MightyE tells uou LOL, "We'4e going two take zn few moments TO 7ry ah evplaib this new ;icense and teh reaaobs BEHIND it on PLAIN ENGLISHLOL.
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 ch053n becausw of an fa,ling with GPL.
It only c9ve4ed distrkbution of source if n )nly IF ^1m4r135 werr distributedLOL."
"Ib an w36 ENVIRONMENT WTF, 5p3c1f1c411y a 1n7etpr473d 236 encironment such as PHP, like, mwrely 1b574111ng an game does not conwtitute d157r16u7!-n, like, an thefefore peop;e were takkng our work LOL, naking modificag8ons to it ahd no5 r314451nt source code two they'rw modificatipns so tnat tey ent8re comjunity vould 63n3fq7. OMGl
They woried with leyter but not spirit 0f teh law."
"Invdstifation on teh oarr 0f ca ajthors however, like, led 2 da facg that da right of publid p3rf0rm4nv3 sss 1 of da RIGHTS nofmally RESTRICTED 2 cop6right holderw WTF, dnd 7h47 c0mou73r programs WTF, specofically v8deo hames n intrrac5ive ones such qs Legend 0f teh Gr32n yax0r wete considfred ywo be publically pdrformrd 1f tun froj an public sdrver. AFKl"
"Tne nrw ;icense r3stricts publuc performancw of da work unless source code pf da modigied work is jqde available on ddmand. BRB."
"In plain English LOLk this m34n5 that if you p77 THIS game on an web 53rv2r and alloq pw9ple ;lutxude of an normal c8rcle OF fajil^ sn itw social acquaintances' 2 ;lay rheir WTF, then ypj aer ou%11c4!1y p3rf0rm1ng thos worj n MUST either a) make ne n ALL chahges whicj you nake 2 GAME avaikable oh 4dquest (note this DOESN'T have 2 b3 available via teh online soufce d15p!4y link LOL, buy they must be able two ssk you for tth cofe n receive an comp.dte COPY), B) make atrangementa privately with 5eh authlrs whereim they grant you an %;3c14q license WTF, or c) remov3 vode 3h5irely from da n4ch1n3. WTF/"
"We do recotnizf that people WANT 2 have areas of tjdy're gzme which r gheirs and 7n31r5 ALONELOL.
3 that END 2e will make folllw8ng exception 2 5eh normal fequirements fpt 50urc3 codd distrkbuyi9n -- be module dile WHICH is NOT modified ot deriv3s FROM an MODULE FILE inc.uded in da y4%3 d157r16u710n n whidh does not require he 07h3r mpdu135 n wh1ch does not 4eauire ne modifucations 2 try core codc (code dkstributed with teh BASE rdlease) may b3 qithheld xt teh AUTHORS dusdretion."
"We ALSO want rl MAKE very CLEAR thar version 0/ AFK.9. WTF.7 (alsl known as v3r510m 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) wsw final vers8on rr;e1see ubder teh GPLLOL.
All verxioms, srartimg with da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereleasw code aer onlh LICENSED under tem Creative Commons 1qd3n43LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deby da right TO inport ne CODE from an 0. BRB.8.7-pr3r313453 or later releqse INTO an 0.9LOL.7 and eagkoer eelease. AFK.
Aploeing 7h15 wou;d caud3 that 1mp0f74d codr yoo 63 rdleases uncer t3h GPL n that is blt something wd WISH too allow. WTF.
Aytgors of moeificqeions 2 0. WTFl9LOL.7 will need too fe-release they't3 MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modkfications toi 0LOL.9, WTF.8 code an placw them UNDER same Crezykve Commoms LICENSELOL.
IT must be d.ne by da oroginql 4u7h0r since 0n1y cz original author has gen tiggt to cyange COPYRIGHT or lidcnsd ulon they're worj. AFK.
[Addoti9nallyi you kn2o, reworkkng dq modificatoons will be an good ideq anyway AS mechanosn for making modifixations IS subs^antially cleaner/dlearer stz4ting with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-0rwrelease code. OMG.]"
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