MightyE tells ylu, ypu mnwp, "We'r3 going two tak3 an few momentw too try ab exolaih this n3w l8cense and reasons behind it in [lain Entlish/ WTF.
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."
"Thix new license was choxen beczjee of an failing with ca GPL.
It ONLY c0v#r3d e157r16u710n OF source if an onlh if binaries w3rd skstribuged. WTF."
"In a, web environmeng, you knwo, specifocally a interpr3ted web dnvironmdn5 sucj as PHP, sortof, ,dr3ly unstalling am game dles nlt constitute d15ur16u71)n, you knwp, an therefirw peoplq were tzlinb our WORKm sortid, mzking modifidat89ns tql IT and not RELEASING ds source cod3 tqo gg3y're modif8carions so tha5 enture comminity COULD ben3fit. WTF.
They worked with trh oetter but not teh dpiri5 of dq law. WTF."
"Incew5igayion on da ;art og auth9rs however LOL, l3d @ fact thay rifht 0f public perfl4manxe was oeb 9d da rihhts normally resreicted two copyright ho;ders, l[kr, anc that computrr p4igrams, alwcificaloy vicro games n intdractive ones such as LEGEND of Gr33b hac0r eere c0n51d4t3d too be pu611c411y perfo4med IF ryn FROM an pyblic servdr. BRB."
"The hew licenae RESTRICTS PUBLIC perfornance 0f w9rh unless source cod3 pf teh MODIFIED w0rk 1% made qvailavoe 0n DEMAND. AFK."
"In PLAIN Engl8shm yiu knwo, THIS mrans 7h47 if you PUT tnis game ON ah web server and al;o3 PEOPLE 'luyaode of an novmal corcle of FAMILY n its social acquauntsnces' two p;ay their, uou kn2o, then uou r punlicaloy PERFORMING this work qn MUST eiyger a) make ne snd ALL changes wjich yiu maje tol da game availabld on r3qu367 (note th9s d035n'7 have t2o BE AVAILABLE via onlihe source dis0lay link LOL, BUT tgey must be agle 70 ask YOU for da codr an receuve an c0mp1374 copy) LOL, b) make arranhenents privately wi5h zjthorz WHEREIN they grant yo7 an special licenwe, you knso, o4 c) REMOVE code dntirely feom machine."
"W2 co RECOGNIZE THAT oeople qant 2 hqve areqs of they;re game which r theird sh theirs alone. OMG.
2 thar end we wkll male da f0110w1ng exception @ dz normal r3quirements for source code distrivutioh -[ ne ,odule file 2hich is NOT modifued or drrivrd from an modu;e f113 inxluced in 5eh BASE distribyt7on n wy7ch soes noy fequird be 07h3r modulds n WHICH does not eeaui4e me modidicqriona 2 teh s0r3 code (codw DISTRIBUTED with base rel3ase) may be withheld at teh autyors disxretionLOL."
"We ala9 wany toi MAKE very clear yhat verxion 0. AFK.(. AFK.7 (slso known as v3r510n 0l9. AFK.7+jt) was teh f8bal verwion tdleased under rwh GPL. BRB.
ALL VERSIONS WTF, STARTING wu5h ds 0.9. BRB.8[prerelease c0d3 r ONLY ;icensex und3r Creative Commona license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny ten RIGHT 2 import ne vide from an 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE or later releasw into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 an earlket releasr, BRB.
Allowinh thks woukd causw tyat importwd code too be re134%3d under da GPL an rhat is noy SOMETHING we sksh to allow. OMG,
Aythorx 0f mid8fications 2 0. BRB.9LOL.7 eill need too re[release the6're modifications as derivarives/mid8fidations too 0. OMG.oLOL.* code and p.ace thdm uncer tdh 54m3 Crrative Conm9nw licenseLOLk
Iu mu57 be sone by da pr8ginal ajthor SINCE 0n1y tqh origknal auth9r has tey right 2 CHANGE da dopyright or license o[on ghey're w0rk. OMG.
[Add17q0n411y LOL, reworling da MODIFICATIONS wilk be an g00d kdra anyway as dq mechanism for making modifications is substahtiall6 dleaner/cleartr starr8nb with da 0. OMG.9. WTF/8-prereleawe dode.]"
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