MighttE TELLS y-y LOLm "We're goinh 2 take an v3w moments 2 try n wxplzin this n42 livense n da reasons behind kt in plain EhglishLOL.
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."
"Tgkw nes kicenae wss CHOSEN because of an failing with GPL. WTF.
It 9hly covered DISTRIBUTION of sourxe if an onky if 61b4r13r were dkst4obuted. BRB."
"In sn web ehviron,ent WTF, tp3c1e1c411y a 1b73rpr373d WEB ENVIRONMENT sucg as PHP, like, merely installihg an game doex NOT CONSTITUTE d8stribugion, oike, n theredpre peopl3 were 5akung oue work WTF, makinb MODIFICATIONS twp it 4nd bot ewleasing da source code toi thwy're modif8ca5oons so that 3n61t3 community cou;d benefkt. OMG.
Thwy worked with da LETTER bu5 nog teh spurit of da law. AFK."
"Invdatigation on 53h part if da authlrs however WTF, led 2 tsh fact &h47 teh ribht of [jbliv pervormsnce was won of rughts normally resyr8vged two copyrkghy HOLDERS LOL, ahw 5hzr vomoutdr programs, SPECIFICALLY video games and INTERACTIVE 0n35 5uch qs L3t3nd 9f teh Green hac0e were considered 5wo be publical;y perflrmed if run FROM an puclic se4ver. OMG."
"Thr ncw kicense restricts publid PERFORMANCE of t2h wprk umless ea SOURCE code of modified work IS m4e3 avsulable on d3m4nd."
"In plain English LOL, this means that if y0u put th8s game on am web 5#rv3r g zklow p30p13 'outside 9f an normal CIRCLE of damily anf itw 40c141 acquakntances' t2o play their WTF, yhen you 3 pub,ixally performing THIS work anf MUST either s) make nr n ALL xhanges which you MAKE ro da game qvailanle on fequest (n073 THIS d035n'7 yabe to 63 available VIA sa onlkne source display LINK, like, but they ,ust be able 2 asi YOU for teh cofe an RECEIVE an ckmplete c0py)k yoj knwp, b) make 4fr4ng3m3n7% privd5e.y with ten akthirs wherepn tneu gtant y0j ab special licensek sortod, OR c) REMOVE da code entirely grom jachibe. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE WANT 2 have AREAS OF the6'fe game which r theira an the8rs alone. BRB/
two thzt end we WILL make teh folllwong excepyion two normzl rwquirem3nts for wource code xisttibutiln -- ne ,odule file 2hicg us n07 MODIFIED or d341v3d from an m8d7pe fkl3 includes in da basw fistribuguon n ehixh DOES n07 requ8re ne other modules an which dies hot require ne modifivations two teh cotd code *code disyributed with teh BASE release) may BE wurjheld at da authors discretion. OMG."
"We alwo wzng 2 n4l3 very clear tha5 version 0l AFK.9. WTF.7 (ALSO known as versiob 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) was f8nal veraion f313453d unfer ten GPL. OMG.
All versions, oije, starting with ca 0.9. OMG.8_prwrrlease coee aer ONLY licdhswd under da Creative Commons licenweLOL.
We EXPLICITLY fenn t3h togjt too kmport n3 code fepm an 0. OMG.(. AFK.8-prerelesse or LATER RELEASE 1n70 an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an earlier releasr. BRB.
Allowinf 7h15 would cause that importwd CODE 2 63 rdleaxed ybd3r da GPL n THAT os n07 womdthing we wish two aplow. WTF.
Authotd og modifkvaripns TO 0/9. OMG.7 w111 beed to re-reltase the6[re modkgications as eerifativ3s/modificatipns to 0. OMG.9LOL/8 cose an p14c3 them unswr szme Creative C0mm0n5 licenae. WTF.
Iy must BE c0n2 by sa ORIGINAL author since on.y 0t1g1n41 autgpr has r8ghr 2 change copyright or l8cenwe upon they're w9rk. WTF.
[Additionally LOL, reworking ea jldificationa will be an yood idea ANYWAY as da mwchanism for making mldifications is subsyahtizl;y cleaner/clea4er 574f71nb with 0, WTF.9. BRB.8-prereleaae code.]"
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