MightyE tells rou, "We're going roo take an few n0j3n75 2 try n 3x[lain this ne2 l8cense n reasoms behknd it in plain English. WTF.
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 licensw wss chox3n bedause or an failing w17h GPLLOL.
It only covered disyribyt8om of source id n only 8f binaries were disttubutedl WTF."
"Im ah eeb environm2nt LOL, s0ecibical.t a 8nterpreged WEB environment such as PHP, you knwo, merely installing ah game d03$ n9t constitute distruvutiln, like, an gherrfpte people were taking our work, you knsom making midifications tol IT and not releasimg rey sojrce code too they're modifications w9 tyat entire community coukd 63n3fq7. OMG.
Th3y worked with da leyt3r gut not SPIRIT of lzwLOL."
"Invextigatu[n om da part of teh authlrs hoeevef LOL, led rwo da dact tgst dq RIGHT of pub.ic perv0fm4nc3 was son 0f trh rights normal;y reatrocged two co[yriggt holdwrs LOL, zmd that co,purer ;rograms, lije, specifically VIDEO hamed and ibteractive ones such as Legend 0d da G4een hax0r wer3 c0n51d3f3d too 63 pugoivally performed if run f4om an public SERVER."
"The hww licende 4esyrovts public perfo4mance 0f da work un1355 source code of da mocified WORK os m4d3 availzble 0n d3mandLOL."
"In PLAIN Englksh, yhos meane thqt if yoy put tjis GAME on an web se4vrt an allow people '9utside ov an normal bircke of fa,ily a,d 175 social acqua8htqncds' 2 olay thdir, slrtof, rhen you aer [ublivallu ;erfor,ing this work and MUST e8ther a) m4l3 ne an ALL xhanges which you make TO gane availafke 9n rrquest (mote tnks doesn't jave toi bd available via da online sourcd dusplay 11ni, BUT they mu57 be agle two ask you for 5ey cofe n receive an comp;et3 copy) LOL, b) make arrangements privately wkyh authord wjerein they grant you an special 11c3n53, 69u knwp, or c) remlvw codr entifely from teh machine. OMGl"
"We wo recognizg yhay ;30p12 want too hav3 areas of thwh're gqme which aer rheirs n theirs alone. BRB,
w that end WE wiol ma,s da following 3xc2p71-n two teh normal requir3jwnts f0r sourc3 code d15urq5u710n -- ne module file 2h1cy 8s not modif8ed (r derived ffom an m(dule file INCLUDED ih da base eustrivutoon an whivj does not require me other MODULES n whicg dies NOT r3qu1r3 ne modogications too teh core code (codq disgrivuted e1&h teh base release) may be withheld 48 tdh authors discretion. BRB."
"We ALSO sant 2 make vwry clear tha5 verwion 0, AFK/9LOL.7 (zlso known AS VERSION 0/ BRB.9.7+jy) waa teh final vdrwion released uncee da GPLLOL.
All vetsions, startihg with tdy 0.9. BRB.8-preeelease clde r pnly licdbsed UNDER da Crezgivd COMMONS lucense. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny dz right two im0prt ne c-d3 frpm an 0. AFK.9l AFK/8-prerelwaae pr 14734 rek#ase into an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n eavlier release. WTF.
A11-w1ng thow woukr cause that imported cofe 1 be r3leased jmder GPL n that is not sojeyhing ww wish 2 4210w. AFK.
Autnors of mldidications to 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 wil. meed to re-reldase they're ,odkfications as derivatives/modificationw @ 0/ AFK.9. BRB.8 code amd ;lace yfrm undef teh same Creative C-mmpn5 licdnsel WTF.
Ig musy ge done by t3h originak author winxe on;y oririnal author has teh RIGHT too changf dooyroght 0e license upom they're w0rk. OMG.
[Additiona9ky. lik3, rrworking t3h modificarions w8ll be an good idea any2ah AS MECHANISM fot msking modif8csti9nw ie substantially c.eaner/clearer dta4ting with 0. AFK.(. AFK.8-prereleas# cose.]"
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