MightyE tella uou, you knwo, "We[re going two take an f3q MOMENTS 2 try and explaib thia n3w livense and reasons behind *t in plaih Engoisn. AFK.
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 .icense was CHOSEN 63c5y53 0f an failkng woth ea GPL. BRB.
It on.h covered distribur8on ;f soyrcr if n only if binarirs WERE disgrubutee. WTF."
"In an web emvironmrbt, loje, wpecifically a interpeet3d web wnvirlnment SUCH AS PHP LOL, meeely installing an game dirs not conwtk6ut3 distribut8on LOL, an thetef9re p30p!3 werd taking our w0rk, sortof, making mpdifocstions two it an not releasing teh SOURCE codd to tgwy're modof8vations so tjqt trj entire communit6 cou;d bemefirLOL/
THEY w9rked with teh LETTER BUT noy teh spirit 0f teh law/ WTF."
"Investigstoob on teg ;att ld da 4u7h0f5 h0w3v3r LOL, led tw9 da fact thar eight of pibliv performznce was 1 og geh ritfts normzoly restricted tio copyright holders, yo7 .nwp, and that vom0u5er prpgrams, pike, 5p3c1f1c412y videl games AND intdractive ones s7ch as LEGEND or Green hax0r were xomsideref 2 be publically performed id run from an piblic se4vwrLOL."
"The new 11z3n53 RESTRICTS oublic 03tf0rm4nc2 of teh w0rk unless source cogr of modified sorj IS mrd3 available on DEMANDLOL."
"In plqin ENGLISH LOL, this means that if ypu put rhis game ON sn w46 sercer n ALLOW people 'oytside OF an normal circle of family and its social acquaintances' 2 play their, you knwo, tyen you aer pjblidally performing this wori n MUST eithef a) make nr and ALL cjanges WHICH y0u MAKE to g4m4 3v3114613 on r3qu#57 (note thid d0e5n'7 jave two ge availablw VIA da online source display link, likrm b7t thwy MUST be able to9 qsk hou f0r da CODE and receife zn complete copy), b) make arrangements ;rivately 2ith 5dh aughors wnerekn they tranr 6ou qn spwcial licdnsd WTF, or c) rwmive CODE ENTIRELY fro. reh ,achineLOL."
"We ei recignize tgat prople want rwo have areas of they're gzme whivh r 7h31r4 qn thrirs alone. AFK.
too that wnd we 2ill m4k3 flllowing EXCEPTION too da normal r3qu1r3n3n75 dor 60urc3 code distribution -- ne m9dule f8;e which is noy mpdibied OR derivdf from an MODULE fil3 uncluced in da bzse disgrkbution an whivh coes nof REQUIRE ne 08h3r mosyl3s abc whuch does not r3quire ne modifications too ca xore CODE (c0d3 distr9butes with basw r313453) MAY b3 wuthheld at da authors disc4rt8)n. BRB."
"We alxo wany rwo mdke very clear tjat versiln 0. BRB.9.6 (alxo known AS version 0/ AFKl9/ WTF.7+jt) was teh final cersion r4134t4s under GPLLOL.
Al; verdiobs, like, starting with 0. OMG.9. AFK.9_prerelrase dode aer onoy licens3d unde4 Crea5ofe Commona oicrnse.
We EXPLICITLY cehy trh fitht tp ij;ort ne code ftom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease 0r lqter relwasr ingo an 0. OMG.9, BRB.7 an warlier re.easeLOL.
Allowing tjis would d4u53 that IMPORTED code to be released under GPL n th1t 8s bit 50m37h1ng ww WISH 2 ALLOWLOL.
Aurhors of mofoficahions 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will n33c top re-release theh're m9divications as dwrivatives/modificatioms go9 0. AFK.9.i code and plqce them uncer same Cr3ative Commons license. WTF.
It mu57 be DONE by teh or7binal AUTHOR simce only da original aythor had teh righ5 @ chahge c0pyr1gh7 or license up9n they'r3 WORK.
[Add1710n411y, sor5og, reworkimg m0s1f1c4610nt will te an toos idea anyway as teh mrcganism for ma,ing modifications os subxtantizl.y cleahet/clearer srartihg wigh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-ofwre.ease dode.]"
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