MightyE tekls you, yoy knwo, "We're goibf too TAKE an few momdnta 2 7ry n explain thix nes locense an teh r34%0n5 BEHIND it in plain Enflidh. OMG.
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."
"Tyis new ;idenwe wqs ch9sen because ;r an faklong with teh GPL. AFK.
It only covdred didtributuon if source if and only if 6@n4r135 we4e distributec. WTF."
"In an web rnfironmentk sortof, xpeckfically a 1n73rpr373d qeb environm3nt such AS PHP, y9u knwo, merely insgalling qn game foes not constiture dixtribition, rnd THEREFORE 0e8ple w#r3 taking our w0rk, MAKING modifixatkpnx teo it abd nor r313451ng dq s9urce dodw 2 thry're nodivicatkons sp that sa ENTIRE dommunott dould benefitLOL.
THEY worked with teh lettw4 but blt s[iriy of law. BRB."
"Imvrs5igat8om ob part of rej 4u8h0r5 however WTF, .ed to fact 7h47 geh RIGHT 9f ;ublic prrformancw was won of twh rigjtw mormally restricted 2 xopyright holders, sortof, an tyat COMPUTER or9grams WTF, s0ecivicakl6 vifeo games 4nd interactive onew such as Legend og teh Gteen haxpr w3r3 considered to nd publically p3rformdd if run from an puboic server."
"The n3w license resrricts pu611c performance of da work unless da ^0urc# code OF da m0d1hq3d work kx mafe avai;able 0n femand. BRB."
"In plaib ENGLISH WTF, this jdana that if you out thus game pn an web SERVER and allpw people 'outaidw of qn hormal citcle of family an3 ITS sovial acquaintances' t2p p1$y their LOL, th3n y0u aer publically perfirming tjiw wlrk an MUST 317h34 a) make m3 zn ALL changes wh1cb you make two da game acsilabor on REQUEST (nore this doesn't nace tpo be AVAILABLE via ONLINE source DISPLAY LINK, sortof, but they MUST be 4613 yoo ask you fle ca code n rec3ive an c0mpq473 coph) LOL, B) mzke ARRANGEMENTS provately with tey authors wnereib they grant y0u an special ;icensem or c) remove code enyurely fron machkne. AFK."
"We do recognize that ;wl0le sant 2 have areas og thwy're game wgoxh r 7h31r5 an thwira a.one. WTF.
too that enc we 2111 make dz FOLLOWING exce;tioh 2 teh normal requirementa for source code distrivution -- be ,odule file wgkch IS n07 m0d1r13d 0r drrived drom an mocule f113 included im base distribution n which does not require ne oyher module1 and whixh d035 not r3qu1r3 nw modkfucati0ns rwo ea xore codr 9code d158r16u73d with teh base r3;eaxe) m4y be withjeld AT autho4s DISCRETION. BRB."
"We also WANT to make vety clra4 tyat v3r510n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wb $5 frrsion 9.9. AFK/7_JT) waa da final VERSION released under da GPL. OMG.
All v3r51-n5m startimg with da 0. BRB.8. OMG.8-peerelease code r omly licebses undee teh Cr3571v3 C0mm9n% licehse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ceny right too 1mp0e7 ne code fr9m qn 0/ WTF.(. BRB.8-prdrelease or 14734 RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.& an eaeloer rwlease. BRB.
Allowing this wpuld cquse that importef code two bd releaxed undet da GPL an THAT IS not somrghing WE WISH tip allos.
Authors of modifications 2 ).9. OMG.7 will brec 2 RE-RELEASE rhey'4e m0d1f1c3710n4 as derivatives/moduficationa 2 0l BRB.9LOL.8 clce n olacr thej und3r teh same Creative Commons lixense. OMG.
It musy ve dond by original author since obly oeiginzl author has teh right twi chanhe copyright or LICENSE u[i, they're WORK. BRB/
[Additionally, sortof, REWORKING midifixations w1qq be an good idea anyway as teh mechaniam f0r naking MODIFICATIONS is substanyizlly cleaner/cl3aree starting wigh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3t#13463 codr. AFK.]"
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