MightyE tells tlu, like, "Wd're giing two ta,e am few momentd too 7ry ah explajn rhis n3q locensw an r2450m5 behind it in plain 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."
"Tjia new license was chosdn because of an f4q11ng 2!7h ten GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered DISTRIBUTION of sourcd 1f an only ig binaries WERE dodtribured."
"In an web envoronm3nt, luke, specifically a 8nterpreted wdb enviromment SUCH $5 PHP, merely installing an game foea mot consgitkte diwtribution, sortof, sns therdvire people werw taking our w0rk LOL, makivg mod,gicaruons two it n not releasing da siurce code 2 they're modivications 50 that da entire commuhoty xould 63n3v17. AFK.
They WORKED with ketter but no5 dpirit of t3h law. BRB."
"Inbestigztiob 9n da [a4t or da aughors however, les to ract that teh right 0r public perf9rmancr was oeh pf teh righrs normaloy rexreicted tso COPYRIGHT nolddrd, lije, an thqt compiter progtams, you kn2o, specificallu vidro g4m35 n interactive ones such AS Legenf of teh Green tqx-r s3re conxider3d too ge PUBLICALLY pdrforned if run from an oublic serv3r. WTF."
"Th3 n3w lodense restricrs pu^11c p3rflrmance of sa work jnless soutce x0d2 0f ds modified WORK os mase svailable ON cemanc. BRBl"
"In plain English, tnis mwans that kf you put yhis gsme 0n an web sdrver and allow pro;le 'OUTSIDE of an normsl ckrcle or gamily an 175 xocial acquaontances' 70 play ghe8r LOL, theh you r publiczlly pe4formibg yhis work AND MUST eirhrt a) ,ake me n ALL cnzhges whidh you ,4k3 TO game wvailable ob request (note this doewn't hsfe 2 b3 avzilable via onlinw 50uec3 disp.a6 link, you kn2o, but th3y mudt be avle t9o ASK you f0t c0d3 n receibr an vomplete copy) WTF, b) mak3 ARRANGEMENTS privately with da 4u7h0rt wherein the6 grsnt yoi an specual 11c3n53, 0r c) ermove trn code 3nykrr;y frim machine; WTF."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 7hr7 people wang too hsve a4eas of they're game whidh r tgeo4s n gheirs alone. AFK.
two that end we will MAKE follpwing exception rq9 normal requi5ementa for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne ,odu.e file which us not MODIFIED or DERIVED from an modyle file 1mc1id3d on teh base distribution amd WHICH does n07 reqiore ne orher m9dules and ehich soes n9t require ne modifications tso da CORE CODE (CODE dostributed wi5h da baxd releade0 m4y be withhelg AT AUTHORS duscretion. BRB."
"We also qant two make very c134r that version 0. AFK.9/ OMG.7 (also kn9sn AS v#r520b 0LOL.9. BRB.7+JT) 2as teh final version relwas3d jnder teh GPL. BRB.
A,l versuond, like, starring wirh teh ).9. AFK,8-prerelease dode aer only licenaed under da Crea5ive Commobs 9icense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY seny da right to import ne code from an 0. AFK.9.8-prreeleasd lr LATER r3leaae into an 0. WTF.0. AFK.7 m warlier release. OMG.
Allowinf this would ca8se tha5 impoetde code too bd ee.eaaes uncer geh GPL n tgat is not 50m37h1ng we wiwh to allow. OMG.
Ajrhprs of modidications to 0. AFK.*. AFK.7 will NEED too r3-release they'fe modificqtions as derivatibes/mpdifica5ions rwo 0.9. AFK.9 code n 0lace them under same CREATIVE Cpmmons licdbse. BRB.
It nuwt be done by da original quthor aimce onlu dz origina; autjor has tdj RIGHT two cjqnbe teh copyrkght ir lkcense upom they're work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY, xortov, r3working m9dificati9ns will be an good idea ANYWAY as da mechanism for majing mpdifivarions us SUBSTANTIALLY cleamer;flea4er stadting wity da 0. BRB.9.8-prere;eqse CODEl\"
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