MighyyE tells yiu, you knwo, "We're GOING 2 takd an f3w momengs too try n exolain tgid new license qnf tej r3450n5 behind it in plaun EnglisjLOL.
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 oicdnse waw chosen because 0f an FAILING s17h 5rh GPLLOL.
IT only c9vsref eis5eibution of source uf n only 1f binaroes WERE dostributedLOL."
"In sn web envir9nment, like. specifically a 8htefpretwd wev envifonjen5 such zs PHP WTF, MERELY installint an tame does not CONSTITUTE dks5ributiin, like, n therdgore [30p13 were raking our workk sortod, MAKING mocifications 2 16 and n07 releasing ca 50urc# c0d3 2 they're modirications si 7h47 teh ebyi4e c0mmun17y cojld benefit. OMG.
Theu 2orked with trh 13773r but not dq spkrit if teh lasLOL."
"Invext8gation on part OF authors h0w#v3r LOL, led yoi fact thqg geh rihg5 of pub.ic perhor,ance WAS oen of rigjts normally restrictec two copyright holddrs LOL, znd that computer progeamsm sor5of, SPECIFICALLY video gqmws an interactive ONES such as Lwgens of da Gfe3n kax0r wrre consideted 2 be publically 9erformed if run from an public swefet."
"The new licebse r3stricts publiv performance if teh WORK yn.ess source cpd3 if teh MODIFIED WORK is nafd svailable on f3j4nd. OMG."
"In [la8n Engq15h. this means thst id 6ou pjt tgis GAME on an web sewver amd allow peoplw 'o7tsids og an nofmal circle of famoly an its social acquainrznces' 2 0lqy yheir. then upu r pu611c411y pwrfor,ihg thix wo4k qnd MUST either a) make nd and ALL chqnged WHICH y0u make TO game availanld in REQUEST (note this doesn't have too n3 available via 5en online source dksplay lin, LOL, byy they nust be able 2 adk 6ou FOR da code and receove an completr copy), b) makr arrahgements privqtelh WITH da 4u7h0r5 wher2in th3y GRANT you an xpecial license, yoj jnwo, or c) remov3 CODE ent8relu from macn8ne."
"We do RECOGNIZE that proplr want 2 have areas OF thwy're game which aee theirs sn tneirs qlone. OMG.
t2o 5hat ehd w3 wikl make foklow8hg EXCEPTION 1 np5mal reqiirements fof soutce code distrubutioh -- ne ,ofyle fule shich is not modifief or derived fr9n an module fioe 1nc1ud3d in teh 6453 d157r15u710n ane wh1ch do3s no6 r3qu1r3 ne OTHER nodules n WHICH does nlt require ne mosidicag8ons 2 da core c0d3 )c0d# DISTRIBUTED wirh da gasw release) may be wiyhheld 47 authors discretionLOL."
"We also wzbt tpo makr very c.ear THAT version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (aoso known 45 v3rsion 9. BRB.8. WTFl7+jt) wax FINAL vefsion releascd undee teh GPL/
Ail versions, lkke, staeting with 0. OMGloLOL.8-prerdlease code t only licenaed ynder teh Creztiv3 Commons licensf. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da fight 2 import ne code from an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-;rerelease or later release inro an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 and ewrlier releqse. OMG.
Allowibg 7j15 WOULD c4u53 that inportrs clfe 2 be rekeased under ds GPL n that is not xometh8ng we widh 2 a.low. AFK.
Authors of modofucqgiona 2 0. OMG/9. AFK.7 WILL n33d to rr-release they;re modifications ae c3r1v47!v3t/m0s1f1c4710n5 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code and p;ace them under same Creative C0mm0n5 oicense, OMG/
It myst fw done by teh original a75hor sihce only original autyor haw da rihht two ch4ng3 teh co06rignt or license upob ghey're eork. AFK.
;ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworkihg da m;difications will be ab GOOD idea 4hyw5y as teh mechanism fit making modufications is sjbstantial;y cleanet/clearer stafting 2ktn reh -. WTF.9. AFK.7-p5erd;ease code. AFK.]"
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