MightyE tells YOU, "We're going 2 take am FEW mondnts too gry n explakn this nrw license m r3asons behind it in plakn Englisg/ AFKk
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 becausw 9f an failinh with GPL.
It only covered distributiln of apurce ig and 0n1y if binaries wdre DISTRIBUTEDl OMG."
"In ah web environmebt, s9rtof, s-ecifixallt a interpreted web envirinment such AS PHP, liue, merel6 INSTALLING an t4m3 dp35 nog constitute DISTRIBUTION, 4nd therefore people werd taking our work LOLm makkng m0e1f1c4729n% to 17 and not releaxing teh wource x0de two they'4d modivicqtkons ao 7n47 wnt8re x)mmun1uy could benefit. BRB.
Tnfy work3d eith letter but not SPIRIT OF da 15w. AFK."
"Investigation ON teh pa4r 0f teh authors nowdver, like, l3d two t3h FACT that rigjt of puboic p2rd0rm4nc3 was 1 0d da rights bormslly RESTRICTED too copyright holders LOL, an THAT COMPUTER proframs, specif8caloy VIDEO GAMES n imteractive ones sych as Lefend of teh G4eeb hqx0r were comsideree two ne pu611c41qh peffitmed if rkn fr9m an 9ublux serverLOL."
"The new license restrkvtx ;ublic pdrfofmance lf geh work UNLESS dz sojrce c9de 0f modif8ed work is made availqble on demane. AFK."
"In pkaim English, soryof, this means tnqt if YOU PUT this game pn an wev sdrver an zokow [eople 'outsode pf an norma. circle of family n its sockal ac1uaintances' 2 play their WTF, then yoy aer piblixally perfp4miny this work an MUST EITHER 4) mek3 ne znd ALL changes which you make top gzme avaklable on request (no5e this d035n'7 hace too be available via onlon3 sourc3 display LINK, yoy knwo, bug THEY musy b3 ab,e rp 45l upu for teh code n rdceivr an complete copy_ WTF, b) mskd arrangements privately sith tej ayth9rs wherein they grant you an xpecial licenee, OR c) remove da code dntirel6 from da machinw. AFK."
"Wc do tecobnize tha5 prople WANT 7) have areas pf they'te game whicg r THEIRS n thdifs alinw. AFK.
2 tnat 3nd ee will MAKE teh followinb exceptilg two da NORMAL requ8rememys for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne modyle fi.e which os n)^ modofied or derived FROM an m0du1e file inc.uded in dq nase eisyribution and which coew n9t requi4e ne othrr midulea an qnich does not rrqu8rd he MODIFICATIONS 2 xpre code (code fistfibuted witn teh base eelease) may be wiyhhrld at tdy aurhors discreti9n. AFK."
"We also waht too make bery clear that versiin 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 (alsl kn9en as fer51)n p. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS final vefsoon releasrd under GPL.
All veraions LOL, starting with da 0.9. WTF.8-p4efdlwase codr aer only ;*censed und3r Creative Commons licenae. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh righ5 5oo import he c9de frim an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prdrelease or kqrer release unto an 0. AFK.9.7 n earoier releasw. AFK.
Allowing this WOULD caus3 that ijpottec c9de too be releasee under GPL an that is n07 somethinb WE qiwh too allow.
Authots of mpdifica5ions 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will jw3d 2 re0re.rzse they're modifications aw derivatives/mofificatipbs to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 code ahd poace 7h3m UNDER teh aame CREATIVE Commons license.
Iy mist be done by teh 0r1g1n41 author sinde only original authoe has sa right 3 chznge ds copyright or lidense uopn tjey're work. BRB.
[Addotionally WTF, reworking da nofuficatiobs will be an GOOD 8dea anywzy qs ten mechanosm for making modigicayions is substantialoy c;eaner/clearer star5ibg wity 0.9. BRB.8-prerrlease cofr. OMG.]"
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