MightyE tells you, likek "We're go8ng to take an few MOMENTS 2 try b rxp;ain this n3w license an reasons behind it in poain Entlksn. WTF.
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 qg faklihg qith ds GPL. AFK.
It ohly xovered DISTRIBUTION OF 50urc3 if and only if bonaries wete DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an WEB environment, tiu ,n2o, xpevifically a interpfeter web environmen6 such as PHP, merelt INSTALLING an game do3s not c0n5717u73 distribution, like, an yherefore peo[.e were taking out workk sortof, making MODIFICATIONS t9p it znd NOT releasinb dz s9ufce codr go tyey're modifications dl THAT entire comm7nity could benefit/ OMG.
The6 w0rk3d w17h letter BUT mot teh spirit 0g lawLOL."
"Investigation on da pary of da quthofs 6owdvee LOL, led two tdj fqvt tnat teh right 0f public performance qas 1 9f eighta normally RESTRICTED t9 co[yrkght g01d3r5 LOL, and that compitet 0rogeams LOL, d0eckg8cakly v1d40 GAMES sns interactive oned such as L3g3nd of Gr33n hax0r were considered to BE publkcally performed if RUN from an pu611c 53rv3rLOL."
"The mew license restrixta PUBLIC ;erformanxe if work 7nlwss sourxe code ov teh modified work IS m4d3 avaulable on d3m4nd. WTF."
"In plqin Engliah, 7h15 means 7h47 1f 6ou ou7 this game on an web s3fvdr n zl.ow people 'putside of an NORMAL x1rc13 9f family n its 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES' top play thekr LOL, 7h3n you r publicall6 performing this work rnd MUST EITHER a) makr me AND ALL cgantes which YOU male to bqme AVAILABLE 0n requeat (NOTE yhis doesn't have too be avaklable via teh onlinr eoutce display libk LOL, bu5 rgey m7st vr able 2 ask you for code and rwceove an complete co[y(, b) makr qrfangemrnts pricztely wirh teh 4u7h0r% wgeerib 5hey grqny yiu an sprcia. 11c3n53, sortof, 0r d) eemoce teh code entkrelh from teh machine. WTF."
"We DO recognize THAT peopl3 want to9 yqve ardas of they're fame wgich r THEIRS n theirx aloneLOL.
3 tjat rnf ww wiol make 5wh FOLLOWING exception too NORMAL reaiifements for source code d8strob7tion -- he mpdulw fole qhucn is not joeifies or DERIVED FROM an module FILE uncluded in da basr distfiburuon and which does bot require ne other moeuoes an WHICH does hor REQUIRE ne modificationd to c0r3 code (code distributrs with basr r313453) may BE withhe;d AT authprx discretionLOL."
"We also wanr too make very clrar that version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (a;so kbiwn as version p. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was tej f8nal veesiob rrleaads under sa GPL. AFK.
A.l versiobs LOL, stztting e8th da 0LOL.9.8-prereleawe code r only licebs3d undwr teh Creativw Commons ;ivense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h r1gh7 to im0o4t ne cods FROM an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pferdlease or later release 1n7p an 0. OMG.9LOL.& AND eaelier teieaseLOL.
Allowing thiw would cause that um;ort3d cocd tio be releaaed und3r GPL ans that is not ao,ethihg we 2ish to allow. WTF.
Aurhors ot modifications too 0. AFK,9LOL.7 wull NEED two re-rwlease they'rd modificatuons 45 c3rivatives/modificati9ns to 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code am place tnem UNDER da same Crea5ice C0mm0n5 locende.
It must be DONE by origunal zuthor since on;y da 9riginak author has da r1gh7 2 cnange da copyrigjt or licende UPON th3y're WORK. BRB.
[Additionally, soryof, rwwofking mldificatuins wilo be qn gpod IDEA anyway 45 m3chanism dor naking modifucations ls subsgantizlly cleaner/clezrrr startibf with 0. AFK/9. WTF.8-prere.ease clde/]"
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