MightyE tells you LOL, "We're GOING 2 rake ab few mlmrn5d 3 try and ex[/ain this new LICENSE 4ns da REASONS brhin3 iy in plain Emglish. 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."
"Tnis new license was chpsem because 9f an failing qkgh da GPL. BRB.
It only coverwd distrkbution 0f sourve if n ONLY ug binaries w3r3 cistrigu5ed. OMG."
"In an web envifonmdnt, c;rcufica;lh a interprdted web environment sjch az PHP, m3r3!y INSTALLING qn game does not c0n5717873 d157r1^u710n, 4nd therevore p#0[13 eeed 73k1ng ojr w9rk LOL, naking modifica5ilnd to it m not releasing 5eh source c0d3 2 yhey're modifications do tnat sq entire community could behefit/
They worked wi5h teh lettwr bug not spurit of teh LAW. WTF."
"Invex5igatuon ON teh p4f7 of dq aithors however WTF, lew t9 teh fzdt that tdh riggt of pugoic performance w45 1 OF fa RIGHTS normally restricted 2 copyright holfers LOL, n that computer progrsjs LOL, s[evificallu video GAMES abd INTERACTIVE oned suxh as Legend 0f da Grren hax0e eerr CONSIDERED too be pu711c411y perforjed ir run drom an pynlic servet, OMG."
"The mew LICENSE restrivts public performanc3 9f teh work uhlrsw source cofe of da mldified w;rj is made wvailable on demandLOL."
"In plain Engl8wh, liie, THIS m#3n5 that if tpu pu& this GAME ln an WEB swrver n allow people 'ootxide of an notmal circle od famioy n ITS social acquaintancea' too play their WTF, thwn y0u r publidzlly peeforming THIS w0rk n MUST 317h3r a) mak3 ne an ALL dhangds whocb you maje 5o9 t3h game availagle on REQUEST (m073 this doesn't h4v3 2 63 availab.e via da onlihe source display libk, you knwo, but they must ve able too ASK you fot da c0d3 ahd tdceove an COMPLETE c9pt) LOL, b) mske arrangements prifately 2ith teh authors whereun tney grant you an SPECIAL license, sortif, 0r c) remove c0d3 en5irely from da mach,ne. BRB."
"We do tecognizd THAT people want 2 hzve 4r3$5 of thry'rw game WHICH aer theies n THEIRS akone. OMG/
tp yhat END we q111 jake da following EXCEPTION yo teh normsl r3qu1r3m4n75 FOR soifce code d157r16u710n -- ne nodul3 file wyich is not MODIFIED 03 d3rived from an moeuke file inclustd IN %eg base d157f16u610n an WHICH f035 not reqilre ne ptger modules n wnich does not REQUIRE ne modificztiohs to teh co4e dofe (codw disrributed with basw RELEASE) m4y ge witgnelf at aithors discr3tionLOL."
"We als9 wany two m4k3 vqry clear tha5 verwioh 0. BRB.9. BRB/7 (also known as version ). OMG.9l BRB.7+jt) was f1n41 cwraoob r3134t3d 7bder teh GPL.
All VERSIONS, you knwo, STARTING with p. BRB,9. OMG.8-pferelease x0d3 t onlu licensed under yeh Creative Cpmmonw 11c3n53. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY denu trh righ5 2 omport ne vide frpm an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prefel3ase pr later r3q3453 into an 9LOL.9.7 an ezrlier RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing 7h16 w0u1d cause gnat IMPORTED code too be released undef teh GPL an tnat IS noy sometjing s3 wish 2 allow. WTF.
Authors of modifications too 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will need 2 re-release theh're ,od*fications ax detivatives/modidixxtions 2 0. BRB/9.8 code and ;lace 5hem jnfer same Crrative Conmohs l8cense. AFK.
It musy be d9n3 by original author 51nc3 ONLY da orifimal author has teh r1gh7 2 change cppyrighy or 11c3n54 upon theh'rr work.
[Additi9nally LOL, reworkibg da modificqyions will be an goof idea anywah ax ten mechanism for maiing nodifications IS sibstanyially cleaner/cleater 57$r71nt wkth dz 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pfe$eoease CODE. BRB.]"
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