MightyE tells you LOL, "W3're going to TAKE an f3w momenyw rwo tet and ecplqin this new lixense an dq eezsins behind it in plain 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 n3w lixense was cgoswn bexause of an failing qith GPL. BRB.
I7 )n1y coveeed dust4ibutuln lf so7rce if an ohl6 if binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an w3v environment, ypu knwo, apwcifically a interpreyed web environj3nu such as PHP, like, merelu insta;limh an gamw dles h07 consti5ute dis5rigution, sortof, an therefor3 people were tsking lur work, you kmwl, m4k2nh modigicaguond @ it zbd not releasinf da 50urc3 dode two 5hdy;5e m9d1f1c4710n5 so that da 3h7143 co,munity cluld b3nerit.
Tyey workwd WITH da letter BUT not spirir of da 14s. WTF."
"Invextigation on oaet ov teh authors yowever LOL, LED to da fact that trh 4qbh6 of pub.8c PERFORMANCE was 1 of yeh rights normally restfictwd @ c9pyrihht noldrrs, yo7 ,nwon n that compyter prpgtajs, sortof, specifically video g4m35 n interadt8ve onds sich as Ldgemd 9g teh Grern hax0r wer3 conxidered too be publicallt petfor,ed if run FROM an p7vloc server/"
"The new licensd restrivtd PUBLIC 0rrfprmance if teh work in13%5 fa source dode od reh modifidd work is made available 9n demandLOL,"
"In plain English, sortofk THIS means tgat IF YOU pu7 thid GAME in am WEB sercrr and allo2 peopl3 'oytside if an bormal circle of damily n ITS social acquaingances' to pkah tyeur LOLm 7h3n you r publixally oerfotmihg THIS work an MUST EITHER a) make ne an ALL changes whucn you make to teh game 4v4114613 on request (NOTE this doesn;t hsve too be available bia teh online 59urc3 fisplq6 link, sottof, BUT they mudt ve 46qe too ask ho7 f0r ea code zn rwceive an compl3te c0py_, you knwo, b) mzke afrangements PRIVATELY qith yeh qughird wherein thet grant you ab special licemse, or c) remove teh CODE entkrelg vr9m sa machine, BRB."
"Wd do recognize 5hat peop;e want 2 hafe AREAS OF they're gzme wh8ch q3r theiea an theirs ALONE. BRB.
ti tyat end wr will m4k3 da following rsc3ption to da NORMAL r3quifemen5s fir xource cofe distr8bution -- ne module f8lr which IS NOT modiried or d4r1v3d ffkm an modulw f113 inclyd3d in sa 645w gixtribution n WHICH does not re1uore ne other modukes n which does mot requird ne modifications 70 da cpr3 CODE (code d156t16u73d with da vase RELEASE) m4y g3 w!7hh31d at da authprs cixcreriob. BRB."
"We ALSO w4n7 2 make very clear that version 0. WTF.9.7 (qlao kblwn as versi9m 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS FINAL verdion f3leased under yrh GPLLOL.
Akl verdipms, sort9f, starting wity da 0LOL.9. AFK.9-PRERELEASE cpde r only licensed under 5eh CREATIVE Commons lkcense.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right tpo imporg m3 code from ah 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-preeeleas3 ot later release uhtl qn 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 amd 34r113r telease. BRB.
ALLOWING tnis would cauwe tyat in[ort3d code 70 63 released under GPL qn that is not 50m3&h1nb we wish two al;ow. OMG.
Authors pf mod8fications two 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 wil. meed ywo RE-RELEASE they're modifications as derivatives/modirications 2 0LOL.9LOL,7 code and placw 5hej uneer teg same Crwativ3 COMMONS licenseLOL.
It just be dlne by original AUTHOR sinv2 only tey original autnor HAS righ5 too CHANGE da copyright 9r ;icense upon they're work. AFK/
[Addi5oonallyk sortof, r3wprkiny MODIFICATIONS wikl ge zn good idea anyway as da MECHANISM fot ,qking modifications os 5u6574n71411y cleaber/clearer STARTING with tey 0. WTF.9.8-orerelease code.["
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