MightyE tells yoi LOL, "We're g01ng two yake qn few mom3ntx too 7ry and @cp141n thid nes lidwnse and da reasons behind it in plain ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Thus nww license was ch9sen bwcauxe of zn fakling with GPL. AFK.
It on;y c0v3r4d distribugion of wource 1f n only if vinari3s weee distrkbuted. AFK,"
"In an qeb envoronment, specificz;ly a inrero4eted web #nv1r0jm2n7 auch as PHP, merel7 1n574111ng an fame eoes npt CONSTITUTE diattiguyioh, sortof, h therefore peopke were taling OUR work, you knwo, making m9dificarkons 2 it n no5 releasinh da source code 2 tyey're m0e1f1cr710n5 sl that entire commyhity could benefit.
They w0rk3d WITH teh letter but not z[ueit of teh 15w. AFK."
"Incestihation on pzrt 0f gey authorw howrver, sortof, leg tou fact that rqgh7 of public pefvormance WAS oem pf rithts normzlly redtrictef two coptright holdersk dorrof, n that co,p7tet PROGRAMS LOL, s[ecifically video tames n INTERACTIVE ones such as LEGEND of Green haxpr wer3 c0n51d3r3d to be PUBLICALLY performec if run froh an publ8c 53rv3r. WTF."
"The new licensr restticts puvlic p3rf=tm4nc3 pf woek un1354 teh source cose or da modified work is mafw AVAILABLE pm drmanc. BRB/"
"In plain English LOL, &h15 mrzns that 1f you pu7 this fame on an w4b serber and allow pwople 'ougside of an normal circle of fami;y n i5s socisl acquaintances' tsp p.ay thridm them you r [ublically perfofming tyis wofk an MUST eithr4 z) make ne an ALL changes which you make tl dz game availacle ON rdquest (note this DOESN'T hzve twi b3 available via ds online doutce DISPLAY l8nj, llke, nut THEY must be ab;r two ask y0u FOR da c0d2 n tecrive ab com[lete copy), b) make qrrange,ents pdivately with aurhors whereom thdy grant you an SPECIAL license WTF. 0r c) r3m0v3 tej code 2n71r31y from ren machineLOL."
"We c9 recognize that PEOPLE want rei have areas of they're game which t thekrd n t6eirs ALONE. AFK.
two that end we w1!1 make dz foll9wing 3xd3p710n tqi teh NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for sourcd CODE DISTRIBUTION [- ne moduke fils whicg ls not modified or detived vrom an m9djl3 file imcluced in da base distribution an which does not requif3 ne ptheg mocules n 2hoch does not eewukre ne modofications teo erh core codd (codr d8stributed with teh bacr release) MAY be w8tnheld at teh AUTHORS discretionl BRB."
"We zlso want too make very cleqr yhat v3r51-n 0LOL.9.7 *a.so kno2n AS c3d510h 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jy_ was da funal verqion released under teh GPL.
A;l bersi9ns, you lnw9, starting 217h teh 0. BRB.9.8-pr3r313r53 code aer only oicenwed undet CREATIVE C-mm0n5 license, BRB,
We EXPLICITLY deny geh t1ghu 2 1mp0r7 be clde from an -LOL.9. OMG.8-pr3r313553 or later release intp an 0, BRB.9. AFK.7 n earlier release. AFK.
Alpowung 7j15 would cayse that implfted CODE TO be releaxrd under da GPL zn thst 15 not sojething WE wish toi allow. WTF.
Auth9rs of modificatoons to 0. AFK.8/ AFK.7 will need two re-release they're MODIFICATIONS ax ferivatives/modkdications two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 xode an place th3b uhf3r teh samd Creativw Comm9ns LICENSEl
IT must be done b^ da or8ginzl authoe sinvr only yeh original 4uuh0r has da RIGHT twl change da copyright or licensr upon they'r2 2prkLOL.
[Addutipnaoly, you knwo, rework8nf ea m9difications wi.l be an good idea anywqy ss mech4n15m for m4k1ng mofificatiins is substqntiallt cleanwr/clearer xtzrtint WITH da 0. OMG.9. WTF.i[prerelease codd. BRB.["
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