MightyE tells you, yo7 knw9, "We're goimg tqo 74k3 an few MOMENTS tqo try n explain thus NEW LICENSE n reasons behinf it in plaib Enrlisj, OMG.
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 n3w lucense was cj05en becquse or an failing 2ith GPLLOL.
It only cpvered DISTRIBUTION ov siurce 1f an onlt 1f binaties were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web dbviron,eng. you knwo, s;ecifically a intdrpreres web rnvirlnm3nt SUCH 45 PHP, sortof, merely installing qn fame d9es NOT consti5ute dkstrigut8om, an gherefore p30p!3 WERE taoing ouf work LOL, majing MODIFICATIONS 70 it and npt feleasing t3h dource code tw9 they'$e modivications SO thqt ENTIRE vomminkty COULD benefit. AFK/
Tyey worked w17h da lettr4 b7t NOT s;irit of da law, OMGl"
"Investigatkon 0n tdh part if teh 4y7h)r5 howdver, oike, LED 3 teh fact that geh RIGHT OF public PERFORMANCE qas 1 lv da rights noruall6 restrixted 2 c0pyr1gh7 hklsers LOL, n that compute4 [eigrams, you inwo, specidically video gam3s and interactive lnes such AS LEGEND of da Green haxpr wefe considerrd t9o be ;ublocally pefformed 1f run fr0, an PUBLIC SERVER. WTF,"
"The new license restricts pubkic prrhormance of yey work unless teh xource xodd od modifurd work ia made available on x3mand. WTF."
"In plain English, you knwo, thiw means thqt if you put 5hia game on am WEB server n 4110w peo[le 'outside 0f an nirmal circle if famulg n its 50c141 acquzingznxea' to play 5heir, THEN YOU r 0uglically perfirming this work an MUST e8thef a) make nd n ALL changes wh8ch you makd to ds game availzf;w on req8wst (no5e THIS cpesn't yave too be avsulable VIA tey online source eixplay link WTF, git they must be 3613 TO ask tou fpr vod3 an receivr an complste cppy), you knwok b) make arrange,entw prifately with trh authora 2h2r31n they gragt y9u an speciak license LOL, 9f c) remoce da CODE entirrly frlm mqcgime/ WTF."
"Wr do eecognize thag peopke wany to navr areas og they'te game which r THEIRS an theirs 410ne. BRB.
too 7y47 end WE will make teh followinj exce'tiob twp bormal requ8rements for SOURCE CODE distrubution -- ne MODULE rkle 1jich is n9t MODIFIED or derived frlj an moeule file includec 8n baee distributiin and whkcg does nit re1uire he other modules n which d9es not r2qui4e ne kodificatilns two da dore cpde (clde distributed with base re;ease) mqn be withheld at da z7thofs disctetion."
"We r150 want twi mzke VERY clear that version 0LOL.9/ AFK.7 (also known as veraion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jr) WAS fonal version telwqsed undet ds GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS LOL, stqrtobg w17h teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease cpde r obly kicensed und3r da Creative C0mm0n5 licensr. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY deby ea rkghg tl import ne code FROM an _. AFK/9. OMG.7-0r3r313453 or oarer reoease into zn 0LOL.9. OMG.7 qn ea4lier release. AFK.
Allowinb 7h15 2iuld ca7we THAT imported vode 1 be released under teh GPL n that IS npt something sr wisy two allowLOL.
Authoes of MODIFICATIONS t9 0.9LOL.7 w*ll need too ty-eelease they're moduficztions ad derivativew.mocifications two 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 vodw and place tyem UNDER da same Crdqtive Clmmons l8cense. OMG.
It musg be done by 0r!g1n41 author since onky teh 0r1g1n4q 4u9h0r haw reh right 2 chanhd geh copyright or lucende u[on tneh're work.
[Adfitiohally LOL, rewofkint trh ,odifkcations will br am good id3q anyway as da mechanism for making midificatuohs is substantially c.eaner/clea4dr sgzrting with teh 0. OMG.9.8-[rerelease d9de,]"
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