MightyE trlls you LOL, "We're hoing two tqke ab few momentx two tey ane explaih this n4w locensr and teh reasons behigd it ib p141n EnglidyLOL.
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 was chosen bdcayse OF an failing wi5h geh GPLLOL.
It only c9vered distribution of aource if AND onl6 IF 61n4r135 werr DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an weg emvironment LOLm specidical.y a interpreyed web 3,v1r0nn3m7 such 35 PHP LOLk nerely installibg an game does not cinstitute distr8b7rion, sortlf, and 7h3r3f0r3 peop.e were TAKING oir w0rk WTF, makinf modif8catioha 70 iy an no5 rdleasing teh sourde codr to 5hey're moeigications so rhat entire commibit6 coule venefit, AFK/
Th3y wori3d w1&h teh let5wt but not sporiy of 5eh 14wLOL."
"Investigation on p4r7 or dd 4u7h0r5 hiwever LOLm led two da FACT that dq righg og public ;e5foemqnce was 1 of rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED two clpyrught holdera WTF, snd thzt computer programs WTF, specificzlly VIDEO games n onterzctive ones sucn as L3tebd of teh Grren hax0r were cons7derwd to be punlically PERFORMED if run from an [ublic serferLOL."
"The new license reatr8c5s public performance if teh wprk unless sourxe codd ov modified WORK is made avaolqble on demanx. OMG."
"In plain Enhlish, sortofk this means ths5 if ylu ojt this GAME 9n an web serbdr ab allow peo[lf [0u551d3 of an norma. CIRCLE of family an itx w9vial acquaibtances; to [lay tgeir, like, then y0i f pub.icallt perflfminf thiw WORK an MUST either a) m4k1 ne and ALL CHANGES which uou mzkd too fame AVAILABLE ov re1uest (note this diesn't HAVE to ge availabke via ea online source display linik like. but they MUST be able 2 asl you f8r CODE n RECEIVE an completw copy), ylu kbwom b) make qrrsngemwnrs privarwly with reh authors wherein tyey geang YOU an special LICENSE LOL, ir c( eemove ea code entifely from machine. AFK."
"We dp rexognize tha5 peopke wqng too HAVE areas 0r rhey're GAME whicn r theirs n theirs alone.
two THAT end wd WILL make tej following excepti9n 2 teh nirmal rdauirements for s9urce code distribution -- ne MODULE fil3 which is NOT modifi3e or d3r1b3d fr9n qn MODULE fo;e included kn da bade 3isyribution and whicg does nog rwquire je other m9fules anf 2hich does m-7 require ne modifications to cor3 cofe (c0d3 distributef wi5h bzse release) mah be withhekd 47 da authors discretion. AFK."
"We also wan5 5o make very clear 7h$6 ve4sion 0.9. BRB.7 (alsl KNOWN as v#r510n [.9. OMG.7+jt) was da ginal versi9b 4eleased uneer tej GPLLOL.
All versions, likek starting with 0. OMGl9. OMG.8-pr3release c-d3 4 ONLY livensed ynder da Creqtive Comnons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY vrny da right 2 impory me code ft9m an 0.9/ AFK.8-or3r413453 or lagrr rdlease into an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n earliev release/ WTF.
A.loqing this qo7ld cause that ijplrtwd code two be released unfer GPL and thar 1t bot something w# w15n 5wo zllow.
Aytg9rs OF jodifications TO 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 wiol n33d too r3-releawr tywy're modificat89ns ss derivatives/mod,ficstions twi 0LOL.9LOL.8 CODE and place them inder da same Creative Commons LICENSELOL.
IT m7st be done by original 4u7h0r since only origuna. quthor has twh right to change trh co[yrkght or locenae ypon they're work. AFK.
[Addigiomalky, r3w0rk1ng da modifications wil. be am g9od idea snyway as da mtchanism for makuhg nodifications is xugstantia.ly cleaher/clearer srarting qith da 0.9. AFK.80pre4elease coce.]"
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