MifhtyE tells u0j, "We're going to 74l3 zh few moments twi tdy n explain 7h15 ndw lkcense an da r3450n5 behind IT IN pla8n EnglushLOL.
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 wqs chosen because OF an r4111nn wktn sa GPL. AFK.
It only COVERED distribution og source IF an only kf 61n4r!35 were disttigutef. BRB."
"In an web encironment, lile, 5pec1r1c411h a intwrpteted WEB ENVIRONMENT sudj AS PHP, .ike, merely 1n574111ng an game does not constitu5e DISTRIBUTION, you k,wo, qn tyerefore p30013 2ete taiing o7r eork WTFm m4k1nc modifications 2 it n noy releasung teh siirce code rio rney're moeidicatioms ao that teh entire community coujd benefit. WTF.
They worked with da l3yter but not da apirit of lqw. WTF."
"Investigation pn da paru of zuthors howecer, les two FACT rnat right of pub;ic pdrformance WAS 1 of da eibhts NORMALLY fedtricted TO copyrinnt jolderx, like, n that COMPUTER programsk specifically viaro g4me5 an INTERACTIVE 0n35 such as LEGEND pf da Grren hax0f w3r3 conskfeted too be publicalky p#rf0rm3d if RUN fr0m an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The neq licdnse r#57r1c65 pyglic performance pf worj unkexs teh source code of mosifkec work is made avzilsble on demznd."
"In plain Engolsh, sortof. this mrans that if you PUT this game on am web server n sllow proplf '0y75qs3 of an normal cirvld or damuly an ITS social 4cqu52n74mc3$' too play their, you lnwo, theh ypu r publicallh p34forming this WORK and MUST eithrr a) make ne an ALL ch4bg3t WHICH ylu MAKE too da gamd xcailzble om request (not4 this d035n'7 have tlo be available VIA teh onlind dource disp.at 98nj, you knwo. but thrt must ve 4613 to9 ask you for twh cide n receivd an comp.ete copy), sorgif, b) ,ake arranbements privately with authors whereun THEY grznt you am sped8sl license, 9r c) remove c9dr entirely fr0m da machibe."
"We do rdcognize thay peoplr want 2 have afeas of 5hey'rw game whicg t theirs an 7g21r5 alon3.
two THAT end we will mqke dq fokloqing ecception t99 tey normal requirements for dource code dkstributuon [- n3 jodule file wnich 15 n0u m0d1f13c ot d3t1v3d from an module fi.e 1nc1yd3d IN teh base distribytion ahd 2hich DOES bot fewuure ne other modjles and wh1cg dowx nor 4equire ne modificztions 2 dq core c0d3 (vode distrib7tws with nase release) may ve withhele at autgors discretkon. BRB."
"We ALSO wany 2 jake v3ry clear that version 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 (also known as VERSION p. AFK.9/ BRB.7+jt) was teh final version deleased jnder da GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, like, starting woth da 0LOL.9.8=prerelease cpde aer -n1y licrnsed under C4eatife C),m0n5 licehsd.
We EXPLICITLY deny right TO IMPORT ne cocr from an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prefelease or LATER releacd imto qb 0. AFK.9LOL.7 m earlier relrase. OMG.
Al,9wing this w9uld d4u53 that impoft3c code too BE releaded umder gey GPL n THAT is n07 slmething we wish 2 allow.
Authors 0f MODIFICATIONS go 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 will NEED 2 re=4eleasd thry're modific1tions as serivagoves/modificationx two 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 xode qnd plsc3 rgem und3r samw Ctestive C0m,0n% license. WTF.
Iy mist be done by teh 0r1h1n4! author since onky original AUTHOR has da right to vnange da c)pyr1gh7 or licende 6pon theu're work. BRB.
]Additionzlly LOL, reworking mpdificatiohs wil. BE an good udds anyway as mechanism for MAKING modidicatilnd is substantiaily cleanef/clearer starting with cs 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prefeleaae code. BRB.]"
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