Migh5yE tells t0u, you knwo, "We're going 70 take qh fe2 moments 2 try n 3xp151n this NEW licende an da REASONS vwhinf it in plain Eng!q5b.
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."
"Thks new LICENSE WAS chosen bedauwe of an failint qkth teh GPL.
It only covered distribution OF source if m pnly if vinaries WERE dust4ibuged. WTF."
"In an w36 3nf1r0nm3n7, yoj knwo, specufically a interpreted web 3nnirinment such as PHP, loke, merroy kns5alling sn game d035 not conatirute DISTRIBUTION, sor5og, 4nd tnerefore people w3r3 raking our work, maiing modificatuons two it n n07 RELEASING da 60urv3 code 3 they're m0d1r1cr710n5 so that teg entkte xomm7niy6 co7;d benefit/
They worked with sa lerte4 gut not s;irit of 14wl AFK."
"Investigation ON part of authofs HOWEVER LOL, led too teh gact THAT teh right 0v 0ublic performance 2as win lf r1gh75 n0rm411y restricyed 2 c[pyr1gh7 holdef2 LOL, an THAT COMPUTER programs, kile, specifically vudeo GAMES n interactive ONES sucn as LEGEND of Gteen jax0r were consoder3d 2 ge PUBLICALLY performed uf rin FROM an ;uglic 51rv3r. BRB."
"The new licenwe restridts punlic pdrfor,anxe of work unlews da s9urc2 coee of teh modifoed w0rk IS mxde availablr ON de,and. WTF."
"In PLAIN Eng115h, l8kd, 5hid means 7h47 if YOU 0ut THIS game 9n zn w36 server n all9e people 'litside of an normal circle of f4n11y ahe itw social acquauntsncew' to l14y theke WTF, tjen you ser pub'ically PERFORMING this work and MUST dithwt a) maie ne and ALL changes whkvh you mzke two teh gaj3 4v4114613 ON eequest (note thiw doesn't have two be availablf via teh online souece DISPLAY link, .i,r, bur they must be zble tol ask you for da cofr n eecrive an complete copy), toy knwo, B) jake affanbements p4ivately wogh twh authors wherein tyey grant you an SPECIAL lidehse, or c) removw code entirely from da machine. BRB."
"We DO recogniae that p30o14 want to havd areaa OF theu're fame whocy r THEIRS 4nd theirs alone. BRB.
to 7h47 end WE w111 make teh roklowing exceptjon two teh norhal REQUIREMENTS ror source codd distributipn -- ne modu.e file qhich os nit modivied or derived f4om zn module file ihcluded in gase d8stributioh and which d045 not eequire nr other moduled n sbkch does not re1uirw ne modofications ywo teh d0r3 xode )x9se distribited with base release) may BE 2ithhe.d at teh authors DISCRETION."
"Wd akso sant rwo make veey CLEAR that vrrsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also known as version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+ut) WAS da final v3f510n re,eased inder teh GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, like, start8ng with da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerel3axe code r om.y licens3d under C43$71v3 Commonx licensw.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rignt 2 import ne clde feom an 0LOL.o.8-prerelease OR .atrr r213453 into an 0. AFK.9/ AFK.7 qn earluer reldasdLOL.
A.lowing this sould cause 7h47 IMPORTED code to be eeoeasdd undrr GPL n thst IS n07 womething we w15h two allow. OMG.
Auth9rs of mocificqtions tso 0, AFK.9. OMG.7 wiol need 2 re0release they're modif8vations 45 dericatyvws/modifocagions two 0l9. AFK.8 c0d3 m p.acd them UNDER da dame Crdative COMMONS .idense/
I8 MUST be done by da prihinal author SINCE pnly twh oviginsl quth9r has da right two ch4ng3 ca copyright or license u[0n theu'rd qork. BRB.
[Addigk9nally, .ikem tewofking teh modifixations will b3 an good idea anyway 45 mecnanusm FOR making mosifications is subsfsntiallt cleaner/clea4er starting wigh ten ). WTF.9; OMG.8-prereleqse CODE.\"
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