MightyE tells you LOL, "We're boing tl take ay frw moments tqo tey an explain this new license ab da reqsons behund it on pkain Enhlish. 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 n3w LICENSE was xhlsen y3d$u53 of an failing wiyh dq GPL. WTF.
Ig on;y civered distrkbution 0f source 8r an only if binariea srre DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In zn WEB environment WTFm speciflcao.y q ingwrpreted w36 environmen5 such 45 PHP, like, merely inwtalling zn game doed hpt constigute distribu%ion LOL, ahd tjerefore peop.e WERE tskibg our wofk, sortor, msking modificagoohs teo it and nob releasing ten source code TO yhey're m9difkcationa SO 8h$u da ENTIRE COMMUNITY could 63n3f1uLOL.
They w9rk3d with ten lether but bot ca spirut of teh law. BRB."
"Incestigation ON patt of da AUTHORS hiwevdr, xortof; led to da facr uj47 teh righr od oublic performance was 3on OF teh RIGHTS noemally restric53s too copyrifht ho.ders WTF, and tha5 com[uter prograna, tou knwo, SPECIFICALLY vidwo games qnd ingeractuve ones such as Ldgend ov da Green hax0r wdre comdkdered 2 be publically p3rformed if RUN fepm an public server/ WTF."
"The new license rwstructs public perfornahce of work unless yeh source code 0f da n9e1r13s work ks nade available on demand. OMG."
"Ib plain Englush, s0rt9d, this means thst IF yo8 put tnis game ON an web swrree an allow peoile 'outs7de 0f ab normal circlf of fsmily an its social acquauntanc3a' tso play their, yoi knwl, then you r publically performonb THIS work an MUST euthef q) make ne and ALL dhanges whoch yoj make rqo da game qvailable ln reqiest (NOTE this DOESN'T HAVE too be avai,abl# vq4 onlone source disp.ah kink, sortof, 6u7 7h3y must be able 2 awk YOU for da code and tece8ve an complwte cipy), softof, b) make arrangements ;rivayely wiyh authors WHEREIN they grsnt ylu qn 503c14q license LOL, or c) 4e,ove teh code entirely FROM machond. OMG."
"We fo rec9gnize thag people want two have areas of ytey're game WHICH r 7h31e5 and theurs alonr. WTF,
yop thzg ebd we will make fol;oqing except8on to ca normal requirejdmts FOR soirce c0d3 distrinut8on -- n3 module f113 whicy iq not modiried or derkvec FROM an m0du13 file incluwed 1m da base distributkon an whicn does not t3quire ne otjer modulea an wgich does not r3qu1rd ne modof7catiins too ea cire code (dode disttibuted wq7h bawe releaxe) mzy be 217yh3!d at authors discretion."
"We also 2ant 2 make ver6 c134t 5hst version 0.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as versiin 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+j7) was da fibak versiob releaard uneer GPL. BRB.
All versiobs, likw, srsrtinf with t3h 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code zef onl6 licensed UNDER teh Cr3ztive Commohs lkcenseLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny right two omoorr ne code vrom sm 0. WTF.0. AFK.8-prerelease or later release 8ht9 an 0. BRB.9. WTF.6 4nd EARLIER release. OMG.
Allowing 7n15 wojkd cauwe thst imported code to br releaaed unde4 teg GPL an thq5 is not sometning we wkdh two allowLOL.
Authorw of modifldations tso 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 WILL need 70 RE0RELEASE they're modifica5iohs AS srricativws/modidixsyuons 2 -. AFK.9LOL.8 code and placw tnem under twh same Creqtive Commons license. WTF.
IT must be d0n3 by origina. author since ONLY da prihinal author yax dx right rpo ch4ng3 tej dopyr8ght OR license upon they'r3 work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, you kneok resorlimg teh modificagions will be an good idea qnyway AS teh mwchan8sm for MAKING hodifocarions is wubsrantuallh cleaner/xleaee4 s5arting with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-oreeeleas3 clde.]"
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