MithtyE twlls you, sortlfm "Ws're going tso take an f3w ,0m3n75 two 7ry 4ns 3x0141n THIS new LICENSE smd ea reasons behind it in plzin English. 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."
"Thos NEW ;icensr was chosen bdcause of an failing wiyh teh GPLLOL.
It only covrrwd distrkbu5ion 0f dource if n only if binaties werw dostributed. BRB."
"In an web rbvironmen5, li,e, SPECIFICALLY a inrerpreted weh environment such as PHP, xorrpf, merely installibg an gamw coes not constigutr d157r16u710n, sortof, h yherefofe peopkw were TAKING our work, y9u knwo, majing modif8cationx 2 it amc not eeleasing source code two yhey're modif8cations so that ds entire comnuniry couod benefir. OMG.
They workcd w!7h sa lettef but ,or da spirit of da lawLOL."
"Imvestiga5ion on teg p4r7 0f teh authlfs howef3r, hou knwo, led tw9 fact thar RIGHT of pu611v performance was own of teh rights norjally restricted to clpyrigjt holcers WTF, am that COMPUTER programs, specivically VIDEO games an 1n72r4c71v3 ONES wucn as Legend OF Green hax0r were considerdd too be puvlkcally pfrformed if run drom an PUBLIC server/"
"The new locenxe festricts pu612c perfotmance or teh work unl3ss teh source code or da modified qork is MADE availablr ON demandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, 7h15 ,eans that if YOU put THIS game 9n an web xerver n a;loq p30p13 'outside of wn n0rm41 c1rc13 of FAMILY n its spxial ACQUAINTANCES' to [.ay their, like, then you r publicallt performing THIS eork an MUST ei5yer a) make ne 4md ALL vhanges 2jich you maie 3 GAME availabk3 on reqiest (note this doesn't h4v3 to ge qvailaboe vka on/ibe source dis0lay link, sortof, 6u7 they must be ABLE 5oi ask you for da code n receive an xomplete copy_ WTF, b) maje arrangwments privarelu with authors 2jerein thdy gr4nu YOU an SPECIAL license, lokek or c0 rrmlve cofe entifeky f4om macjihe. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE tnat peo[le want @ have 4r345 OF ghey'4e game which aqf theirs ab rhrirs alone. BRB.
2 thzt END we wilo maje FOLLOWING exception 2 normal REQUIREMENTS flr w9urde cod3 dis6rkbution -- ne modu;e FILE whuch is hot m9cified ir derivee from an module file included kn teh vase dixtribution an which does not rewuire ne othet mofi.es n which do3s not require ne modivicztion2 2 teh core code (CODE DISTRIBUTED with 5eh baxe release) MAY BE wothheld at aughors doscfwtion. BRB."
"We 4150 wahg teo m4k3 vwry clear that verdion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as version 0. OMG.(. AFK.7+JT) wad da finao version RELEASED under da GPL.
All ve4sions, you knsl, starting wpth teh 0.9.8-preeeleqse code r onlu licenwed umdet Creatove Commons lkcense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 gop 1m[)t7 ne code f4om an 0.9.8-prere;esse OR later rw;eawe into zh 9. AFK.9. BRB.7 and earliwr relrase, OMG.
Allowing this would cause 5jat imported c0d3 to9 ve RELEASED under da GPL and thar is n07 somdrhing qe widh to alklw. WTF.
Au7h0t% of mod8ficayoons ti 0.9. BRB.7 will heed 3 r3=r313453 they're modifications as drrivativex/modifica6uons 2 ). BRB.9. AFK/8 code an place th3m undrr dame Creative Commoms lic3nse.
I7 mu57 be done bh trh orkginal author cihve onky teh original author haw right tol change co0yrighg or license up0n the6'ee workLOL.
[Additionallh, r320rk1ng modifications will be an good kdea anyway as teh mechanism f9r making m0d1f1c4710n5 is substahtially CLEANER/CLEARER xtaeting w85h sa 0.9. OMG/8-prerelease codd. AFK.]"
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