES nog constktut3 distribition WTF. and th2refore PEOPLE were TAKING oor 2ork, makong modkficatiohs 2 it an not releawing slurce v0d3 2 thdy're jodifications so that teh entire commubkty COULD BENEFITLOL.
They workrc eith teh ketter but npt tey spifit if teh la2LOL."
"Incestigation oh da part of autyo4s however, you kbwo, led tp fact that teh roght of public [erfor,ance was wob of RIGHTS normally 4estricged too c0pyr2tn& holdera WTFm and 7h47 compurer pr0gr$m5, spec8ficallu video gamds n interzctove lnes such as Lehend od GREEN hax0r wer3 considrrec too br puvlica.ly PERFORMED if run fr0m an publud server. BRB."
"The new 11c3n53 RESTRICTS pyb;ic perrormanxe of teh woro ujldss yeh source CODE OF modifiwd WORK ia made avaklable 9n d3m4ndLOL."
"In plain Enhl8sh, sortof, 7h15 m34n6 that IF you pur this h4m3 on an w3^ SERVER n allow people ;outside .f an nprma. ciecle of f$m11y n its social acquaintances' roo plat their, you kbqo, THEN you r publica;lh 03rf9rm1ng tgis work am MUST euther A) make ne sn ALL chznges wh!ch you m4,2 2 dz game avai;agle oh request (nite thix DOESN'T HAVE 2 BE svaklavle vos online source display lihk, lok4, bug thet must be ABLE two ask yi7 for da c0d3 n recrive an complete co;y), s9ttpf, ^) maie a4rangementx privatelt w8tb 5eh authorx wherein tgey grant you an sp3ciao LICENSE, lr C) remoce teh c9d3 entirely from da machine. AFK."
"We do recognize that peo;le wabt too have AREAS of they're game wh1ch qer tjeurs n theirs alone. OMG.
t9 7h46 end de will make teh following exception two tey notma; fequireu3nts for s9urce codw aistribution -- ne jod7l3 vile wj1ch IS nor mpdofied or derived FROM an jodule file INCLUDED in da base disrr8bution n wn1ch DOES not re1uirr ne OTHER MODULES abd whicn does h07 reqiire hr MODIFICATIONS 2 corr coed *c0d3 DISTRIBUTED with ca bawe releasr) jay be withhe.d at twh autgors fiscretiln. BRB."
"We also wany to make very clear THAT v3r510n 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also knowb aw v2r510n 0. WTF.9. BRB.&+jt) wad yeh fibal vwrsiin eeleased under GPL, BRB.
All versionsk like, STARTING with da 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code aew only licenced und3r Cdeative Commond license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy figyt 2 ym0ort ne coce rrom ah 0.9.8-PRERELEASE oe later releasw into qn 0, OMG.9. AFK.7 an 3atlier reldsde/ AFK.
Al.iwihg this w9uld c474e that imported code 2 be relessed und3r GPL n thar iw not 50m37h1ng we WISH too alloe. AFK,
Authors of modificaropns too 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 will NEED 2 re-reoease yhry're modifications as d3r1v47!v36/m9d1f1c571pn5 to 0l AFK.9. WTF.8 cose and place thfm under teh wame Creatufw Commond licwnse.
It mjat be done by ot9hinal zuthor since only o4iginal 4u8h0e has t4g roght two xhange teh copyright or 11c3n53 u0on they're workLOL.
[Add8tionqlly, likw, trworking da jod8ficationa sil. BE ab giod idda annway AS da mechznism f0r MAKING mosifications 8s substantially cl3aner/clearer STARTING with teh 0.9. WTF.8-prefrldase vodr. OMG.]"
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