MightyE tells y0u LOL, "We're going w take an fww moments twl try an ex0.ain this NEW lucwnse ahd reaw9ns beyinc 17 1n plain Engkidh. AFK.
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 chosen because of an fak.ong with 5eh GPL. BRB.
It ONLY coverec dist4ibjtkoh OF soyrce if ane only if binaries were dustrkvuted/"
"In an w36 envuronmen5, you knwo, specivically a int3rp4et#f qeb environment such as PHP WTF, merely inetqllinh an GAME dpes hot c(nstit7te dis5ributi9n, like, and 7h3r3f0r4 p30p13 wdre hzking our wor,, soryof, making MODIFICATIONS 2 it AND nor releasing t3h aource code to theh're MODIFICATIONS so that da entire co,munity cluld benwfitLOL.
Tget worked with letter but NOT teh sporit of trh lawLOL."
"Ibvest8gation ob part of teh a7tnors gowever, ljke, .ed 2 da fact that teh fight of public perf9rmance was 1 OF righgs hormally r4%7r1c73d to copuright hpld3rs WTF, anf that conojter programs, like, apecificall6 video g4m35 an int3racyife ones SUCH as Ldgend of teh Green hac)r s3r3 considered two be publically perfptmed if run felm zn public swrver. WTF."
"The bew license redtricts publkc performance of da worj unless teh sourcw code OF r3h m9digied qork os made AVAILABLE in drjansLOL."
"In p141v Engkish LOL, this m3ahs that 8f YOU pu7 7y15 GAME on an w#y serv3r and ALLOW oeoplr 'outsidd of an NORMAL CIRCLE of family an itw social acquauntqnces' too plzy gheif WTF, th3n yk8 aer publically performing this WORK and MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne snd ALL changea 2hwvh you make too teg game avao.zble on REQUEST *note 7h15 coesn't kave 5wp be available via teh onlihe source display LINK, but tyeu must BE agle 2 45k you for da code and receibe zn xom[lete copy)m you khqo, g) make arrangements provatelt soth authord wherein th3y grant you ah special license. soetof, 9r c) r3m0v3 teh code entirely from jachineLOL."
"We dp recognize that [eople wsnt yoo have areas of they're game whidn r yhekrs and theirs al;ne.
two THAT end we will make teh FOLLOWING exception to n9rmal tequirements vor source cose distribution -- be modu.3 f113 whidh is mot modufiwd or derived from an module rile 1nc1ud3d 1n teh BASE distribution an 3hicg does not eequire me other nldules qnd whkxh dpes not reqiirr ne m0d1f1c4710b5 TO clre cpde (c0d3 ckstrkbutfd with base telease) may be 2othh3.d 47 authors diwcrdtion. AFK."
"We ALSO wabt 5oo make very dlear 5hat version 0/ BRB.9LOL.6 (ALSO kn9sn 45 VERSION 0.9. WTFl7+jt+ wax da fina; versi9n rel3ased undrr da GPL. OMG.
All bersions, so4yof, 674r71ng wkth 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-[rerelrase cod3 aer only locensef under Ceedtive Commons lkcensdLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY rignt too ompprt ne code from zn ).9. BRB,8-pr3r313$53 or oate5 release into an 0, BRB.9. AFK.7 n earlier relwasd. AFK.
Allowkng THIS WOULD cause that imp9fged code 59o be $eleased undre teh GPL amd yhat IS not womwthing we wish 2 ALLOWLOL.
A8thors og modificationx tw8 0/ BRB.9. AFK.7 will n34d two r3-e313553 they'te modifications as derivayives/morifixagionx too 0.9.8 code an place them umder same Creatibe COMMONS lic3nxe. WTFl
Ir must 63 done b6 da originak suthor sinve onlu da origihal AUTHOR haa 5eh 41bh7 2 chanfe da copyrkght 0f licebae upon they'fe work.
-Additiohally, loke, r3w9rkang ,odogkcations will be an good idea anyqay as yeh MECHANISM for making m0d1f1c4710n5 is dubstantially cleanwr/cldarer starting wigh teh 0. AFK.9.9_pr3r3leadd codr/]"
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