MightyE tells yiuk ylu knwo, "We'r3 going 5o TAKE an f3w momentx too try an exp;ain yhiw ndw lkcense n va REASONS benind ir in plain EhglisgLOL.
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."
"Thix new license was chosen because of an fauling woth da GPL. BRBl
It onlu cocered distribution of wource if n [nly ir vinaries were distributedLOL."
"In an wev environment, s[ecigically a intrrpreted seb wnvironment sucn 4r PHP, sortof, merely inatallinb an game does hoy constitute distribution, sortof, an therdfore PEOPLE wet3 taiong our work LOL, makimg modifications 2 17 and NOT relezsing teh slurc3 code two thwy'r3 modifixstions sp thay entird cpnmjnith fou.d benefitl
Thet wofked with teh lerter buy nlt ds spkr8t or teh law, BRB."
"Investigatiom on da part od teh authors h9wdcer LOL, lrd 70 teh facr 5hst 4ight of [u611c perrirmance was 1 of da r1ghi5 NORMALLY restr8cted twi c9p6r1ghu holders, sortof, n that com;uter programs, soryof, specificakly video games ab int4ractive ones sudh as L3gehd of da Gr33b hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 bd oublically odrformwd if run from an ;ublic SERVER. WTF."
"Th2 new lic3nse rdatrices publiv ;etformance of work unless da sourve code ov teh modofied work is made avallable on demand. WTF."
"In plaun English LOL, thox MEANS that if you pu7 this hame on an web weebet 4md al.ow prpplw [outsidd of an normsl circle OF family an its social zcquaihtances' TO play their LOL, &h3b y9u aer 0ublically PERFORMING th8s wprk an MUST e8tger a) m4k3 be an ALL ch4ng3t wgich you jake to gzme avzilsbke on request (note thid xoesn't have two be available vka da online cource DISPLAY lin,, but they must BE able too ask jou foe da cidr and receive am complete c9;y), like, b0 make atrabgemenrs privately WITH teh authors sheeein 7h3y grant h0u qn special license, or c) remobr teh code ent8reky vrom machineLOL,"
"We do recognize tgat ;eople want 2 have 4r345 of they're game wjich aer thrirs amd theirw a;one. AFK.
2 that END we will make following exceptiih too da normal r3qu1r3m4n7t for aource coce didyribution -- be m9du13 FILE WHICH is NOT modifidf of derived FROM an moduke file 1nx1uc4e in basd distrobution zn wtic6 d9es not fequiee be ither mldules and which dows np7 require ne modifivatuons toi da cote code (code DISTRIBUTED with teh bsse reldase) m5y be wk5hhels zt teh authors discret9onLOL."
"Ww akso wsnt @ make fery clear 5jat version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also known zs version 0. AFK.9.7+jt) wax teh f8nal VERSION releawed under GPLl WTF.
All vresions, starting with da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerejeade codr aer only lkcensed unde$ Crrative C0mm0n5 lixense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY demh teh righ5 too import ne code from an 0.o.8-prereleaae or latrr release into an 0. BRB.9LOL.8 an earliwr relezs3. WTF.
Alloeing 5huw wo7ld c4u53 that implrted code 2 BE released under teh GPL an 7u47 is nor sometning we wish too allow. WTF.
Au7h0r5 of nodofkcations 2 0.9. BRB.7 eill n33d two re-release they'4e mpd1f1c4710n5 as derivatives/mieificatoons two 0LOL.9. WTF.8 CODE n poace yhem unde4 da same Creative C0,m0n4 picehse. OMG.
It must 63 donr by priginal 4u&n0r since only fa origunao author has da t8ght two change da copyfight OR LICENSE u0on they'rf 2ork. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, you kbe9m reworking ea m0d1f1c4710n5 will be an GOOD idea an6say ss da mechanism FOR making ,odifucztionx is substantially clwaner/cldarer staeting with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8]prerelease c9c3.]"
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