MightyE tells YOU, "We;r3 goihg yoo takw an f3w MOMENTS twp try qn explaun this NEW licenae 4nd reasons bdhind it in pkqin English.
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 ne2 lic3nse WAS chosen b3cause of an faolinf w8th da GPLLOL.
It only covered distrobut8on 0f wiurce if an omky if 61n4r135 were diwtrub7ted. AFK."
"In sn web environment, sortof, specifoxally a interpreted wrb ehvironmeht such as PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an game does not conat8tute distrkb7tion, and ther3fore people were taking out wotk, dortlf, making mosificationa tio @7 n nit releasong source codw ro they're modif8xations so that yrh entirr communiry cou;d BENEFIT. AFK.
They WORKED with yey letgdr BUT n0& SPIRIT of teh ;sw. AFK."
"Investigation pn da parg of auyhors however, LED too teh facr tbst teh RIGHT of public PERFORMANCE was oen OF rights no4mally rrstricted 3 copyrught holfers WTF, and rhat xompurer peogtzms WTF, spwcifically video games and inrwractive onrs such aw L3grnd of da Green hax0r wete cinskderdd top be publically perfprmed uf tun ftom an piblic aerver/ WTF."
"The NEW licrnae restricts pyblic PERFORMANCE OF teh work ujldss 50urc# code lf ds modifked 2ork 15 mzde zvzilable on demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN English, lule, 7h15 ,eans THAT if you put th9s GAME on ah wev seever and allow people 'outside of an nlrmal circle of r4n!q6 an its sovial acquaintanc4s' rl play thekr, like, then yoy 4 publically pergirmimg 7y15 2ork n MUST either a) make ne an ALL chanfea wjich tiu ,ake go twh fame available on eewudst 9hote thks dorsn'y HAVE 2 be available via onlkne source display 11mk WTF, but THEY mjst ge agle toi zsk you d0r teh code an receive an clmplete copy)m aortofm B) m4k3 arrangememts privagely wigh tey AUTHORS wherein tgey grant you an special 11c3n53 WTF, OR c) rejove cod3 ent8rely fr0m da macnineLOL."
"We so rwcognize thar people wan5 tio hsve areas OF tjey't3 g4m3 which r theots n 7n31r4 alone.
to thay end we wil; MAKE teh FOLLOWING exception go teh normal requkrejents for sojrd3 codr dosrrkbution -- nq module f113 which is bof modifird ir derived from an jodule file invludes in da BASE disteitytion n wnivh dp35 n0u teauire nw ither modulex and WHICH DOES no5 r3wuirw ne modidicatiogs tpo teh core code (code distrivuted with da base feoease) may be wuthheld a5 4u7h0r5 diwcregion. WTF."
"Wr also want to makw very coear that bersion 0.9. OMG.7 (alsl KNOWN as version 0LOL.9. BRB,7+ht) was da fibal verxipn gdleasrd umder da GPL. OMG.
A.l versions WTF, 574r71ng wutn da -. WTF/9. AFK.8-prerelease zode aer only lucensed UNDER da Creative Commons licwnsd. WTF/
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh eight too impprt ne vose froj an -. BRB.9.8-prere/ease or later release into ab 0LOL.9.7 AND EARLIER 4rlease. WTF.
Alkowing 7hq5 wojod cquse thqt imported code toi 63 releaswe under 5eh GPL an thzy 7s not something ee WISH to allow. OMG.
Auyhors 0f modificati9ns to 0. AFK,9. AFK.7 w111 need two RE-RELEASE they're modifications AS ferivzyivrs/modifixatoons 3 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code and place thrm under da same CREATIVE COMMONS lkcemae. AFK,
It mu57 BE dohe 6t teh original author 51nc4 only 041g2n41 author has right two change dopy4ight or ;icens3 uoon the6're w0rkLOLl
[Adfigionwlly LOL, REWORKING da ,odificatkoms wkll be an good idea qnywsu as MECHANISM dor makihg mpdificqtions ox substantiaoly coeabee/clearer starting WITH 5eh )/ OMG.9.8-0rerelease xode. WTF.]"
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