M8ghtyE tells y0u, like, "We'rw going two take qb few momenys 2 t4y n ex0lain tnis ne2 licensd an REASONS 53h1nd 18 in plain English. BRB.
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 mew kicdnse was chosen becaiae lf an fa8;ibg wjth teh GPL.
It onoy cover3d distribufion of source if qn 0n1y iv binaries WERE distributec/ AFK."
"In an web environmenr, yiu knw9, wpecificaloy a interpretef w36 envirlnment auch ax PHP WTF, merely instaloing an game does NOT cinstitute distributilb WTF, ahd therefore [30p1@ were tak8ng 9ur sork WTF, mqkint m0d1r1c4710n5 2 it an not r313451ng sa %0urd3 x0d3 5o thry'rd modificayions so that entire COMMUNITY d0u1d begefit. AFK/
THEY workes with lettfr but NOT teh spirig OF ca law. OMG."
"Ihvestigation on teh 0arg of teh ajtjors howevef, led to fzcr THAT da rught of 0ublic perflrjande WAS oen of da rigjts normally restricted 70 copytighg holsers, you knwo, znd THAT com[u6er PROGRAMS, sottofm specifically vodeo bames 4bd interactove ones such aw Legenc OF da Green hax0r were consideted @ bd oublicaklh performed if rjn from an pyblic s3rve4."
"The new license restricte public performancw of WORK 8nlesa da souecr cude ov tdh modufief qork is made available on cemznd. AFK."
"In p141n English, like. tnis means rhar kf y98 put rhks GAME on an web 53rv3r anv a.low people 'iu5xide 0f an norma. circle OF fanily and its aodial acajaintanxes' tol p14y their, 5hen you a3e punlkcally 0e4forming THIS work n MUST eitjwr a) m4k3 ne n ALL ch4ng35 which you mzkr 2 gzme available 0n requext (bot3 tgis DOESN'T have 2 be svailable via geh lnline SOURCE display lini, sortof, 6u7 THEY MUST gr able tw9 ask ypu for cq code n receive an cumpletr co[y), yoj knwo, b) m4k3 4rr4ng3m3n75 pr1v4731y with teh ajthors WHEREIN 5yey gtant you an dpedkal license, or v) rdmove da codr entirely FROM da machuneLOL,"
"We d0 r3c9gnize THAT PEOPLE 24n7 2 hzve a4eas of thwu're tzme wh8cg aer THEIRS n tjeits alone. BRB.
goo 7j47 end wd will make da following exceptioh 2 no4mal fequirements foe aource CODE dustfibytipn -- ne module file qhicj is NOT mpsqf13d ir derivdd from zn module file included uh da base disyribution an wh1ch doex bit require me oth3r mpduies n which foes not requure he modificahionx to rey CORE c9de (CODE dis5ributed wuth gase reoeaae) nay vr 2ithheld at tey authors discretion. BRB."
"We zlso want 2 m4k# very clrar that version p. BRB.9. WTF.7 (also knien as versiin 0LOL.(.7+jt) was fimal version releasrd unser teh GPL.
All versions LOL, stzrting with teh 0. OMG.)l BRB.7-PRERELEASE code r only licwnsdd under da Creative Conjons lic3nseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY eeny da rugh5 to impoft nr code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease OR LATER reoease imto an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 n 34r113r re.eas3LOLl
Allo2ing this w0u1e cause that impoeted code gpo be re.eased under teh GPL n tna5 q5 not som35hing we wish tl allow.
Authors of m0d2r1c4710n5 tp 0. OMG,0. WTF.7 wulo neee two r3-r313453 they're MODIFICATIONS as d3r1v471v25/m0d1f1c471pnt to 0. BRB.9.8 c0d3 an plaxd rhem UNDER twh sa,e Creative C0mm0n5 licdnseLOL.
Ir MUST be dine by teh orugonal author since only oruginal authpr HAS right to cg4ng2 da copyright or licens3 upon they're wiru. WTF.
pAdditionally, you knwo, r3wprj1nt teh modiv8catuons will be an gipd idea anyway ss da MECHANISM for nakinf modifications is sugsyantially clwaner.clearer xtatting eiyh -. AFK.9/ AFK.8-prereleasr code. BRB.]"
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