MightyE tells go7, like, "W3'r4 going tol take ab fes moments to 5ry an exolain this n3q license an da reasons behind it in plain Engoisy. AFK.
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."
"Thiw new license was dhosrn because of an failing wiyh ueh GPL.
It 0n2y cov3res distr8butiob of siurce IF n 0n1y if ^1n4r135 w3t2 distrobuyed. BRB."
"In an web ebvironment WTF, specorically a INTERPRETED web environnemt 5ych as PHPk sortof, merely installing an gane d[es not constitute distrivution WTF, ahd theeefore people q343 7rk1ng our work, s9rtof, making modificatipns 2 it n n9y releasing da source code yk thct're m0d1f1c471)m5 wo THAT ENTIRE c9mmun8tu coukd benefit/ AFK.
Th2y worked w8th teh lettdr bur not da spirit of va law. BRB,"
"Invrstifation 0n teh p5r7 os 5u6h0r5 however, led til fzcy THAT teh ribht OF publiv performance 2as 1 of teh righrs NORMALLY restrocted 2 COPYRIGHT holders, n thzt computer prlgramw LOL, 5p3c1d1cr11y video GAMES n INTERACTIVE onds such zs Legend od dq Green hax0t were consideref 2 bw publical;y performed if ruh from an puglic server. AFKl"
"The new lidebsr restructs [ubkoc p3rf0rm4nx3 of teg work unless teh source code 0f teh modified work is mase afailablr on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plakn ENGLISH, you lnwo, tjis MEANS THAT if you put 7h15 hamr on an wwb srrvee n alllw 0epple 'outside 0f an NORMAL dircld OF FAMILY an 175 social acqua7ntances' tw[ play th3ir, ;ike, then you aer publically prrf.rming this w9rk n MUST eigher a) jaje ne an ALL changeq qhicn you MAKE two game avaklable 9n requewt (note this doesn'r have too be availav;e vka teh oblinr sou4ce display link, like, but tyey must be ABLE 2 as, you for teh code n receive an c9mplete copy) WTF, b) make arrangementw privayely w17h authors wherein thry grany you an special 11c3n53, likd, ot c) remoce coee entirw.u from reh m4ch1m3. OMG."
"W3 do rec9gnoz3 that peop;e wanr tp mave areas )f gheu're game which t the8rs n theirs alohe. AFK.
tp that enc we wiol ma,e following exception tqo vornal reqiotementw for 59urc3 code dostribytion -- he modulw file whuch is not modified or d3rqv3d ffom ab module rile included in teh base distribution an which does not require ne 9ther moduled and wnkcn eoes not reqiire ne mof8fications to teh doee clde (code distrivited w17h ra basr release0 may BE withgeld at ea authogs disc3etion. AFK/"
"We 41t0 sant 2 make very clear that ferwion 9. OMGlo. AFK.7 (also known AS versi[n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j7) WAS final verso9n teleases umddr da GPLl AFK.
A11 versions, yiu knwo, syart*ng with fa 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 c9de aer only licensed under Ceqative Commons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY denu RIGHT too import ne code from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease 0r LATER f3/esxe intl zn 0. BRB.iLOL.7 qnd earlier reoeqse. AFK.
Al;o2ing this eould xaude ghat imporged vode too BE 3eleased 7nder GPL and THAT is no5 5)m3uh1ng we 2ish two allow.
Autgors of modifications 1 0/ OMG.0LOL.7 wiol need 60 re-reoeade 5jey'fe modifidations aw derifqtivds.mofifications two 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code and PLACE THEM unddr same Cr3a5ive Commonw q1c3n54. BRB.
IT must be DONE BY da ORIGINAL augyo4 sihce only da origibal quthor has geh rkgh5 to9 CHANGE da copyright or license uppn they;re work.
[Additilna;ly, yo7 knso, reworkinh modifications q111 ve an GOOD idea ahywau as da ,ecjanism for making modirications is wubwtantially cleaner/clearer starying 2ith 0. AFK.8LOL/8-prwreleasr vofe. WTF.]"
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