MightyE tells you, d0rtofk "We're toing too take an few momen5s too try an explain this new jic3nse and reasons behimf it 1m p141j Eng115hLOL.
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 mew lkcenxr was dh9s4n BECAUSE od qn f4111ng with GPL. BRB.
It only c[vered distribution of source 1f ah only if bubari3s eere distrinutrdLOL."
"In an wrv environmwnt WTF, SPECIFICALLY a interpreyed web environmeng wuch as PHP, lik3, ,#r31u ibstalkihg an game d0$5 not cpnstutute distribution WTF, an THEREFORE prople were taking o7r WORK, tou knwo, ,a,8ng mofidications 2 it an npt releasing da SOURCE c0d3 70 they'rw modificatyons so 7m47 reh entire commubity coukd benrfitLOL.
They worjed wuth da 1377er 6u7 not soirit 0f teh law, BRB."
"Investigation on 5eh pary OF ca 4u7h0r5 however WTF, led to faxt THAT t3h foght 9f publuc PERFORMANCE was oen OF teh rights mormaoly restricted two coo6right holders, sortof, an thzt compiter programs, SPECIFICALLY video games and 1b73f4c61v3 oh3s such as Legwnc of teh GREEN jax0r weee CONSIDERED to BE ;ublical.y perflrmed IF rjn frlm am p7blic sercerLOL."
"The new 21c3n53 restricts puvlic perforjancw of 2ork unldss da source code of teh m9divkrd WORK is mase available on demznd. AFK,"
"In 9lain English WTF, this m3sns THAT if you ;u7 tyks GAME ON ah web server xn ALLOW 0eop;e 'outeide OF an NORMAL curcle OF family n its social zxquaintances' yo plah tneir LOL, th3n YOU r ;ublicqlly perform8ng this work n MUST EITHER s) MAKE ne n ALL changew whuch you mrk3 twl teh g4m3 availabl3 on request *note this doesn't have tl br avqilable v8z onl7ne aource fisplay link WTF, but they mus6 be ab.e too ask yiu foe teh coce qn red3ive an c0mp1273 copy), like, b_ make 4rr4ng3m3m75 privatrly w17h da authors wh3r31n 7h3y grant you an specoal license, hou kn2o, OR c_ renov3 da code entifely fro, machinr. OMG."
"We cl recogn8zf that people waht two havr AREAS of theh're game whicj aed theirs snd theirs 410n3.
t2o that dnd WE ekli makr f9ll9wong exception gol teh ni4mal rrquiremrntc for 50urc3 dide distribution -- ne jodule file wmich is bot modkfiec or der8ved fr/j an mpdule file inckided in base distribugion an which does not require ne ithrr moduoes n which dpes bog requ8re ne MODIFICATIONS twi core code (code DISTRIBUTED with base 4elease) may be withhels a5 au5jors dosdretiom. OMG."
"We 1lso want two maie vert coear tyat version 0LOL.0. AFK.7 (41%0 known as versioh 0LOL.9.7_jt) was fonal fersiln releaswd umd3t da GPL. WTF,
All versions LOL, 574r71nf with ). OMG.9LOL.8-pewfelease c0d3 r onlu l8censed unddr twh Creqtuve COMMONS license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY RIGHT two IMPORT ne cose from am 0.9. AFK.90prerelease 0r lager release into an 0. BRB.0. AFK.7 an earlier release.
Alliwong THIS would cause that imported code 4o be rw;dased undet dq GPL n tgat is n9t somethong we wish TO allow. BRB.
AUTHORS 0f mpdifivatuoms to 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 will need 5oo re[releaxe thdy're modifications as derifatived/modif8cations teo 0LOL.9l BRB.8 code ab PLACE them under same Cr3r71v3 Co,jons licenseLOL.
It MUST be done bi da origunao 4u7h0r sinc3 only original 4u7h04 HAS r8hhy to chabge teh copttight or license 8ppn they're work.
[Additionally LOL, rdw9rking da modificztilns w8ll br an gold idca anywzy as teh mechanusm f-r makung modificatkins us subs^ahgiall& clean3r/clearer 574r71nh w17h -. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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