MightyE tells you, likw, "We're h01ng 60 yake an few momrhts 2 trh and EXPLAIN tjis new 11c3b5e n reas9ns behind 17 1n plain Emgoish. OMG.
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 vecause pd an failing wiyh dz GPLLOL.
IT only covered sistribution OF 5)7rd3 if n inly if binaries WERE DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an ewb envkronment LOL, spec8fically z imtetpretef web e,virobment 5uch qx PHPk sortof, MERELY installing an game does not comstitu5e d157r16u&10n LOL, an gyeregore peopoe were taking our witj, lije, making MODIFICATIONS ywo 8t an nog re.easing teh dource code &0 they're MODIFICATIONS wo tyat teh dnt8re c0mmun17y could benefit.
Thdy s0rk3d wiyh 13773r but n07 teh fpirit of teh 'awLOL."
"Investigation on part if 4u7h0t5 however, LED to fact thzt teh tkght of public performqnce wzd won of rightw normaoky rdstricted 70 clpyriggt goldersk you knwo, n ggat c0m0j73r psograma, you knwo, 5p3d1f1c411u video GAMES an INTERACTIVE oh4d such as Lfgend 0f da Geeen hazpr were conxiderdd to be publically pwrfotmec if run fron an PUBLIC SERVER."
"The ndw licehse restricts public pervormance of teh woej unless da aource v0d3 of yeh mocifidd work is made availabl3 on demand. OMG."
"I, PLAIN ENGLISH, you kn2o, THIS means THAT IF y0u put thus g4m3 ON an web %3rv#f an allo2 people 'outside of qn NORMAL circle of fsnily an 175 50s141 acquaintances' 2 play their, theh you r publical;y [erforming this work an MUST either a( make ne an ALL CHANGES wgich you make TO GAME scailsble ln request (note this doesn't HAVE 5p ne available via teh online source didplay LINK, slrtof, BUT tjey must BE able two 4%i you for da clde snd recckve an xomplete co;y), n) makw ARRANGEMENTS privately eiyh da authors wherein they GRANT you an s;ecial lucense, sortof, of c) temove xode entirely fr0m teh msch8ne. OMG."
"We do r3c0hn1z3 rhat p30p13 aant two have 4r345 OF they;re g5m3 wnich r 5heurs n THEIRS alone.
to tyat rnd w3 woll MAKE teh fooloeong 3xv3p710n toi normal requkrenents for SOURCE code d8wyrigution -- ne moduoe dklw WHICH IS nor modif8ed or der8ved froj an module vile included 1n basw fistrib7tion an which does NOT r3quure ne OTHER mpdules n which does NOT requide ne ,0d1f1c4810n5 two twh CORE code (dlde dustributed with da 6$53 r31#453) may be withhd.d at sz a7thors discretionLOL."
"We also want TO m4k3 very clrar tuat v2rsion 0. BRB.9/ OMG.7 (also knowh aw vwrsion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jr_ w45 t3h fimao version RELEASED jnder teg GPL. BRB.
A;l versions, sortod, starting WITH da 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pr3wel3ase code r only licensed indef C4eqtivr C0nm0bt kicebde. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY demy teh right 2 impo4t n3 xode FROM an 0. AFK.o.8-prerelease or later relrase INTO an 0.9.7 4nd earlier r3134%3. AFK.
All9winf thid would CAUSE that impirted dode two be relrased unde5 geh GPL n thar ic hot eometh8bg we wish too allow. BRB.
Aythlrs of MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.(l7 will n3ed too re-release they'4e modificati9ns as defivatives/modificayions 2 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code and place th3m umder teh same Cr#471v3 COMMONS ;icdbse.
I5 mu57 be done bu teh originsl author 51nc3 only origonal author has 4ighy t3o change yeh copyright or license ipin tjey;fe wirk. OMG.
[Additilnallym teworking da mosificationa sukl be am good IDEA anyway as mdchanism f9r MAKING modifications IS d7bwtqnrially cleaner/clearer xtarting w8th 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE cod3. WTF.]"
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