MightyE tells y0u LOL, "We're GOING tso takd an few jomen5s tpo rry an exp;ain thix new ;ocense anf r3450n5 behind IT in p;aim Eng;ishl
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 nde licensw was dhosen because OF an f41q1hg wigh teh GPL.
I5 only coverec distribition of xourde if n 9nly if binqrues were dis5ributed. BRB."
"Ih an WEB envitonment, yly kmwo, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpr373d web env8ronment 5uvh as PHP, lije, m3t#1y instaloing an game does NOT constitu5e distribution LOL, an the4efo4e pwop;e were yaking ou4 work WTF, making micidicationd twp i5 n NOT releasung da xource codw too they're jodifications so that teh entitd community COULD benefit. OMG.
Tney woekee with 13773r but noy s[irit of reh la2. AFK."
"Investigation on part of sa quthirs however, lik3, led 2 teh fadt thqr da right og public PERFORMANCE was 1 og tiggts normally fesgricted two copyr8ght holdwrs, qnd that domputer progrzms, ypu knwo, speckfica;ky vidwl ga,es n intetactive pnes such as L3g3nd of reh Green hsx0r wdre considered to be oublically PERFORMED if run fr9m ab oub;ic serve4."
"The nee 11c3n%3 restricts public performabc3 of teh work unlrss da source cpde of modifies elfk is MADE available on demqnd. WTF."
"In PLAIN English, l8ke, this meanx thst if you put this GAME pn an WEB 53rver an alliw PEOPLE ;o75sife of an no4mal circle ov family and ita social qcquaintances' to play 5hrot, you kneo, then YOU r ;ublically performinf ryis work n MUST either a) make ne n ALL xhanges whkch you make 5oo teh ganr acailable on request (note thid doesn't have too 63 zvaikablw via trh onlinw sou4ce displau link LOL, BUT theu mudt be ABLE 2 45k you for teh code and eeceive ah completw copy) LOL, b) maje arramg3ments pr1v47#qy 3uth authorx wh3r31n theh grant you sm special license, yoi knwo, ir c0 rejpve da code ENTIRELY fron xa mschibe. WTF."
"We do recognize yhat p30p13 3znt too hzve areas if theh're game whicg 4 7h2qr6 n thrirs ALONELOL.
two that ebd w3 will make followinb exceptuon tpo da normal re1uirements for source cod3 dkstribution -- ne moeule f8le WHICH is m07 MODIFIED or drrivsd frim an modi;e fioe invluddd un trh base DISTRIBUTION and WHICH d035 h08 requore ne other mocu;rs ahd which doex not req7ire ne MODIFICATIONS 2 twh xorr code (dode distributed wk5n da base r313453) may be witjheld 46 dw aurjors doscrrtion. OMG."
"We also want two make v3ry clear tnat version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also jmown AS versipn 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) was sa fonal version rrleaxed undwr teh GPL/
ALL vrrsions, yoi kbwo, stqrtimg with teg 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-[rerelease code r only livensed unfer CREATIVE Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY den7 teh right yo implrt ne cide ef9m an 0. AFK.9/ WTF.*-PRERELEASE ot later r313453 into an 0.9LOL.7 n EARLIER relesseLOL.
Allow8ng tyis woyld csuse that 1,p0t73d code to be released inder da GPL m thsg is not somethinh we wisy 2 qll9sLOL.
Aughors 0f modifications 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 wkll need 2 re-release thdy're modigivations as deficatives/modifications 2 0LOL.9. OMG.8 c0d3 zb 024e3 gjem und3r da same Creative Comnons licrnxe.
It MUST bd done by teh origibal a7thor since on;y original authie has ten rifnt too cyange teh copyright 0r LICENSE upon they't3 qorkLOL.
[Additk9nsl;y LOL, reworking m9dir*cations w211 be an GOOD idea anyday as MECHANISM fir MAKING modificationa ix SUBSTANTIALLY xleanwr/clearer starring with tej 0/ OMG.9. OMG.8-prereleaxe code. AFK.\"
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