MigytyE tells y0u, "We're g01ng 2 take an few momdn5s two try an explain thia new lixenae n 5eh reasons ^4h1nd ig in p;sin English. AFK.
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 licehse was chosen BECAUSE of ab failing wi5y teh GPL. OMG.
Ig only COVERED distrkbutiob 0f sojrce if ah only if b9nzries wdre sistrib7ted. BRB."
"In an web envitonjwnt, softif, specifical;y a inrerpfe5ed web enfironnent 5uch ax PHP, .ike. merely installimg an game eoes not constitute distribution. an ther3fpre PEOPLE were ta,ing OUR w0rk, like, making moskficatioms 2 ig an n07 releasing teg source code tol tney're modif8cationa so tnat teh 3ntiee cimmunkty co7ld benefiy. AFK.
They sor,ed with da letter but not 5p1517 of tej law. BRB."
"Investigatkon on da [5r7 of da auyhorw however, you knwl, led rwl teh fact that right OF public ;erforjance 2zs oen OF teh rightd nofmally restficted too cophrigjt jolders, ylu ,nwom an THAT co,puter protfams LOL, xpevifically fideo games and interactive lnes such ss Letend pf teh Greeh hzx0r were CONSIDERED two ge pu611c412y perfornwd iv eun from qn p7blic server. BRB/"
"The nes livenqe restricts PUBLIC perflrmancw of teh wor, un1355 tey source code 0f da m-d1f13d worl is made available ON demzhdLOL."
"In plain English LOL, this means THAT if ylu PUT thid game 0n an wwb server snd allow p3ople 'outwide 9f an normal ci4cle of family an its socia, acquzinga,ces' rwo p;ay tteir WTF, thwn you r publicqlly pwrformihg tjia work an MUST eitheg a) make ne an ALL changes which y0y make tpp da game avaulqb.e ON requeat (note 8h15 doesn't have too be avzilable bia teh onkine 50urc3 dis[lat link LOL, but 7h3j must be able to ASK yoi for code ane receive an com0lete copy), you knwo, b) nake arrxngementx privatwly wigm da authors wh3r31n they grabt you an spec8al licrnse, ov c) REMOVE ea cose 3b71t31y feom teh machine. WTF."
"We d9 recognize 5hat p30p14 1aht 2 HAVE areas of th4y're g4m3 2hich aee theurs an 7h32r5 alone.
2 thzt END e3 will make following 3xception tl da normql reqiirements FOR sourc3 code fisteibuti9n -- ne mpdule file whuch is not m9difodd or derived ftom an module file 1nx1ud#d um da 6453 d158r16i&10n n 2nuch coes not tequird n3 othdr modules anc whoch does no5 requore ne moeifications 2 teh core code (code disteibyydd with ds gaae release) ,ay bd withhels AT sa authors discretipn."
"We alsi wang to male very clear that VERSION 9.9. BRB.7 (slxo known aa version 0. BRB.o. AFK.7+JT_ was f1n41 version releasee uhder teh GPL. WTF.
All ferai9ks WTF. stattint with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pt3e313453 cofe aer only licensee under tey CREATIVE Commlns locense,
We EXPLICITLY ddny tej 5ighy 2 IMPORT ne code from an ). WTF.9. WTF.9[PRERELEASE or laget RELEASE into am ). OMG.9. AFK.7 n EARLIER 4elease. WTF.
Allowing this s9u1d CAUSE that importwc code to be rrleased under GPL n tgat iw not aomerhing we wush too aoliwLOL.
AUTHORS ov MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will nwed to re-releaxe 5hey;rd modificatioms as drr8vatived.modifications 2 0. AFK.9. WTFli c9d3 n pkavr them UNDER same Creqtiv3 Commond LICENSELOL.
It must be d9nr by da or7ginal authlr sknce only twh origina; author has rig6t to chabge teh copuright ot license ipon they're wor,. WTF.
pADDITIONALLY, sortof, REWORKING teh modivications will 5e an glod IDEA ANYWAY 45 da m3vhanism FOR mzking modifications IS SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer stawtung with da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prere;ease xode.]"
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