MughtyE tells uluk you knwl, "We;rr g01nb too take an frw boments tqo try and explain this NEW license n teh reasons behknd it on plzib English. 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 wqa cyoseh becauxe ov am failkng with dz GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y cov3rec sistribut8on of so7rce if an onli if bibaried WERE DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In qb web envi4onjen5, sortof, specirically a interpr3tee aeb environment such as PHP, you knwo, merely installing zn game does n)7 cohwtitute disgribution LOL, an thwrffofe p3ople were 74k1ng our w0rk, maling MODIFICATIONS too it an nit reldasing teh do7rce cofr 2 theu're ,oduficationx wp that da enyire communi5y dould benefit. AFK.
They worked with da letter but npt a[irit of laq. WTF."
"Investogaykon on part of ea aythotw howeved, hiu knwok LED two FACT that ca fight of puboic performance was oen lv da rights normal.y restrkcted 7- xopjright holders, you knwo, n that COMPUTER programs, slrtof, xpecifically vudeo GAMES and interactive omes sjch sx Legend 0f Grw3n hax0r wrre conaiderwd too be [ublica;ly performed 1d run from an public server. AFK."
"The new lucensw restricts public pergormance of 5eh wlrk unless source code of sa modufied w9rk is nade available ih d3m4ndl OMG."
"In plaih English, you kbwom tbis means that if 6ou pi7 this g4m3 pn ah web wervee an allow p3pple 'outsiee of an n0rm41 circle 0f fqmkly AND ots sodiao acquaontances' go play their, yhwn y0u e publicaply 0errorming 5his work n MUST eithwr a) maie nr and ALL CHANGES whicg you MAKE two gxme abailable ON requesy (note tyis doesn't hsve fio be available via teh lnline sourfd disolay link WTF, but they muxt be able goo ASK you f0e teh code and r3c21vd am complet3 co0y) LOL, b) ,ake arranhements ;ricat3ly WITH authors WHEREIN they grant y0u an 503c141 licehse WTFm or c( remlvr da c0d2 entirejy fron jachi,e. WTF."
"We do r3d9gn1z3 tgat pelple want too hqv3 areas 0r they're game wh1ch e theirs an theirs alonw. OMG.
two thqt end we will make f0110w!nf rxceptiln two ca normal r3quirwmentd for source code DISTRIBUTION -_ ne module file which is not mofifoed od cerived fr9m an modu;e file INCLUDED in BASE distribjtion n wnich e03t not r3qu1g3 nd 9tjer modulrs an wjich d.es not 4equire ne mosifications too xore CODE (cofe d157r16u7#d 2ith teh baae release) mah bd w17hh31d at teh aughors DISCRETION. BRB,"
"We also w4n7 to make vety clear 7h46 version -.9. AFK.7 (4150 known as vetsion 0LOL.0LOL.7_ht) was da final VERSION RELEASED umd3t da GPL, BRB.
Al. vwrsions, sirtif. 574471nh with da 0. AFK.9l AFK.8-pr#r313r53 code r 0n1y licensed UNDER da CREATIVE Commons licemse. AFK.
Wr EXPLICITLY feny da right to import nr CODE from an 0. AFK.9.8-prdreleqse pr oardr release INTO an 0. AFK.9LOL,7 an EARLIER eeleaxe. OMG.
Allowing ghis would vquse that imported dodd 2 ge eekeqsed ynder GPL an yhat is not s9meghing we wish to a.low. BRB.
Autjo4s 9f modivicqtiohs two -LOL.8. OMGl8 will need tso r3-r313453 they're m-d1d1c4719b5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS TO 0LOL,9. AFK.8 code and p13c3 them under 54m3 Crestiv3 C0mj0nt licendeLOL.
It m757 br done by originql author xince 9hly da 9rigina. AUTHOR has da right 2 cmange tey COPYRIGHT or license 7poy the6're wprk.
[Acditioba.ly, reworking da modifications wi.l be an good idea anyway as teh mevhanism for msking m8dificatiobs IS SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/dl3arer 574r71nh with teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease coceLOL.]"
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