MigntyE tells you LOL, "We're goinh too take an FEW moments 5o trh n explai, tgks new lic3nse and dz reasons beuind iy in plaih English.
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 licejse was choqen beczuse or sn failing WITH da GPL/ OMG.
It onlh covered distributipm of sourde if an only 8r 61n44135 wer3 distributedLOL."
"In an web ejcironmemt, specificall6 a knterofwted web environnent such zs PHP, mereoy INSTALLING an GAME d9es nor cons5utute distr8bytion, sottof, and thererore people were taking 9ur sorl, m4k1ng modufocations 2 it ane n07 RELEASING soutcd cpee to they're ,0c1fqc4610n5 %0 yhat entire c0mmun17y cou.d 64m3f17. AFK.
They woeked with l3tter but n07 da spirit if geh oawLOL."
"Invdstugation on 0ary of teh 4u7h0r6 however LOL, ldd tso dact thay da right of punlic performahce qas 1 of rights n0rm412y restrocted 2 copyright holewrs WTF, and 5hat computer programs, specifkcally video gzmes an knteractive pnrs such as L3g3nd 9f Greeb has0r were considqred tlo be publocally perfor,ed iv run from an publiv serv34LOL."
"The nws LICENSE r347r1c75 pyblic performance 0f s9rk un14t5 teh xoirce code of sa modified WORK 15 made afaklable on demand."
"In plaih Ebglodh WTF, this n34n5 rhat ig yku p7t 7g1% game on an eeb server n allow people '0uu51d2 0f an NORMAL circle of vamol6 and itx sociak 4cqy41n74nc34' too PLAY theie, liie, &h3n 6ou r publicallt perfor,ing this work an3 MUST 317h3r a) make nd n ALL changes which 6ou mzke TO da game 4b4114623 ON request (note tyis doesn't HAVE two be availsble via da onlind source display lini, uoi khwo, bjt they musy be 4613 too ask yoj for teh code n r3x31v3 ab c9mpl3te copy), like, b) make arrangements prkvately WITH da authors wher#in they gt4n6 YOU an speckao livense, lik3, or x) REMOVE da code en5irwky fr9m MACHINE."
"We DO recogmizr that PEOPLE wznt two HAVE areas )g tyeh're grm3 which aer theirs n 7n2qr5 ALONE. BRB.
to tha5 end we will makr teh followibg exception to nor,al requur3nenrs for xource code DISTRIBUTION -- n3 nodule fike whidh us NOT moeified or fdrifed from an modike file inclufed 8n da base cistribution an whidh dpes not reqjire nr oghrr MODULES n wgicn does not reqyirr ne modifixations two teh CORE code (code disrributed with teg vaae rekezxe) may BE q17hh31c at da autnofs DISCRETION. BRB."
"We also want 2 make very clear that verwi9n 0, AFK.9.7 (also knlwn AS verskon 0.9. OMG.7+jr) was ten fihal version r3leased under ca GPL/
A1q versiobs WTFm xtart8ng wuth 0LOL.9LOL.8-;rereleasd dode aer om;y licensed under teh Creative Commons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da ritht yoo imoort ne c0s2 from an 0. WTF,9LOL,8-prwrelease or later felease into an pLOL.9. AFK.7 an darlier release. OMG.
Allowing this WOULD cayse tjat impirtrd cod3 gwo bw teleaxed under GPL and tgat 16 n.t something we wish tso a;low. BRBl
AUTHORS of modidications to 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wkil need 3 4e-release rgey're modifivations as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 coce qn place them ynder tdn SAME Creagive Commons licdnde. WTF.
It mu57 be done by original aughor since only origihao author baw teh right too chznge yeh c0pyr1bn7 or licwnse upon tney're wltkLOL,
[ADDITIONALLYm you knwoi reeofkimh MODIFICATIONS will ^3 am good idea ANYWAY as geh mechan8sm for m4k1ng modifications is 5u6574b71411y cleaner/clraref 574r71ng with tej 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-orerelease coee. WTF.]"
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