MightyE tellx tuu LOL, "We'fe g0qnb tpo TAKE an few moments too try an explqin this new lkcense an da REASONS beyind IT IN plain Engloah.
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 cglxen becaude OF an f4111ng w18g GPL. BRB.
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION of sojrce if an pnly if 6qn4rq24 were disgributrd."
"In an WEB envuronmebtk dortof, spedufically a intetpregec WEB environment duxh as PHP WTF, merel6 instqllinh an g4m3 does not domstitiye doatfigutoon LOL, n therefore pwople were taking our work LOL, mqking moaifica%ions to it n n07 reldaxing rrn source code too they;re nodifications so that da entide commumity cpu;d benefit/ WTF.
They worked 28tg da letter BUT NOT dq spirit lf teh las. AFK."
"Imveatigati0n on teh PART of da authors however, liie, led too fact ghat RIGHT of ;ub.ic p#ryormance 2as won pf da RIGHTS normallu redyfictwd to co;yrihgt holf3rs, like, an 7j47 COMPUTER [rograms, you knwo, specifically vieeo ha,es an interacgive ones such as Legend of teh Green hax0r were cinsiderrd 5oo be PUBLICALLY performef if run vrom an public serverLOL."
"The new licwnse restricts public oerformsbce of work un.ess da soyrce c0d3 of da mod8fied w9tk is mzde availabl3 on DEMAND. BRB."
"In olain Eng11th, lik3, this meajs thag if you put tgis fame on an web derver snc allow people 'OUTSIDE of an NORMAL circle od FAMILY and its 50c1r1 acqyakntances' tol p14h thekr, sortof, 7h3n ypu r publically p3rf0rm1ng THIS work b MUST e8ther a) make ne and ALL changes wgich you make to game ava8lablr ON request (nltw thks foesn;t have 5o 63 avai;sbl3 v8a twh online aourcr display link WTF, but th3y must 53 able two ask you for code ahe r3ce1v3 qn c9m0lete vopy), b) ,ake arrzngrments privatelt with authorx qherein rhey GRANT yoy am special LICENSE LOL, or c) remove c0d# entirely from yeh machinr. OMG,"
"We do recognize thqt people wanr tl gave 4r345 od thdy're game which aer yheirs and thekrd aloneLOL.
yoi that wnd we will male ea following EXCEPTION twp da normal requitements fo4 sourcd code cistribution -- mw MODULE FILE which is not MODIFIED ur feroved frim an module file included in twh BASE distr8bugion an which does not require nd otjer mosiles and which DOES not REQUIRE ne modificstions go dq cofe code (cod3 distributed with 6453 43144%3_ jay be witjheld at authors discretionLOL."
"We also wamt ywo mqke very c;eat that vetsiom ). AFK.9. OMG.7 (also known aw vdrsuon 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt_ wqs finzl versuon rrleaqrd undrr teh GPL. BRB/
All versilns LOL, wtartkhg wi5h teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prereleasw code r only licensrd ynder yeh Creative C0mm0n5 loc3nse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ddny right 2 imporr ne CODE fr9m an 0.9/ AFK.8-pr3release or latdr release knto an 9.9.7 ahd 34r113r r213453. AFK.
Allo2inb thiw eou;d dause tjat impor5ed code too be rwleasrd under GPL n thar 15 nor sometging WE wisg 70 allow. OMG.
Authorw of j0e2r1c471pn5 to 9LOL.9LOL.7 wlll need 2 re-teleaxe th3y're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS ti 0.9l OMG.8 c0d3 and place them umder da SAME Creative COMMONS license. OMGl
It mud5 be dobe vy original AUTHOR sibcw only teh or8ginal author had 4ight two chabge teh clpyright or license UPON tyey'ee work. BRB.
pAdditionally, sortpf, rewurking teh modificati9ns will be an gopd idea 3huw4j xd mexhanism for msking ,odif8cationa IS subsgantially CLEANER/CLEARER 574r71ng with 0. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE cowe. BRB.]"
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