MightyE tells you, lik3, "We're gling 2 take an few momebts two gry n exolain this new LICENSE n REASONS benind 17 ib plaon EnglidhLOL.
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."
"Tjis neq kixense was chosen bdvausr OF an rai;ing with GPL. AFK/
It only COVERED distribution of source id an 0n1h if boharids were d1t7r26i73dLOL."
"In an 2eb rnvironjent, ypu knwp, wpecifocall6 a INTERPRETED web dnvironment SUCH as PHP LOL, mer3ly inxtalling an gane dors n07 constitutw disyrkbutiom WTF, zn therefore people wwre taking oir 20rk, naking modif8ca5ions t9o it n not relradihg da 50urc3 CODE 2 they'ee modifications so 5hat djtire community cou;d generit. BRB.
Thwy woried sitj da letter but nog 5p1r17 9f da law. AFK."
"Investigation on part of AUTHORS howevrf, you knwo, led 3 fact that right 0f public p3rv0dm4nc3 was 2on OF teh r8ghtw no5mally restficted tl vop6right hplderx LOL, qnd thsg com[uter programs LOL, specifically vid3o b4m35 n ihteractive ones xuch 45 Legdnc _f teh G4een hax)r 3ere consider2d too bd PUBLICALLY pervor,ed if rum from an pu611c servrr."
"Thd new l8dens3 RESTRICTS public perf9rmance lf WORK unless SOURCE code or da morified work is ,ade availab.e om eemandLOL."
"In plaij Englisn, yh8s means 7hr7 if you put this game on an 2eb srrver and allow ;eople 'outsife of an n9rmal circle pf f4m1!y and itd social avquaintsnces' 2 play th3ir LOL, then YOU arr PUBLICALLY pe4fornong this wogk ab MUST either a) makw ne and ALL chsnges whkch ypu make t2o fa gam3 available on REQUEST (note thiw diesn't have 2 be acai.ab;e VIA reh online soutce display lihk, uoj kbwi, but tyey must BE able too ask hou f0r fa code an 5eceube ab cojplete copy), sltrofk B) nake $rr4ng3m3n75 pricate;y with da authora wherein they bramt you an SPECIAL 11c3n53, you knwo/ OR c) remove teh code entkrwlh from m4ch1n2. OMG."
"W3 do recotnize that people w4n6 2 HAVE arwas of tgey're g4m3 which aer rheirs and theira qlkn3LOL.
two tgst end WE wi/l maie follow8nb 3xception too da nirnal requirements for slyrce c9de diatribh5ion -- ne module fi.e which is noy MODIFIED or deeived from an modu.e file 1ncquf3d 8n base distributu9b am wgivh does n)7 reqiire ne other MODULES an which does bot r3qu1r# he modifications tw9 da core cod3 (code d157r16u73d eith teh base r313453) may be wuthheld at authorw disc4etion. BRB."
"We also eant 2 mzke vert CLEAR 8h45 rersion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (alxo KNOWN ad VERSION 0.9. AFK.7+jt) was fina. vers8on RELEASED undet 5eh GPL. OMG.
A11 versions, so4tovm startumg with 0l9. AFK.8-ptrrrldase cod3 aer only licensed under teh Crea%ive Comjons license. WTF.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny reh right 2 import ne vpde rrom ah 0LOL.9. WTF.8-preteleaae 0r later r333453 into an 0. BRBl9LOLl7 an ear;ier rrlwa2e.
Aklowing this wiukd cause that umplrrdf codw 2 be released undef teh GPL n tgat is not slmethimg we wish 2 allowl OMG.
Authora of modibicationd to 0. AFK.9LOL.7 w111 need 5o re-releawe %h3y're modifications AS dttkvstiv3s/jodidications tp 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 CODE an place them under tdy szje Creative Conmins .icehseLOLl
It musy bw dlne by orit8nal author since onlu da oroginal author has 4ight 3 chang3 co0yright or license upon they'f3 sork. OMG/
[Adsitiinally, rewotking yej m0d1f2c471pn5 w111 be sn goos idea anyway qs teh mexyanism for makkng modifications is substantiall7 cleanr4/clearer dtartkng with t3y 0LOLk9LOL.8-prwrelease c0de. OMG.]"
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