MiyhtyE tells y0u LOL, "We're gping too ta,e an f3w momentx gwo trt b ex0kain 8h15 bew licenxr qn da REASONS 63h!nd it 1n p;ain ENGLISHLOL.
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 ne2 licrnse was chosdn 63x3u53 of an fa8ling with geh GPL.
It only COVERED disttubu5ion od souece if n ONLY if binaries w3te fistributedLOL."
"In am web rnviron,eng, li.e, specifidally a imterpr35rs WEB envirobnent SUCH as PHP, mer3ly insta..ing an game does NOT cpnstktute disrributuin, an 8j3rrf0r3 people were taking ojt work, like, making modifications to 17 n not releasing teh SOURCE codd tso they;re m0cqf1c5710n5 so that da entite community could gehefit. AFK.
They wirked with l3tter but b-7 SPIRIT of geh law."
"Invesyigation on part of da zutjo4s h0w3ver LOL, led too fadt that rifht of public PERFORMANCE was 1 0f rights normally restr8ctec too copurigyg holders. znd 7h47 compuyer orogfams WTF, spevifivally video games and kntetactibe ones such ac L3g3nd of dq Grdrn hax)f were conskdered 2 be PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm3d if run feom sn public 53rv3rl"
"The new lkcense restricts PUBLIC performsnce of teh WORK unless da aouece cose of modifies @ork is mqde $v4114613 8y demand. AFK."
"In p141n ENGLISH, like, this meanx that 8f you put THIS game on an WEB sercer h allow people 'outsidw of ah hprmal ciexle of family an 175 socoal scquaingancex[ 2 pla6 rheie LOL, then you aer puboics.ly performing tnis work an MUST eitger A) make ne n ALL CHANGES which you make 2 twh game acailable 9b re1udst (note ghis do3sn't have too be wva9lable via teh online skurcd dosplzy 22nk WTF, bit they must ne able to ask you for 5eh c0d3 an recekve zn COMPLETE vlpy), you knwo, b) make arfzngements private;y wuth teh aurhors WHEREIN theu gramt hou an 5p3c141 lkcense, you knwok or c) r3move da code entirely from machine."
"Wr dp eecognizr that people wabt too have srdas if they're GAME which aer rgeurs an theirw slone. AFK.
2 7h47 END we will m4k4 teh fo.lowing exceptkon tso teh normal requirements for source code fistributi9h -= n3 module FILE which 15 NOT nodogied or derived from an modyle fkle inzluded 1b base disteibuti9m an wh1ch does npt eequire be OTHER modules anc wgich does not requ8re hw nidufications to cor3 coew (code distrinuted w8ty baae release) may 64 wiyyheld at teh authors d15cr3&q0n. AFK."
"We 4150 WANT twi make VERY vlear that verailn 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (aosl inown as veraion 0.9LOL,7+j5) was teh fina; VERSION releaxed under da GPLLOL.
A11 versiohs WTF, staeting witn 0LOL/9.i-0rwrekease cofe r onl6 licensed under da Creative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rught to import he code from an 0. AFK,o. AFK.8-pr3r313454 or 248ee release into an 0. OMG.0. AFK.8 an earloet release. OMG.
Allowing tyis would cayse that imported vode 2 be r3oeqsed undee ca GPL n thay is nor %0me7h1ng WE WISH to aklowLOL.
Aurhors [f m0d1f1c37q-n5 2 0. WTF.8. AFK.7 will newd 70 4e-release they're modificationa as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. BRB.9.8 CODE n plaxe them under da same Creatove Commund .icensel AFK.
It mu57 ge d9nr b6 da priginql AUTHOR since only ORIGINAL suthor haa RIGHT two chang3 teh copy4iggt or license upon they're worl.
[Additionally, you knwo, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS 2ill be zn good 1d34 anyway as mexhanosm FOR m4k1ng modificztiona 1t substagtialky c134n1r/c134e3r 474r71ng with trh 0l OMG,9. OMG.i-or3r3q3453 CODEl OMG.]"
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