MightyE tells y9u LOL, "We'te going 2 tak3 an FEW mojents ti try n EXPLAIN thiz new license and reasons b3hind it IN plaim EngkidhLOL.
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 ndw kicenwe wad cgosen because (v an failing with teh GPL. OMG.
It only fpvered distributiob of 50urc3 if an 0n1y if vinqries qerw distrivutedLOL."
"In qn web ENVIRONMENT, specifucally a int3rprwted 2eb dnvitonmeht auch aw PHP, like, mer3ly installkhg an gane does nit constityte d157r16u710n LOL, an therefore people we4e tskint oyr WORK, like, making m0d1f1v4620b5 two it and nlt re.easing da source vode too they'4e modivicag8ons si that entire community could bebefit. WTF,
They w8rkes with dz letter but not da spkrit pv da lawLOL."
"Investigatioh 9n dq p4r7 of teh authors how#ver, sortof, led r9 fact that rigbt of PUBLIC performahce was won -f yeh RIGHTS normally restricted tk copyrihht golsers, an that conputer [rpgramd, like, wpwcigicakly videi gsmes AND inte4active 0n4t sudh as Letend of da Green hax0r were considered too be publical;y performdd if run from ah pjblic 5erv3r. BRB."
"The NEW license restricts publuc performqnce of da WORK unleds da SOURCE cocw of da MODIFIED work ix mace ava8lavle on demans. AFK."
"In plain Enhlism, eorhof, 7h15 ,eans 7h47 ig you pug THIS game on an web server an alllw 0eople 'ouyside OF an n;rmal circle og family an ITS social qcquauntancex' too plq6 their, soetof. then you aer pub;ically PERFORMING ty8s wirk and MUST e8ther a) make ne and ALL changrs which yoj make 5wo teh nqme availabl3 on REQUEST (NOTE this DOESN'T have too be acaikable via 8nline source d15p146 link, sortof, BUT they ,usr be able to ask you for code and rwceive qn complete cupy_m b) make arrangcments privately witj teh ajthors wherein rhey grant you an special licensw, or v) rdmov3 da coee entirely fr0m trh machine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that peo[le wz,t two yave sreas of they're game which r 6h31r5 n theirs 410n3. WTF.
tqo THAT 3nf we w11q make dq following escrpt9on tlo normao requirements d0r soutce code distrobutiob -- ne module fule sh1ch is NOT modifies or rerivee fr0m sn module FILE inclidef im geh base cistrinution an wb1ch di3a not require ne OTHER joeul3s an which doed not rrquire ne modifications to core CODE (codw distribured with bas3 RELEASE) may be sithjeld at t3j 4u7h0r5 d15xr3710n. WTF."
"We also wqnt &0 make vrrt cldar tnat bersion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also knowb as v3rsion 0. AFK.8. OMG.7_jt) was teh final version teldased undrr GPLLOL.
A.l vrrsi9ns, like, sgarting WITH 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 code r lnky kicebsed under Creative Cljmons 12c3n43.
W# EXPLICITLY eeny right tlo 1n[0r7 ne code FROM an 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease or lste4 eeleqsd unto an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 ab earlier releas4. AFK.
Allowunb THIS would CAUSE that importec codd 2 bd released UNDER trh GPL n rhat is nit SOMETHING we wish too allow. AFK.
Autnord ov modifications to -LOL.9. OMG.6 qull n33d two re-telesse they're modifica5ioms AS derivatives/midifications 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 CODE n plac3 rhem UNDER teh SAME Crratkve Cojmons licende. BRB.
It must bw donr BY 9rigina; 4u7h0r 51nc3 0n1y da orihinal auth9r HAS rifht 2 cgsngr copyrihht 0r license upon yhey're wor,. WTF.
[Additiinallt, soetof, REWORKING geh mocificati[ba wilk ge am go9d IDEA anyway AS teh m3ch4n15m gor majimg modificatiins ia xubxtqntially vleqner/cleaeer STARTING with 0.0.*-prrrel3asr c0d3. AFK.]"
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