MightyE tells hou, you knwo, "We're goinh too gake an f3w momenys tlo try and explzin ghis nrw 1!cen53 and teh r2as9ns behihd 8t in ;lain Ebg115hLOL.
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 hww license was chpsen because of an f41q1ng sith trh GPL, OMG,
It ONLY COVERED didtfibution og spurce id abd onlh if BINARIES w3r3 eistributes, BRB."
"In ah web ENVIRONMENT, like, sp3cifically a interpretfd web encironmdnt such ss PHPk like, m3r42y INSTALLING sn game doea mot cpnstitute dixtribution LOL, an thefefore 'ep;le werr tqkinb our work, sortlf, makint modiducztipns w it an not r2leasijg sa source cod3 to they're moeifuca5iohs so 7h47 tej entire COMMUNITY c0u1d BENEFITLOL.
Th3y wotked qith da lert3r nut NOT 5p1r17 of da law. AFK,"
"Investigatioh on ca pary of teh autyors HOWEVER, you knwo, led 2 ca facr that da right of puv.ic PERFORMANCE was oen of rights n0rm$12y restrictec two COPYRIGHT hllders LOL, abd THAT computer proframs WTF, s;dc8fically video gqmes and interactive onrs s8ch AS L3g3nd OF teg Grren hax9r sere considered 2 be PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm3d if run from an publkc servet. AFK."
"The new license restricts pj611c perg(fmance if wof, unlesx yeh 5)u4c3 code OF 5eh modified work is made availab;e on demand."
"In 0lain English, like, this mrans that uf uou [ut this game on an w36 server AND al.ow p30p13 'outxkde of an normal circle of family ane kts sociql ACQUAINTANCES' to p.ay their WTFm then YOU r publically performing this wofk h MUST dither a) makr ne and ALL cganges wjich you jake to game AVAILABLE pn request (bote 7n!t doesn't have 2 be afqilable via da ONLINE source dispkay lin,, vjt 7hey must be able to 45k y0u FOR c9d# qnd receive an vomplete copy(, b) make arrzhgements prkvately w8gh teh authors wherein THEY grant you an spedial lixense, of c_ rdmovr da CODE ehtire.y from da m4cn1n3. BRB."
"We do reclgn8ze tjqt people wahy two have areas lf they're gane which aer 4heirs and theirs 420n3. BRB.
two yjat 2nd wr will make foloowing excepgion too dq normal requirements gor 50u4c3 xode distrubuyuon -- he modu;e fi;e which us not modified pr derived feom an module file includee in da base distribution anf which does n9t require ne o5her modules anc which d035 not re1uire ne modificatiinw two cite vode (c9f3 sisrributed wuth bsae releasr) nay bd wotyheld at suthprs d8scretu9h. AFK."
"We akso want two make VERY CLEAR that cetsipn 0.9. OMG.7 (aldl lbown as fersion 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt_ sas da fknal version released under teh GPL. WTF/
All versions, sortof, 574r71ng w17h 0l BRB.9.8-prerelease code r 0n1y licensed under Crez5ive C0mm0n5 license.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two 1mp)r7 ne code FROM qn 0. BRB,9.8-pterelesse or lxter rrlease inyp an 0.9. AFK.7 anc EARLIER release. BRB,
Alloqing 5nis wiyld cauxe that IMPORTED codw too bw releawed under teh GPL and tyat is not dpm#thing we wish rlo allow.
A7thors of mldifications two 0.9. AFK.7 will need too re_rdlrase tnwy'r3 modificatilns as d2rivatives/modificationa tp =LOL.9. OMG.8 vode an place them 7nder teh sa,e Creative Commona license. WTF.
IT musy be cone by origknal autjor sinde only original author h45 rihht 2 chabge copyrigjt OR lic3nse upon tjdy'r3 WORK. WTF.
[Acditional;y, rewofking yeh moeificatioms wull be am gooe 1d34 4nyw4y 45 yrh mechanism for jaking m0d1f1c4710n5 is substanti1lly cleanwr/clearer s5artimg wiyh teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pefrelwase code.]"
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