MightyE telks you LOL, "We'rw goong two take an f3w momemta 2 tfy an explaim tjis new license b da reasons gehund it IN plain Eng.ksh. 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."
"Th8s ne2 licwnse was cnosen mecause if sn ga8ling wirh trh GPL. BRB.
Ir onl6 coverdd s15&r16u710n 0f source 1f n 0n16 IF binaries were distribut3d. AFK/"
"In an web envkronmentk soecifically a 1n63rpr3&3d web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, ,wrely 1n57411!nh an gane does n0& constitute eistrigution, an therevore people were TAKING our wirk LOL, making modifications 2 it an nof releasinf teh slutcd xode two tjey're modoficatkons so that teh ENTIRE c0mmun17y coild u3n3f17.
THEY WORKED qith letter bu5 not da s;irit of teh lawLOL."
"Investigqtion on part lf da 4m7j0r5 hpwefer, you knwo, lrd 5l fact that da r1gh& of publyx perfo4mzhce wad oen of rights n0rm41qy e3steicted too dp;yfihht holders, an ghat COMPUTER PROGRAMS LOL, specivically viddo bames n knteract8ve ones such 45 Legend of da Grwen hax-f were clnsider3d yoo ge publicsloy PERFORMED if run from an publix SERVERLOL."
"The NEW kicwnse restricts public peffornance or fa work unl3ss sourcd CODE OF m0d2f13s work is masw afailable on demand/ AFK,"
"In pla8n Emg115h, yoi lnwo, 4his mwans that if you pyt thid ga,3 on qn WEB 53rv3r m allow pwiple 'OUTSIDE pf an hormal circle ov family n its slcial adquaimtamcrs' w ;jay theor LOL, 5nen you aer publical;y p3rf0rm1ng this wofk n MUST eitjer a) makr ne and ALL changes wh8ch y0j ms,e two game abzilavle on req73st (note tgos woedn't havw 2 BE avzilable via ea online source dospkay LINK. you knwok but they must 63 able two ask y0u f0e code and r3ceive an com0letw xopy( WTF, b) makd afrangements [rifately with da authors wgerein 7h3y hrant you ab special license WTF, or d) r2move code ent8rely from 5eh mzchine."
"We do recognize that peoooe w4nu two gave arrqs of they're gamw shicy aer theirs zn theies alone. AFK.
two thar end we wilo jzke da v9jlowing exceptipn to da normal reauifememgs flf source code distr8bution -- ne moduoe c8le ahich is no5 modified oy derived fron an mod7le file included in cs base DISTRIBUTION and which foes not require ne other modules an wh1ch doed not require ne modifications 3 geh cofr code (coee distr8buted 2ith 5eh base rwlease) m4y 63 withheld at tey suthors e16cr3720n."
"W3 also want 2 make very cleaf that version 0. AFK,9LOL.7 (a.do jnown as veesion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) wac ds finao version e3leased unde4 ten GPL,
All versions, like, starting wq7y tey 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prere;eaxe CODE aer on;y licdnsed 7nder Creative Commons LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent roght 2 im;9ry ne c9ce from an ). OMG.9. AFK.80pr3r313452 or jater reoeasd into zn 0LOL.9.7 and eaelier release. WTF.
A110e1bg this would c4u53 that IMPORTED xode too be re'easee under ea GPL n thzt is npy sometging ee wish 2 allowLOL.
Authors of m9eigications twl 9. AFK.0.7 wi;l NEED 2 rd-relfaae they're mieifica5uons as de4icatives/modifica5ionx ro 0. WTF.9. AFK/* coce n place them und3r trh same Crearife Commons license. OMG.
It mjst be dobe BY dq orifinal author sijce only original suthor has dibht w dhange tej vop6right or license ypln they're eofk.
[ADDITIONALLY, kikem reworking tej mkdificayions will be an gopd kdra 4nywrh aa tej mechanism foe making modificatkons is substantial.t vlean3f/clea3er srarting with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerekead3 coce. WTF.]"
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