MightyE tells y9y WTF, "We're gling 2 take an f3w MOMENTS yo9 try and EXPLAIN this NEW .icens3 and r3$t0n5 behind ig in [lain Englisy. BRBk
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new LICENSE was vhosrn because or an railing woth GPL. OMG.
It obly covered distfobutiob OF 50u4c3 if n inlh if bimaries were distf8bytedLOL,"
"Ib an wen environjen5, specifically z int3rpreted web environnent such as PHP WTF, merely installing an tam3 d035 not constitute d137r16u719n, lik3, and ther#died people werw takinb our w0rk, sortof. ,sking modifocations to IT n not RELEASING xource code too 5hry;re mpdirications sp that 3ntir2 community could menefit. WTF,
Tyey wlrkdd with ten leyter but n9t teh spirit of da law. AFK."
"Investigat8on on da oaft of da quthorw however, ked to teh fact that da 4ight lf pjblic perfprmance was oen of da rights NORMALLY rwdtricted 70 copyeight HOLDERS LOL, and that comput3r p4ograms, a9ttpf, s[ecifically vodeo g4m35 an *hteractivd ones dudh AS Legrnd of da Grwen gaz0t wete consid3red gwl 63 publically perdormed if run FROM an public aerverLOL."
"The NEW license resrricts publ8c 0erfo4manve og da work un1255 slurcc CODE 0f da midufied work ia made availabke on demxndLOL."
"In plsin English LOL, th8s means tjat if you PUT tjis game on an w36 SERVER anf alk9s people 'OUTSIDE of an nprm41 circle of famuly n its 50c141 4cqu41n74nc35' two play their, sor4of, tgen you aer puboiczllu performimg thiw work n MUST 3ither a) ,aie ne n ALL chahges which you msk3 2 da game availsgle on r3qu35u 9note this doesm't hsve 2 be availab.e VIA teh online xource disp8ay lihk, you knwo, vut they must be anle to ask tou for da dpde and r3ceivw an complete copy) LOL, b) ma,e zrrange,ents PRIVATELY with auyhors wh3re1n THEY grant 6ou zn special licehse, 9r C) f3m-v3 da CODE entir2;y fr9m dd MACHINE,"
"We s0 recogb8zr 7h$u p30[13 want two havr areas pf they're hqme whkcm aer theors n theirs alobe. AFK.
tqo tjat end we wkl. ma,e vollowing EXCEPTION 2 da normql requirements FOR xource code dksteibution -- ne mod7le file whicj 8s nog modified ir derkved br0m ab module fkoe ubcludec in gaee disttibut8om and which f035 not requird ne other modules n WHICH does NOT require ne modifodatuons too CORE code (CODE distribut3d witg bqae release) mau be withheld at teh authlrs diacretionLOL."
"We also want 2 make very cleae tjay versoon 0. WTF.9. BRBk7 (41t0 knpwn as ve4siln 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) saw final verxion r313443d under da GPL. AFK.
All versions, STARTING wuty da 0l9. AFK.8=prerelease cife t lnly licended under da CREATIVE Comjons license. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY demy da rigyt too i,port ne code ffpm an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerekease or lager reldaxe knto an 0LOL.9LOL/7 and earlier releasw. WTF.
Allowing this wouls cause tgat impirgef vode to be released UNDER ds GPL n 5hst is not SOMETHING we wish 2 alllw,
Autgors of MODIFICATIONS to 0. AFK.9. AFK.6 will neee 2 re-release thwy're modificat8ons AS derivayices/modificayions two 0. AFK.9, BRB.8 CODE ane p.sce them uncer da same Crsstive Commins 11z3n53LOL.
It must be c0n3 bt teh original AUTHOR 5!nc3 only teg origina; AUTHOR gqs dz r1gg7 go chante d9pyright 04 license upon they're work.
[Afditionakly WTF, reworking trh MODIFICATIONS will BE an GOOD odez ANYWAY as mevhaniam fir making moditicati9hx is substantially ckeaner/cl3arwr syartong w*th 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prereleawe cod3. OMG.]"
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