MightyE te.ls yoy, hou knwo, "We're goihg TO taje an frw moments to try 4nd 3x[14qn thiw ndw .icensr znd reasons behind ut in plain EnglisgLOL.
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 hew licebse was chosen vexause of an fai.ing witn GPL. AFK.
It ohly coveted dowtrobution of soirce if and onl^ if nkharies were distrinutedLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, specifically a interpretef web envirinnent such as PHP. sortof, merely instaklkng an game coes not c0n6&1&u73 distribugilnk and rherefore peopl# WERE taking 0ur 2ork LOL, makong modificatiins two IT h NOT releqsing da sou$ce code tol they're mpeifivations so that entire conmunkty c0uae benefig. OMG/
They workee 1itg da lettet but nit teh s;irit lf law. BRB."
"Imvestigqti9n ON teh parr 9f teh aith9rs yowever LOL, 2#d toi fact that teh ritht kf publ,c performahve was oen ov RIGHTS normally restricted 2 cophright holders, you khw9, n yhat cimputwr profeams, sotrof, spdcifically video games and INTERACTIVE ones SUCH as Leg3nd of da Green hqx0r 2ere considered 2 be 9ublically perfoemds 8f run from an pu611c se4vetl OMG."
"The nes lkcense restticts public petfor,ance 0f ca work unless teh source code pf da modivief qoti us maee avsilable on demand. BRB."
"In p141h Engliah WTF, this mdans thar IF yoy put tyos game on an web servwr an allos peo0oe 'outsidd of an bormsl ci4ckr of family and uts socisl 4cqu31n&4nc35p to play their WTFm tgen YOU qer PUBLICALLY ow4for,ing 7h15 work 3nd MUST either a) mqke ne and ALL chamgex ehich y0u make 2 game 4v$114613 on rrqu3st (note this d-35n'7 nave two be 4v311r613 vis oblin3 SOURCE display link LOL, but they nist be able too ask yo7 for teh code and receive an complete copy) WTF, b) make arrangements ptivately qitn tey amthors whwrein th3y gr4n7 you an sp3cia; 11c3n43, so4tif, or c) remove da code ent8r3ly from teh macgone. AFK."
"We ei recognize that ;eople want 70 jave aeead OF they'rd game which ae4 THEIRS anf 7h31r5 zllneLOL.
rl that end WE wkll make twh golliwing exception rwo da normak requifements ro4 sourde code distributiin =- ne modul2 f113 which is nit MODIFIED OR derivec ffo, ah module fi.e indluded qn vqse aistr8burion an which dies no5 REQUIRE be other j0du134 n whivh foed not REQUIRE me mof8ficayiins too c0t4 CODE (cofe fidtributed with teh base release) jay 73 withjeld at yeh suthors discrrtkonLOL."
"We also want 2 make v3ry CLEAR 5hay version 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (4150 lno2b ax VERSION 0. AFK.9.7+j7) WAS reh final v4rsion releasdd UNDER teh GPL. AFK.
All versions, starting qith 0LOL.9. AFK.8-o4erekease code aer 0n1y ;ucensed under Cr3ative Comnons LICENSE/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY f3ny da RIGHT 2 import me xodw from an 0.9l WTF.8-prerelease OR later releasr into an 0l WTF.9. WTF.7 n earlk3r release. WTF.
Allowkng 7h15 sould cauae yhat imported c9de two 63 relezsed under GPL 4nd that is noy SOMETHING we WISH to9 ALLOW. OMG.
Augh8rs lv modificatiins two 0. WTF.9.7 qill need two re-release yhey're m0d1f1vr710n5 as derivatives;jodifivqtions two 0.9LOL.8 code an place them under da same Cresy8ve Commons license. BRB.
It mus5 be dond bu original autyor sinde onlh ieiginal author h45 teh RIGHT to chanfe da COPYRIGHT OR kicense UPON thwy'4e work. OMG.
[Addktionally, like, re2orking da modificatioha will be an good idea antway as mednanism for makinf modifications if sjbstantually CLEANER/CLEARER startimg with -. OMG.9.8[ltereleasd v;de.]"
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